1977 – 1978
Studied Psychology at Tilburg University, Netherlands
1978 – 1985
Studied Medicine at Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
1985 – 1986
Junior doctor in the Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Nijmegen, Netherlands
1987 – 1993
Neurosurgery specialisation at Clemenshospital Münster, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Münster (Prof. Dr Klaus von Wild)
1993
Board-certified Neurosurgeon at Clemenshospital
1994
Founder of the Neurosurgery Practice “Rücken-Doc” at Klinik am Ring, Cologne
2001
Continuation of “Rücken-Doc” at the ATOS MediaPark Clinic, Cologne
2001
Founder of the spinal surgery practice at the ATOS MediaPark Clinic in Cologne