Dr Heise is a dermatologist and allergist at the Dr. Hilton Medical Skin Center, Düsseldorf, Germany. She studied at the following hospitals and universities: Hôpital Hôtel Dieu in Paris, Hôpital Montpellier, University of Düsseldorf, Institut für umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF), Düsseldorf.