1990 – 1997           medical studies in Aachen, London, Paris and Magdeburg

1997 – 2002           training in surgery in Berlin and Magdeburg

2001                      scholarship for obesity surgery in Boston, USA

2002                      scholarship for obesity surgery Cleveland Clinic, Florida, USA

2002 – 2005           training as a specialist in general medicine

2004                      promotion in psychosomatic to psychological aspects of the gastric band

2004 – 2005           additional titles in nutritional medicine, psychosomatic medicine, men’s physician

2006                      establishment in their own practice