1968
License to practise medicine and promotion
Orthopaedic specialist training: Accident clinics of the Employer's Liability Insurance Association Duisburg-Buchholz, Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim, Orthopaedic University Clinic Essen.
Branch office with occupations as attending physician in Mettmann, first in group practice, then in individual practice.

1992
Relocation of the practice to Velbert.

1995
Foundation of an ESWT treatment centre with current headquarters in Bochum-Wattenscheid.

1995
Foundation of IGESTO (International Society for Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy), which merged with DGST (German Society for Shockwave Therapy) to form today's DIGEST. Member of the board for several years and president of DIGEST.

2002
Lecturer at DIGEST, honorary president since 2005.

2001
Termination of work as a panel physician, then private practice in Mettmann.