1959-05-22
born in Wattens, Tirol, Austria;
married since 1987 to Silvia Pfurtscheller,
two children:
Florentina, 1995; Magdalena, 1997.
School:
until 1978 Primary school, Wattens and Academic Gymnasium, Innsbruck
1978 - 1984 medical
studies at Leopold - Franzens - University,
Professional:
1984 - 1985 postdoc
research fellow, Dept. of Endocrinology,
Univ. Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
1985 postdoc
research fellow, University of California,
1986 - 1988 internship
for general medicine, District Hospital, Hall in
1989 - 1992 internship
for general surgery, II. Univ. Hospital of Surgery,
1992 resident
general surgery, II. Univ. Hospital of Surgery,
1993 - 1997 internship
for obstetrics and gynecology, District Hospital, Hall in
1997 - 1998 resident
of obstetrics and gynecology, District Hospital, Hall in
1999 senior
resident of obstetrics and gynecology, Univ. Hospital Gynecology,
since 2000 head of the dept. of obstetrics
and gynecology, District Hospital, Hall in Tyrol, center of pelvic floor
surgery and gynecologic endoscopy, first baby-friendly hospital in Tyrol, first
accredited Trainings center for pelvic floor surgery in Austria.
Approximately 1300 deliveries and 1500 surgical interventions (including
oncology) per year.
since 2005 Private Office, Gynecology,
since 2005 accredited consultant at Goldenes Kreuz
(private hospital), Vienna,
Public
Positions:
Since 1978 President and Vice-President of
Chorgemeinschaft Rettenberg
1990 - 2003 and
since 2007 Member of the managing committee of the
Chamber of Medical Doctors in Tyrol, 4 years as Vice-President
since 1990 President and Vice-President of the Society
of Medical Doctors in Tyrol (Aktionsgemeinschaft der Tiroler Ärzte)
1994 – 1999 Deputy
of the Tyrolean Parliament, Speaker of Health Affairs
since 2000 Continuous
Member of the Austrian Birth Registry
since 2002 professional
consultant of Journal Echo, Gesund und Leben
since 2007 Continuous Member of the Tyrolean
Governmental Initiative of
Quality Improvement in Medicine