Education and studies

• Born 1978 in Vienna
• Doctorate (Dr. med. univ.) at the Medical University of Vienna
• Training as a specialist in ophthalmology and optometry at the Department of Ophthalmology at the Medical University of Vienna (Prof. Dr. U. Schmidt-Erfurth)
• Habilitation and authorization to teach as a private lecturer in ophthalmology at the Medical University of Vienna (topic: “Multimodal biomarker research in ophthalmological imaging”)

Scientific highlights

• 2017 – 2022: Head of the interdisciplinary and cross-organizational (cooperation with TU Vienna) working group “VR Diagnostics” for the development and testing of VR-based diagnostic methods for ophthalmology. Prototype completed. Patent published. Scientific evaluation still ongoing.
• Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals
• Book chapters
• Invited national and international lectures
• Acting as a reviewer for international scientific journals
• Authorized and certified court expert advisor

Teaching and training activities

• Many years of experience in training students and specialists in ophthalmology at the Medical University of Vienna
• As training supervisor for students at the eye department of the Donaustadt Clinic Appointment as visiting professor at the Medical University of Vienna
• Lecturer at the Medical University of Vienna
• Lecturer at the Sigmund Freud University of Vienna
• Supervision of numerous diploma and master’s theses

Awards and prizes

• 2021: First place in the nexus – digital health innovation challenge (Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Energy) in the digitization and technology category
• 2016: FFG funding for the feasibility study HEMOVISA (VR-based reading aids for patients with severe visual impairment)

Memberships in professional associations

• Nordamerikanische Gesellschaft für Neuroophthalmologie (NANOS)
• Europäische Gesellschaft für Neuroophthalmologie (EUNOS)
• Österreichische Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (ÖOG)
• Wiener Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (WOG)
• Europäische Gesellschaft der Netzhautspezialisten (EURETINA)
• Europäische Gesellschaft der Katarakt- und refraktiven Chirurgen (ESCRS)
• Data Intelligence Offensive Österreich