Spinal surgery: Spinal surgery. Treatment in Germany

Professional career

• 1987 - 1992 Study of medicine, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle.
• 1992 2nd state exam (Staatsexamen).
• 1993 Internship, University of Halle.
• 1993 - 1994 Trainee Doctor, Orthopedic Clinic Martha Maria.
• 1994 - 1995 Trainee Doctor, Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Halle.
• 1995 - 2001 Assistant Physician, Department of Neurosurgery at the Karl Thiem Clinic, Cottbus.
• 2001 - 2004 Assistant Physician, Department of Neurosurgery at the Werner Wicker Clinic, Bad Wildungen.
• 2002 Exam to obtain a  degree of specialist , Frankfurt am Main.
• 2003 - 2004 Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery at the Werner Wicker Clinic, Bad Wildungen.
• 2004 - 2008 Leading Physician and Permanent Representative of the Chief Physician of the Department of Neurosurgery of the Karl Theim Clinic, Cottbus.
• 2006 Internship at the well-known Spine Center Langensteinbach and the German Scoliosis Center Bad Wildungen.
• 2007 Invitation to the post of the Chief Physician of the Department, Karl Theim Clinic, Cottbus, for the opening of the interdisciplinary Spine Center. in collaboration with the Departments of Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Neurosurgery.
• 2008 - 2012 Practice of Dr. Schneiderhan.
• From July 2012 Orthopedic Center Munich Ost. Founder of the Spine Center Munich Ost.

Membership

• German Society of Neurosurgery.
• Professional Association of German Neurosurgeons.
• German Society for Spine Surgery.
• Member of AOSpine.

Hospital experience:

• 2002 - 2008 Internship in Neurosurgery, Charité.
• 2009 Senior Physician of the Department of Neurosurgery "Charite".
• 2011 Head of the  Spinal Surgery Section "Charite".
• 2013 Head of the Department of Spinal Surgery at the Vivantes Auguste-Victoria Hospital.

Academic experience:

• 2004 PhD in Medical Sciences, Institute of Physiology "Charite", Berlin-Dahlem.
• 2013 Associate Professor with the specialization "Neurosurgery", "Charite".

Awards and Internships

• 2010 Scholarship of the European Association of Neurosurgical Communities.
• 2010 Internship under the guidance of Professor Papavero, Hamburg.
• 2011 Internship under the guidance of Professor Le Heck, Bordeaux.
• 2011 Internship under the guidance of Professor Roussoli, Lyon.

Memberships

• German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC).
• German Society for Treatment of Spine Diseases (DWG).
• Society Eurospine.
• Society AO Spine.
• The editorial board of the Journals "European Spine Journal" and "BMC musculoskeletal disorders".

• Mastercertificate Spine of the German Spinal Society
• Certificate Vascular Neurosurgery of the German Society of Neurosurgery

• 1991 - 1997 Education in general, vascular and thoracic surgery (internship under the direction of Prof. Imig, AK Harburg Clinic).
• 1997 Examination in the specialty.
• Since 2000 Head of the Department of General, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, AK Harburg Clinic.
• From 06/2003 Position in the Fleetinsel Clinic.

• 2001 Study of medicine and defense of a doctoral dissertation at the Medical University of Innsbruck.
• 2002 One year practice at the University of Bologna and state examination in Italy.
• 2004 Training in South Tyrol, General Surgery and Orthopedics.
• 2004 Work at the University Hospital, Department of Trauma Surgery and Sports Traumatology, under the direction of Prof., Dr. Herbert Resch.
• 2008 Medical Specialist.
• 2008 Assistant Professorship, Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg. Subject: "The use of a large pectoral muscle in shoulder reconstructive surgery."
• 2009 Internship under the direction of the Chief Physician, Dr. Frank Hoffmann, Rosenheim Clinic, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Orthopedics.
• 2010 Medical Specialist in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, the Federal Bavarian Physicians' Chamber.
• 2010 Chief Physician and Academic Advisor in the Department of Traumatology and Sports Traumatology, University Hospital Salzburg.
• Since October 2010, the Chief Physician of the Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Surgery, Spinal Surgery and Sports Traumatology, ATOS Clinic Munich.

• 1990 - 1996 Study of medicine at the Friedrich-Wilhelm University of Bonn.
• 1993 - 1994 One year education abroad, Medical Faculty, University of Montpellier, France.
• 1996 - 1998 Internship, Department of General Surgery and Traumatology, Clinic in Bonn (Chief Physician: Prof. Dr. med. D. W. Schröder) and the Department of Orthopedics, St. Joseph's Clinic, Bonn (Chief Physician: Dr. med. N. Moos).
• 1998 - 2002 Assistant Physician, Department of Orthopedics, St. Joseph's Clinic, Bonn (Chief Physician: Dr. med. N. Moos).
• 2002 - 2004 Assistant Physician and Research Fellow of the Department of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangan-Nuremberg, Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien, Erlangen (Chief Physician:  Prof. Dr. med. R. Forst).
• 2004 - 2005  Medical Specialist in Orthopedics, Section of Cerebral Palsy and Technical Orthopedics, Orthopedics Foundation of the Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Orthopedics II (Director: Prof. Dr. med. H. J. Gerner).
• 2005 - 2007 Senior Physician at the Orthopedics Foundation of the Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Orthopedics II (Director: Prof. Dr. med. H. J. Gerner).
• 2007 - 2008 Chief Physician of the Orthopedics Foundation of the Heidelberg University Hospital, Department of Orthopedics II (Director: Prof. Dr. med. H. J. Gerner).
• 2008 - 2015 Head of the Section of the Center for Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Parapleology, Heidelberg University Hospital (Director: Prof. V. Ewerbeck).
• 2009 -2015 Spokesman of the interdisciplinary Spine Center at the Heidelberg University Hospital.
• 2015 -2017 Chief Physician of the Department of Spine Surgery at the Schön Clinic,  Lorsch.
• Since 2018 Chief Physician of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Spinal Surgery, ATOS Clinic Heidelberg.

Membership in Professional Societies

• German Society for Spinal Surgery (DWG).
• AO Spine.
• Association of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeons of Southern Germany (VSOU).
• German Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (DGOU).
• German Society of Sports Medicine (DGSP).