Specialist fields (in extracts)
- Neurooncology (tumors of the brain: gliomas, metastases)
 - Neurovascular surgery (aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, Jannetta etc.; skull base tumors: vestibular schwannoma etc.)
 - Spinal surgeries of all pathologies (degenerative, tumorous, infectious, metabolic, traumatic spine disease incl. entire spine, ventral surgeries and complex reconstructive dorsoventral procedures)
 
Curriculum vitae (in extracts)
| 1992 – 1999
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			Medical School, Ruhr-University of Bochum
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| 1999 – 2010
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			Department of Neurosurgery, RWTH Aachen University Hospital | 
| 2005
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			Board Certification Neurosurgery, Medical Association Northrhine (ÄKNO) | 
| 2010 – 2019
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			Attending neurosurgeon and Vice Chair Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU Munich | 
| Since 2019
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			Head of Department of Neurosurgery, Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch | 
Certification
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		Facultative training in Intensive Care Medicine
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		Basic Certificate Spine, DWG
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		Master Certificate Spine, DWG
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		Certificate Spinal Neurosurgery, DGNC
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		Certificate Special Neurosurgical Oncology, DGNC
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		Qualification Radiation Protection
 
Academic activities
- 70+ scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals/books etc
 - 20+ publications in peer-reviews journals as first/last author
 - 200+ Impact factors
 - Hirsch Index 15
 
Extra information
- more than 5000 surgical procedures
 - more than 1500 cranial surgeries, incl. neurooncology (tumors of the brain: gliomas, metastases), neurovascular surgery (aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, Jannetta etc.; skull base tumors: vestibular schwannoma etc.)
 - more than 1800 spinal surgeries of all pathologies (degenerative, tumorous, infectious, metabolic, traumatic spine disease incl. entire spine, ventral surgeries and complex reconstructive dorsoventral procedures)
 - Research Award 2018 of the Austrian Spine Society ÖWG
 - IPCAI Bench to Bedside Award
 - Acta Neurochirurgica Best Paper of the Year in Spine 2017
 - Young academics price (Nachwuchspreis) of the DWG
 
Memberships
- DGNC (German Society for Neurosurgery)
 - Scientific Committee of the Spine Section (DGNC)
 - DWG (German Spine Society)
 - DKG (German Cancer Society, Neurooncological Working Group)
 - CNS (Congress of Neurological Surgeons)
 - AOSpine
 - EANS (European Association of Neurological Surgeons)
 - Scientific Committee of the EANS
 - EORTC
 - EUROSPINE
 - Education Committee EUROSPINE
 - NCA (Neurosurgical Academy)
 - NCA (Neurosurgical Academy) Certification Committee
 
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