Medical Degrees

• Medical Graduation — Medical School, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany, 1989
• Approbation (German National Board Certification as Physician) — 4 February 1992
• M.D. (Dr. med.) — Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany, 1 July 1993
• Specialist for Obstetrics and Gynaecology — German National Board Certification, 15 September 1998
• M.D. PhD (Habilitation, Dr. med. habil., Privatdozent) — Technical University of Munich (TUM), 28 December 1998
• Associate Professor for OB&GYN — Technical University of Munich (TUM), 8 December 2003

Fellowships & Special Training

• Specialised Board Certification (Zusatzbezeichnung) and Training Permit (Weiterbildungsberechtigung) for Medical Tumor Therapy
• Genetic Counselling Certification OB&GYN (fachgebundene genetische Beratung)
• Research Group Leader — "Tumor Invasion and Metastasis" (Prof. H. Graeff Lab), TUM, 1999–2002
• Consultant (Oberarzt) for Obstetrics and Gynaecology — TUM, 1 January 2000

Certifications & Accreditations

• German Medical Association — Board Certified Specialist in OB&GYN with Conservative Oncology subspecialty
• LMU Department of Mammology — Certified per DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 and German Cancer Society (DKG)
• European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) — Director of Education and Executive Board Member
• German Working Group of Gynaecological Oncology (AGO) — Expert Panel Member

Current Affiliation

• Director, Breast Center and Center for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer — LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany (Present)
• Chair for Conservative Oncology, Department of OB&GYN — LMU University Hospital, Munich
• Head, Oncological Therapy & Clinical Trials Unit, Department of OB&GYN — LMU University Hospital, Munich
• Co-Director — West German Study Group (WSG)
• ESMO Director of Education (2023–2025)
• Subject Editor, ESMO Breast Cancer Guidelines (2022–2025)
• Coordinating Editor-in-Chief — Breast Care (peer-reviewed journal)

Past Affiliations

• Head, Breast Center — University of Cologne, Germany, 2009–2011
• Associate Professor for OB&GYN — Technical University of Munich (TUM), 2003 onwards
• Consultant (Oberarzt) for Obstetrics and Gynaecology — TUM, 2000 onwards
• Research Group Leader — "Tumor Invasion and Metastasis" (Prof. H. Graeff Lab), TUM, 1999–2002
• Medical Residency — Women's Hospital, Technical University of Munich
• Medical School — Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 1983–1989

Academic & Research Roles

• ESMO Director of Education (2023–25)
• Subject Editor, ESMO Breast Cancer Guidelines (2022–25)
• ESMO Executive Board Member
• ASCO Annual Meeting Educational Committee Member (2022–2025)
• Expert Panel Member — German AGO Recommendations for Breast Cancer Therapy
• Co-Director — West German Study Group (WSG)
• EORTC Executive Board, Chair of Translational Research Division (2009–2015)
• Coordinating Editor-in-Chief — Breast Care
• Panel/Faculty Member — St. Gallen Consensus on Primary Breast Cancer (since 2015)
• Panel/Faculty Member — Advanced Breast Cancer Consensus (ABC), Lisbon (since 2011)
• Panel/Faculty Member — Breast Cancer in Young Women Conference (BCY) (since 2012)
• ESMO Co-Director — EORTC-ESMO-AACR Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop
• Co-Developer — CANKADO international digital patient diary

Key Achievements

• 30+ years of breast cancer practice and research
• 665+ peer-reviewed publications; h-index 97
• Highly Cited Researcher 2021, 2022, and 2023
• Editor-in-Chief — Breast Care
• Director of LMU Breast Center, ranked among Germany's best
• Principal investigator on numerous landmark breast cancer trials