"A young, highly motivated and qualified research team is the basis for ambitious scientific projects."

Our Viros Team

Chief of the Institute and Chief of the Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital Vienna

Prof. Oliver Findl, MD, MBA

Chief of the Institute and Chief of the Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

https://www.findl.at

Medical University of Vienna, MD
Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Boston
Residency, Ophthalmology, Vienna General Hospital
Associate Professor (Venia docendi), 2000
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, 2006-2015
Chief of Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2009
Founder and Chief of VIROS, 2010
Board Member of ESCRS, since 2006
Editorial Board Member & Section Editor of Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Editorial Board Member of Eurotimes, since 2006
Examiner of the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) Examination, since 2009
Treasurer of the Austrian Society of Ophthalmology (ÖOG), since 2012
Secretary of the ESCRS, since 2011

Staff

Caroline Pilwachs

Study Coordinator of MYOPRED Study, Research Fellow, Orthoptist

Academy for Orthoptics, Vienna, 2003-2006
Orthoptist, Practice Dr. Mullay, Villach, 2006-2008
Administration and Quality Management, Ophthalmology, Medical University Vienna, 2008-2016
Quality Management Course, WIFI, 2011
MS Access Course, WIFI, 2012
Study Coordinator, Research Fellow and Orthoptist, VIROS, since 2016

Manuel Ruiß, MSc.

Research Fellow, Orthoptist

Academy for Orthoptics, Vienna, 2004-2007
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Biomedicine and -technology – BSc.)
University of Vienna (Molecular Biology - MSc.)
Orthoptist, Practice Dr. Seher, 2015-2017
Research Fellow and Orthoptist, VIROS, since 2017

Natascha Bayer, MSc.

Research Fellow, Clinical Research Associate

Master of Science in “Biomedical Engineering”, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, 2009-2014
Quality & Regulatory Affairs Managerin – Junior Certificate, TÜV, 2019
Lecturer and Researcher, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, 2014-2019
Clinical Monitoring Certificate, HCC Group, 2020
Research Fellow and Clinical Research Associate, since 2019

Medical Investigators

Christoph Leisser, MD

Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Medical University of Vienna, MD
Thesis in Scientifical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 2003-2006
Senior Consultant, Ophthalmology, LKH Bruck, 2006
Senior Consultant, Ophthalmology, Klinikum Wels, 2007-2008
Senior Consultant, Ophthalmology, LK Wr. Neustadt, 2008-2010
Senior Consultant, Ophthalmology, Klinikum Merheim, Cologne, 2010-2013
Senior Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2014

Stephan-Markus Radda, MD

Head of the Macula Outpatient Department, Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Medical University of Vienna, MD
Board Certification: Austrian Medical Association
Recent Research: MANTA, INTREPID, AQUA, VIOLET, COLUMBUS multicenter studies
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, 1998-2004
Senior Physician and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2004

Ana Prinz, MD, Assoc. Prof.

Head of Glaucoma Service, Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Medical University of Vienna, MD
Residency, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, 2004-2010
Registered and specialized in Ophthalmology, Austrian Medical Chamber (ÖAK), 2013
Private Dozent for Ophthalmology (Assistent Professor) – Venia docendi for Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna, 2014
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2013
Member of National Glaucoma Society
Member of European Glaucoma Society
Recent Research: AERIE Study

Annette Harrer-Seely, MD

Consultant Ophthalmologist, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Medical University of Vienna, MD
Residency, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, 2006-2016
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2017

Martin Kronschläger, MD, PhD, FEBO

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Medical University of Vienna, MD
PhD Studies, Medical University of Uppsala, Sweden, 2014
German Ophthalmology Licence, 2014
F.E.B.O., 2014
Consultant Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2014

John Falasinnu, MD, FEBO

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Medical University of Vienna, MD
Residency, Ophthalmology, St. John’s Hospital, Linz, 2011-2013
Consultant Ophthalmolist, St. John’s Hospital, Linz, 2013
F.E.B.O., 2013
Austrian Ophtalmology Licence, 2013
Consultant Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2014

Christoph Hackl, MD, BSc.

Consultant Ophthalmologist, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Technical University of Vienna (Medical Informatics – BSc.)
Medical University of Vienna, MD
Residency, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, 2010-2016
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2016

Stefan Palkovits, MD, PhD

Consultant Ophthalmologist, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Medical University of Vienna, MD
PhD Studies, Medical University of Vienna, 2010-2015
Research Fellow, Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 2011-2012
ICO Certificate – Basic Science & Clinical Optics, 2014
Basic and Clinical Science Course, Stanford University, CA, USA, 2014
Residency, Ophthalmology, Medical University of Graz, 2013-2015
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2015

Sophie Mädel, MD

Resident, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Medical University of Vienna, MD
Research Fellow, VIROS, 2010-2012
PhD Studies, Medical University of Vienna, since 2010
Residency, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2012
Trainee Consultant Ophthalmologist, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2012
Residency, Office Prof. Dr. O. Findl, Vienna, Austria, since 2014

Sahand Amir-Asgari, MD

Resident, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Medical University of Vienna, MD
Research Fellow, VIROS, 2010-2013
Residency, Ophthalmology, Medical University Hannover, Germany
Residency, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2015
PhD Studies, Medical University of Vienna, since 2015

Hannah Zwickl, MD

Resident, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Medical University of Vienna, MD
OSCE, Medical University of Vienna, 2014
Research Fellow, VIROS, 2016-2018
Residency, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2017
PhD Studies, Medical University of Vienna, since 2018
Recent Research: MYOPRED Study

Marlies Ullrich, MD, MRes

Resident, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Medical University of Vienna, MD
Master of Research (MRes) in Vision Research, University College London, 2015
PhD Studies, Medical University of Vienna, since 2015
Residency, Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2015
Recent Research: MYOPRED Study

Andreea Dana Fisus, MD, MSc.

Research Fellow

University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tg Mures, Romania, MD, 2013
Master Degree in Medical-Pharmaceutical Scientific Research, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tg Mures, Romania, 2015
PhD Studies, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tg Mures, Romania, since 2015
ICO Certificate, Clinical Science, Basic Science, Optics and Refraction, 2017/18
Residency, Ophthalmology, Mures County Hospital, Tg Mures, Romania, 2014-2018
Research fellow, VIROS, since 2019
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, since 2021

Andreas Schlatter, MD

Research Fellow

Medical University of Innsbruck, MD, 2019
Research Fellow, VIROS, since 2019
Research Fellow, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Section of Ophthalmo-Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, since 2019
PhD Studies, Medical University of Vienna, since 2019