
Prof. Dr. med. Michael Knauer PhD
Breast surgerySpecialist in general and visceral surgery
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Med. Education
10.11.2011
Habilitation in surgery,
Medical University of Innsbruck
2005 - 2010
Post-doctoral studies in medical sciences, Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein UFL, Triesen, Liechtenstein
Doctorate:
18.10.2008: Dr.scient.med. (summa cum laude),
16.10.2010: PhD
1993 - 2000
Leopold-Franzens-University
- Innsbruck, Austria
- Doctorate: 18.11.2000: Dr. med. univ.
Career
Since 8/2023
Focus on senological surgery FMH
Since 6/2023 Partner Tumor and Breast Center Eastern Switzerland AG, Head of the certified Breast Center Stephanshorn at the Hirslandenklinik Stephanshorn
6/2019 - 5/2022 Partner of the Brustzentrum Ostschweiz AG and attending physician at the Klinik Stephanshorn, St.Gallen
1/2014 - 05/2019
Head Physician Breast Surgery, Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
Head of Certified Breast Health Center Linz
Hospital of the Sisters of Mercy, Oncology Lead Hospital, Linz
1/2012 - 12/2013
Senior Consultant, Department of General and Visceral Surgery
12/2011
Responsible outpatient clinic for surgical oncology, LKH Feldkirch
2010-2011
Deputy head of the certified breast center Vorarlberg, LKH Feldkirch
4/2009 - 12/2011
Consultant surgeon, Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, LKH Feldkirch, Austria, Prim. Prof. Dr. Etienne Wenzl FRCS
Prof. Emiel J.T. Rutgers, MD, PhD and Prof. Laura van 't Veer, PhD
4/2008 - 3/2009 3/2008 Opposite subjects LKH Feldkirch: 3/2005 - 6/2005 8/2002 - 2/2008 9/2001 - 8/2002
Translational and clinical research fellowship, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Specialist for surgery
Resident in Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dornbirn Hospital, Austria
Assistant Surgeon, Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, LKH Feldkirch, Austria
Resident in Internal Medicine, Regional Hospital Prättigau, Schiers GR, Switzerland
Scientific reviewer
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- European Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Breast Care
- European Surgery (Acta chirurgica austriaca)
- Yonsei Medical Journal
Additional training
- Screening course Donna Screening Program St. Gallen
- Diploma Breast Sonography Level I DEGUM
- Diploma Abdominal Sonography Basis ÖGUM
- Advanced training diploma from the Austrian Medical Association
- Clinical investigator course
- European Examination for Surgical Oncology - Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (Oncology), Bordeaux, 15.9.2010
Memberships
- Austrian Society for Surgery
- Austrian Society for Surgical Oncology - Board Member
- Austrian Society for Senology - Member of the Board
- (Austrian Sentinel Node Biopsy Working Group (ASNSG) - Board of Directors)
- Austrian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ÖGUM)
- Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group (ABCSG) - Executive Committee
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- European Society of Surgical Oncology
Dissertations
"Experience with sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer at the Department of Surgery at Feldkirch Regional Hospital: indications, results, postoperative morbidity", Prof. Dr. Gerhard Zimmermann, University of Innsbruck, Austria
"Quality assessment in combined modality therapy of surgical oncologic patients", Univ.Prof. Dr. Etienne Wenzl, Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein UFL, Triesen, Liechtenstein