Humboldt University Medical School 1985-1991
Doctoral theses in Neonatolgy 1992 (summa cum laude)
General Surgery, Paulinen Hospital Berlin 1996
Residency Cardiothoracic Surgery, Herzzentrum Berlin 1991-95, 1997-98
PhD 2002
Honorary Professor 2007
Mechanical circulatory support
Intensive care medicine
OPCAB surgery
Wound healing after cardio-thoracic surgery
Treatment of end-stage coronary artery disease
Aortic surgery