1996-2003 Medical school at the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
2003 Dissertation (MD) University of Jena, Germany
2004-2007 Residency in Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Dept. of Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Germany
2007-2009 Research Fellow, Dept. Of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, USA
since 2009 Adjunct Faculty Dept. Of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, USA
2009-2012 Residency in Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Dept. of Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Germany
2012 Consultant, Dept. of Cardiology (Chest Pain Unit), University Heart Center Hamburg, Germany
2012-2018 Senior consultant, Dept. of Cardiology, Heart Center Cologne (TAVI & Cath lab), Germany
Since 2018 Senior consultant, Dept. of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen (TAVI & Cath lab), Germany