Best Doctors in Austria

Educational background

• Dr. Natalia Hauser moved to Austria in 1992 where she completed her diploma.
• She graduated from the University of Vienna.
• She completed her training in Austrian hospital Hietzing related to neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
• In addition, Dr. Natalia also has diplomas in substitution and pain therapy, emergency care, and psychosocial medicine.

Professional career

• Dr. Natalia Hauser began her professional career as a nurse at the central clinical hospital in Vienna.
• She was involved in medical research at the University of Vienna for more than 6 years.
• She laid service as a certified nurse at the ACN in Vienna from 1992 till 1996.
• She served as a neurologist at the Rudolfstiftung hospital till 2010.
• Dr. Natalia has been practicing as a private neurologist since 2010.

Memberships

Dr. Natalia Hauser is an active member of the medical association of Vienna.

Educational background

• Dr. Matthias Preusser completed his medical training from the Vienna Medical University.
• He performed research and clinical visits at the German Oncology Institute in Germany and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering oncology Center which is located in New York.

Professional career

• Dr. Matthias Preusser has been working as an Oncology professor at Vienna University since 2018.
• Then he became the leader of the cancer center of the Weiner PrivatKlinik.
• He also serves as coordinator of the brain tumor sector of the Oncology unit at the same institute.

Memberships

• Dr. Matthias Preusser is a part of the ESMO young oncologists committee and has been given the chairman position.
• He has a membership of the ESMO fellowship committee and the ESMO faculty for CNS tumors.
• He is also an active member of the ESMO nomination committee.

Publications

• Dr. Matthias Preusser has published 350 previewed articles.
• He is a co-author of the latest edition of the WHO classification of brain tumors.

Educational Background

• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang J. Kostler studied medicine at the Medical University of Vienna and molecular biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel).
• He also received training from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York) and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Sydney).

Professional Career

• 2004-2005: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang J Kostler worked as a specialist in internal medicine.
• 2005-2007: He then worked as an Associate Professor in internal medicine.
• 2011-2014: He was the co-chairman of the Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Clinic and Bone- and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Service at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Medical University of Vienna.
• 2014-2016: He worked as the Head of the Oncology Department at the Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt.
• Since 2007: Prof. Dr. Kostler has been a senior physician at the Clinical Department for Oncology at the Medical University of Vienna in the Vienna General Hospital. He is one of the two heads of the special outpatient department for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) bone and soft tissue sarcomas.
• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang J Kostler is an attending physician and consultant in Viennese private hospitals, including the Wiener Privatklinik and the Confraternität Josefstadt.

Memberships

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang J Kostler is an Austrian Society for Haematology and Medical Oncology member.

Research and Publications

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang J. Kostler is also an active investigator in many clinical studies and a partner in international research projects. He is recognized as a leading expert in the field with 215 publications, 13,671 reads, and 4,476 citations.

Here’s the complete list of his publications:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wolfgang-Koestler

Educational background and professional experience:

• Dr. Christian Aigner did his schooling at high school of the BEA Graz-Liebenau
• He then continued his medicine studies at Karl-Franzens University Graz
• He completed his doctorate in 1984
• Dr. Christian Aigner then continued his training in general medicine in Graz and Rottenmann
• Completed his specialization in orthopedics and orthopedic surgery in 1996
• He also remained head of the center at LKH-Villach till 2017
• Currently Dr. Christian is part of Privatklinik Graz Ragnitz Austria

Achievements:

Dr. Christian Aigner is one of the doctors of Austria who has performed the largest number of orthopedic surgeries. He has precise knowledge to reach the root cause of the problem and explain the diagnosis in an understandable manner. He is also recognized to avoid blood transfusions and the use of foreign material to avoid rejection by the body. Some of the successful statistics of Dr. Christian are;

• 875 hip surgeries
• 1455 knee operations
• 764 protheses revisions
• 315 shoulder surgeries
• 112 Hallux Valgus corrections

Also , Dr. Christian Aigner was the one who carried out the first application in the private clinic Graz-Ragnitz in July 2018 in the presence of the developer with the correction of a hallux valgus.

