Friederikenstift Hannover
Department of Neurosurgery
EMPLOYMENT
Office-Based Neurosurgeon, Consultant
Friederikenstift Hannover, Germany
October 2000 – today
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Senior Fellow
Neurosurgical Department
August 1999 – September 2000
Friederikenstift Hannover, Germany
Fellow
Neurosurgical Department
April 1996 – June 1999
Braunschweig, Germany
Fellow
Neurosurgical Department
June 1994 – March 1996
Leopoldina Krankenhaus Schweinfurt, Germany
Internship
Trauma Surgery
June 1993 – January 1994
Marienhospital Osnabrück, Germany
Internship
Neurosurgical Department
July 1992 – May 1993
Paracelsusklinik Osnabrück, Germany
Medical Student
Internal Medicine
December 1991 – March 1992
University of Munich (LMU), Germany
Medical Student
Institute of Neurology, Queen Square
September 1991 – November 1991
London, Great Britain
Medical Student
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Walton Hospital
August 1991 – September 1991
Liverpool, Great Britain
Medical Student
Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital
June 1991 – August 1991
Pittsburgh, United States of America
Medical Student
Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital
April 1991 – June 1991
Pittsburgh, United States of America
Medical School
University of Munich (LMU) / Germany
October 1986- May 1992
Final state examination 05/1992
PRE-MEDICAL EDUCATION
Military service: 1984/1985
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
- Board Certification in Neurosurgery: 05/2000
- Special pain therapy: 05/2003 (German society of pain therapy – DGS)
- Certification in Neurosurgical Pain Therapy (DGNC, NCAFW, BDNC),
2010
- Lecturer in several Neuromodulation and Palliative Pain Courses since 2000
DOCTORAL THESIS
Pharmakologie und Wirkung intrathekal applizierter Opioide bei chronischen Schmerzkrankheiten: 05/1994
PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES
Several Publications and Lectures regarding Spine Surgery, Treatment of Back Pain, Anatomy, Physiology, Pain Processing, Different aspects in the field of Neurostimulation and Intrathecal Therapy, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Occipital Neuralgia, Cancer Pain, Palliative Care
MEMBERSHIPS
since 11/1996 German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC)
since 10/2001 Schmerztherapeutisches Kolloquium e.V. (STK/DGS)
since 01/2003 Berufsverband Deutscher Neurochirurgen (BDNC)
since 03/2002 International Neuromodulation Society (INS)
since 11/2004 German Neuromodulation Society (DGNM)
since 08/2008 German Pain Society (DGSS)
since 12/2019 International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
EDITORIAL
since 2013 Editorial review for the Journal of Neuromodulation
EXPERIENCE IN NEUROMODULATION
Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Neuropathic pain
- Back pain
- Post-amputation pain
- CRPS type I and II
- PVD
- Raynaud´s syndrome
- chronic refractory angina
Subcutaneous Stimulation
- local pain syndromes (head, neck, abdomen, chest, groin, knee)
Direct Periperal Nerve Neurostimulation
- occipital, trigeminal, ulnar, median, radial, inguinal, femoral, tibial and
saphenous nerves
- brachial plexus
Sacral Neurostimulation
- sacral/perineal pain
- bladder and bowel dysfunctions
Intrathecal and intraventricular therapy
- benign and cancer pain
- spasticity
Open and percutaneous techniques
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- DREZ-Lesion
- CT-guided injections of vertebral nerves and facett joints
- Neurolysis of coeliacus plexus
- Facet joint denervation
- SI- Joint denervation
- Occipital Nerve Denervation
- pulsed Radiofrequency
- Nerve-decompression procedures
Practicing Neuromodulation since 1996,
Number of pain surgeries since 1996: more than 4000
Moderator of 1 Session
Oral Communications
Session Time
16:15 - 17:15
Date
Sat, 02.09.2023
Session Number
0600
Session Type
Oral Communications
Room
Hall C
Presenter of 2 Presentations
Intrathecal Drug Delivery Lecture (ID 405)
Session Name
Session Type
Cadaver Workshop
Date
Thu, 31.08.2023
Session Time
07:15 - 13:00
Room
Off-Site - Group A
Presenter
Lecture Time
09:30 - 10:00
Intrathecal Drug Delivery Lecture (ID 424)
Session Name
Session Type
Cadaver Workshop
Date
Thu, 31.08.2023
Session Time
07:15 - 13:00
Room
Off-Site - Group B
Presenter
Lecture Time
11:55 - 12:25