Previous Experience
- Registrar, Radiation Oncology Clinic, University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital
- Head, Department of Gynecological Tumors, Radiation Oncology Clinic, University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital
- Medical Coordinator, Department of Brachytherapy, Radiation Oncology Clinic, University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital
Education/Training
Special Clinical Interests and Training
- MRI-based brachytherapy
- Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
- Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT)
Undergraduate Studies
- Medical School, University of Vienna, Austria
Academic Titles
- Associate Professor (Venia Docenti), Medical School, University of Vienna, Austria
Professional/Scientific Activities
- Principal author and co-author on 3 GEC-ESTRO guidelines (Groupe Europeen de Curietherapie – European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology)
- Author and co-author of more than 70 scientific papers presented in international conferences
- Author and co-author of 17 book chapters, review articles and letters to the editor
- Author and co-author of more than 50 publications in prestigious journals (Total Impact Factor > 200)
- Reviewer in 5 renowned international scientific peer-reviewed journals
- Lecturer and faculty member in postgraduate training seminars organized by the Austrian Society for Radiation Oncology (ÖGRO), the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DGRO), the Hellenic Society for Medical Oncology (EEAO) and the Hellenic Academy of Oncology (HeSMO)
- Guest lecturer in postgraduate training courses organized by the Radiation Oncology Departments of Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, and McGill University, Canada
- Guest speaker in more than 50 international conferences
- Member of the GEC-ESTRO Committee
- Awarded by the American Brachytherapy Society(ABS) and the Austrian Society for Radiation Oncology (ÖGRO)
- 2004-currently: Instructor for the annual GEC-ESTRO courses on brachytherapy for gynecologic tumors
- 2004-2009: Active member of the GYN GEC-ESTRO group (Gynecology Working group of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology)
- 2005-2009: Member and coordinator of Working Group I for the contouring of the GEC ESTRO 3D GYN Brachytherapy Network
- 2006: Local organizer of the annual GEC-ESTRO courses on brachytherapy for gynecologic malignancies
- 2006-2007: Member of the Transatlantic Group for the development of cervical cancer treatment plans based on imaging data
- 2006-2009: Study Coordinator, Prospective Randomized Multicenter Phase III clinical study on the influence of the increase in hemoglobin levels through erythropoietin on the results of radiation therapy for cervical cancer, conducted in Austria
- 2007: Instructor, American Brachytherapy Society (ABS)
- 2008-2009: Coordinator, International Study on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Guided Brachytherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer (EMBRACE)
- 2004-2007: Senior member representative at the Austrian Society for Radiation Oncology, Radiobiology and Medical Radiation Physics (ÖGRO)
- 2007-2009: Senior member representative at the Austrian Society for Radiation Oncology, Radiobiology and Medical Radiation Physics (ÖGRO)
- 2010: Young ESTRO members’ representative at the GEC-ESTRO committee
- 2009: ESTRO 29 Young ESTRO members’ Advisory Committee member
- 2012: Course Director, International Training Course on radiotherapy for gynecologic tumors, organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece
- 2013: Guest speaker at the Annual Scientific Training Course on modern brachytherapy techniques under the auspices of the GEC-ESTRO
