Universities of Muenster, Goettingen, Munich (1981 - 1988)
University of Cape Town / RSA Medical School (1988)
Universitiy of Munich (M.D. 1989)
University of Duesseldorf General and Thoracic Surgery Residency (1989-1990)
University of Munich Cardiac Surgery Residency (1990 -1994)
University of Maastricht/ Netherlands, Research Fellowship (1994-1995)
German Central Military Hospital , Consultant Cardiovascular Surgeon (1995 - 2005)
Head of the Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, CardioCliniC, Cologne, Germany, since 2005
aortic surgery
surgical therapy of end-stage heart failure
dynamic cardiomyoplasty, mechanical circulatory support
off-pump CABG
reconstructive valve surgery
minimally invasive cardiac surgery
traveling