Priv. Doz. DDr.
Rafael Paternostro
Specialist in internal medicine, gastroenterology & hepatology, intensive care medicine
Specialist area: general gastroenterology / hepatology / endoscopy
Languages: German/English
Schedule an appointment
Please note that only gastroscopy can be booked online. In the case of a colonoscopy, please call us, as a preliminary consultation is required.
My ordination hours
My endoscopy times
Monday:
Thursday:
4 until 7 pm
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Services
Tätigkeiten und Qualifikationen:
- Abklärung und Therapie von Lebererkrankungen
- Fettlebererkrankung / NAFLD / MASLD
- Autoimmunhepatitis
- Primär biliäre Cholangitis
- Primär sklerosierende Cholangitis
- Sekundär sklerosierende Cholangitis
- Morbus Wilson
- A1AT Mangel
- Hämochromatose
- Virale Hepatitiden (Hepatitis A,B,C,D,E)
- Alkoholische Lebererkrankung
- Leberzirrhose
- Hepatozelluläres Karzinom / Leberkrebs
- Portale Hypertension / Pfortaderhochdruck
- Aszites / Bauchwasser
- Ösophagusvarizen
- Hepatische Enzephalopathie
- Pfortaderthrombose
- Budd-Chiari-Syndrom
- Leberbiopsie
- Betreuung von Patienten vor/nach Lebertransplantation
- Refluxerkrankung / GERD / NERD
- Barrett Ösophagus
- Gastritis / Helicobacter pylori
- Zöliakie
- Reizmagen/Reizdarm
- Chronisch entzündliche Darmerkrankung (Morbus Crohn, Colitis Ulcerosa)
- Mikroskopische Colitis
- Eosinophile Ösophagitis
- Darmkrebsvorsorge
- Magen- und Darmspiegelung / Gastro- und Koloskopie
- Polypenabtragung
- Eisenmangel
- Ultraschall Abdomen
Personal Details
Medical Activities and Qualifications
- Specialist in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Specialty in Hepatology and General Gastroenterology or Endoscopy / Internal Intensive Care Medicine
- Specialist Physician at the Medical Intensive Care Unit 13H1, AKH Vienna
- Active Emergency Physician in the NEF System of Lower Austria
- Klinisches Fellowship in „Advanced Endoscopic Resection / ESD ” am NTT Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan – Herbst 2024
- Author of over 80 original articles, reviews, and national journal publications in the field of Gastroenterology/Hepatology
- Doctoral studies at the Medical University of Vienna
- Habilitation in the field of “Gastroenterology and Hepatology”
- Teaching position at the Medical University of Vienna
Professional Career
- 10/2016 – 03/2017: Resident Physician in Training (Specialist Training) Department of Anesthesia, General Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, AKH Vienna
- 04/2017 – 11/2022: Resident Physician in Training (Specialist Training) Department of Internal Medicine III, AKH Vienna
- Endoscopy (Gastroscopy / Colonoscopy / Polyp Removal)
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Gastroenterology General Ward
- Gastroenterology Intensive Care Unit
- Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinic
- Liver outpatient department
- Hepatic Vein Catheterization
- 11/2022 – Present: Specialist in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology/Hepatology
- 2023 – Present: Active Emergency Physician in the NEF System of Lower Austria
Memberships, awards & prizes
Memberships
- Member of the Austrian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ÖGGH)
- German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM)
- Austrian Society for Internal and General Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine (ÖGIAIN)
Awards and Honors:
- Young Endoscopist Award 2024, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie
- Young Investigator Award 2023, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie
- Poster of Distinction, The Liver Meeting 2021
- Young Researcher Award 2017, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie
Monday:
Thursday:
4 until 7 pm
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Exemplary explanation before the procedure, comprehensive discussion of findings afterwards. All in all, highly recommended.
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Schedule an appointment
Please note that only gastroscopy can be booked online. In the case of a colonoscopy, please call us, as a preliminary consultation is required.
My ordination hours
Monday:
4 until 7 pm
Monday:
Thursday:
4 until 7 pm
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.