Heidelberg and Frankfurt Medical School (MD, 1992)
HMRI, Pasadena, CA, USA, Research Fellowship (1994-1995)
Univ. of Munich Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency (1995-2001)
Univ. of Munich PhD Program (1995-2001)
Clin. Fellow, Div. of Cardiothor. Surg., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (2001-2002)
Ass. Clin. Professor, Dept. of Cardiac Surg., Univ. of Munich, Germany (2002-2004)
Ass. Clin. Professor, Dept. of Cardiac Surg., German Heart Center, Tech. Univ. of Munich (2004-2009)
Deputy Medical Director, Dept. of TCV Surgery, University of Tuebingen (2010-2011)
Ass. Clin. Professor, Dept. of Cardiac Surg., Ulm University (2011-2012)
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Isar Heart Center, Munich (2012-2013)
CEO, Co-Founder, AdjuCor GmbH, Munich (2013-)
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Heart Failure
Mechanical Circulatory Assistance
Thoracoscopic Ablation Surgery for AF
Aortic Surgery incl. Debranching and Endovasc. Repair
Extracorporeal Circulation, ECMO