Priv.-Doz.in Dr.in Katrin Kienzl-Wagner
Clinic Management
3. Deputy Clinic Director
University degrees
2005
Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med. univ.), Medical University of Innsbruck, Promotio sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae. “Proteomic-based biomarker detection in the course of acute rejection and tolerance induction in a murine heterotopic heart transplantation model.”
Professional career (summary) and current position
09/1998 – 06/2005
Studied human medicine at the Medical University of Innsbruck. Promotio sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae. Dissertation: “Proteomic-based biomarker detection in the course of acute rejection and tolerance induction in a murine heterotopic heart transplant model.”
09/2005 – 02/2014
Assistant physician in the Department of Visceral, Transplant, and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck
07/2012 – 08/2013
Maternity leave
02/2014
Specialist certification as a specialist in surgery
09/2014
Senior Physician in the Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck
08/2016 – 02/2018
Maternity leave
04/2017
Habilitation in general surgery and visceral surgery (venia docendi) Habilitation thesis: “Assessment of organ damage and regeneration potential in the early phase after organ transplantation”
09/2023
Head of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Additional training, professional titles
2003 – 2015
Scientific work at the Daniel Swarovski Research Laboratory, Department of Visceral, Transplant, and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck
2004
13th specialist course on animal experimentation, taking into account alternative and complementary methods in theory and practice, Innsbruck
2007
25th TOP Course – Transplantation Surgical Procedures, Groß Dölln, Germany
2008
Walter Brendel College, Wildbad Kreuth, Germany
2009
Innsbruck Curriculum for Minimally Invasive Surgery
2009
Advanced ultrasound course: abdomen, Baden
2009
Advanced Basic Life Support Provider Course, Innsbruck
2010 – 2011
Hesperis Course, European Society for Organ Transplantation, Oslo/Regensburg
2014
Advanced training course „Lap. Roux-Y-Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve Resection and Adjustable Gastric Banding“, Hallein, Prof. Miller
2015
Masterclass in Kidney Transplantation, Barcelona
2015
Metabolic surgery – Omega Loop, Vienna, Prof. Prager
2016
Workshop “Center of Excellence: Metabolic Surgery” – Hollabrunn, Prim. Hoffer
2018
TLJ – Transplantation Learning Journey, Munich, ESOT
2018
LIDO Course – Live Donor Nephrectomy, Rotterdam, Frank Dor/Khe Tran
2023
Onsite Training – Anesthesia with Fast Track Metabolic Surgery, Vienna, Gerhard Prager
2024
4th Workshop on Gastrointestinal Functional Diagnostics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich
2024
41st International Gastrointestinal Surgery Workshop Davos, Advanced Colorectal/Advanced Upper GI
Clinical focus
Metabolic and bariatric surgery
Living kidney donation
Pediatric kidney transplantation
Membership & position in scientific societies and bodies
Collegium sub auspiciis
Austrian Society for Surgery
ÖGAMC – Austrian Society for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery
IFSO – International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
ESOT – European Society for Organ Transplantation
Austrotransplant
Publications
Pub-med listed works
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Awards and honors
2006
Promotio sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae
2006
2005 Award of Recognition from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture
2006
Roche Young Investigator Award, Austrotransplant