| 1980-1987 | Medical studies at the Georg-August-University Göttingen | 
| 1987 | Dissertation | 
| 1987-1990 | Internal Medicine, University Hospital Göttingen | 
| 1990-1992 | Cardiology, German Heart Centre Munich | 
| 1993-1994 | Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York (USA) | 
| 1994-1997 | Cardiology, German Heart Centre Munich | 
| 1997-2005 | Cardiology and Angiology, Technical University Hospital Munich | 
| 2005-2009 | Cardio/angiological practice Prof. Silber in Munich | 
| 2009-2015 | Hirslanden Clinic Zurich, Checkup Centre, Senior Physician | 
| 2015 -2022 | Institute of Family Medicine at the University of Zurich: Head of Teaching, Senior Physician | 
| Since 2011 | Practising at MEDIS - Medizin im Schauspielhaus, Zurich |