Educational background

• Prof. Dr. Engelbert Knosp completed his early education from his hometown in Austria.
• He did his graduation from the University of Vienna and then proceeded medicine as a specialized field
• He did his specialization in medicine from the University of Vienna in 1979.
• He completed his rehabilitation program in 1989 from the same institute.
• Later on Dr. Engelbert Knosp did his residency in the neurosurgical field at the University of Vienna in 1991.

Professional Career

• Prof. Dr. Engelbert Knosp worked at the University of Vienna for 12 years as a senior surgeon and performed various complex procedures related to neurosurgery.
• He then joined Johannes Gutenberg University in 1991 and worked there as a senior lecturer.
• Later on, in 1994, he moved to City Hospital Vienna where he served as a neurosurgeon.
• After that, he returned to the University of Vienna in 2002 and was appointed as head of the department in the neurosurgery unit.
• He also worked internationally in various institutes where he represented Austria.
• Prof. Dr. Engelbert Knosp introduced microdiscectomy procedures that are safe and more effective than other procedures used to remove compression.
• He also worked in leading institutes in the USA as a senior neurosurgeon. Dr. Engelbert is currently associated with Akh Vienna Hospital.

Memberships

• Prof. Dr. Engelbert Knosp is part of the Endocrinological committee of the world federation where he served as chairman for a long time
• Part of the German society of skull base surgery
• President of World academy neurosurgery
• An active member of the International society of pituitary surgery
• President at Austrian society neurosurgery
• Associated to Korean neurosurgical society

Publications & Achievements

• Dr. Engelbert Knosp has arranged many international conferences where he introduced innovative neurosurgical methods.
• He wrote many research articles on discectomy and herniated disk treatment.
• His work on neurosurgical treatments is recognized internationally.
• He also received the award in 2007 for his excellent contribution in the neurosurgery from the Austrian ministry of health

Educational background

• Dr. Sebastian Schoppmann got his early education from the Waldorf school in California, and later on, he moved to Germany, where he got admission to a general primary institute in Ulm.
• Dr. Sebastian wanted to be a surgeon, and to pursue his dream, he completed his graduation from BG Klosterneuburg in Austria
• To complete his specialization in medicine, in 1994, he went to the University of Vienna.
• For research purpose, he joined the Institute of Clinical Pathology in Vienna in 1997.
• For his postgraduate training, he went to the Institute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research in Austria during the year 2000.
• Dr. Sebastian Schoppmann got his post-doctorate degree from the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology.

Professional experience

• After completing his postdoctoral training, Dr. Sebastian Schoppmann started offering specialized training to young doctors during the year 2002 in the surgical unit of the University of Vienna.
• During the year 2006, he also served in St. Polten as a senior vascular surgeon.
• Dr. Sebastian also served in Kuala Lumpur during the year 2008 as an abdominal surgery specialist in Prince Court Medical Center.
• In 2009, he was promoted as an additive specialist in the same clinic.
• During the year 2010, he was appointed as a research specialist in the general surgery unit.
• Currently, he is associated with Wiener Privatklinik and working there as head of the gastro-esophageal unit.
• He was also appointed as deputy’s head in 2016 in the American college of surgeons.
• Dr. Sebastian also served as visiting surgery specialist in 2018 at the University of Southern California.

Memberships

• Curriculum director at European Society of Quality in Healthcare
• Board member of GIST panel
• Permanent member of OESO
• An active member of ACO-ASSO
• Founding member of organization American Foregut Society
• President of AMIC

Awards

• Dr. Sebastian Schoppmann received the academic award in the doctor of medicine dissertation.
• During the year 2003, he grabbed his Billroth Prize for medical association.
• He also received an award from the Austrian Society of surgical oncology in 2007.

