Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt is a broad interventionist as he owns the German national board certifications in (Interventional) Pulmonology  and Interventional Cardiology beside others. As Interventional Pulmonologist he has been trained by the the former S3 guideline leader in lung cancer management Prof. Gerd Goeckenjan. He is nowadays lead consultant cardiology and section leader interventional pulmonology. He studies areas of CBCT navigation and local ablative therapies. He is part of the national guideline committee on Pulmonary Hypertension in Germany. So far he has contributed to more than 110 peer-reviewed publications. He serves as editorial board member in several journals.