- Born in Rudolstadt, Germany in 1943

- Moved to Kaiserslautern

- Moved to Trier and finished high school

- Degree in theology from the University of Bonn, Germany

- Medical degree from University of Chicago in 1973

- Residency and fellowship training at Washington University, St. Louis

- Further training at National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

- Private practice in Washington, DC and northern Virginia from 1980 to 2002

- Leadership role in the Neurology division at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC

- Teaching faculty and Director of Muscle Dystrophy Clinic, Georgetown University

- Director of Neurology at DuBois Regional Medical Center, DuBois, PA from 2003 to 2014

- Site Director of WellSpan Neurology in Chambersburg, PA from 2014 to 2016

- listed in “Best Doctors in America” publication many, many years

- celebrated his upcoming 80th birthday with all five of his grandchildren on December 27, 2022