Medical School Duesseldorf and Berlin, Germany 1986-1992
Internship Essen University, Germany 1992-1993
Surgical House Officer Bradford, UK 1993
CT Surgery Residency Halle, Germany 1994-1997
Research Fellowship CPMC San Francisco 1995-1996
Residency Anesthesiology UIC Chicago 1997-1998
CT Surgery Clinical Fellowship UCSF 1998-2001
CT Surgery Research Fellowship 2001-2002
Congenital CT Surgery Fellowship 2002-2003
Associate Professor, Stanford University, 2003-now
Congenital heart surgery
Mechanical circulatory support
Pediatric heart transplantation