Medical study in Cologne and Muenster, training in Minden and Bad Oeynhausen (Heart Center NRW) 1987 Doctor of Internal Medicine, 1988 Cardiology, 1995 Internal Intensive Care Medicine 1994 Postdoctural Thesis: „PTCA in Patients with Multivessel Disease - Clinical follow-Up with Respect to Degree of Revascularization" Qualification as University Lecturer (Venia legendi in Internal Medicine) at the Ruhr-University Bochum 1999 Prof. of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University Bochum, 2016 Prof. of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, University Würzburg 2000 – 2017 Director Medizinische Klinik I, Leopoldina-Krankenhaus, Schweinfurt Since 4/2020 CHFC/University Clinic Würzburg Main interest and experience in clinical and interventional cardiology with special focus on HCM with large experience in alcohol septal ablation in HOCM since 1996