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Specialist fields (in extracts)

  • Internal medicine
  • Gastroenterology, endocrinology and metabolism
  • Diabetology (certified by the German Diabetes Society, DDG)
  • Palliative medicine

Curriculum vitae (in extracts)

1981 – 1986 — Studied medicine at the University of Freiburg and LMU Munich
1986 – 1987 — Elective year, Augsburg Central Hospital (LMU Munich teaching hospital), specializing in pediatrics
July 1986 — American medical licensing examination (FMGEMS)
May 1987 — Received license to practice medicine in Germany, LMU Munich
October 1987 — Research-based doctorate under the supervision of Professor E. Buchborn, Director of the Clinic for Internal Medicine, LMU Munich University Hospital, Downtown Campus. Dissertation: «Investigations into the Characterization of Superficial Thyroid Antigens Using Human Antibodies» (magna cum laude)
June 1987 — Visiting Physician, Beth Israel Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA, Dept. of Endocrinology
July 1987 — Visiting Physician, Beth Israel Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA, Dept. of Gastroenterology
March 1988 — Visiting Physician, Beth Israel Medical Center, Boston MA, USA, Dept. of Cardiology
August 1987 – August 1992 — Resident, Clinic for Internal Medicine II, Augsburg Central Hospital (specializing in hematology/oncology, nephrology and diabetology)
September 1992 – September 1993 — Resident, Diagnostic Radiology, Augsburg Central Hospital
September 1993 — Internist specializing in diagnostic radiology for internal medicine (including radiation protection and sonography)
October 1993 – April 2004 — Clinic for Internal Medicine I and Polyclinic, FAU Erlangen, specializing in gastroenterology, endocrinology and pulmonology as a resident and attending physician. Head of endoscopy, outpatient care and various other departments. Acting head for endocrinology and diabetology. Quality assurance officer of the Clinic for Internal Medicine I
April 1997 — Subspecialist certification in gastroenterology
January 1999 — Specialist in diabetology (DDG)
January 2001 — Habilitation in the field of internal medicine, FAU Erlangen. Habilitation Thesis: «Light-Induced Autofluorescence Spectroscopy of Carcinomas of the Esophagus and Stomach: Development, Validation and Clinical Application»
February 2001 — License to teach in the field of internal medicine
January 2002 — Studies in medical economics, Bayreuth University (Prof. Oberender)
May 2003 — Proof of qualification in quality management (Bavarian Medical Association, BLÄK)
November 2003 — Subspecialist certification in endocrinology for internal medicine
Since May 2004 — Head of Clinic for Internal Medicine II, Munich-Pasing Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Diabetology, Endocrinology and Oncology (LMU Munich teaching hospital)
Since July 2006 — Deputy Medical Director, Munich-Pasing Hospital (now Helios Hospital, Munich West)
February 2007 – November 2007 — MBA in health administration, Bayreuth University (Prof. Oberender and Prof. J. Schlüchtermann). Graduated May 2008 (Dissertation: «Goal-Oriented Revenue Management for Hospitals: Possibilities and Limits»)
Since March 2008 — Supernumerary Professor, FAU Erlangen
December 2013 — Elective training in palliative medicine

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