Ophthalmologist
VEDIS acting Medical Director

Studies / degrees

• 1976 State examination in human medicine, University of Hamburg, Germany
• 1977 Qualified medical doctor
• 1977 MD, Hamburg University
• 1977 – 1980 Training in pathology and immunopathology
• 1981 Assistant physician, ophthalmology clinic, Hamburg University
• 1985 Specialization in ophthalmology

Career

• 1982 – 1987 several sojourns in the USA
• 1988 Habilitation (assistant professor) in ophthalmology, Hamburg University
• 1990 Senior physician at the ophthalmology clinic Berne
  Surgery of anterior and posterior segment, refractive surgery, immunology of the eye and uveitis diagnosis, corneal diagnosis,
  eye bank Berne
• 2001 Head of corneal surgery at Clinic Pallas, Olten
• 2001 Foundation of a clinic and a laser center at Hamburg
• 2007 Consultant at Clinic Pallas for refractive surgery, VEDIS, Olten
• 2008 Acting Medical Director, VEDIS Eye Centers of Clinic Pallas

Current interests

• Refractive surgery of anterior segment
• Complex microsurgery and last instance surgery 
• Training of assistant physicians
• Training of ophthalmologists in microsurgery
• University courses and seminars, doctoral advisor     

Specializations

• Diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory eye diseases
• Since 1980, last instance microsurgical activity at the University Eye Clinic of Berne
• All surgical procedures of ophthalmology (anterior and posterior segment)
• Refractive surgery of the cornea (all procedures)
• Set up and management of a standardized clinical quality assurance system for corneal transplantation (Hamburg, Berne, Hanover)
• Postoperative quality assurance for cataract and glaucoma treatments
• Participation in several clinical multicentre studies
• Process analysis and set up of ophthalmosurgery system
• Patient management

Other activities

• Program commission of annual congresses of DOG, SSO
• Program commission of several European societies
• Scientific commission of SSO 1993-1997
• Participation in habilitation and licensing commissions
• Professional policy activities