Studied human medicine in Essen. Doctor in accident surgery at the Ev. Hospital in Mülheim an der Ruhr. 
Change to Orthopaedics I at the Ostseeklinik Damp. Further training in manual medicine and sports medicine.

1998
Change to the orthopaedics department of the Bethesda Hospital in Duisburg and acquisition of the specialist for orthopaedics.

1999
Change as senior physician to the accident surgery department of the Lutherhaus Essen with a focus on endoprosthetics of the hip and knee joints. Head of a department for spinal diseases.

2002
Branch in joint practice in Neukirchen-Vluyn with Dr. med. Stephan Swart.
Intensive further training in acupuncture and further training in trigger point medicine with the development of own therapeutic techniques using targeted shock waves instead of acupuncture needles. Continuing education in acupuncture, osteopathy, trigger point therapy, sports medicine and manual medicine.

Since May 2011
Conducting advanced training courses on the application of shock wave therapy in the treatment of myofascial clinical pictures