Education, Fellowship, & Residency

• American Board of Surgery, NJ
  Board Certification, 1995–
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
  Board Certification, 1994–1996 — Surgical Oncology
• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
  Board Certification, 1989–1994 — Surgical Resident, Department of Surgery
• National Board of Medical Examiners, USA
  Board Certification, 1988– — FLEX Examination
• Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  Board Certification, 1987–1989 — Postdoctoral Research Fellow
• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA
  Board Certification, 1987– — ECFMG Certification
• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA
  Board Certification, 1987– — FMGEMS Examination
• Medical School of Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
  Board Certification, 1985–1986 — Postgraduate Surgical Training, Department of Abdo
• Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, N.Y.
  Board Certification, 1985–1985 — Visiting Clinical Fellowship, General and Cardioth
• Medical School of Hannover, LS
  MD, 1978–1984 — Visiting Clinical Fellowship, General and Cardioth
• Gymnasium Grosse Schule, Wolfenbόttel, L.S.
  MD, 1969–1978 — Student at the classical secondary school
• Dissertation with thesis: Examination of the rat liver ultrastructure after long term portacaval shu,
  Ph.D., 1985 — Experimental Pathology
• Clinical Examination Graduation, Germany
  MD, 1984 — Medical licensure for Germany
• Hannover Medical School, Germany
  MD, 1984 — Subinternship in Anesthesiology and Surgery
• Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Great Britain
  MD, 1983 — Subinternship in Medicine
• Nordstadt and Heidehaus hospitals, Hannover, L.S.
  MD, 1982 — Clerkships in visceral, orthopedic, and thoracic s
• Preclinical examination, Germany
  MD, 1980 — Clerkships in visceral, orthopedic, and thoracic s
• Abitur, Germany
  MD, 1978 — Secondary school licensing certificate