Dr. Gerhard Prager

Born on 11 July 1967 in Vienna
Austrian national
Married to Dipl.-Ing. Silvia Prager, née Ertl (architect)
one daughter, one sonprager

Professional Career

July '92                      Awarded degree to practice medicine as a general practitioner

Oct. '92-May '93         Military service (army anesthetist)

Dec. '93-Apr. '97        Assistant Physician at KH Mistelbach, Department of Surgery (Board of Univ. Prof. Dr. E. Schima)

Apr. '97-Sept. '97        Guest semester (surgical endocrinology) under Univ. Prof. Dr. B. Niederle at the clinical Department of General Surgery (Board of Prof. Dr. R.

                                  Jakesz), Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna     

Oct. '97-Feb. '98         Assistant Physician at KH Mistelbach, Department of Surgery (Board of Univ. Prof. Dr. E. Schima)

from Mar. '98              Assistant Physician at the Clinical Department of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna

Apr. '99                       Received medical specialist diploma for surgery (Austrian Medical Association)

Apr. '03                       Appointed Senior Physician at the Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Received license to teach surgery - postdoctoral qualification

Mar. '04                      University Lecturer

Apr. '04                       Head of the Obesity Surgery Working Group at the Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Clinical Department of General Surgery

Apr. '05                       Head of the Minimal Invasive Surgery Working Group at the Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Clinical Department of General Surgery

Since 2000                  Board Member of the Austrian Society of Bariatric Surgery

Since 2011                  Chairman of the Advisory Board of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

Since 2012                  Board Member of the Surgical Working Group for Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Austrian Society of Surgery

Since 2008                  Board Member of the Austrian Obesity Association

Network

I cooperate with leading experts in their respective fields to provide my patients with optimal pre- and post-operative care in the event of surgery. My professional network includes endocrinologists, psychologists, internists, dietitians, sports therapists, pediatricians and adolescent psychologists in order to have holistic, comprehensive care of diseases.

Research

In addition to these close contacts, I put great emphasis on research, education and advanced training. My main research priorities include endocrine surgery, obesity surgery and surgical treatment of diabetes. Here an international context is also very important for me. As chairman of the scientific advisory board for bariatric surgery at IFSO (International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders), the global association for metabolic and bariatric surgery, I am an actively involved in an international platform working at the highest level toward development and steady improvement of surgical procedures covering obesity.

Besides my own continuing education, a great concern for me is the education and training of younger colleagues. I run a number of continuing education courses in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery with participants from inside and outside Austria attending (over 50 countries). In addition, I train other surgeons both in Austria and abroad (Master Class in Bariatric Surgery, Coach at IRCAD Strasbourg).

Memberships

IFSO               International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders

ASMBS           American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

ÖGC               Austrian Society of Surgery

AMIC              Surgical Working Group for Minimally Invasive Surgery

                     Austrian Obesity Association

                     Austrian Society of Bariatric Surgery