24^th February 1959 born in Berlin, catholic
1977 Abitur; junior european champion in sailing
1977 - 1979 apprenticeship for radiographer
1979 - 1980 working as a radiographer and further apprenticeship for medical laboratory technical assistant
1980-1986 study of human medicine at the Freie Universität Berlin; 3rd state examination and granting of license to practice medicine in December of 1986
1987 assistant physician in Surgery; Klinikum Steglitz
1987 - 1991 assistant physician in Internal Medicine, Paulinenkrankenhaus
1992 - 1993 assistant physician in Internal Medicine, Städtisches Krankenhaus Bad Tölz
1994 - 1996 assistant physician in Internal Medicine, Paulinenkrankenhaus
1996 Specialist for Internal Medicine
1996 - 1999 working as specialist for Internal Medicine, Paulinenkrankenhaus
1999 - 2002 senior doctor of cardiological further treatment in Internal Medicine, Paulinenkrankenhaus
since 2002 working with Dr. Leinhos

Special thanks to my most important teachers:
Head Physician Prof. Dr. med. R. Häring,
Head Physician Dr. med. E. Lubnow and Senior Doctor K. Grosser- Schlepps,
Head Physician Dr. med. W. Rothenberger as well as
Head Physician PD. Dr. med. M. Hummel

I am married since 1990. We have three young adult daughters.