Prof Knuf is an academician and pediatrician in the fields of neonatology, pediatric neurology, infectology and pediatric intensive medicine in his role as Pediatric Head at Klinikum Worms, Germany. He gained his MD from the Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster and Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, in 1992 and his PhD from the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, in 2006. He has held positions in the Johannes Gutenberg University, including Senior Physician in the Department of Pediatrics in 1998. He has a strong interest in the field of neuropediatrics and infectious diseases.