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Specialist fields (in extracts)

  • Neurooncology
  • Vascular neurosurgery
  • Simple and complex spine surgery

Curriculum vitae (in extracts)

1988 – 1995 Medical studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich
1995 - 1997 Research Fellowship, Institute for Surgical Research, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich
1997 - 2003 AIP / Research Associate: Institute for Surgical Research, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Konrad Meßmer), Experimental Neurosurgery Research Group (Head: Prof. Dr. Alexander Baethmann)
1998 Doctoral Thesis (Summa cum laude): «The Experimental Vasogenic Cerebral Oedema: Therapeutic Inhibition with the Cl–Transport Inhibitor Torasemide, the Neuropeptide-Y-Antagonist PP56 and -Tocopherol»
2003 Specialist in Neurosurgery
2004 Professoral thesis, Venia legendi for Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn
2004 - 2006 Senior Physician, Department and Outpatient Clinic for Neurosurgery, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
2005 - 2006 Head of the Spine Surgery Unit
2006 Transfer of Habilitation to the Technical University of Munich
2006 - 2010 Lead Senior Physician and Deputy Director, Department and Outpatient Clinic for Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich
2009 Additional qualification Spinal Neurosurgery by the NCAFW
2010 Associate professor, Technical University Munich
Since 2011
Head of the Dept. of Neurosurgery, Helios Hospital, Krefeld
Since 2012 Voluntary postgraduate training Special Neurosurgical Intensive Care
2013 Additional qualification Vascular Neurosurgery by the NCAFW
2014 Master certificate of the Deutsche Wirbelsäulengesellschaft (DWG)
Since 2017 Head of the Spine Specialty Group, Krefeld


Certification

Awards and Prizes

  • 1997

Young Investigators' Award of the International Society of Neurotraumatology

  • 2004

Academy Award of the German Academy of Neurosurgery

  • 2007

Young Bursary Award, 23rd International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Flow, Metabolism

  • Since 2021

Focus list of doctors: Named as top physician for the fields of "neurosurgery" and "spinal surgery"

  • Since 2022

Star doctors list: Named as top doctor in the field of "spinal surgery"

Memberships

  • 2013 to 2020: DWG Training Commission
  • 2014 to 2016: DWG Program Commission
  • 2015 to 2018: Spokesman for the DGNC Spine Section
  • 2015 to 2018: Member of the DGNC Extended Board
  • 2015 to 2018: Member of the Extended Board DWG
  • since 2016: Co-editor of "Die Wirbelsäule", official publication of the DWG, editor-in-chief of Neurosurgery
  • since 2015: Mandate holder of the DGNC: S2K guideline "Specific low back pain"
  • since 2016: Mandate holder of the DGNC: S2K guideline "Cervical radiculopathy"
  • since 2018: Deputy Head of Department I (Structure and Development) of the Neurosurgical Academy of the DGNC and the BDNC
  • since 2020: DGNC Program Commission

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