Medical School Free University Berlin (1983)
Intern University Zurich (1984)
Hannover Medical School Surgery residency (1985)
German Heart Institute Berlin Surg.Residency (1986-1988)
Jewish Hospital Berlin General Surgery (1988-1991)
Fellow Cardithoracic Surgery German Heart Inst. (1991-1993)
Senior Surgeon German Heart Inst. Berlin (1993-2000)
Vice Chairman Dep. Surgery Germ.Heart Inst. Berlin (1995-2000)
Ass./Asoc. Professor Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery (2000-2006)
Professor of Surgery Weill Cornell Medical School
2006-2015
Professor of Surgery University of Miami 2015-2024
Professor of Biomedical engineering UM 2018-2024
Professor of Surgery University of Kentucky 2024-
Director of Thoracic Transplant UK 2024-
Endocarditis
Endovascular
Heart failure surgery
Mechanical assist devices
Tissue Engineering
Heart transplantation