Dr. Andras Meszaros, PhD
Medical Staff
Specialist
University degrees
2012
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary
Professional career (summary) and current position
2012 – 2015
PhD Student, Doctoral School of Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences, Universität Szeged, Ungarn
2015 -2016
Research assistant, Institute for Surgical Operations, University of Szeged, Hungary
2016 – 2018
University Assistant, Department of Surgical Operations, University of Szeged, Hungary
2017
PhD Dissertation: “Methane bioactivity and interactions with other biological gases” (summa cum laude)
2017 – 2018
PostDoc Researcher, Oroboros Instruments, Innsbruck, Austria
2017 – 2018
Chief Research Officer, Oroboros Instruments, Innsbruck, Austria
2018 – 2025
Resident physician at the University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck
2018 –
Leader of the research group “Mitochondrial Function Diagnostics,” organLife Organ Regeneration Center of Excellence, Medical University of Innsbruck (https://www.i-med.ac.at/organlife/)
2023
Specialist examination: General and Visceral Surgery (Austrian Medical Association)
2025 –
Specialist in general and visceral surgery at the University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck
Additional training, professional titles
2008
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany
2010
Medical University of Göttingen, Germany
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany
2011
ERASMUS LLP, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
2011 – 2012
29th International Practical Seminar on Microsurgery of Vessels and Nerves, Timisoara, Romania
2011 – 2012
ERASMUS LLP, Clinical Practical Year, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
2013
School of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
2013
Department of Immunology, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
2013
IOC79 Workshop on high-resolution respirometry: O2k fluorometry, Obergurgl, Austria
2013
IOC80 Workshop on high-resolution respirometry and O2k fluorometry, Schröcken, Austria
2014 – 2016
Campus Hungary Research Scholarships in Austria: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Vienna, Austria
2016
COST Action MitoEAGLE, scientific stay, Oroboros Instruments, Innsbruck, Austria
2016
FELASA (Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations) certificate, level “C”
2025
Walter Brendel College for Transplant Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Teaching
2010 – 2017
Tutor of seminars and internships for the subjects “Surgical Methods” and “Basic and Advanced Surgical Skills” for students of human medicine, University of Szeged
2012 – 2017
Tutor for the 4-week basic surgical training course for assistant doctors, University of Szeged
High-fidelity endoscopy simulators (teaching and demonstration for medical students), University of Szeged
2014 – 2017
Organizer and tutor: Training courses for laparoscopy, Society of Young Surgeons, Hungary
2016 – 2018
Tutor and organizer of international courses on high-resolution fluorospirometry, Oroboros Instruments
2017 – 2020
Co-supervision of a PhD dissertation, Marie Skłodowska-Curie action TRANSMIT, Oroboros Instruments: “Succinate as a metabolic driver in prostate cancer cells,” Ana Carolina
Bastos Sant’Anna Silva
2018 –
Supervision of experimental and clinical diploma theses, bachelor’s and master’s theses in the field of transplant surgery and mitochondrial bioenergetics (Medical University of Innsbruck, degree programs in “Human Medicine” and “Molecular Medicine”; MCI Management Center Innsbruck, master’s program in “Biotechnology”)
2018 –
Internship: “General surgical skills for medical students,” Medical University of Innsbruck
2018 –
Bedside teaching: Specialized surgical subjects and anesthesia for medical students, Medical University of Innsbruck
2022 –
Lecture for medical students: “Fundamentals of Surgical Technique,” University of Szeged, Hungary
2023 –
Elective course: “Introduction to General Surgery: Preparing for Clinical Training and KPJ” for medical students, Medical University of Innsbruck
2023 –
Lecture “Basic Clinical Knowledge 2 – Surgery” for the “Physiotherapy” degree program, FH Gesundheit Innsbruck
Research focus
Organ transplantation, extracorporeal machine perfusion, pathophysiology of organ preservation
Mitochondrial (dys)function
Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species
Effect of biologically active gases (NO, CH4) in mitochondria and cells
Membership & position in scientific societies and bodies
Austrian Society for Surgical Research (President 2024/2025)
Society for Mitochondrial Physiology (Co-Chair 2017-2022)
European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT)
Austrian Society for Surgery (OEGCH)
Austrian Society for Transplantation, Transfusion and Genetics (Austrotransplant)
European Society for Shock (ESS)
European Society for Free Radical Research (E-SFRR)
Hungarian Society for Surgery (MST)
Hungarian Society for Physiology (MET)
Hungarian Society for Hemorheology
Publications
Awards and honors
2011
First prize: Best presentation in pulmonology, anesthesiology, and intensive care, Hungarian Medical Association of America Hungary Chapter, 2011
2012
Young Scientist Session Award, Hungarian Society for Physiology. Debrecen, Hungary
First prize: Excellence in Surgery-Anesthesiology-Pathology-Oncology-Otorhinolaryngology Award, Hungarian Medical Association of America Hungary Chapter, 5th Balatonfüred Meeting, 2012
2013
ET-13 Travel Grant, Thirteenth International Conference on Endothelin, Tokyo, Japan, 2013
2015
Best e-Poster Award, ITS ESOT, Berlin, Germany, 2022
Austrotransplant Young Investigator Award, Mayrhofen, Austria, 2022
2018
Pro Laudanda Promotione Award for PhD research of outstanding quality, University of Szeged
2021
Austrotransplant Poster Award, Austrian Society of Transplantation, Spielberg, Austria, 2021
2022
Best e-Poster Award, ITS ESOT, Berlin, Deutschland, 2022
Austrotransplant Young Investigator Award, Mayrhofen, Österreich, 2022
2023
Science Award of the Austrian Society of Surgery, 2023
2024
Clinical Science Award, Austrian Society of Transplantation, 2024
2025
WBK-Science Award Austria, 2025
2025
Science Award, Austrian Society of Surgery