In the early 1990s, the German authorities separated radiology into diagnostics and therapy so I obtained two more MDs. Then, in the mid-1990s, with the number of tests increasing, I had to appear before a board to be re-certified.

If we have a problem, we have to hope he has the time to fix it.

That was also when I started thinking about breaking out on my own or taking a shot at becoming chief of a hospital. I decided on private practice.

My wife stood by me like a rock in the rough ocean of mankind. The base was made but I had to brush my knowledge day by day to stay in the race.

I liked what I saw and was lucky enough to get a job as an assistant doctor at the Essen University Medical College.