Education
Dr. Flor
2011 Prof. h.c., Benemerita University Puebla
2010 Lectures at the Benemerita University, Puebla, Mexico
2009 Vice President, IFMV Frankfurt
2007 Surgery at the Vienna International Medical Clinic
2006 Periodic lectures in Mexico
2002 Gold Award, American College of Phlebology
2002 Membership, American College of Phlebology
2001 Surgery at the „Privatklinik Döbling”, Vienna
2001 Medical specialist for surgery
2000 General Hospital „AKH Wien“, Surgery, Vascular Surgery
1993 Traineeship for medical specialist in surgery, in Brazil and in Vienna
1993 Promotion as “Doctor of medical science”, 2nd February 1993
1992 Scientific labor at the plastic-surgery department, General Hospital „AKH Wien”
1984 Medical studies at the University of Vienna
1964 born, in Vienna


Employment Abroad
- University Clinic of Salvador, Brazil, March 1993 – July 1994: General and emergency surgery
- Hospital das Clinicas, HGE
- Guest doctor at Private Clinic COT, Canela, Salvador (Prof. Luiz Schiper, Dr. Arivan Rodrigues)
Surgical Education
2001: Surgery specialist
2000: General Hospital AKH Wien: Mamma, pancreas and liver surgery, vascular surgery
1996: urgery „SMZ Floridsdorf”. Surgical focal points: abdominal surgery, laparoscopic surgery, endoscopic methods, ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde Cholangiopancreaticography), phlebology
1995: One-year term at the pathology department of „Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung”
1994: Emergency Hospital „Lorenz Böhler “
Membership
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (Austrian Society for Surgery)
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie (Austrian Society for Gastroenterology)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft chirurgische Onkologie (Study Group Surgical Oncology)
- Berufsverband österreichischer Chirurgen (Association of Austrian Surgeons)
- Österreichische Ärztekammer (Austrian Chamber of Physicians)
- Wiener Ärztekammer (Viennese Chamber of Physicians)
- Gesellschaft der Chirurgen in Wien (Society of Surgeons in Vienna)
- Brasilianische Ärztekammer (Chamber of Physicians of Brazil)
- International Forum for Minisurgery of Varicose Veins
- Board Member Int. Forum for Minisurgery of Veins
- Österreichisches Institut für Entwicklungsfragen, VIDC (Austrian Institute for Development)
- Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Physicians without Frontiers)
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Phlebologie (Austrian Society for Phlebology)
- Mexikanische Gesellschaft für Phlebologie (Mexican Society for Phlebology)
- American College of Phlebology
Guest Doctor
- Prof. Zoltan Varady, Frankfurt Special Clinic for Leg Diseases
- Prof. Soehendra, Therapeutic endoscopy, University, Hamburg
- Dr. Amid, Lichtenstein Hernia Institute, Los Angeles
- Prof. Murray Brennan, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NYC
- Prof. Neil Sadick, Cornell University, NYC
- Prof. Thomas Pröbstle, University Mainz
- Hospital KH Natters, Tyrol
- Prof. Wunderlich, Surgery Vienna
- Hospital „Krankenhaus Barmherzige Schwestern“ “HAL – RAR”
- Surgery Department Schwarzach St. Veit
- Traumatologia, UFBA, Brasil
- Dr. Jose Almeida, Miami Vein Center
- Prof. Bob Kistner, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Prof. Kurosh Parsi Sydney, Australien
Courses
- HAL RAR ultrasound-treatment of hemorrhoids
- Master Course Colorectal Surgery, Tyco, Elancourt Paris 2005
- Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, European surgical Institute, Hamburg, 2004
- Endo Live, Salzburg, 2002, 2003
- Endoscopic interventions, AKH Vienna
- ERCP, Munich
- ERCP, Graz
- Laser safety
- Botolinus-operator course, Graz
- FOAM Sclerotherapy, Dr. Kögler
- FOAM Certification, Prof. Schuller Petrovic
- Tumescent anaesthesia, Darmstadt 2000
- Endoscopic ligation of perforating veins, LKH Bregenz 2000
- Ultrasound course in peripheral veins, Vein surgery live 2000
- Ultrasound course in peripheral veins, Venalpina 2000
- EASIE Training, Interventional endoscopy, Prof. Schöfl
- ESI, European surgical Institute Hamburg, 1998
- ESI, European surgical Institute, Hamburg, 1997
Scientific papers and publications
- Volkmann’s ischaemic contracture
- The treatment of complicated colon-diverticulitis
- Retrospective analysis of inguinal-hernia surgery
- Minimalinvasive surgery of varicositas
- Postoperative progress of critical patients
- Retrospective analysis of surgical interventions in vessels
- CAMPTO study
- Dermaforum
- Management of complications with aorta stents
- Cronically-venous insufficiency
- Medmix
- Novartis Newsletter