My aim is to create a trusting and respectful doctor-patient relationship through expertise, empathy and sufficient time, in which the patient feels understood. Only by providing sufficient information about sensible treatment options is it possible to make treatment decisions together with the patient and not over their head.
I learnt about the importance of successfully treating pain during my medical studies. After all, pain is the most common reason why patients consult a doctor. At the same time, I was fascinated by the variety of procedures that modern medicine can offer to successfully tackle this problem.
This means that painless and stress-free surgery is only possible with anaesthesia. Various local procedures also allow surgical interventions on awake patients. It was therefore only logical that I underwent specialist training in anaesthesiology at the Rechts der Isar Clinic of the Technical University of Munich from 2007 to 2013, where I was able to gain a profound insight into the possibilities and limitations of modern high-tech medicine during a two-year training course in the intensive care unit.
The desire not to get to know my patients in the clinic first and to be able to provide them with advice and support in a variety of different life situations prompted me, after 8 years in anaesthesiology, to also strive to become a specialist in general medicine. I was able to obtain this second specialist qualification in 2017 after successfully passing the examination at the Bavarian Medical Association.
If, in intensive care medicine in particular, the patient all too often has to be viewed from the perspective of what is technically feasible, I believe that high quality patient care in general medicine also means taking into account the fears, needs and worries of each individual, in addition to their symptoms of illness. The successful treatment of chronic pain in particular requires a connection between the physical causes of pain and psychological and social factors. Successful pain therapy therefore requires sound medical expertise on the one hand and the ability to empathise and understand on the other.
My aim is to create a trusting and respectful doctor-patient relationship through expertise, empathy and sufficient time, in which the patient feels understood. Only by providing sufficient information about sensible treatment options is it possible to make treatment decisions together with the patient and not over their head.
After a baby break, I am now looking forward to providing you with pain therapy here with us together with the team at the Schmerzwerkstatt.
I learnt about the importance of successfully treating pain during my medical studies. After all, pain is the most common reason why patients consult a doctor. At the same time, I was fascinated by the variety of procedures that modern medicine can offer to successfully tackle this problem.
This means that painless and stress-free surgery is only possible with anaesthesia. Various local procedures also allow surgical interventions on awake patients. It was therefore only logical that I underwent specialist training in anaesthesiology at the Rechts der Isar Clinic of the Technical University of Munich from 2007 to 2013, where I was able to gain a profound insight into the possibilities and limitations of modern high-tech medicine during a two-year training course in the intensive care unit.
The desire not to get to know my patients in the clinic first and to be able to provide them with advice and support in a variety of different life situations prompted me, after 8 years in anaesthesiology, to also strive to become a specialist in general medicine. I was able to obtain this second specialist qualification in 2017 after successfully passing the examination at the Bavarian Medical Association.
If, in intensive care medicine in particular, the patient all too often has to be viewed from the perspective of what is technically feasible, I believe that high quality patient care in general medicine also means taking into account the fears, needs and worries of each individual, in addition to their symptoms of illness. The successful treatment of chronic pain in particular requires a connection between the physical causes of pain and psychological and social factors. Successful pain therapy therefore requires sound medical expertise on the one hand and the ability to empathise and understand on the other.