Hannover Medical School, (M.D. 1987)
German Forces Physician, (1988-1989)
Hannover Medical School, General Surgery Residency, (1990-1996)
Hannover Medical School, CT and Vascular Surgery Fellowships, (1996 - 2000)
Hannover Medical School, CT-Surgeon, (2000 - 2003)
University of Regensburg, CT-Surgeon, (2004 - )
Thoracic (heart and lung ) Transplantation
Aortic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Valve Reconstruction
Off-Pump Cardiac Surgery
Research in Allo and Xeno Lung Transplantation