Current position
Christian Sommer is a clinical pharmacist and specialized in medication management in hospitals. He is the director of the hospital pharmacy, designee of medication safety and pharmacovigilance at University Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany. As a member of Bundesverband Deutscher Krankenhausapotheker (ADKA) he is committed to development of standards for clinical pharmacists intervention within the medication process.

Education
Christian Sommer studied pharmacy at the University of Hamburg and became a licensed pharmacist in 2008. He finished his specialization as a clinical pharmacist and in medication management at the Medical Centre Hamburg Eppendorf. Since 2014 he is authorized for further training in these subjects.

Research area
Christian Sommer research focuses on medication safety, closed loop medication management and pharmacists´ interventions with special interest in internal transfer from the intensive care unit, management in acute kidney injury and de-escalation of antibiotics.

Conflict of interest
None.