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Specialist fields (in extracts)

  • Treatment of all congenital and acquired heart defects in children
  • Catheter interventions
  • Rhythmology
  • Echocardiography
  • CT and MRI
  • Norwood, Glenn and Fontan procedures

Curriculum vitae (in extracts)

1987 — Medical degree (Leipzig University)
1991 — Research-based doctorate (Leipzig University)
2008 — Habilitation (Leipzig University) & Associate professor (Leipzig University)
2010 — Visiting professorship (University of Belgrade, Serbia)
2010 — Offer of full professorship, RWTH Aachen University, declined
2011 — Offer of full professorship, University of Münster, declined
2011 — Offer of full Professorship, Leipzig University, accepted effective since 01-12-2011
1987 – 1992 — Pediatric Resident, Leipzig University
1992 – 1994 — Fellow in Pediatric Cardiology, Leipzig University
1994 – 2000 — Attending Physician, German Heart Institute, Berlin
2000 – 2009 — Attending Physician and Director of Pediatric Catheterization Laboratory, Heart Center, Leipzig University
2009 – 2011 — Acting Head of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Center, Leipzig University
Since 2011 — Head of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Center, Leipzig University
Since 2011 — Co-Chairman, Leipzig Heart Center branch of the nationwide EMAH network for adult patients with congenital heart defects

Memberships

  • Member, Association for European Pediatric Cardiology Fellow
  • Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention
  • Vice-President, German Society of Pediatric Cardiology (DGPK)
  • Member, German Cardiac Society (DGK)
  • German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (DGTHG)
  • German Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ)
  • German Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM)
  • European Society of Cardiology

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