University of Innsbruck Medical School
University of Vienna Medical School, M.D. 1988
General Surgery Luxembourg, Residency 1988-1989
University of Cologne, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Residency 1989-1997
Board certification in cardiac surgery 1997
University of Cologne, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oberarzt since 1997
University of Cologne, PhD (Habilitation) 2004
Certification in Thoracic Organ Transplantation 2005
Certification for Intensive Care Medicine in Cardiac Surgery 2005
Cardiac assist devices
Cardiac transplantation
Aortic surgery
Myocardial protection