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Specialist fields (in extracts)

  • Clinical and Experimental Electrophysiology
  • Atrial Fibrosis and Atrial Fibrillation
  • Fibrosis Imaging by MRI
  • Significance of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress for Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias
  • Influence of Cell Replacement Therapy after Myocardial Infarction on Ventricular Arrhythmias
  • Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis
  • Pathophysiology and Therapy of Cardiogenic Shock

Curriculum vitae (in extracts)

10/2000-09/2001

Practical year at the University Hospital Bonn, Medical Clinic II (focus on cardiology), Surgical Clinic, 

Department of Radiology

11/2001

Research stay at the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London

12/2001-11/2002

Research associate at the cell and molecular biological research laboratory, Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn

12/2002-05/2004 Physician in Internship Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn
since 06/2004 Research Assistant Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn
08/2008-07/2009 Scholarship of the German Heart Foundation, Institute of Physiology I, University Hospital Bonn
2008-2015 Emergency medical service, City of Wesseling
since 02/2009 Specialist for Internal Medicine
since 02/2010 Specialization in Cardiology
since 02/2011 Editorial Board "World Journal of Hypertension
since 01/2012 Deputy Head of Invasive Electrophysiology, Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn
05/2013 Habilitation in Internal Medicine, "Importance of inflammation, immune responses and oxidative stress for cardiac ischemia and arrhythmia"
since 03/2013 Senior Physician Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn
since 01/2015 Head of Arrhythmia/Pacemaker/ICD Outpatient Clinic/Heart Failure Outpatient Clinic Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Bonn
07/2016 Secundo Loco in the appointment procedure W2 professorship for interventional electrophysiology in the field of cardiology at the University of Lübeck
since 02/2018 Chief physician, Clinic for Rhythmology and Electrophysiology, Helios Hospital Siegburg
01/2019
aplProfessorship, Medical Faculty University of Bonn
09/2021 Additional qualification in sports cardiology level 1 of the DGK
since 10/2021 Chief Physician, Clinic for Cardiology, Rhythmology and Electrophysiology, Helios Hospital Bonn/Rhein-Sieg
since 2022 MHBA

Certification

Awards/Scholarships


  • 2003: Dissertation Prize of the Heart Center of the University of Bonn
  • 2008: Hans and Gertie Fischer Prize
  • 2008/2009: Annual scholarship of the German Heart Foundation (Topic: Transplantation of endothelial progenitor cells to reduce ventricular arrhythmias - In vivo studies in a mouse infarction model) 
  • 2008-2010: DGK-recognized "Fellowship Cardiac Rhythm"
  • 2011/2012: BONFOR-funded "Junior Research Group" (Topic: Importance of mononuclear cell populations for structural and electrical remodeling in the mouse infarct model)
  • 06/2011: Poster Award Annual Meeting of the German Society for Internal Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
  • 2013: DGK-recognized "Fellowship Interventional Cardiology"
  • 2013-2014: International "Interventional EP Curriculum Atrial Fibrillation"
  • 2013: Peter Osypka Research Fellowship (Topic: Significance of myeloperoxidase for atrial fibrosis and long term outcome after pulmonary vein ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation)
  • 2016-2017: International "Interventional EP Curriculum VT Ablation"

Extra information

  • 20 years of professional experience
  • Training in European centers of excellence in rhythmology
  • 1,000 ablations including complex atrial and ventricular procedures
  • 1,000 operations including 3-chamber systems, subcutaneous defibrillators, pacemaker capsules

Memberships

  • Internal intensive medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • "Special Rhythmology DGK"
  • "Heart Failure DGK"
  • "Interventional Cardiology DGK"
  • "Hypertensiologist DHL"
  • "Nutritionist BFD"

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