Interdisciplinary Thyroid Centre

• Studied Human Medicine at the University of Tübingen (1989–1995), with international placements including Lyon, Los Angeles, and Pretoria
• Doctorate (“magna cum laude”) and medical license obtained in 1995
• Specialist training and scientific work in General and Visceral Surgery at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
• Research fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA; habilitation in 2003; adjunct professorship in 2009
• Senior positions at Düsseldorf University Hospital (Senior Physician, Deputy Head, Deputy Director)
• Since 2011 Head of Surgery in Cologne, later additionally Medical Director
• Head of Visceral, Tumor, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery in a collegial leadership model (Merheim/Holweide)
• Clinical focus: oncological visceral surgery, pancreatic and liver surgery, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, thoracic surgery
• Extensive scientific work, involvement in clinical guidelines, and service as reviewer and committee member
• Member of numerous national and international professional societies

Education

• Medical studies at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cologne and the Faculty of Medicine of CHU de Montpellier, France

Professional career

• 1997 – 2000 Intern / Resident physician, Department of Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Cologne
• 2000 – 2001 Scientific Coordinator of the Competence Network Malignant Lymphoma, Cologne
• 2001 – 2006 Resident physician, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf
• 2006 – 2011 Specialist in Internal Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf
• Since 2012 Endocrinology practice, MVZ PAN Institute for Endocrinology and Diabetology

Professional qualifications

• 09/2000 Qualification as emergency physician (pre-hospital emergency services)
• 06/2006 Specialist in Internal Medicine
• 04/2009 Board certification in Endocrinology and Diabetology
• 02/2010 Radiation protection certification
• 03/2011 Principal Investigator course, German Society for Pharmaceutical Medicine
• 06/2011 Certification in the use of ionising radiation for bone mineral density measurement (osteodensitometry)

Memberships

• German Society of Endocrinology (DGE)
• Endocrine Society
• North Rhine-Westphalian Society of Endocrinology
• German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM)
• German Society of Haematology and Oncology (DGHO)

Education

• Medical studies (Human Medicine) in Hamburg

Professional career

• 1985 – 1987 Research fellowship at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
• 1987 – 1991 Continued specialist training in Internal Medicine with a focus on Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolic Medicine at the Department and Outpatient Clinic of Internal Medicine (Director: Prof. Dr H. Greten) at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) and at the Department II and Outpatient Clinic of Internal Medicine (Director: Prof. Dr W. Krone) at the University of Cologne
• 1995 – 1997 Senior Physician, Department II and Outpatient Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne
• 1997 – 2001 University Professor of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology in Cologne and Senior Consultant at the Department II and Outpatient Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne
• 2001 – 2006 Chair of Clinical Biochemistry at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Director at the German Diabetes Center
• 2006 – 2011 Chief Physician of the First Department of Internal Medicine at Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg
• Since 2016 Department of Internal Medicine I (Director: Prof. Dr N. Marx), University Hospital RWTH Aachen, focusing on cardiometabolic prevention and Head of the clinical study centre of the department
• Since 11/2024 Endocrinology practice, MVZ PAN Institute for Endocrinology and Diabetology

Professional qualifications

• 1993 Specialist in Internal Medicine
• 1994 Specialisation in Endocrinology and Diabetology
• 1996 Habilitation (postdoctoral qualification) in Internal Medicine

Memberships

• 2015 – 2021 Member of the Board of the German Diabetes Association (DDG)
• 2017 – 2019 President of the German Diabetes Association (DDG)
• Since 2012 Board member of the D·A·CH Society for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
• Since 2016 Spokesperson of the Commission “Structure of Hospital Care” of the German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM)
• Since 2019 Spokesperson of the Commission on Digitalisation and of the Committee for Quality Assurance, Education and Training of the DDG
• Since 2019 Member of the Committee “Digitalisation of Healthcare” of the German Medical Association (BÄK)
• Since 2024 Member of the Working Group Diabetes and Obesity of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM)