Curriculum vitae

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Date of Birth: 03.15.1966
Place of Birth: Koblenz

University Education:

1987-1990
Study of medicine at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn (first state examination)

Professional Education:

1990-1992
Training as physical therapist at the Eva-Hüser-Schule in Bad Rothenfelde

1995-2000
Training in osteopathy at the Institute für angewandte Osteopathie (IFAO) in Düsseldorf

2001
Final thesis in osteopathy to receive the title D.O. in September 2001: The Treatment of Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome with Craniosacral Osteopathy

2002
Heilpraktiker (“naturopath”) examination in Mainz (passed)

2010
Permission to use the title of advanced training as “Osteopath” (WPO Hessen) - one of the few practitioners in Germany allowed to use this title

Professional Activities:

1992-1993
St. Josef Hospital in Koblenz

1993-1997
Appointment as lecturer at the physiotherapy school of St. Josef Hospital in Koblenz

Since 1993
Physiotherapy practice H. Kostrzewa-Hebgen and E. Hebgen in Dierdorf

Since 2000
Appointment as lecturer at the Institut für angewandte Osteopathie(IFAO) in Düsseldorf, Leipzig, Wittlich, Berlin, Mutterstadt, Nürnberg, and Hannover in the subject “Viszeralosteopathie”

Since 2002
Osteopathy practice in Königswinter-Vinxel

2011
Foundes the Vinxel Institute of Osteopathy (www.vxio.de)

Publications:

December 2003
Publication of the specialist book “Viszeralosteopathie - Grundlagen und Techniken” (Haug publishing company)

June 2006
Publication of the specialist book “Triggerpunkte und Muskelfunktionsketten” (Haug publishing company, coauthored by P. Richter)

November 2008
Publication of the specialist book “Checkliste Viszerale Osteopathie” (Haug publishing company)

2012
Publication of the specialist book “POcket Atlas Myofascial Triggerpoints” and "Textbook Osteopathy" with W. Langer (Haug publishing company)

2015/2016
Guest editor of the magazine "DO" (Haug publishing company)

seit 2016
Co-editor of the magazine "osteopathisch" (Thieme publishing company)