Affiliation: Dept. of Cardiac Surgery Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn, Germany

Professional Career:
1974 – 1983 Institute of Physiology, University of Goettingen*
1983 – 1986 Dept. of Surgery, University of Duesseldorf
1986 – 1988 General Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital at Haan
1988 – 1995 Dept. of Thoracic and Cardio¬vascular Surgery, University Duesseldorf
1995 Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University Bonn

Diploma:
1972 Doctoral level
1983 Postdoctural lecture qualification in ‘Physiology’
1993 Specialist for General Surgery
1993 Specialist for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1994 Postdoctural lecture qualification in General Surgery
1995 Professor for Cardiothoracic Surgery

Scientific Speciality:
Intraoperative myocardial protection, neonatal myocardial bioimpedance spectroscopy, valve surgery

Scientific Awards:
1984 HAHN – Award
1986 EDENS – Award
1990 DR. FRANZ-KÖHLER – Award
2012 GERD-KILLIAN-Award
2013 Cardiovascular Science Award
2014 Basic Science Award of APPCS

Honourable Memberships:
2002 Colegio Ecuatoriano de Cirujanos
2007 Sociedad Mexicana de Cirugia Cardiaca
2014 Hellenic Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Surgery

Publications: Journals:
74; Lectures: 193 (by invitations or at congresses);
Books: Editor: 2; contributions: 21

Evaluator:
Board: “Pathology, Circulation, Cardiac Surgery” (Russia).

Cardiovascular Research, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Biology, European Journal for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Journal for Cardiovascular Surgery, Basic Research of Cardiology, Archives of Medical Research, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon