Members of the Executive Committee

President 

Thomas Gruenberger, MD
Department of General Surgery, Hepatobiliary Service
Medical University of Vienna

Waehringer Guertel 18-21 , A-1090 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 40400 – 5621
Fax: +43 1 40400 – 5641
mail: thomas.gruenberger@meduniwien.ac.at

President Elect

Hubert Hauser, MD

Department of General Surgery
Medical University of Graz 

Auenbruggerplatz 29, A-8036 Graz
Phone: +43 0316 38581186
Fax: +43 0316 429922
mail: hubert.hauser@meduni-graz.at

General Secretary

Reza Asari, MD

Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery 

Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 40400 – 6943
Fax: +43 1 40400 – 6827
mail: reza.asari@meduniwien.ac.at

Treasurer  

Jörg Tschmelitsch, MD, FACS
Head, Department of Surgery
KH d. Barmherzigen Brüder

Spitalgasse 26 , A-9300 St. Veit
Phone: +43 4212 499 – 0
Fax: +43 4212 499 – 609
mail: joerg.tschmelitsch@bbstveit.at

Secretary 

Klaus Emmanuel,  MD
Department of Surgery
Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Linz
Seilerstätte 4
4010 Linz

Phone: +43 732 7677 -7300
email: klaus.emmanuel@bhs.at

 

Michael Gnant, MD, Ph.D.
Professor of Exp. Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
Medical University of Vienna 

Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 40400 – 5646
Fax: +43 1 40400 – 6807
mail: michael.gnant@meduniwien.ac.at

Michael Knauer PhD FEBS
Department of General and Thoracic Surgery
Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch 

Carinagasse 47
A-6800 Feldkirch, Austria
Phone. +43 5522 303-2402
Fax +43 5522 303-7505
email: michael.knauer@lkhf.at

Public Relations 

Daniela Kandioler, MD
Medical University of Vienna –
General Hospital Department of Surgery
Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

Phone: +43 1 40400 5621
Fax: +43 1 40400 5447
mail: Daniela.Kandioler@meduniwien.ac.at

Sebastian Friedrich Schoppmann, MD
Department of General Surgery
Medical University of Vienna 

Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 40400 – 5621
Fax: +43 1 40400 – 5641
mail: sebastian.schoppmann@meduniwien.ac.at

Matthias Zitt, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery
Center of Operative Medicine
Innsbruck Medical University 

Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck
Tel. +43 512 504 80827
Email: matthias.zitt@i-med.ac.at

Coopt as local organizer 

Paul Sungler, MD
Medical Director
Welcare Hospital

PO Box 31500, Dubai, UAE
mail: Paul.Sungler@welcarehospital.com

Coopt member 

Peter Michael Schlag, MD, Ph.D.
Head, Department of Surgery
Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin,
Campus Buch, Robert Rössle Klinik

Lindenbergerweg 80 D – 13125 Berlin
mail: pmschlag@charite.de