Training
Human medicine - School of Medicine, Albert - Ludwigs University Freiburg/Breisgau; final exam 1976
Fellowship in Internal medicine - Wilhelms University Münster/Teaching Hospital Herford
Research fellowship in cardiovascular medicine - Cardiovascular Research Institute, University California San Francisco
Clinical fellowship in cardiology - University Hospitals and Clinics, University California San Francisco
Training in interventional cardiology - St. Vincent's Hospital Indianapolis
Training in interventional vascular medicine - St. Vincent's Hospital Indianapolis
Positions held
Professor cardiovascular medicine, University Birmingham, Alabama
Professor cardiovascular radiology, Charles Dotter Institute Portland, Oregon
Chief of staff, Heart Center Coswig
Director, Internal medicine and Chief of staff, Cardiovascular Medicine, Teaching Hospital, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Bitterfeld-Wolfen (current)
Board certifications
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Vascular medicine
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Professional interests (current)
Cognitive skills in catheter-based cardiovascular therapy
Biology of vascular calcification
Personal
Married, 4 children
Interests: classical literature, student of Professor Harold Bloom, Yale; sports - any, but at present mostly cycling.
