Personal data
Date of Birth: August 31, 1959
Place of Birth: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Nationality: German
Marital status: Married, four children
Languages: German, English, French, Italian
Education
1978 College degree at Albeck Gymnasium Sulz/N, Germany
1979 - 86 Medical School at Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Germany and at Northwestern University of Chicago /Illinois
1986 Medical License (Germany)
1987 American License (ECFMG)
1988 Medical Degree received from the University of Tübingen
1997 Board examination as Orthopaedic Surgeon (Switzerland)
2002 Associate Professor Diploma at the University of Berne
2002 Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Certificate
Medical training
06.87-02.89 Department for Gastroenterology at the University Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
03.89-03.90 Department for Surgery and Traumatology, Unfallchirurgische Klinik Kösching near Munich, Germany
04.90-12.92 Department for Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Berne, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland
01.93-06.93 Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Oncology, Department for Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
07.93-06.94 Fellowship in Pelvic and Acetabular Surgery, Hospital of the Good Samaritan and at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
07.94-08.04 Staff surgeon, Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery, (Chair Prof. R. Ganz), University of Berne, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland
with intermediate clinical rotations:
1995 Department for Hand Surgery (Chair Prof. U. Büchler), University of Berne, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland
1999/2002 Emergency and Trauma Unit (Chair PD H. Zimmermann), University of Berne, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland
09.04-01.05 Interim Chairman at Department for Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Berne, Inselspital Berne, Switzerland
since 02.05 Director and Chairman, Department for Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Berne, Inselspital Berne, Switzerland