Member of the SAB since 2020.
Memberships in professional associations:
DGPMR – German Society for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
DGCO – German Society for Chiropractic and Osteopathy (founding and board member, 1998 – 2003)
GDL – Society of German-speaking Lymphologists
ESCNM – European Society for Complementary and Natural Medicine
ÖGA – Austrian Society for Acupuncture
ÖGMM – Austrian Society for Manual Medicine
Professional/academic background
Associate Professor in the Department of Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine,
Hanover Medical School
Member of the Center of Excellence „Musculoskeletal System“ (CEB) of the Hannover Medical School
Member of the Quality Assurance Commission „Acupuncture“ of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance
Physicians of Lower Saxony
Introduction of elective subject II: Naturopathic and complementary medicine for students
of the clinical semesters
Examining physician for the additional medical qualification „Acupuncture“ of the State Medical Association of
Lower Saxony
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Johannes Bischko Institute for Acupuncture, Vienna
Member of the doctoral committee of the Hannover Medical School
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Acupuncture, Vienna