Hannover Medical School (M.D. 2003)
Residency, Dept. Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School (2003-2006)
Residency, Dept. Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg (2006-2009)
Residency, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Clinic Jena (2009)
Residency, Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf (2009-2010)
Since 2010: attending surgeon, Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf
Since 2016: full professorship
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Heart Failure Surgery
Cardiovascular tissue engineering
Biology of calcific aortic valve disease