Background
Riecker, Gerhard was born on February 2, 1926 in Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany.
Riecker, Gerhard was born on February 2, 1926 in Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany.
Doctor of Medicine, University Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1951. Doctor in Internal Medicine, University Munich, Federal Republic Germany, 1960. Doctor in Cardiology, University Munich, Federal Republic Germany, 1960.
Professor medicine, University Munich, Federal Republic Germany, 1966.
Chairman Internal Medicine University Goettingen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1968-1974. Chairman, director Medical Clinic I, University Munich, since 1974.
President German Heart Association, Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany, 1984. Fellow American Heart Association. Member New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Brigitte Bender, 1952. Children: Matthias, Christoph, Annette.