University of Hamburg, Cologne, Zuerich, Bristol and Munich, Medical School (1985-1992) MD
University of Munich, General Surgery Residency (1992-2000)
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chest Hospital Munich-Gauting Residency (2000-2003)
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chest Hospital Hamburg-Grosshansdorf Residency (2003-2005)
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Bremen-Ost Attending (2005 -2014)
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kliniken Maria Hilf, Moenchengladbach, Head of Department (since 2015)
Council member of German Society of Surgery (DGCH) (2008-2014 and since 2021)
Council member of German Society of Thoracic Surgeons (DGT) (2015-2023)
National ESTS Regent for Germany (2016-2022)
Treasure Thorcic Board UEMS (sinde 2016)
Incoming-President German Society of Thoracic Surgery (2019-2021)
President German Society of Thoracic Surgery (2021-2023)
Member Board of Directors European Society of Thoracic Surgery ESTS (since 2022)
Past-President German Society of Thoracic Surgery (DGT) since 2023
Video-Mediastinoscopy
Health Management
Women in Surgery
General Thorcic Surgery
Minimal-Invasive Thoracic
Surgery
Robotic thoracic Surgery
Economy
Quality Management
Interventional Bronchoscopy
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