- Degree in human medicine and PhD from the University of Tübingen
- Advanced professional training from Johannes Stift Duisberg, St. Clemens Hospital Geldern, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik [occupational accident clinic] Duisberg and the University Hospital of Marburg
- Fellowships: Shoulder surgery in the USA and France, Hip surgery in the USA and England, knee surgery in the USA
- Leading Physician at the Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik [occupational accident clinic] Duisberg
- Chief Senior Physician at the Clinic for Orthopaedics and Rheumatology, University Hospital of Marburg
- Leading Physician on a freelance basis at the ORTHOmedic Joint Centre Frankfurt – Offenbach
- Post-doctoral education and professorship in the specialist field of orthopaedics and trauma surgery
- Instructor and Member of the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
- Instructor and Member of the German Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)
- Instructor and Member of the International Society for Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA)
- Author of over 150 publications (predominantly in English)
- Over 500 lectures and numerous live operations carried out at national and international conferences
- Recipient of several prizes and awards
- Scientific Director, Organiser, Speaker and Instructor at numerous conferences and on various surgery courses
- Residency and Reference Centre for Shoulder, Knee and Hip Surgery
Prof. Schofer was the first person in Germany to run a Shoulder and Elbow Surgery course as part of the curriculum of the German Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE) in 2010.
Prof. Schofer has been a Qualified Instructor at the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA) since 2008.
