Professor of Dermatology & Venereology, Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology, Specialised in Allergology

Floridsdorf Allergy Centre (FAZ)

Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Education: 
 

Primary School:
 

• 1977 - 1981 Salzburg (Austria) and Vienna (Austria)

Secondary school:       
 

• 1981 - 1989 "Neusprachlich-Musisches Bundesgymnasium III", Salzburg

Course of studies:
 

• 1990 - 1996 Masters in Science in Biology/Genetics (Elective: Microbiology), Universities of Salzburg and Vienna
• 1995 - 1999 Medical Degree, University of Vienna

Clinical:
 

• 2000 - 2001 Residency in Dermatology & Venereology at the Floridsdorf Allergy Centre, Vienna, Heads: Prof. Reinhart Jarisch M.D. and Prof. Manfred Götz M.D.
• 2001 - 2004 & 2005 - 2006 Continuation of the Residency in Dermatology & Venereology at the Division of Immunology, Allergy and Infectious diseases (DIAID), Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna (MUV), Head: Prof Georg Stingl M.D.
• 2003 - 2004 Surgical residency at the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna and the Department of General Surgery, Danube Hospital, Vienna
• 2004 - 2005 Internship at the Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine IV and at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, MUV
• March 2006 Board certification for Dermatology & Venereology
• 2007 - 2012 Head of the allergy outpatient clinic and Consultant at the DIAID of the MUV
• Since 2009 Partner of the “Floridsdorf Allergy Centre” (FAZ)
• Since 2011 Emergency physician
• Since 2012 Full-time Partner at the FAZ
• 2013 - 2017 Part time Senior Consultant at the DIAID of the MUV

Academic:
 

• May 2007  “Habilitation” for Dermatology and Venereology: Habilitation thesis: “Improvements in the clinical diagnosis of allergic diseases of the skin and the respiratory tract”.
• 2007 - 2012 Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Venereology at the Medical University of Vienna (MUV)
• 2012 Associate Professor of Dermatology and Venereology at the MUV
• 2024 Professor of Dermatology and Venereology

Functions in Academic Organisations:
 

• 2007 - 2012 President of the Allergy Working Group (www.allergologie.at) of the Austrian Society for Dermatology and Venereology (ÖGDV www.oegdv.at)
  • 2012 - 2014 and 2019 - 2021 Vice President
  • 2004 - 2007 Secretary Protocol
• 2007 - 2012 and 2016 - 2024 Board Member of the ÖGDV
  • 2016 - 2024 Treasurer of the ÖGDV
• 2008 - 2014 Board Member of the Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology (ÖGAI www.oegai.org)
  • 2003 - 2010 Secretary of the Pirquet-Club, the continuous allergy education of the ÖGAI
  • 2008 - 2012 Secretary Protocol
  • 2012 - 2014 Treasurer
• 2004 - 2008 National Delegate on the boards of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD www.escd.org)
• 2004 - 2010 Local Coordinator for the Medical University of Vienna within the EU’s FP6 Network of Excellence GA²LEN (Global Allergy and Asthma European Network www.ga2len.net)
• Since 2008 Faculty Member of the F1000 Medicine (http://f1000.com/)
• 2010 - 2017 Member of the Editorial Board of the International Archives of Allergy and Immunology (http://www.karger.com/IAA)
• Since 2012 Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)

International Memberships:
 

• European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI www.eaaci.org)
• European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV www.eadv.org)
• European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD, www.escd.org)
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI www.aaaai.org)

Publications and lectures:
 

• >100 publications (listed on ORCID) 
• 9 book chapters
• >300 international and national lectures on various topics in dermatology and allergy