Born on 17th of October 1973 in Cologne, Germany, married since 2009
October 1992 - October 1998: Medical University Vienna
MD thesis “Cerebral function monitoring – neurophysiological surveillance in neonatal intensive care”, Medical doctor degree: 29th October 1998
“Venia docendi” : October 2013 (“Habilitation” to “Privatdozent”) in pediatrics with postdoctoral-thesis “Assessment of cerebral function in neonatal intensive care patients”.
Since October 2013 Assistant Professor in Pediatrics
Since March 2015 Associate Professor in Pediatrics
Since 2015 Head of Clinical and Research Group „Neonatal Neurology“ (since then 26 peer review publications, 6 Diploma/thesis students, 7 PhD Stundents)
Since 2016 Deputy Head of Division of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna
Further medical training
1st december 1998 - 28th February 2005: internship and fellowship in Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics of the Medical University of Vienna
Since March 2005: attending/senior pediatrician
Since October 2010: attending/senior neonatologist
Further training (selected) / Stay abroad
07-08/1997: Clinical Rotation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA: „Emergency Medicine“ at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (4 weeks)
„Newborn Medicine“ at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston (4 weeks)
November 1998/ April 2000 Basic and Advanaced Training Course on Prechtl´s Method of Assessment of General Movements, Graz, Austria
June 2000 Curriculum of Excellence in Neonatology: Neonatal Neurology and Neurointenisve Care; Gillelje, Dänemark
April 2001 Neuroimaging and neurological disorders in children: a multidisciplinary seminar; Budapest, Ungarn
June 2001 Curriculum of Excellence in Neonatology: Neonatal Neurology and Neurointensive Care, Paris, Frankreich
October 2002 International Symposium in Time and Timing in Developmental Neurology, Graz, Austria
June 2003 2nd University of Munich Epilepsy Course, Munich, Germany
October 2004 Basic Course in Neonatal Neurology, Potsdam, Germany
10-12 2002 training in laboratory for pediatric and neonatal encephalography at Instituto Scientifico Stella Maris, Tirrenia, Italy (Prof.G.Cioni, Prof.E.Biagioni)
2002-2017 continuous work (one afternoon/week) at the neonatal follow-up clinic (developmental neurology) at Medical University of Vienna
January – October 2003 once a week work at the pediatric epilepsy outpatient clinic (with EEG-analysis) at Medical University of Vienna
Since October 2003 analysis of conventional EEG on neonatal intensive care unit at the Medical University of Vienna
ERC-Instructor (European Resuscitation Counsil) for EPLS (Pediatric Life Support) und NLS (Newborn Life Support)
Instructor for PaedSim (Simulation in pediatrics)
Member of Pediatric Simulation Team
Universitätslehrgang Palliative Care – Modul 2 Palliativmedizin 2018-2019 at PMU Salzburg
Seminars:
PE 2013/038 Medical Education an der Medizinischen Universität
PE 2013/148 Effektive Vorträge und Vorlesungen gestalten (Microteaching)
PE 2013/161 Medical English: Lectures and Presentations
PE 2017/071 Good Clinical Practice
Research interests and projects:
Research working group „neonatal neurology“ at the Medical University of Vienna
Routine analysis of all conventional EEG and amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) traces within the division of neonatology at the Medical University of Vienna
Investigator project 2000-2003 Grant research (ÖNB) Continuous monitoring of amplitude-integrated EEG in preterm infants with a gestational age below 30 weeks
Co-PI project 2000-2005 3D-ultrasonographic imaging of the cerebral ventricular system in very low birthweight infants
Co-PI project 2000-2010 Assessment of cortical development by 3D-ultrasound in very low birthweight infants
PI project 2004-2011: Progressive posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus leads to changes of amplitude-integrated EEG activity and visual evoked potentials in preterm infants
Co-PI project 2008-2010 Retrospective analysis of the impact of intraventricular hemorrhage on neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm infants
Co-PI project 2010-2013 Grant research (ÖNB) Investigation of maturational changes of visual evoked potentials in preterm infants below 29 weeks of gestation
PI project 2009-2013 Grant research (ÖNB) The effect of stimulating substances on brain activity measured by amplitude-integrated EEG and neurodevelopmental outcome of preterm infants born below 30 weeks of gestation
PI project 2009-2011: Influence of intrauterine growth restriction on neonatal brain activity in preterm infants born between 24 and 30 weeks of gestation
PI project 2011-2013 Grant research (Karl Kahane Stiftung) Assessment of attentional deficits in former preterm infants and their correlation to behavioral problems and school performance
PI project 2012-2015 Grant research (FWF – Austrian Science fund) „Early development of sleep-wake-cycles in premature infants and its impact on neurodevelopmental outcome
Local Co-PI since 2011 in multicenter trial Neonatal Electrographic Seizure Trial (NEST). A multicentre trial on treatment of Electrographic versus clinical seizures in term newborns
Local PI since 2016 in european multicenter trial EpoRepair (Erythropetin for the repair of cerebral injury in preterm infants)
Team member/ Workpackage leader neurophysiology: PreMiBrain Studie (The premature gut microbiome and the influence on neonatal immunity, brain development and white matter injury - (Joint Cluster University Vienna funded),
National Coordinator and Workpackage Leader Biomarker aEEG in european multicenter trial ALBINO (Effect of ALlopurinol in addition to hypothermia for hypoxicischemic Brain Injury on Neurocognitive Outcome), Horizon2020 project
2018 Sub-PI Curoneb trial (A randomized, open, multinational, multicentre, 2-Part Study In
