My professional career
| 1964 | Born in Berlin-Charlottenburg |
| 1985 | "Abitur" (School leaving exam and University entrance qualification) in Erlangen, Germany |
| 1987 to 1993 | Studies of human medicine in Erlangen and Munich, Germany |
| 1991 | Elective period in neuralogy ai the Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsilvania, USA |
| 1992 |
Part 2 of students internship in orthopaedics at the Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 1993 | Conferral of octors |
| 1993 | 3rd state exam |
| 1993 to 1995 | Intership for recent graduates in trauma surgery at the central hospital, Augsburg, Germany |
| 1995 to 2001 | Training to be a specialist in orthopaedics at the Foundation Orthopaedic Hospital, Heidelberg, with Prof. Cotta and Prof. Ewerbeck |
| 1997 | Technical qualification in ambulance Service and radiation protection |
| 1997 | Additional qualification: sports medicine |
| 1999 | Certified as a specialist in orthopaedics |
| 2000 | Addiotional qualification in orthopaedics |
| 2001 | Certified for the subspecialty of rheumatology |
| 2001 till today | Own practise |
| 2008 | Certified as a specialist in orthopaedics and Trauma surgery |