CURRICULUM VITAE

Johann Lahodny, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine,

University of Vienna

Date of Birth: 14 October, 1940

Place of Birth: St. Polten, Austria

Nationality: Austrian

Education: Primary School, Grammar School, Military Service, St Polten

Medical Studies at the University of Vienna (Doctorate 1965)

1965 – (?): Trainee Doctor, St. Polten Hospital

Ius Practicandi (General Medicine), Medical Specialist (Gynaecology and Obstetrics, St. Polten Hospital

1976 – (?): Head, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Gmund Hospital, Lower Austria

1987 – (?): Head, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, St. Polten Hospital

I have written more than 70 scientific papers on Incontinence surgery, Descensus surgery, Oncosurgery and Pelviscopy.

(?) – 2004: Member, Board of Directors of the Working Group, Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction.

Member, Board of Directors of the working group, Gynaecologic Endoscopy.

President, “European Society of Pelvic Surgery”

Member, Board of Directors of the working group, “American Society of Pelvic Reconstructive and Vaginal Surgeons” (until 2005).

1991: Completion of the work “Vaginale Inkontinenz-und Deszensuschirurgie”.

1994: State Doctorate, University of Vienna

I have given lectures and have performed live demonstrations in a number of European and American Hospitals.

I have trained colleagues at the Pelviscopy Centre of Johnson & Johnson-Ethicon, Hamburg for many years.

I have conducted numerous conferences on the Wertheim operation in Germany.

I have performed more than 1000 Wertheim operations and I have conducted many conferences on Incontinence and Descensus operations.

Construction of a new anatomy of the female bladder and discovery of the urethrovesical reflex in women.

I have been interested in Complimentary Medicine for 13 years.

I have just developed a concept with regard to the aftercare of carcinoma that will considerably improve prognosis for female patients given that both the operation and chemotherapy have been performed in a correct way.

I have just been asked to express my overall view on Incontinence surgery and Descensus Surgery in a number of renowned journals.

I have developed UST, the minimally invasive operation method for Incontinence in the future.

2006: Development of a concept of aftercare of carcinoma and scientific work on “UST – minimal invasive Inkontinenztherapic” und “operative Behandlung der Belastungsinkontinenz”.

Recent sicientific work:

2007: “Anatomische Aspekte der operativen Inkontinenztherapie”