Educational background

• Prof. Dr. Rainer Kotz graduated from the University of Vienna, where he got his initial medical education.
• After that, he went to the USA for practice and got his equivalence medical degree in 1970 from the Educational Council of Medical graduates.
• Later on, after his return from the USA, he completed specialized training in orthopedics in 1974.
• Dr. Rainer Kotz completed his research in tumor orthopedics at the University of Vienna in 1974.

Professional experience

• Prof. Dr. Rainer Kotz worked during his early years in the orthopedics unit at the University of Vienna.
• Later he was promoted to deputy director in the same tumor orthopedics unit in 1974, where he was in charge of the unit.
• He also served in the USA for almost four years, where he also did his diploma in pediatric tumor orthopedics, and after his return, he practiced it in Austria.
• He visited many countries and served there as visiting tumor orthopedics specialist for a specified period of time.
• Currently, Prof. Dr. Rainer Kotz is associated with Wiener Privatklinik and serves there as the most senior orthopedics oncology specialist.

Memberships

• Prof. Dr. Rainer Kotz is president of the Austrian Society of orthopedics surgery
• Senior executive member at EORS
• Serving president of DGOT
• Served as president of European Society for Musculoskeletal Oncology
• Active member at the International Society of orthopedics surgery and Traumatology
• President at VFWF

Awards

• Prof. Dr. Rainer Kotz received a prestigious gold medal from the University of Vienna in 2002 for offering his commendable services
• He received an honorary award in Romania in 2008 for treating disabled oncological patients.
• In the same year, Dr. Rainer awarded Henry Dunant medal from Red Cross
• He also received the medal of honor from the ministry of health in Austria
• Dr. Kotz awarded as Erwin-Schrodinger award in 2005
• He was also honored as MUVI Patron of the year in 2007

Educational background:

Prof. Dr. Christoph Zielinski has acquired a sufficient amount of education from the prestigious institution regarding his field. His educational voyage includes:

• 1970-1976: He got his fundamental education in medicine and surgery from the University of Vienna.
• 1982-1986: He also got his specialization certificate in medical oncology and internal medicine from the University of Vienna.
• 1989-1992: Dr. Christoph Zielinski did his professorship in medical experimental oncology.

Professional career:

Prof. Dr. Christoph Zielinski began his career right after completing his MD degree and specialization. His professional experiences include:

• 1977-1979: He did his residency training in medicine from the Medical University in Vienna.
• 1979-1981: Dr. Christoph Zielinski started as an intern at a research center for cancer at Tuft University in Boston, USA.
• 1993-2002: He served as the specialist in the medical oncology division at the General Medical University of Vienna.
• 2002-2004: He was appointed as the head of the clinical unit of medical oncology at General Medical University of Vienna.
• 2004-2017: He was then appointed as the chairman of the division of medicine at the General Medical University of Vienna.
• 2010-2018: He was also appointed as the director of the comprehensive cancer center of the Medical University, Vienna.
• 2018-2020: Dr. Christoph Zielinski served as the board member of the Vienna cancer research center.

Memberships:

Prof. Dr. Christoph Zielinski is also affiliated with many reputable organizations, such as:

• European community of Medical Oncology.
• American community for Medical Oncology.
• Austrian Federation for Oncology and Hematology.
• American Organization for Oncology Research.

Publications:

Along with being a remarkable physician, Prof. Dr. Christoph Zielinski is also a researcher and has been a part of many clinical trials. He has published about 600 articles and various reviews in medical journals. The citations on his articles are more than 23,000 and his h-index is 72.

Awards and achievements:

Prof. Dr. Christoph Zielinski has received a Doctor h.c. award by Titu Maiorescu.

