Professional Career Path
Studied medicine in Hamburg, Germany, and Johannesburg, South Africa, until 1996
Completed specialist training in surgery at Marienkrankenhaus and AK St. Georg in Hamburg, Germany, until 2003
Senior Physician in General Surgery at Amalie Sieveking Hospital
12-month deployment with Doctors Without Borders in Liberia and Nigeria, completed in 2006

Professional Qualifications
Emergency Medicine, certified in 2000
Specialist in Surgery, certified in 2003
Specialist in Trauma Surgery, certified in 2008
Specialist in Special Trauma Surgery, certified in 2014

Professional Focus Areas
Open and arthroscopic joint surgery
Pediatric fractures
Occupational accidents under the authorized accident insurance consultant procedure
Care of sports team injuries

Personal Life
Married
Father of two children
Enjoys various ball sports and triathlon