1. 18.06.1984: A-level-examination, Private Grammar School Liefering 2. 23.03.1991: Graduation “Dr.med.univ.”, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria 3. 08/1992 – 08/1995: Training in general medicine, LKH Salzburg, Austria (Vascular surgery, Clinical pathology, Gynecology and senology, Trauma surgery) 4. 09/1995 – 04/2000: Surgical resident, 1st Surgical Department, LKH Salzburg, (Univ.Prof. Dr. O. Boeckl) 5. 04/2000 – 09/2003: Consultant surgeon, University hospital Salzburg, Department of Surgery (Univ.Prof. Dr. E. Moritz) 6. 01.10.2003: Senior consultant surgeon, University hospital Salzburg, Department of Surgery, (Univ.Prof. Dr. E. Moritz) 7. Since 01/2014: Head of AWR-working-group, University hospital Salzburg, Department of Surgery, (Univ.Prof. Dr. D. Öfner) 8. 05.07.2016: Postdoctoral lecture qualification, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, University hospital Salzburg, Department of Surgery (Univ.Prof. Dr. K. Emmanuel) Memberships national/international: Austrian Society of Surgery Austrian Hernia Society (ÖHG): Founding member and Vice-president German Hernia Society (DHG) European Hernia Society (EHS) International Endohernia (IEHS): Founding member Austrian Society of Surgical Oncology (ACO/ASSO) European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) German Society of General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) Salzburg Medical Association Member of the Scientific Commitee of the Herniamed Registry, Berlin Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals: 55