Education:

• 1983 to 1988 Medical degree at the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
• 5/89 State examination in human medicine
• 1989 Conferral of doctorate
• 1989 to1994 Assistant consultant in the general surgery department at the policlinic of the University Clinic in Freiburg.
• 1994 to 1996 Assistant consultant for plastic and hand surgery in the general surgery department at the University Clinic in Freiburg.
• 1997 to 2000 Senior consultant in the plastic and hand surgery department of the University Clinic in Freiburg
• 10/95 Admission as surgical specialist
• 12/96 Plastic surgery sub-discipline
• 11/98 Hand surgery sub-discipline
• 05/99 Admission as plastic surgery specialist
• 07/03 Post-doctoral thesis on plastic surgery