Education :
1967-1973 Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany, MD
Post Doctoral Training:
Residency Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, Technical University of Munich
Licensure and Board Certification:
1981 Board Certification (Bavarian Medical Association)
Positions and Appointments:
Academic and Hospital
- 1973-1974 :Clinical Experience as a Medical Doctor, Department of Surgery, General Hospital Wolfratshausen, and Medical Department, General Hospital Fürstenfeldbruck
- 1974-1975 :Clinical Experience in the Department of Laboratory Medicine, GFAF Hospital VI
- 1976-1982 :Assistant Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Technical University of Munich
- 1986 :Associate Professor Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster
- 1989-1993 :Professor of Radiology and Chairman, Radiological Clinic, University of Bonn
- 1990-1993 :President of the Radiology Section of the German Institute of Standards (DIN)
- 1993 :Director of the Governmental School for Radioloy Technologists
- 1993-Present :Professor of Radiology and Chairman, Department of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- 1997-1999 :Chairman of the Committee for Academic Promotion of the Medical Faculty
- 1999-2004 :Vice Medical Director; University Hospital of Munich
- 2001-Present :Co-Chairman of the Vascular Center of Munich University Hospital
- 2003-2008 :Chairman of the Breast Center of Munich University Hospital
- 2007-2008 :Vice dean Munich University, Medical Faculty
- 2008-Present :Dean Munich University, Medical Faculty
Honors and Awards
- 1987 : Holthuesen Ring Award of the German Radiological Society
- 2002 : Honorary doctorate in veterinary medicine Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- 2003 : Honorary Member of the Austrian Radiological Society
- 2004 : Fellow of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE)
- 2004 : Honorary Member of the Hellenic Radiological Society
- 2005 : Fellow ISMRM
- 2005 : Member of the “Leopoldina” National Academy of Science
- 2006 : Editor’s Recognition Award 2005 ; EJR European Journal of Radiology ;EJREX European Journal of Radiology Extra ; Member of the International Consultant Committee of “Revista Argentina de Radiologia
- 2008 : Editor’s Recognition Award 2007 ; EJR European Journal of Radiology ; EJREX European Journal of Radiology Extra ; Honorary Member of the Corean Radiological Society ; Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists, London ; Honoray Member of the Radiological Society of North America
- 2009 : Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Science
Distinguished Posts Held In Professional Organizations
- 1995-1996 : President of the European Society of Musculo-Skeletal Radiology
- 1997 : Vice-president of the German Chapter of ISMRM
- 2000-Present : Board of Directors of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR)
- 2001 : Congress President of the German and Austrian Radiological Societies
- 2005-2007 : President of the German Radiological Society
- 2006 : Vice President of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR)
- 2007 : Congress Vice President of the ECR
- 2007 : Congress President of the ISSSR
- 2008 : Congress President of the ECR
- 2008 : ESR 2nd Vice-President
- 2008 : Vice-President of the German Radiological Society
- 2009 : ESR 1st Vice-President
- 2010 : President of ESR
Membership in Executive Committees
- European Congress of Radiology (ECR)
- German Radiological Society (DRG)
- International Skeletal Society (ISS)
- European Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB)
- European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR)
- German Society of Osteology
Visting Professorships
- 2004 : University of Vienna
- 2004 : Stanford University
- 2005 : Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
- 2008 : University of Vienna
Research interests
- Skeletal Radiology
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Abdominal Imaging
- Telemedicine Radiology
- Hospital Information Systems
Publications
- More than 700 Publications (a list of publications can be supplied on request)