Training Human medicine - School of Medicine, Albert – Ludwigs University Freiburg/Breisgau; final exam 1976 Fellowship in Internal medicine – Wilhelms University Münster/Teaching Hospital Herford Research fellowship in cardiovascular medicine – Cardiovascular Research Institute, University California San Francisco Clinical fellowship in cardiology – University Hospitals and Clinics, University California San Francisco Training in interventional cardiology – St. Vincent’s Hospital Indianapolis Training in interventional vascular medicine - St. Vincent’s Hospital Indianapolis   Positions held Professor cardiovascular medicine, University Birmingham, Alabama Professor cardiovascular radiology, Charles Dotter Institute Portland, Oregon Chief of staff, Heart Center Coswig Director, Internal medicine and Chief of staff, Cardiovascular Medicine, Teaching Hospital, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Bitterfeld-Wolfen (current)   Board certifications Internal medicine Cardiology Vascular medicine Cardiac Magnetic Resonance   Professional interests (current) Cognitive skills in catheter-based cardiovascular therapy Biology of vascular calcification   Personal Married, 4 children Interests: classical literature, student of Professor Harold Bloom, Yale; sports – any, but at present mostly cycling.