spontaneously breathing preterm neonates with mild to moderate Respiratory Distress Syndrome to investigate the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Inhaled Nebulised Poractant Alfa (Porcine Surfactant, Curosurf®) in comparison with NCPAP alone)
Invited talks/lecturing (selected)
November 2006 : course on neonatal EEG, Vienna, Austria
Februar 2007 2nd international conference on neonatal brain monitoring; Tampa, Florida, USA
September 2006 14th European Workshop on Neonatology, Trondheim, Norway;
March 2007 annual meeting of society of neuropediatrics Passau, Germany
Januar 2008 3rd international conference on neonatal brain monitoring: organisation of the congress/faculty member, Vienna, Austria
2008-2010 Ipokrates Seminar “Neonatal Neurology”, Innsbruck, Austria
since 2008 invited talks and workshops at annual meeting of the society of neonatology and pediatric intensive care (GNPI)
Since 2012 so far 31 LISA (Less Invasive Surfactant Administration) Workshops at Medical University of Vienna realized – education/teaching of – so far - 211 Colleagues from 17 different countries; Educational workshops, Publication under preparation referring to the effect of these trainings in the different inst since 2009 annualy (1-2 x) organisation of workshop “aEEG in neonatal intensive care”
2009 local organiser/Faculty Neonatal Brain Monitoring Conference in Vienna (Kooperation University South Florida, R.White, B.Brown)
since 2012 invited Lecturer and faculty member of “Balkan Medical Forum” now “Neonatal/Perinatal Medical Forum”
2013 invited lecturer ESPNIC (European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care) Rotterdam
2014 invited lecturer “Symposium of neonatal hypothermia”, Dresden
2015 local organisor/faculty EPNS (European Pediatric Neurology Society), Vienna
2015 Jahrestagung der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für klinische Neurophysiologie
Kurs Neonatales EEG, invited lecturer
2015 invited lecturer in Jekaterinburg, Russland „European and Asian Neonatal
2017 invited lecture - aEEG Workshop (4h) at nationalen polish neonatal congress in Lodz, Poland
since 2017 Faculty at „European Workshop on neonatology“
2017 invited lecture ÖGKJ (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde)
2017 invited lecture at the 5th neonatal Symposium in Saint John Regional Hospital, New Brunswick, Canada
2018 invited lecturer, international LISA Workshop at Lübeck, Germany (cooperation Göpel, Herting, Kribs, Bohlin, Blennow, Kramer, Sweet)
2018 Munich NeoCon (international Neuromonitoring Conference) invited lecturer
2018 EAPS (European Acadamy of Pediatric Societies) Paris, invited lecturer, Round table discussion
2019 invited lecturer Reason Meeting UK
2019 invited lecturer jENS (joined European neonatal Societies), Maastricht
Lectures University:
Since 2006 main lectures and seminars “Neonatology” within pediatric block at Medical University of Vienna
Since 2007 bedside-teaching “neonatal neurology”
Memberships
Since 2015 Austrian Society of Perinatal Medicine member
Since 2017 ESPR (European Society of Pediatric Research) member
Since 2018 GNPI (Gesellschaft für Neonatologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin) member
Awards
2015 Otto-Thalhammer Award of Austrian Society of Perinatal Medicine
PhD supervision
Eva Schwindt – PhD thesis „The impact of extrauterine life on visual maturation in extremely preterm born infants“ published in Pediatric Research
Christine Czaba-Hnizdo PhD-thesis „The effect of stimulating substances on brain activity measured by amplitude-integrated EEG and long-term neurodevelopmental outcome of preterm infants born below 30 weeks of gestation” under preparation; manuskript “The impact of doxapram therapy on brain activity and long term neurodevelopmental outcome of very preterm infants” – in preparation, close to submission
Lisa Oberdorfer PhD-thesis „Early development of sleep-wake cycles in premature infants and its impact on neurodevelopmental outcome.
Christoph Binder PhD-thesis „A mixed lipid emulsion -rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)- and its effect on brain maturation in extremely low birth weight infants“ Manuskript published J Pediatr 2019
Supervision/Mentoring of other research studies:
Katharina Goeral Manuskript „A Novel MRI Score to Predict Outcome in Preterm Neonates with Intraventricular Hemorrhage“ manuscript under preparation, close to submission; Manuskript „MRI based biometry of the premature brain after intraventricular hemorrhage“, manuscript under preparation, close to submission
Workpackage leader neurophysiology PreMiBrain-trial– FWF proposal under submission
Anastasia Male-Dressler
Manuskript „Efficacy of levetiracetam in a neonatal intensive care cohort“, FWF proposal „Early electrophysiological features in preterm infants – transition to infancy and influence of extrauterine life?“
Tobias Werther/Vito Giordano: Prognostic Accuracy of an EEG Monitoring System for Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Premature Infants (PREMOS) – FWF Proposal under preparation
Thesis students
Hannah Schwarz (Göral/Klebermass): „Retrospective MRI based bio – and volumetry of the premature brain after intraventricular hemorrhage in relation to neurodevelopmental outcome“
Lisa Falschlehner (Göral/Klebermass): „Changes of neurophysiological parameters in relation to ventricular width in preterm infants with intraventricular haemorrhage“
Susanne Mörth 2008-2009:“ Erfassung der Gyrierung von VLBWI mittels 3D-Sonographie“
Cornelia Thaller 2009-2010: „Einfluss der intrauterinen Wachstumsretardierung auf die Hirnaktivität von Frühgeborenen mit einem Gestationsalter zwischen 24 und 30 SSW“
Alexandra Hausmann 2014-2015: „Beschreibung von Schlaf-Wach-Zyklen bei Frühgeborenen mittels Polysomnographie und amplituden-integriertem EEG
Vienna, 30th April 2020
