Specialist fields (in extracts)
- Visceral surgery: pancreatic surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, gastric and esophageal surgery, multivisceral resections
- Minimally invasive: gastric surgery, esophageal surgery, hernia surgery, colorectal surgery
- Surgical specialties: oncologic surgery of the pancreas, stomach and esophagus, colon and rectum
Curriculum vitae (in extracts)
Medical career
12/2022 |
Director Surgical Center, Chief of Surgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal |
06/2021 | Managing Senior Physician |
04/2021 | Extended Clinic Management - Head of Clinical Research |
04/2020 | Head of Pancreas Center |
03/2018 | Certification as specialist in special visceral surgery |
10/2017-today |
Senior Physician Clinic for General, Visceral and Tumor Surgery, University Hospital Cologne |
01/2017-10/2017 |
Specialist in the Clinic for General, Visceral and Tumor Surgery, University Hospital Cologne |
09/2014-12/2016 |
Specialist in the Clinic for General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf |
09/2014 |
Certification as a specialist in visceral surgery, Medical Association Hamburg |
07/2008-09/2014 |
Resident at the Clinic for General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf |
06/2008 | License to practice medicine, Hamburg |
School education and studies
04/2004-06/2008 | Clinical Studies of Human Medicine, University of Hamburg
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03/2004 | Physical examination, University of Hamburg (grade: good)
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04/2002-06/2008 | Preclinical studies, University of Hamburg
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08/1992-06/2001 | High school Buckhorn, Hamburg
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Academic activities
Doctorate and Academic Degrees
04/2021 | Extraordinary professorship, University of Cologne
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11/2016 |
Habilitation & Venia legendi, University of Hamburg Title: Functional and prognostic significance of cell adhesion molecules in tumor progression of pancreatic cancer |
12/2010 |
PhD, University of Hamburg (magna cum laude) Title: Prospective process analysis and pharmacoeconomic investigation of the Narcotrend monitor during cardiothoracic anesthesia. |
Contributions
Publications:
- Total publications 71
- First/last authorships 25
- List of Publications.pdf
Extra information
Clinical Studies:
2020-today | Principal Investigator
HOLIPANC Trial (Eudra-CT 2019-002734-37) Non-Randomised, Open Phase II Trial Investigating Efficacy, Safety and Quality of Life of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with Liposomal Irinotecan Combined with Oxaliplatin and 5 Fluorouracil/Folinic Acid Followed by Curative Surgical Resection in Patients with Hepatic Oligometastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas |
2014-2016 | Co-PI, Project coordinator, study design
NEOPA-Trial (NCT01900327) Sequential neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by curative surgery vs. primary surgery alone for resectable, non-metastasized pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
2015 | Investigator
ESOLEAK (DRKS00007941) Endoscopic stenting vs. conservative treatment in patients with esophagogastric anastomotic insufficiency (German national study) |
2013-2014 | Investigator
WOPP-Trial (NCT01855464) Pulmonary wedge resection plus parietal pleurectomy (WRPP) versus parietal pleurectomy (PP) for the treatment of recurrent primary pneumothorax |
2013 | Investigator
Fibrocaps Study (NCT02284256) A Safety and Efficacy Study Comparing Fibrocaps and Tachosil in Hepatic Surgery |
Memberships
German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV)
German Society for Surgery (DGCH)
German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS)
German Cancer Society (DKG)
Working Group for Internal Oncology (AIO)
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