Professor Dr. med.
Professional employments
1989- 1995: Director of the Orthopaedic Department of the Institute for Sports Medicine, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1995-2016: Medical Director of the Institute for Sports Medicine Frankfurt, Germany
1989-2016: Medical Head of the Olympiastützpunkt (OSP) Frankfurt-Rhein-Main, Germany
2017-2020: Medical Director, Lilium Klinik Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt, Germany
Since March 2016: Head, ESN – Zentrum für Sportorthopädie, Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt, Germany
Since 2020: Head, German Achilles Tendon Center Wiesbaden
Professional affiliations
1991-2022: Head physician, German Gymnastics Federation
1987-2010: Team physician, German Track & Field Federation
1989-1996: Team physician, German Triathlon Association
Olympic team physician
- 1992 in Barcelona
- 1996 in Atlanta and
- 2000 in Sydney
Scientific activities
- President E.C.O.S.E.P. (European College of Sports and Exercise Physicians)
- Scientific Board Member „Orthopädie Schuhtechnik“ (OST)
- Vice President: Verbandsärzte Deutschland e.V. (1995-2000)
- Board Member “Münchner Bildungsstätte für Orthopädieschuhtechnik“ (MBO)
- Board Member “Gesellschaft für Orthopädisch-Traumatologische Sportmedizin (GOTS) 1994-2000
- International Associate Editor: Foot Ankle Int. (2006-2015)