Prof. Dr. med. Michael Knauer PhD
Breast SurgerySpecialist in General and Visceral Surgery
Career path
Since 8/2023
Focus on senological surgery FMH (Swiss Medical Association)
Since 6/2023 Partner at Tumor- und Brustzentrum Ostschweiz AG, Head of the certified Breast Center Stephanshorn at the Hirslandenklinik Stephanshorn
6/2019 – 5/2022 Partner of Brustzentrum Ostschweiz AG and attending physician at the Klinik Stephanshorn, St.Gallen
1/2014 – 05/2019
Senior Physician Breast Surgery, Breast Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen
Head of the Certified Breast Health Center Linz
Hospital of the Sisters of Mercy, Leading Oncology 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
Specialist in Surgery, Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, LKH Feldkirch, Austria, Prim. Univ.Prof. Dr. Etienne Wenzl FRCS
Prof. Emiel J.T. Rutgers, MD, PhD and Prof. Laura van ’t Veer, PhD
4/2008 – 3/2009
Translational and clinical research fellowship, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Medical Education
10.11.2011
Habilitation (postdoctoral qualification) in Surgery,
Medical University of Innsbruck
2005 – 2010
Post-doctoral studies in medical sciences, Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein UFL, Triesen, Liechtenstein
Doctoral degree:
18.10.2008: Dr.scient.med. (summa cum laude),
16.10.2010: PhD
1993 – 2000
Leopold-Franzens-University
- Innsbruck, Austria
- Doctoral degree: 18.11.2000: Dr. med. univ.
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 in Mammosonography Level I DEGUM
- Diploma in Abdominal Sonography Basic ÖGUM
- Continuing education diploma, Austrian Medical Association
- Clinical investigator course
- European Board of Surgery Qualification in Surgical Oncology – Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (Oncology), Bordeaux, 15.9.2010
Dissertations
“Experiences with Sentinel Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer at the Department of Surgery at Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch: Indications, Results, Postoperative Morbidity,” Univ.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
Memberships
- Austrian Society for Surgery
- Austrian Society for Surgical Oncology – Board Member
- Austrian Society for Senology – Board Member
- (Austrian Working Group Sentinel Node Biopsy (ASNSG) – Board)
- 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