Specialist fields (in extracts)
- Interventional radiology
- Endovascular treatment of vascular diseases
- Image-guided minimally invasive procedures
- Interventional oncology
- Minimally invasive tumor ablation
- Interventional treatment of liver diseases
Curriculum vitae (in extracts)
| 1992–1998 | Studies of Human Medicine at the Universities of Leipzig and Innsbruck |
| 1995 | Internship at Saint James Hospital (Valetta, Malta) |
| 1996 | Internship at Ben Taub Hospital (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas) |
| 1998 | 3rd state examination |
| 1998–2000 | Internship at the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Leipzig |
| 2000 | Full license to practice medicine |
| 2004 | Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology |
| 2004 | Senior physician, Clinic for Diagnostic Radiology, University of Leipzig |
| 2007 | Head of the Interventional and Vascular Radiology Department, Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Leipzig |
| 2017
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Medical Director of the 310Klinik in Nuremberg and Chief Physician of the Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
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| Since 2019
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Chief Physician of the Clinic for Interventional Radiology, Helios Park Hospital Leipzig
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| Since 2020
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Head of the Interdisciplinary Vascular Center, Helios Park Hospital Leipzig |
| 2024 | Expansion of the Department of Interventional Radiology to Helios Heart Center Leipzig
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Certification
- 2002 – Research Award for Young Scientists of the Saxon Radiological Society
- 2011 – Certified instructor for interventional radiology (German Society for Interventional Radiology)
Academic activities
- 2002 – Defense of doctoral dissertation on “Matrix metalloproteinases and their endogenous inhibitors in pleural effusions of malignant origin,” University of Leipzig, Germany (magna cum laude)
- 2008 – Commencement of habilitation research on “Implementation and clinical application of a navigation system for MRI-guided interventions”
- 2008 – Principal investigator, EU-funded IMPPACT project
- 2009 – Principal investigator, BMBF-funded MobiGuide project
- 2013 – Principal investigator, EU-funded GoSmart and ClinicIMPPACT projects
- 2016 – Principal investigator, ZIM-funded Myosphere project
- 2016 – Completion of habilitation and appointment as Privatdozent (private lecturer)
Contributions
Extra information
In addition to his research activities, he serves as an expert and scientific reviewer for various research organizations, academic journals, and institutions, including:
- German Research Foundation (DFG)
- German Radiological Society (DRG)
- Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (JMRI)
- European Radiology
- Journal of Medical Physics
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS)
- Frontiers in Oncology
Memberships
- German Radiological Society (DRG)
- Saxon Radiological Society (SRG)
- German Society for Interventional Radiology and Minimally Invasive Therapy (DeGIR - co-opted board member)
- German Society for Neuroradiology (DGNR)
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE)
- European Society of Radiology (ESR)
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