Educational Background:

• 1989: Dr. Johannes Drach went to the University of Innsbruck and graduated from the Faculty of Medicine.
• 1997: He did specialization in Internal Medicine from the AKH Hospital in Vienna. In the same year, he got appointed as the Associate Professor at the University of Medicine in Vienna.
• 1998: He further did specializations in onco-hematology.
• 2004: Dr. Johannes went to the University of Salzburg for the Postgraduate Management Course in Clinical Trials.
• Since 2014: He is also receiving training from the University of Freiburg in Nutrition and Cancer.
• 1998: He did Transplantation and Multiple Myeloma Research at the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at Little Rock, Arkansas in the USA.
• 1991-1993: Dr. Johannes Drach did Postdoctoral Scholarship at Texas University at the Cancer Center MD Anderson, at Houston, USA.

Professional Career:

• 1997-2012: Dr. Johannes Drach went to AKH Vienna Hospital to gain Ambulatory and hospital experience including the Department of bone marrow transplantation and Internal Medicine Department, AKH Vienna.
• 2001-2012: He worked as the Director of the “Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma” Program, Oncology Department, AKH Vienna Hospital.
• Since 2006: He is working as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Austrian Society of Hemato-oncology.
• 2008-2012: He worked as the Chief Assistant of the Department of Oncology at AKH Hospital Vienna.
• Since 2006: Dr. Johannes is serving as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Austrian Society for Hematology and Oncology (ÖGHO).
• 2008: He worked as the Deputy Head of Department.
• Since 2012: Dr. Johannes is working as the Medical Director of Confraternität Private Clinic.
• 2001-2012: He worked at the Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Oncology, the University of Medicine of Vienna as the primary physician.

Publications:

Dr. Johannes Drach is the author of more than 120 articles and he has also written 14 book chapters.

Interesting Facts:

Dr. Johannes Drach is ranked among 0.8% of 172,196 published authors worldwide on Lymphoma from the year 2011 to 2021.

Educational Background

• Prof. Dr. Gerhard Prager started his early education in Austria and later did his graduation in a medical degree.
• He did his graduation from the Medical University of Vienna in 1992.
• Dr. Gerhard did his specialization in bariatric surgery and also did a diploma in endocrinology.
• He went to the military academy in 1993 where he did his research practice.
• He also completed his guest semester in 1997 in surgical endocrinology in the same institute.
• In the year 1999, he completed his revised diploma in surgery

Professional career

• After completing his specialization, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Prager started practicing at the University of Vienna and from there he joined a military academy where he worked as an anesthesia specialist
• He joined the Mistelbach surgery unit and worked there as a general physician during 1993-1997.
• He again joined the University of Vienna as a medical assistant in 1998 and later he was promoted as a senior surgeon in the surgery unit.
• He also served at the University of Vienna as a senior lecturer of the surgery department.
• He also went to the USA where he served as visiting general surgery consultant
• Currently, Dr. Gerhard Prager is associated with Akh Vienna and is head of the department in the bariatric surgery unit.

Memberships

• Prof. Dr. Gerhard Prager has been leading the International Federation for the surgery of obesity and metabolic disorders since 2011.
• A senior member at Austrian Society of surgery
• He has been a president in a Surgical working group for minimally invasive surgery
• Also an active member of ASMBS
• Permanent member of Austrian Obesity Association

Research & Publications

• Prof. Dr. Gerhard Prager has worked on research journals related to obesity and innovative bariatric surgery techniques.
• His latest work is based on endocrinology and bariatric surgery
• He has organized international conferences on general surgery methods
• Dr. Gerhard Prager also presented his poster on obesity control and management

Educational background

• Dr. Stefan Dittrich went to a local institute where he completed his primary and higher secondary education.
• He pursued the medical field and graduated from the famous University of Vienna in Austria.
• He later did his specialization in orthopedics & traumatology from the Medical University of Vienna.
• He also joined the University of Vienna sports clinic for his training in sports traumatology.
• Dr. Stefan did his research training in the Sisters of Mercy emergency unit in Vienna.
• Later he joined Joint center Hietzing in Vienna, where he completed his research in joints traumatology.

