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Specialist fields (in extracts)

  • Clinical and Experimental Electrophysiology
  • Atrial Fibrosis and Atrial Fibrillation
  • Fibrosis Imaging by MRI
  • Significance of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress for Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias
  • Influence of Cell Replacement Therapy after Myocardial Infarction on Ventricular Arrhythmias
  • Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis
  • Pathophysiology and Therapy of Cardiogenic Shock

Curriculum vitae (in extracts)

2000 – 2001

Practical year at the University Hospital Bonn, Medical Clinic II (focus on cardiology), Surgical Clinic

2001

Research stay at the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London

2001 – 2002

Research associate at the cell and molecular biological research laboratory, Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn

2002 – 2004 Physician in Internship Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn
Since 2004 Research Assistant Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn
2008 – 2009 Scholarship of the German Heart Foundation, Institute of Physiology I, University Hospital Bonn
2008 – 2015 Emergency medical service, City of Wesseling
Since 2009 Specialist for Internal Medicine
Since 2010 Specialization in Cardiology
Since 2011 Editorial Board "World Journal of Hypertension
Since 2012 Deputy Head of Invasive Electrophysiology, Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn
2013 Habilitation in Internal Medicine
Since 2013 Senior Physician Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn
Since 2015 Head of Arrhythmia/Pacemaker/ICD Outpatient Clinic/Heart Failure Outpatient Clinic Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn
2016 Secundo Loco in the appointment procedure W2 professorship for interventional electrophysiology in the field of cardiology at the University of Lübeck
Since 2018 Chief physician, Clinic for Rhythmology and Electrophysiology, Helios Hospital Siegburg
2019
aplProfessorship, Medical Faculty University of Bonn
2021 Additional qualification in sports cardiology level 1 of the DGK
Since 2021 Chief Physician, Clinic for Cardiology, Rhythmology and Electrophysiology, Helios Hospital Bonn/Rhein-Sieg
Since 2022 MHBA (Master of Health Business Administration)

Certification

Awards/Scholarships


  • 2003: Dissertation Prize of the Heart Center of the University of Bonn
  • 2008: Hans and Gertie Fischer Prize
  • 2008/2009: Annual scholarship of the German Heart Foundation (Topic: Transplantation of endothelial progenitor cells to reduce ventricular arrhythmias - In vivo studies in a mouse infarction model) 
  • 2008-2010: DGK-recognized "Fellowship Cardiac Rhythm"
  • 2011/2012: BONFOR-funded "Junior Research Group" (Topic: Importance of mononuclear cell populations for structural and electrical remodeling in the mouse infarct model)
  • 06/2011: Poster Award Annual Meeting of the German Society for Internal Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
  • 2013: DGK-recognized "Fellowship Interventional Cardiology"
  • 2013-2014: International "Interventional EP Curriculum Atrial Fibrillation"
  • 2013: Peter Osypka Research Fellowship (Topic: Significance of myeloperoxidase for atrial fibrosis and long term outcome after pulmonary vein ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation)
  • 2016-2017: International "Interventional EP Curriculum VT Ablation"

Extra information

  • 20 years of professional experience
  • Training in European centers of excellence in rhythmology
  • 1,000 ablations including complex atrial and ventricular procedures
  • 1,000 operations including 3-chamber systems, subcutaneous defibrillators, pacemaker capsules

Memberships

  • Internal intensive medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • "Special Rhythmology DGK"
  • "Heart Failure DGK"
  • "Interventional Cardiology DGK"
  • "Hypertensiologist DHL"
  • "Nutritionist BFD"

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