University of Goettingen, Germany (Medical School) 1984-1990
Dept. Cardiothorac. Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany (Residency; part I: 1991-1993)
University of Texas - Houston Medical School (DFG Research Fellowship; 1993-1995)
Dept. Cardiothorac. Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany (Residency; part II: 1996-1998)
Board Certified Cardiovascular Surgeon (1998)
Habilitation, University of Cologne, Germany (1999)
Professor (C3) of Cardiac Surgery; Univ. Cologne, Germany (2001)
Honorary Doctorship (Dr. h.c.) Medical State Unversity Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation (2005)
Dept. Cardiothorac. and Vascular Surgery, University of Mainz, Germany (2007)
Medical Director and Chief Surgeon, Helios Heart Center Karlsruhe (2015)
Myocardial Protection, Myocardial Fluid Balance
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Minimally invasive Cardiac Surgery
Extracorporeal Circulation & CPB management
Sports, Traveling, Cooking
Reactive oxygen-derived species (ROS), NOS-NO-cGMP Regulation, Apoptosis
Myocardial Stem Cell Transplantation