Curriculum Vitæ

Professional:

• 2009 Chief Medical Officer of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009
• 2008 Medical Consultant for Vanbreda International
• 2007 Start-up as a practitioner with cottage-hospital affiliation in Vienna and Upper Austria
• 2007 Start-up as an independent health and medical consultant
• 2007 Start-up business as an independent health manager
• 2007 Founding of the lobbying agency Medtrix
• 2007 Founding of the advertising agency Medvertising
• 2006 Senior doctor at the neurological hospital at Linz
• 2005 Specialist Diploma for blood group serology and transfusion medicine
• 2005 Consultant of the Austrian Government
• 2004 Master of Arts - International Relations
• 2004 Senior doctor at the Regional Hospital at St. Pölten, Austria.
• 2003 Head of the Vienna General Hospital AKH project – "Saving 50% Blood"
• 2002 University Hospital for Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine
• 1999 - 2003 Postgraduate studies at Webster University, Vienna Campus
• 1998 Specialist diploma for anesthesiology and intensive care medicine
• 1996 University hospital for anesthesiology and intensive care medicine at the Vienna General Hospital AKH
• 1994-1995 Overseas employment within the scope of the United Nations: Force Medical Officer in IRAQ/KUWAIT, Medical Officer in SYRIA/ISRAEL
• 1993-1994 Specialist training in pathology
• 1992-1993 Specialist training in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine at the trauma center UKH at Linz
• 1989-1992 Internship at the general hospital AKH in Linz, Austria, training in general medicine
• 1982-1989 Medical studies in Vienna
• 1981-1982 Officers' training (present rank: colonel; function: chief medical officer "NBC school"

Diplomas by the Austrian Chamber of Doctors:

• Diploma: General Practitioner
• Specialist diploma for anesthesiology and intensive care medicine
• Specialist diploma for blood group serology and transfusion medicine
• Emergency physician
• Senior emergency physician
• Clinical investigating physician

Diplomas by International Societies:

• Diving and hyperbaric medicine (by the Austrian Society for Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine)
• Diploma by the European Diving Technology Committee
• Diploma for hyperbarics by the European Diving Technology Committee

International Assignments:

• Operations Duty Officer -1986 UNFICYP - Cyprus.
• Triage Officer and Head of Emergency Department - 1991 UNAFHIR - Iran.
• Force Medical Officer 1994/95 UNIKOM/UNSCOM - Iraq/Kuwait.
• Medical Officer 1995 UNDOF - Syria/Israel.
• Chief Medical Officer 1999 KFOR Kosovo.
• 2004 French Delegation to the OSCE in Vienna

International Research Experience:

• Observership: 1993 Cornell Medical Center - Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Professor Isom.
• Observership: 1996 Scripps Clinic and VA Medical Center San Diego.
• Fellowship: 2001 Duke University - Center For Hyperbaric Medicine And Environmental
• Physiology and Co-operation with the US Navy for optimizing efficiency of combat divers (Navy Seals)