Prof., PD, Dr. med. vet. habil, Ph.D., DEA, IPSAV, Dipl. IVCA

Habilitation in equine diseases

Specialist veterinarian (dt. Fachtierärztin) in equine medicine

Specialist veterinarian (dt. Teilgebietsbezeichnung) in equine surgery

Approved veterinarian for medical supervision of equine sports events (dt. Zusatzbezeichnung Tierärztliche Betreuung von Pferdesportveranstaltungen)

FEI approved tournament veterinarian (Dressage, Jumping, Eventing)

Zugspitzstr 11, D-82362 Weilheim
+49 (0) 151 20160367

RESEARCH FOCUS

The fundamental research scope is directed towards innovative and application-oriented means of diagnosis, therapy, prophylaxis and rehabilitation of musculo-skeletal diseases in order to improve patient care and well-fare significantly.

The current research focus covers:

Non-invasive assessment of

Bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments and muscles

Development and validation of biochemical markers of turnover (to screen, to perform diagnoses and prognoses) in the research area of

Bone, joints, tendons, ligaments and digestive tract

Application of therapeutic radiology in the horse

Musculoskeletal system, sarcoids and tumors

Tissue engineering

Application of mesenchymal stem cells and fat cells

Laser-arthroscopy

Development and validation of new approaches in equine orthopaedics

Prophylaxis, training and rehabilitation

EDUCATION

Habilitation

2005

Habilitation in equine diseases

Teaching licence for equine diseases / Dt. Lehrbefugnis für das Fachgebiet Pferdekrankheiten

Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin/Germany

Philosophiae Doctor

2003

Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Liege, Liege/Belgium

Diplôme des Etudes Approfondies

2001

Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Liege, Liege/Belgium

Doctor medicinae veterinariae

1995

Forschungszentrum GSF, Zentrum für Umwelt- und Gesundheitsforschung, München-Neuherberg and Physiologisches Institut, Fachbereich Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München/Germany

License to practice as veterinarian / Approbation

1994

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München/Germany

Physikum

1990

Universita degli studii di Pisa, Pisa/Italy

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE/ POSITIONS

Visiting Professor | SGGW, Poland

2009 – up to now

General surgery, diagnostic imaging, equine surgery

Research associate | Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin/Germany

2007 – 2009

Deputyship for the clinical tasks of Prof. Dr. B. Hertsch, Equine surgery and orthopaedics

Deputyship | Justus-Liebig Universität, Gießen, Gießen/Germany

2007

Equine surgery and emergency surgery

Consulting of horse insurers in emergency cases (Trans MIT)

Privatdozent (Private lecturer) for equine diseases | Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin/Germany

2005 – up to now

Lectures and workshops in equine surgery and orthopaedics

Maître des conférences contr. | Clinique équine, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons- Alfort/France

2003 - 2005

Equine surgery and teaching (Fully responsible for equine surgery)

ECVS Resident | Département Hippique, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon, Marcy l’Etoile/France

2000 - 2003

ECVS standard residency programm – Equine surgery, lameness and emergency care

Ph.D. student | Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Liege, Liege/Belgium

1999 - 2003

Clinical and experimental research projects

Assistant lecturer (C1) | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig/Germany

1998

Large animal surgery

Internship | Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint Hyacinthe/Canada

1996 - 1997

Internat de perfectionnement en sciences appliquées vétérinaires, Clinique des Grands Animaux

Internship | Equine clinic, Tierspital, Universität Bern, Bern/Switzerland

1995 - 1996

Equine surgery and anaesthesia

Doctoral researcher | GSF research centre (GSF Gesellschaft für Strahlenforschung Institute for environmental health (Zentrum für Umwelt- und Gesundheitsforschung), München-Neuherberg and Institute for Physiology (Physiologisches Institut, Fachbereich Medizin), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München/Germany

1994 - 1995

Experimental research project

AWARDS

ECVS Large Animal Resident Forum

2002

Honorable Mention: Isolation and characterization of osteocalcin in horses. ECVS meeting 2002, Vienna/Austria

Outstanding ACVS Resident Poster Award

2002

First Price: Development and validation of a radioimmunoassay for equine osteocalcin. ACVS meeting, 2002, San Diego/USA