Additional qualifications
- Certificate in foot surgery from German Association for the Foot and Ankle Joint (D.A.F.)
- Blood lactate diagnostics in exercise (DGSP – German Association for Sports Medicine and Prevention)
- Diploma in Diving Medicine (GTÜM I) [German Society for Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine I]
- Medical Autogenic Training (DGÄHAT [German Association for Medical Relaxation Methods, Hypnosis, Autogenic Training and Therapy])
- Basic Certificate in Neural Therapy (DGfAN – German Society for Acupuncture and Neural Therapy)
- Certificate B Expert in General Osteoporosis Care (Osteology Umbrella Organization)
- Fasting counselor (AIM)
Science
- Postdoctoral work in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Bonn: Experimental work on the topic of cell regulation and immune reactions in inflammatory diseases.
- 2013 USA Scholarship from the D.A.F. Deutsche Assoziationen für Fuß und Sprunggelenk e.V. (German Association for the Foot and Ankle Joint, registered association). (K. Wapner, M. Coughlin, C. Salzmann)
- 2013 – 2015 Associate Lecturer for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery for the training of surgical technologists (ST) at the Educational Center for Health Professions of the Kaiserswerther Diakonie [Kaiserswerther social welfare organization).
- 2017 Associate Lecturer, D.A.F. Foot surgery certificate – Surgical course on forefoot surgery
- 2018 Associate Lecturer, AGA course curriculum: ankle joint arthroscopy course – 11th Scientific Academy Ormedicum
- Speaker at numerous continuing education events on the topics of orthopedics, foot surgery and sports medicine
Memberships
- BVOU [Berufsverband für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (Professional Association of Orthopedic Surgeons)]
- A.F. Deutsche Assoziationen für Fuß und Sprunggelenk e.V. (German Association for the Foot and Ankle Joint, registered association).
- GFFC Gesellschaft für Fuß- und Sprunggelenkchirurgie e.V. [Society for Foot and Ankle Surgery, registered association], DGOOC Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und orthopädische Chirurgie e.V. [German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery, registered association].
- AGA Gesellschaft für Arthroskopie und Gelenkchirurgie [Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery]
- GTÜM Gesellschaft für Tauch- und Überdruckmedizin e.V. [Society for Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, registered association]
- DGfAN Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akupunktur und Neuraltherapie e.V. [German Society for Acupuncture and Neural Therapy, registered association]
- DGSP Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin und Prävention – Deutscher Sportärztebund [German Association for Sports Medicine and Prevention – German Association of Sports Physicians]
- MWE Deutsche Gesellschaft für Manuelle Medizin [German Society for Manual Medicine]
- DAAO Ärztliche Osteopathie- Deutsch-Amerikanische Akademie für Osteopathie [Medical Osteopathy – German-American Academy for Osteopathy]
- GOSM Gesellschaft für Osteopathie in der Sportmedizin [Society for Osteopathy in Sports Medicine] Orthonet NRW (in the expanded board of directors and 2nd presiding Orthomed expert (Niederrhein regional group)
