Rainer
35yearsincardiovascularsurgery.Since1990fullprofessorforcardiovascularsurgeryandsince1994fullprofessorandchairmanofthedepartmentforcardiovascularsurgeryattheUniversityHospitalMarburg/Germany.2researchsabaticalsattheHeinemannResearchInstitute,CarolinasHeartCenter,CharlotteNCin1989and1990,electrophysiologyandarrhythmialasersurgeryMemberoftheDGTHG(GermanSocietyforThorax,HeartandVascularSurgery)DIVI(GermanSocietyforInterdisciplinaryIntensiveCareMedicine),STS,AHA,AAAS