1994 – 2000 Medical Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum

11/2000 Completion of the doctorate and obtaining Dr. med.: “Comparison of portal blood flow velocity (sonographic duplex measurement) with liver metabolism parameters (13C-methacetin breath test) in patients with structural / functional liver affections and in a control group”

11/2000 – 09/2003 Internship / assistant doctor Universitatklinikum St. Josef-Hospital, Bochum

10/2003 – 02/2007 Assistant doctor at Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Clinic I Berufsgenossenschaftlicher Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Bochum

12/2006 Specialist physician in internal medicine

03/2007 – 02/2008 Assistant doctor at Medical University Clinic Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer

02/2008 Specialist in internal medicine with a focus on hematology and oncology

11/2008 Specialist in gastroenterology»

03/2008 – 01/2009 Assistant doctor at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Clinic I Berufsgenossenschaftlicher Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Bochum

10/2009 Specialist in infectiology

02/2009 – 10/2015 Senior doctor at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Clinic I Berufsgenossenschaftlicher Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Bochum

Since 07/2017 Gastroenterological diagnostics in PRADUS Diagnostics in Düsseldorf

Publications:

MFAP4: a candidate biomarker for hepatic and pulmonary fibrosis? Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2016 Mar 29;33(1):41-50.

A combined mediastinal and retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma as a rare cause of recurrent pleural effusion. 2013 May;67(5):265-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1326406. Epub 2013 Mar 28. Review. German

Detection of novel biomarkers of liver cirrhosis by proteomic analysis, Hepatology. 2009 Apr;49(4):1257-66

Quality of care and health economics in occupationally acquired hepatitis C in German health care workers between 1993 and 2004 Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2007 Aug;132(34-35):1743-7.

Patents:

Biomarker für hepatische Fibrose

Patent application in Germany DE 10 2006 048249.2.

International patent applicationPCT/DE 2007001427

Memberships:

German Association of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS)

German Association of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO)