Julius Maximilians University Wuerzburg (1991-1996)
Ludwig Maximilians University Muenchen (1996-1997)
Resident, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wuerzburg (1998)
Martin Luther University Halle (1999 MD)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Pathophysiology, Martin-Luther University Halle (2000-2002)
Resident, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Halle (1998-2005)
Alternatives to Transplantation
Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly
End-Stage Heart Failure
Angiogenesis
Cell Therapy
Thoracic surgery
Assist Devices - Artificial Heart