Medical School of the University of Heidelberg, Germany
Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet Kiel, Germany (M.D. 1995)
Military Service at the German Airforce (1996)
Hannover Medical School / Cardiothoracic Residency (1996-1999)
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Dep. of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Research Fellow (1999-2001)
Hannover Medical School, Divison of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery
Acute coronary syndromes and surgical myocardial revascularization
Aortic surgery
Cardiac Surgery and Neurological Outcome
Pathophysiology of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest