Specialist fields (in extracts)
- Treatment of all acute and chronic diseases in the field of gastroenterology
- Pain and problems of the digestive tract
- Diagnostic and therapy of swallowing problems
- Treatment of defecation problems
- Diagnostic and treatment of acute and chronic liver diseases
- Functional analysis
- Ultrasound diagnostics and biopsies of hepatic tissue
- Endoscopic diagnostics
- Ascites puncture
- Sclerotherapy of eosophageal varices
- Treatment of various hepatic tumours
- Treatment of diverse infections
Curriculum vitae (in extracts)
Education
| 1977 to 1988 |
Studies of human medicine at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, during which time he completed a clinical traineeship at St. Johns Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul/Minneapolis, USA |
| 1983 | Approbation |
| 1984 | Clinical and scientific training at the Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
| 1985 | Doctorate in medicine |
| 1985 | Completion of the American ECFMG exam for preclinical and clinical subjects in Bonn |
| 1988 to 1990 | Scholarship holder of the German Research Foundation (DFG) as Research Fellow at the Department of Physiology of the College of Medicine at Ohio State University, USA |
| 1989 | Postdoctoral Research Award of the American Physiological Society, Gastrointestinal Section, New Orleans, USA |
| 1992 | Specialist in internal medicine |
| 1993 | Receipt of the Hörlein Prize at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
| 1993 | Receipt of the Venia Legendi for Internal Medicine |
| 1994 | Receipt of the Dr. Norbert Henning Prize |
| 1994 | Receipt of the Science Award of the Society for Gastroenterology in NRW with co-authors |
| 1994 | Acquisition of the sub-specialty designation Gastroenterology from the North Rhine Medical Association |
| 1997 |
Receipt of the Janssen Young Investigator Award with co-authors |
Career Path
| 1993 to 2000
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Senior physician and most recently senior consultant at the Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
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| 1998 | Appointment as professor of internal medicine with a focus on neurogastroenterology at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
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| 2000 to 2008
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Director of the Clinic for Internal Medicine with Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectiology, Hematology and Oncology at Krefeld Municipal Hospital, meanwhile: Expansion to include the specialist areas of neurogastroenterology, nutritional medicine and palliative medicine
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| 2006 | "Fellow in Gastroenterology" according to the criteria of the European Board of Gastroenterology (EUMS)
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| 2007, 2008, 2009
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Acquisition of the sub-specialty designations of proctology, palliative medicine and medical tumor therapy at the North Rhine Medical Association |
| since 2008
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Director of the Clinic for Internal Medicine with Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Neurogastroenterology, Infectiology, Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
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| since 2013
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Medical Director of the Helios Private Clinic Krefeld
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Academic activities
Scientific profile
- Peer review publications: over 200
- Reviews in periodicals and journals: over 250
- Publications of monographs, textbooks and handbooks: over 100
- Lectures: over 700
- Congress contributions: over 250
- Doctoral students: 20
Memberships
- Reviewer for various national and international scientific journals
- Advisory board member of the German Society for Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS)
- Board member of the Gastro-Liga
- Chairman of the Working Group of Senior Gastroenterology Hospital Doctors (ALGK)
- District delegate of the Association of German Internists (BDI)
- Founder of the Foundation for Neurogastroenterology
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