Education:
1984 American high school graduation (diploma) in Canton, Ohio, USA
1986 German high school graduation
1986-1994 Medical studies in Hannover and Munich, Germany
1994-1996 Residency in the department of general surgery, Osnabrück, Germany
1997-2001 Residency in the department of urology, Medical School Hannover,
Germany (Prof. Dr. U. Jonas)
2003/4 Examination European Board of Urology, Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU)
since 2004 Staff member of the department of urology, University Hospital of Amsterdam, Netherlands
2008 Vice-Chairman of the department of urology, University Hospital of Hannover, Germany
2017 Staff member of the department of urology, University Hospital Maastricht, the Netherlands
Since 2018 Staff member of the department of urology, St. Antonius Hospital, Gronau, Germany, chief of the study and research department
Professional achievements:
- Member expert group on BPH of the German Society of Urology (DGU), secretary 2001-2012, chairman 2015-2017
- Chairman of the BPH guideline group (Male LUTS) of the European Association of Urology (EAU)
- Member expert group on Functional Urology of the German Society of Urology (DGU)
- Reviewer of several peer-reviewed journals
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200 articles on functional urology and urological oncology
- 16 national or international awards
- Member of the ICS since 1998
- Member of the Standardization Steering Committee of the ICS since 2017