Professional career

• Dr. Stefan Dittrich started his professional career at the same institute where he completed his graduation.
• He worked there as an orthopedics & traumatology specialist and continued his advanced training along with that.
• He also served in Joint Center Hietzing and completed his research training as an intern. He worked there as an orthopedist for 2-3 years.
• He is also a senior orthopedics & traumatology surgeon in the sports clinic at Dobling clinic.
• He also served at Akh Vienna hospital as an orthopedic specialist for a few years before moving to Dobling clinic.
• Dr. Stefan Dittrich also served in the USA and other countries where he visited as an intern in orthopedics & traumatology.

Memberships

• Dr. Stefan is a permanent member of the Austrian Society of Traumatology
• President at Austrian medical society of manual medicine
• An active member of the Society of Arthroscopy and joint surgery

Publications & Conferences

• Being a young specialist in orthopedics & traumatology, Dr. Stefan Dittrich completed many research articles on sports traumatology.
• He also arranged live webinars during the COVID times to allow young orthopedics to learn from the latest technology.
• Dr. Stefan Dittrich has arranged conferences on joint arthroscopy and knee replacement procedures and has invited specialists from the leading institutes in the world.

Educational Background

• Dr. Martin Buchelt graduated from the University of Vienna
• Then completed his specialization in orthopedics and orthopedic surgery from the same Institute in 1993.
• In 1988 Dr. Buchelt received the Erwin Schrödinger grant for research fellowship.

Professional career

• From Dec 1988 till 1989 Dr. Martin Buchelt worked at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles Department of Surgery Laser Laboratory
• After specialization, he served as a senior physician at the orthopedic university clinic from 1993 to 1997.
• He also joined Vienna University as a lecturer in 1996.
• Currently, Dr. Buchelt is one of the senior orthopedic surgeons at Rudolfinerhaus hospital.

Memberships

Dr.Martin Buchelt is associated with the following organizations.

• Austrian Society (OGO)
• NASS
• Society for Manual Medicine
• Society for Pain Management
• Austrian Society for Spine Surgery
• GOTS

Educational background

• Prof. Dr. Walter Klepetko started his primary education in Vienna and joined a medical institute in the same city for his medical degree.
• In 1978, he graduated from Medical University Vienna.
• He went to Queen Mary hospital in Hong Kong for his research.
•  Dr. Walter also did his research internship at Toronto General Hospital in Canada.

Professional career

• Prof. Dr. Walter Klepetko practiced as a thoracic surgery specialist in Akh Vienna institute.
• Later on, he went to Papworth Hospital Cambridge in the United Kingdom, where he served as a thoracic surgeon.
• He also served in the leading institute in the USA, Massachusetts General Hospital, and also did his research along with the service.
• He also served in Wiener Privatklinik as a thoracic specialist and clinical oncologist.
• Currently, Dr. Walter is associated with Akh Vienna General hospital and is head of the department of the thoracic surgery unit.

Interesting facts

• Prof. Dr. Walter Klepetko initiated the Vienna lung transplant program in 1989, and annually 100 transplant procedures are performed in the clinic.
• He also introduced extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the purpose of heart and lung transplants. This technique is very effective these days and is performed as a replacement for open surgery.
•  Dr. Walter has also performed lung transplants for the famous three-time world champion in formula one, Niki Lauda.

Memberships

• President of European Association for cardiothoracic surgery
• Representative of American Association of Thoracic surgery

Achievements and Publications

• In 2014, Prof. Dr. Walter Klepetko was awarded Grand Decoration of Honour from the Austrian Republic for providing his excellent services in surgery.
• Later on, in 2015, Dr. Walter was given the City of Vienna prize for his contribution to the Austrian medical society.
• During his more than 40 years of service, he wrote more than 700 research journals on thoracic surgery.
• He presided in many international conferences on thoracic and lung surgery.
• Dr. Walter Klepetko has arranged many seminars in Vienna among the medical community to introduce innovative techniques that are more effective than surgical methods.