Dr. Michel Lichtenberg received his medical degree from the medical university of Dusseldorf in 1999 after his medical education in Dusseldorf and the Texas Heart Institute, USA. Dr. Lichtenberg is certified by the German medical board in angiology and cardiology, with a certificate of special qualification in interventional angiology. Since 2013, he is the chief medical director of the vascular clinic of Arnsberg, Germany, which is one of the largest interventional angiology clinics in Germany. At the Arnsberg vascular centre Dr. Lichtenberg led the establishment of a for deep venous intervention program which grew to be one of the largest in Germany. The scientific work in the venous and arterial field by Dr. Lichtenberg and his team is extensively published. He presents his research at conferences around the world. In 2012, Dr. Lichtenberg was awarded the Fellowship of the European Board of Cardiology. In 2017 he was elected for the executive secretary of the German Angiology society (DGA). From 2020-2022 he was the President of the German Angiology society.