University Vienna Medical School (1976-1981)
Department of Pharmacology, University Vienna (1981-1983)
Seaweed Canyon Laboratory for Cardiovascular Physiology, University California, San Diego
Department of Surgery II, University Vienna, General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency
Department Cardiovascular Surgery, University Freiburg, Germany (Consultant Cardiovascular Surgeon),
Department Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Vienna, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 1993 -
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Erbil, Iraq
Chairman, Department Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Salzburg (since 2011)
mitral and aortic valve reconstruction
arterial revascularisation
autograft procedure
minimal invasive surgery
aortic root surgery
ventricular assist devices
sutureless valve surgery
antiarrhythmic surgery