Medical general practitioner
Specialty expertise: Naturopathy, Acupuncture
Graduated in medicine and singing in Düsseldorf and Berlin
Medical Background
Medical Doctor/ general practitioner since 1993
Professional medical training in general medicine in various clinics and medical practices
1986 Acupuncture training in Sri Lanka
1998 examination at WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing
From 2001 professional training in Applied Kinesiology
2005 diploma in Applied Kinesiology by the Austrian Medical Association (Österreichische Ärztekammer)
2009 "Diplomate of the International College of Applied Kinesiology"
2009 medical specialty training to treat children with learning disorders
Teaching
Since 1995 lecturer in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for Forschungsgruppe Akupunktur (acupuncture research group) and Deutsche Akupunkturgesellschaft (German association of acupuncture), taught ca. 4000 medical specialists
2011 until 2016 professor at University of Health and Sports as head of the academic program (alternative medicine/ naturopathic treatment)
In the year 2000 he developed the poster „Akupunkturpunkte des Menschen“ (acupuncture points of the human body) based on international sources. In 2001 the poster „YNSA-Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture“ in collaboration with Dr. Toshikatsu Yamamoto followed.
In 2005 he introduced the first diploma for scalp acupuncture in Germany in conjunction with Forschungsgruppe Akupunktur (acupuncture research group).
In 2008 he founded Forschungsgruppe Musikermedizin (research group musicians’ medicine).
He regularly publishes in medical journals.
He is an examiner at Ärztekammer Berlin (medical council of Berlin) in acupuncture.
Singing / Music
1987 until 2002 bass soloist of Deutsche Oper Berlin (German opera Berlin) with international guest performances as an opera and concert singer