Prof. Sartorius studied Physics at the Technical University in Darmstadt and received his Diploma in nuclear physics and the WE-Heraeus foundation award for students of physics in 1991. Afterwards he studied Medicine at the University of Heidelberg and received his M.D. in 1999.
He completed his habilitation in 2007 and is an associate Professor at the University of Heidelberg since 2010. He is a medical specialist for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy since 2004 and works at the Central Institute of Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Mannheim as a registrar since 2005. Since 2011 he is Deputy Head of the German Society for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neurology (DGPPN) - Section: „Experimental Stimulation Techniques in Psychiatry".