Lars Schwettmann

Lars Schwettmann serves as Professor of Health Economics at the Department of Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg since 2022, with prior leadership roles including Deputy Director at Helmholtz Zentrum München (2017-2022).

His academic background:

• 2015: Habilitation in Economics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• 2008: Doctorate in Economics, University of Osnabrück
• 1999-2000: MSc in Economics, University of Birmingham
• 1996-2002: Diplom-Volkswirt, University of Osnabrück

His research critically examines socioeconomic disparities in healthcare access, cost-effectiveness methodologies in health economics, aging population health challenges, and behavioral interventions for disease prevention. Methodologically grounded in quantitative health economics, his work addresses systemic inequities through empirical analysis of regional healthcare variations and policy evaluation.

He actively contributes to major initiatives including the Cross-Border Institute of Healthcare Systems Steering Committee (2022-present) and NAKO Health Study Environmental Expert Group (2021-present), with prior leadership in the KORA Platform Executive Board (2017-2022) and German Society for Health Economics governance (2017-2021).

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

His advisory roles include Project Manager for the Munich Network for Health Services Research (2020-present) and committee leadership for healthcare resource allocation frameworks. Current departmental leadership involves overseeing health services research operations at Oldenburg's Faculty VI campus.