Medical School at Johann Wolfgang Goethe- University Frankfurt a.M. 1985- 1992
General Surgery Residency, Dortmund, 1992-1993 (Prof. Polonius)
General Surgery Residency, Dortmund, 1994- 1995 (Prof. Walterbusch)
Cardiothoracic Residency, University Hospital Erlangen, 1995- 1999 (Prof. von der Emde)
Cardiothoracic Residency, University Hospital Erlangen, since 1999 (Prof. Weyand)
Staff Cardiac Surgeon, Senior Attendent, since 2002
Habilitation (venia legendi) 2011
Aortic aneurysm, Aortic dissection repair
Total arterial revascularisation
Mitral valve repair
Ablation
Pathophysiology of extracorporeal circulation
Arterialization of the coronary venous system (Retrobypass)