School, Medical Training
| 1971-1978 | Study Medicine Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen |
| 1978 | Medical Exam Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen |
| 1978 | Approbation |
| 1978 -1980 | Surgical Pathology, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Prof. Dr. J. Kracht |
| 1980 | Dissertation and Doctoral Degree at Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Prof. Dr. Ch. Müller-Eckhardt, Immungenetische und -serologische Untersuchungen zumVorkommen des Antigens HLA-B12 auf menschlichen Thrombozyten |
| 1980 -1982 | DFG-Grant/Postdoctoral Training Professor Dr. Charles Heidelberger, Dept. Basic Research at LAC/USC Cancer Center, Los Angeles/USA Carcinogenesis, 5-FU, Development, Drug Testing |
Surgical Training
| 1982-1987 | Department General Surgery Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen; Director: Prof. Dr. K. Schwemmle |
| 1987-12/01 | Department General Surgery University Hospital Ulm; Director: Prof. Dr. H.G. Beger |
| 1989 | Qualifying Exam “Surgeon” |
| 1991-12/01 | Senior Surgeon Department General Surgery, University of Ulm |
| 1994 | Habilitation/Thesis at University of Ulm Chemosensitivity Testing for Optimization of Regional Chemotherapy of solid Tumors; Basic Research and Clinical Application |
| 1994 | Venia Legendis |
| 1995 | Qualification as ” Visceral Surgeon” |
| 1996-2000 | Deputy Director Surgical Department I and Management of Ulm Cancer Center (University of Ulm, Germany) |
| 2001 | Professor of Surgery, Univ. Ulm |
| 1998-12/01 | Professor of Surgery, Univ. Ulm |
| 1998-12/01 | Director Surgical Oncology Development, Drug Testing |
| 1998-12/01 | Director Surgical Oncology Department General- and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Ulm |
| 1998-12/01 | Deputy Director Department General- and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Ulm |
| 1999-12/01 | Head Senior Surgeon and Board of Directors Surgical Center, University Hospital Ulm |
| Since 01/2002 | Director Surgical Center and Asklepios Tumortreatment Center Rhein/Main (ATC) Asklepios Paulinen Klinik, Wiesbaden |
| 2003 | Doctor honoris causa Univ. Yangzhou, China |
| 2012 | Faculty Member Asklepios-Semmelweis Medical School Asklepios Campus Hamburg |
Personalia
- Board of Directors, Co-Chairman, Visceral Surgical Group for Surgical Oncology, German Society of General/Visceral Surgery (CAO-V/DGAV)
- Board of Directors Colon- and Rectal Cancer Group CAO-V (-2015)
- Cofounder and President International Colon and Rectal Cancer Club (ICRCC)
- President, Board of Directors, Cancer Society Hessen (Hessische Krebsgesellschaft e. V. (- 07/2012)
- Board of Directors Cancer Society Baden-Württemberg eV. (-12/2001)
- Member German S3-Guide Line Committees Colon-and Rectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, and Psychooncology
- Member Structural Commission for Bowel Cancer Centers, Visceral Cancer, and Oncological Centers, German Cancer Society
- Organization/Coorganization of many national/international meetings
- Guest surgeon at many international universities
- Visiting Professor, Guest Speaker at International Universities
- Chairman Bowel Cancer Center APK Wiesbaden (Certified by DKG)
- Chairman Center for the Treatment of Malignant Peritoneal Diseases (Certified by DGAV)
Memberships
- European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)
- German Society of Surgery (DGCH)
- German Society of General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV)
- German Cancer Society (DKG)
- Konvent Leading Hospital Surgeons (KLK)
- Visceral Surgical Society for Oncology (CAO-V)
- CAO-V Group Peritoneal Disease
- CAO-V Group Colon and Rectal Cancer
- International Colorectal Cancer Club (ICRCC)
- Cancer Society Hessen
Other Memberships (partly contemporary)
- Member Charles Heidelberger Group und des Charles Heidelberger Award Committee: S. Bertram (Honolulu,USA), P.V. Danenberg (Los Angeles, USA), E. Huberman (Argonne, USA), P. Jones (Los Angeles, USA), K.H. Link (Ulm), E. Mihich (Buffalo, USA), J. Kubota (Yokohama, Japan), T. Kuroki (Tokyo, Japan).
- International Advisory Board of International Conferences on Anti-Cancer Treatment (ICACT, Paris, Universities Paris/SOMPS and MD Anderson Cancer Centers)
- Member of the International Scientific Advisory Community. 4th International Conference of the Asian Clinical Oncology Society (ACOS) 1999
- Honorary member Chilenian Society of Surgery
- Krementz Award Committee, ICRCT 91/93/95/97
- Contemporary Member Consensus Conference Multimodal Treatment of Colon and Rectal Cancer
- Board Member of Milan Consensus Conference on Peritoneal Carcinosis Treatment Programs 2007
- Editorial Boards “Langenbeck´s Archives of Surgery”, “Clinical Colorectal Cancer”, “Gastrointestinal Surgery”, “Onkologie (contemp.)”, Visceral Medicine.
- Abstract Reviewer´s Board of the yearly German Surgical Society (DGCH and DGAV) Meetings
- Speaker Medical Board Surgery Asklepios (more than 150 Hospitals; – 2013)