About me

I received my medical degree from the University of Graz, Austria and completed my training in paediatric surgery in the UK, Ireland, and Austria. My surgical training included an Academic Clinical Fellowship in paediatric surgery at the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and the Royal Manchester Children`s Hospital in the UK.

I have also done research on congenital anomalies at the University College Dublin and a Medical Research Council fellowship with a secondment at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USA. I have a PhD from the University of Liverpool, UK.

I specialise in birth defects with a focus on gastrointestinal tract malformations such as anorectal anomalies and Hirschsprung’s disease. I have participated in several surgical missions in Mongolia and Africa.

I am a board-certified paediatric surgeon and I have been practicing at the Klinik Donaustadt in Vienna since 2018.

I have published the results of my research in peer reviewed journals and have presented the results of my research at many international meetings.

My mission is to serve and provide young patients and their families with thorough and thoughtful surgical care in a comfortable environment.

I offer a personalized management for your child and your family, with diagnosis, consultation, scheduling the surgery, post operative care and follow-up. I also offer second opinions.

I am a native Italian and German speaker and speak fluent English.

Education and Training

2000 Medical School – Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria

2002 Research Fellowship – University College Dublin

2007 Academic Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Surgery – Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, University of Liverpool

2010 Clinical Research Training Fellowship – Medical Research Council UK

2014 PhD – University of Liverpool with secondment at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California (USC), USA

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