Dr. Jan-Niklas Kuschel is a German ENT specialist with a particular focus on sleep medicine and sleep surgery. He currently serves as Senior Specialist Physician at Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder), under the leadership of Dr. Ferhat Tek, where he completed his advanced training in sleep medicine and leads the DGSM-certified sleep laboratory. He has also played a key role in establishing the hospital’s hypoglossal nerve stimulation program.

Previously, Dr. Kuschel trained at Asklepios Klinikum Harburg under Professor Verse, one of Europe’s leading centers for hypoglossal nerve stimulation, where he gained extensive experience in sleep surgery and hypoglossal nerve stimulator implantation.

His clinical focus includes the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders, hypoglossal nerve stimulation, and surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. He is also actively involved in medical education through lectures, seminars, and professional educational events in sleep medicine.