2003 Visiting professor in the field of Surgery, Yale University, Surgery Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, USA
2005 Reviewer of various scientific journals
2009 W2 Professor of Clinical and Experimental ENT Medicine at the University Hospital in Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck
Further education and additional qualification
Technical qualification in laser protection
Technical qualification in radiation protection
Medical specialist training
1997 ENT Medicine, Yale University, Medical University (1997 – 1998)
1998 ENT Medicine, Kiel University (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel), Faculty of Medicine (1998 – 2003)
University education
1997 1990 Christian Albrechts University, Germany, Physician (1990 – 1997)
1997 1997 Yale University, USA, USMLE Step 1, TOEFL Test (1997)
1999 2000 Christian Albrechts University, Germany, Doctor of Medicine (1996 – 1999)
2005 2003 University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, further training in special ENT surgery (2003 – 2005)
2006 2006 University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Privatdozent in otorhinolaryngology (2005 – 2006)
2007 2005 University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Senior physician (2005 – 2007)
2007 2007 University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Plastic surgery (2005-2007)
2008 2008 University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Allergology (2008)
2009 2009 University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Medical Tumor Therapy (2008-2009)
2011 2009 University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, W2 professor of Clinical and Experimental ENT Medicine, Chief physician (2009 – 2011)
Main research areas
Host defense peptides in inflammatory and tumorous diseases of head and neck (otitis media, chronic rhinosinusitis, oncogenesis, direct, antitumor effect on head and neck carcinomas, molecular imaging of inflammations and tumors)