WIM Wirbelsäulen-Institut München

1985 - 1992 Study of Medicine at the University of Münster, inter alia, a semester at the Texas Heart Institute, Houston, USA 17.06.1992 Approval Career 1992 - 1993 Medical resident at the Department of General Orthopaedics at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Prof. Winkelmann) Dec. 1993 PhD at the Orthopedic University Hospital Münster 1994 - 1995 Medical Assistant in the Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery of the Lung Clinic Hemer (Prof. Achatzy) 1995 - 1997 Medical Assistant and Assistant Professor at the Department of General Orthopaedics at the University of Münster 1997 - 1999 Assistant at the Orthopaedic Clinic Munich-Harlaching and the Spine Center Munich (Prof. Dr. med. HM Mayer) Since 1999 Established in the community of practice for orthopedic pain therapy Munich and specializes in minimally invasive spine treatment. One of the first users of the X-Stop® implant in Germany since 2003 One of the early adopters of AxiaLIF ™ -Implantates Germany far 2006 - March 2008 Director of the Center for Spine and back pain (ZWR) in orthopedics center Westpark Munich (DCE) since 2007 Lecturer of Health Academy Trimedicum Munich since April 2008 Establishment and management of spinal Institute Munich (WIM) Memberships Founding board member of the German Society for spinal endoscopy and interventional pain therapy (DGWE) International Society for orthopedic pain therapy eV (IGOST) German Society for Spinal Therapy ev (DGWT) Professional Association of Specialists in orthopedics eV (BVO eV) Action for Healthy Backs (AGR)

Higher education Medical studies with a general medical education (1979-1985) and PhD (2006) were completed at the Medical University in Crimea, Ukraine Acupuncture Study (1990, former. USSR Prof. Vogralik. Former personal physician to Mao Tse-tung, China). Acupuncture A Diploma of the German Academy for Acupuncture and auricular medicine (1996 to 1998 Dr. Bahr in Munich) German medical license (2003)