Career

From Tübingen to the Rockies

Selected milestones across more than 25 years in academic anesthesiology, spanning two countries and two health systems.

Milestones

Selected career timeline

2026
Chair, Educational Advisory Board, AUA
Elected to a national leadership role beginning 2027
2023
Fellow, American Society of Anesthesiology (FASA)
2021
Medical Director, Advanced Practice Providers
Oversight of 120+ CRNAs and Anesthesia Assistants, CU Department of Anesthesiology
2016
Promoted to Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
2008
Habilitation (Dr. habil.)
The highest university degree in Germany — Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen
2008
Joined University of Colorado
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
2001
MD & PhD, summa cum laude
Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen — began faculty appointment same year, becoming Germany's youngest anesthesiology professor