Major fields of research
- Cardiac biomarkers
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Invasive cardiology
- Cardiac MRI and CT
Education and Training
- 1973-1976 University of Mainz
- 1976-1979 University of Hamburg
- 1980/81 Research Fellow at Ischaemic Heart Research Unit, University of Cape Town (Professor L. Opie)
- 1981 - 1984 Dept. of Cardiology, University of Hamburg (Professor W. Bleifeld)
- 1985-1987 Medical Clinic, University of Hamburg and Dept. of Radiology, University of Hamburg
- 1988 Postgraduate qualification in ‘internal medicine’ and ‘cardiology’
- 1989-1998 Associate Professor in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Dept. of Cardiology, University Hospital Hamburg
- since 1999 Full Professor of Cardiology, State of Hessen
- 2004- 2006 Secretary/Treasurer ESC Board
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