Education and professional career
• 2008
Obtaining the license to practice medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover
• 2008-2009
Doctorate and research assistant at the Anatomical Institute of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (Dr. med. vet.)
• 2009-2012
Assistant doctor at the Bökelberg veterinary clinic in Mönchengladbach
• 2012-ongoing
Senior Physician for Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the Neandertal Veterinary Clinic in Haan
• 2014
Acquisition of the additional designation: Specialist veterinarian for small animals
• 2016
Obtaining the additional designation: General Practitioner Certificate in Cardiology (certified cardiologist/heart specialist) according to the guidelines of the European School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ESVPS)
• Since November 2017
Freelancer as a consultant veterinarian for cardiology in the veterinary practice Dr. Morys in Düsseldorf
publications and lectures
• 2009
Investigations on the innate immunity of the esophagus epithelium of domesticated mammals, dissertation Anatomical Institute of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover, graduation with “summa cum laude”
• 2011
Demonstration of substances of innate immunity in the esophageal epithelium of domesticated mammals. Part I-Methods and evaluation of comparative fixation, Acta Histochemica
Demonstration of substances of innate immunity in the esophageal epithelium of domesticated mammals. Part II – Defense mechanism, including species comparison, Acta Histochemica
• 2014
Anaplastic leiomyosarcoma of the urinary bladder and ureter in a young Bernese Mountain Dog. Finkenstädt, I., Engelhardt, P., Kleintierpraxis 59, Issue 8 (2014), pages 429-434
• January-March 2016
Cardiological lecture series in the Neandertal veterinary clinic