Education and Training 1972-1981 Studies in medicine and psychology, University of Heidelberg 1979 Diploma of Psychology, University of Heidelberg 1982 MD, University of Heidelberg 1983-1990 Clinical training in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Psychosomatic Medicine, Heidelberg 1989 PhD, University of Freiburg Positions and Employment 1990-2000 Senior Consultant, Institute of Psychotherapy and Medical Psychology, University of Würzburg since 2000 Professor, Institute of Psychotherapy and Medical Psychology, University of Würzburg 2004-2011 Acting Chair, Institute of Psychotherapy and Medical Psychology, University of Würzburg since 2011 Chair, Department of Medical Psychology, Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Würzburg

Main interests Patient-reported outcomes, psycho-cardiology, psycho-oncology, patient education  Ongoing research support o MOOD-HF Study o Kardiovaskuläre Risikoprädiktion bei Patienten mit rheumatischen Erkrankungen – die prospektive Kohortenstudie RHEUMA & HERZ o Effectiveness of the curriculum cardiovascular diseases of the German statutory pension insurance scheme’s health training programme o Effectiveness of the curriculum heart failure for the promotion of self-management competences in cardial rehabilitation