University Medical Schools in Jena, Muenster, Munich; Germany
Munich University Medical School ( M.D. 1961 )
Research Fellow DFG ( Munich 1963 - 1965 )
General Surgery Residency Univ. Munich and Marburg
Cardiac Surgery Univ. Munich & German Heart Ctr. MC
Visiting Professor in Stanford Medical Center ( 1973 )
Clinical Research and Practice in Cardiac Transplantation ( 1972 - 1984 )
Research in Quality assurance ( 1981 - 2000 )
Director of Dpt. of Cardiac Surgery GH Augsburg(1984-2000)
Director of Dpt. of Cardiovascular Surgery Yemen German Hospital ( 2001 - 2003 )
New born cardiac surgery
TGA problems
Heart anaesthesia
Quality assurance in cardiothoracic surgery
Perioperative care
Left heart assist devices
Extracorporeal circulation
Arterial revascularisation
Health care policy
Heart valve substitutes