Background
11/1996 – 09/2002
Medical School (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), MD
02/2003 –04/2004
Residency in General Surgery, Klinikum Fürth, Chairman: Prof. Dr. R. Bötticher
05/2004 – 04/2010
Residency in Thoracic Surgery, Dr.-Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken Wiesbaden and Kerckhoff-Klinik Bad Nauheim, Chairman: Prof. Dr. J. Schirren
April 2010
Board certification in General Thoracic Surgery in Germany (Hessische Landesärztekammer)
04/2010- 11/2014
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken GmbH and later on HELIOS Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken, Chairman: Prof. Dr. J. Schirren
05/ 2011
Fellow of the European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons
10/2011
Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
06/2014
Fellow of the European Board of Thoracic Surgeons (FEBTS)
12/2014- 02/2018
Chairman, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Wuppertal
09/2016- 02/2018
Founder and Director, Lung Cancer Center (NCI-designated), Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Wuppertal
09/2016- 02/2018
Founder and Co-Director, Center for asbestos-related diseases, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Wuppertal
Since 03/2018
Board of Directors, German Society for Thoracic Surgery (DGT)
Since 03/2018
Head, Department of Thoracic Surgery,
Founder/Chairman, Center for Asbestos-related Diseases
Chairman, Lung Cancer Program
Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen
More than 120 peer-reviewed scientific publications and book chapers.
More than 80 oral presentations/lectures at national and international scientific meetings.
General information
All kind of thoracic surgeries are provided for children and adults, in particular:
Lung-saving sleeve resections instead of pneumonectomy
Lung-sparing surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Da Vinci XI Robotic Surgery (Intuitive Surgical (c))
Extended Surgery for lung cancer (e.g. invading the spine, chest wall, vena cava superior, etc.)
Surgery for pulmonary metastases
Mediastinal surgery
Multimodality treatment of thoracic cancers
Thoracic trauma treatment
Interventional bronchoscopy
Certifications
German Board of General Thoracic Surgeons (Facharzt für Thoraxchirurgie)
Fellow of the European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons (FETCS)
Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
Fellow of the European Board of Thoracic Surgeons (FEBTS)
Da Vinci XI Robotic Surgeon (Intuitive Surgical (c))
Observerships
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Professor Dr. Valerie Rusch, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Professor Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Kanada
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Professor Dr. Stephen Yang, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Professor Dr. Valerie Rusch, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Professor Dr. Raja M. Flores, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA
Division of Thoracic Surgery, PENN Mesothelioma and Pleural Program, Professor Dr. Joseph S. Friedberg, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Division of Thoracic Surgery & International Mesothelioma Program, Professor Dr. David J. Sugarbaker, Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA
Thoracic Surgery and Trauma at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Professor Dr. Robert J. McKenna, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Professional Memberships
· German Cancer Society (DKG)
· German Society of Surgeons (DGCH)
· German Society of Thoracic Surgeons (DGT)
· European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
· International Mesothelioma Interest Group (IMIG)
· International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)
· American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)
· European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP)
