Education and Training 1969–1975 Studies in medicine, music and philosophy, Universities of Cologne, Munich and Oxford (England) 1977–1989 MD, resident and scientific assistant in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, LudwigMaximilians University of Munich 1980 Scientific doctorate, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich 1985 Board approval Internal Medicine 1988 “Habilitation” in Internal Medicine – Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich 1989 Board approval Cardiology Positions and Employment 1988–1995 Senior Physician and Associate Professor, Internal Medicine – Cardiology, Director non-invasive cardiology and heart failure & transplantation programme, University Hospital ‘Innenstadt’, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich 1995–2001 Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University Hospital ‘Innenstadt’, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich since 2001 Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg; Head, Outpatient Division Cardiology, Director, Clinical Research, Department of Medicine I and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (since 2010);

 Main Interests Cardiac imaging, heart failure incl. transplantation, comorbidities and prevention of heart failure, biomarkers, epidemiology of heart failure, telemedicine, disease management and health care research  Ongoing research support projects o INH Prospective Cohort Study o MOOD-HF Study, o Handheld-BNP Study; o Aldo-DHF Study; o Ex-DHF Study o Serve-HF Study. o REVEAL Study