Dr. Florian Ponholzer
University degrees
06/2019
Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med. univ.), Medical University of Innsbruck
Professional career (summary) and current position
2012 – 2013
Studied economics at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
2013 – 2019
Studied medicine at the Medical University of Innsbruck
2018
Completed civil service at the St. Raphael retirement home, Innsbruck
2019
Resident at the University Clinic for Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck
2021
Resident at the University Clinic for Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna
Additional training, professional titles
2015 – 2016
Tutor/Demonstrator at the Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Section for Clinical Functional Anatomy, Medical University of Innsbruck
Teaching
Co-supervision of diploma theses (4 completed, 7 ongoing)
Student mentoring
Clinical focus
Thoracic surgery
Oncological surgery
Artificial intelligence
Research focus
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Oncological surgery
Artificial intelligence
Ex vivo lung perfusion
Membership & position in scientific societies and bodies
Austrian Society for Thoracic Surgery (OGTC)
Austrian Society for Surgery (ÖGCH)
European Society for Thoracic Surgery (ESTS)
Austrian Society for Transplantation, Transfusion, and Genetics (Austrotransplant)
Austrian Society for Surgical Oncology (ACO-ASSO)
Reviewer for Scientific Reports
Reviewer for Frontiers in Immunology
Reviewer for European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
2021
Representative of assistant physicians, Austrian Society for Thoracic Surgery (OGTC)
Publications
Awards and honors
2022
Science Award from the Austrian Society for Thoracic Surgery, 2022, Graz, Austria, “Prediction of Morbidity and Mortality after Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Lung Cancer.”
2023
Science Award from the Austrian Society for Thoracic Surgery, 2023, Salzburg, Austria, “Evaluation of the impact of preoperative comorbidity, activity, and general health scoring on postoperative outcome after anatomical VATS resection.”
2024
Kepler Science Day Award, 2024, Linz, Austria, “Prediction of survival after neoadjuvant therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer – a retrospective analysis.”
2024
Georg Salzer Prize of the Austrian Society for Thoracic Surgery, 2024, Vienna, Austria, “Intercostal Catheters Reduce Long-Term Pain and Postoperative Opioid Consumption after VATS.”