Academic positions

• Since 2014 Director, Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
• Since 2014 Head of High-Field and Hybrid MR Imaging, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg Essen, Essen, Germany
• 2009-2014 Professor of MR Imaging, Director Section for MR and PET/MR Imaging and Deputy Director of the Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany
• 2006-2009 Senior Physicist, Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
• 2000-2009 Senior Physicist, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
• 1999-2000 Scientist and Faculty, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
• 1996-1999 Scientist, Department of Diagnostic Radiology University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
• 1995-1996 Research Assistant and Diploma Thesis, MR Imaging, Institute for Molecular Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

Further activities

• 2022-2025 Member of the ISMRM Safety Committee
• 2010-2015 President of the German Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) (1^st term 2010-2012, 2^nd term 2013-2015)
• 2015 "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Award", Garmisch MR 2015 Congress
• 2013 Guest Editor of "Investigative Radiology", Special Issue on Hybrid MR-Imaging
• 2012 "Outstanding Teacher Award", ISMRM 2012, Melbourne, Australia
• 2008-2010 Member of the Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC), ISMRM
• 2005 Award Winner "Wissenschaftspreis Medizintechnik" Federal Ministry of Research, NRW, Germany and Industry-Club Düsseldorf for Habilitation Thesis
• 2004 Award Winner "Wissenschaftspreis Medizin" Sparkasse Essen and Medical Faculty of University of Duisburg-Essen for best Dissertation Thesis in 2002
• 2002 "Summa cum laude" for Dissertation Thesis, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen
• 2002 "Young Investigator Award Finalist", ISMRM 2002, Honolulu, HI, USA
• 2000-2010 Founder, President, and CEO, MR-Innovation GmbH, Essen, Germany