Educational/Professional Experience：

? Since 2009：Medical Director of the Institute for General Medicine at the Technical University of Munich / Klinikum rechts der Isar

? 12/2008：Habilitation in general medicine at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universit?t Heidelberg with the topic: "Strategies to improve the diagnosis and therapy of patients with obstructive respiratory diseases in the family doctor's practice"

? 2007-2009：Established in an individual general practitioner practice in Leimen near Heidelberg

? 05/2004：Acquisition of the additional qualification "addiction therapy"

? 2003-2005：Further training with a half-time position in the family doctor's practice Dr. Richard Michel, Ladenburg

? 2002-2009：Research Associate in the Department of General Medicine and Health Services Research, Heidelberg University Hospital

? 2000-2002：Scientific employee and assistant doctor at the Department of General Clinical Medicine and Psychosomatic Medicine, Medical Clinic and Polyclinic, Heidelberg University Hospital

Membership：

? Vice President of German Society of General Medicine and Family Medicine

? Since November 2012：Editorial Board Deutsches ?rzteblatt

? Since 2010：National Delegate at EQUIP (European Association for Quality in General Practice / Familiy Medicine)

? 2009：National representative of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group

? Since 2009：Member of the team of authors for the S3 guideline for irritable bowel syndrome

? Since 2007：Member of the team of authors for the National Health Care Guideline (NVL) for Asthma

? Since 01/03：Continuous participation in the Federal Joint Committee (GBA) for the development of the disease management program for bronchial asthma / COPD

? Since 2003：Member of the Science Center of the German Medical Association for Acupuncture

Awards：

? June 2015：Golden badge of honor of the Federal Association of Pulmonologists

? October 15, 2009：Dr. Lothar Beyer Prize - German Research Prize for General Practice, 1st place

? May 25, 2006：German Acupuncture Research Award for the study "Acupuncture in Irritable Bowel Syndrome"

? March 3, 2001：1st PhD award of the German College for Psychosomatic Medicine