OA Dr. Thomas Winkler
Head of the Reflux Center at Privatklinik Döbling
Admitting physician and surgeon at Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Privatklinik Döbling, and Rudolfinerhaus
Head of the practice at Stubenring and the Interdisciplinary Preventive and Checkup Centers
Medical advisory board member of BodyContour Wien – The well-being concept in Vienna
Languages: German/English
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In my practice, it is very important to me to take the time for you, to listen to you in a relaxed atmosphere, and to care for you as a patient in entirety. From the information gathered, a personalized diagnosis and therapy will be created for you.
The type of therapy not only depends on the constellation of findings but also is guided by the response and success of previous therapy or your personal preference.
In principle, conservative and medication-based strategies are fully explored first. Surgery is only recommended if it is absolutely necessary and if there is no other meaningful alternative.
All surgeries are performed using state-of-the-art technology and according to international guidelines, with a minimally invasive, minimally traumatizing, and tissue-sparing approach. These techniques have significant advantages and are not only applied in laparoscopy (= keyhole surgery), but many other procedures can be performed following this concept. They are characterized by small or barely visible scars, minimal pain, faster recovery, and significantly shorter hospital stays. Some procedures can also be done on an outpatient basis or under local anesthesia.
In addition to painless gastroskopies and colonoscopies, my main interest lies in the diagnosis as well as the strategic planning and therapy of Reflux, Thyroid-, Colon and Colorectal diseases, tumor diseases (=cancer) in the abdominal area, surgery for hernias (e.g., inguinal, abdominal wall, or diaphragmatic hernia) using the latest methods, stage-appropriate treatment of hemorrhoids with the newest, low-pain methods such as HAL/HAL-RAR or Longo, and vascular surgery involving the treatment of varicose veins and peripheral arterial disease.
Yours Dr. Winkler
Services
- Diagnosis and treatment of gastroenterological diseases with the inclusion of conventional medicine and alternative medicine disciplines for the best possible and sustainable treatment success
- Individually adapted / tailor-made diagnosis and therapy according to your needs
- Minimally invasive, laparoscopic, tumor and reflux surgery using state-of-the-art technology according to international guidelines. Short hospital stay, cosmetically pleasing and barely visible scars
- Surgeries on: Gallbladder, Appendix, Stomach, Small intestine, Large intestine, Rectum, Thyroid, Breast, Blood vessels (Arteries and Veins)
- Surgeries for: Inguinal hernia, Incisional hernia, Umbilical hernia, Diaphragmatic hernia (Reflux, GERD, Hiatal hernia), Tumors (Cancer) in breast, stomach, and intestines, Diverticular disease (Diverticulitis), Hemorrhoids (HAL-RAR, Longo, and traditional methods), Anal fissure, Fistula, Thyroid nodules, Breast cancer
- Hernia surgery / Hernioplasty using various methods with state-of-the-art materials such as TAPP (Transabdominal Preperitoneal), IPOM (Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh), ventral hernia patch, mesh in sublay and onlay technique, TAR (Transversus Abdominis Release), Ramirez, lateral release, Lichtenstein, and more.
- Painless gastroscopy and colonoscopy / gastroscopy and colonoscopy in sedation
- Vascular surgery: varicose veins / varicose veins, intermittent claudication in case of vascular occlusion, vasodilation (= aneurysm)
- Diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux – GERD – heartburn in diaphragmatic hernia (hiatal hernia) – impedance measurement
- Diagnosis and therapy of thyroid diseases, state-of-the-art thyroid surgery under neuromonitoring
- Diagnosis and therapy of diseases in the rectum / anal area: Stage-appropriate, minimally traumatizing haemorrhoid treatment (HAL, HAL-RAR), fissure, fistula
- Large intestine: Interdisciplinary – interdisciplinary approach to digestive disorders, inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease) and diverticula / diverticulitis. Prevention, diagnosis and therapy for colorectal cancer / colon carcinoma or rectal carcinoma.
Personal Details
Education and previous professional career
- 1986 – 1994: University of Vienna: Human Medicine
- 1994: Doctorate, Doctor of Medicine
- 1994 – 1996: Harvard University Boston: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- 1996 – 1997: Turnus, Doctor – KH Mistelbach
- 1997 – 1997: University Assistant, General Surgery, Vienna General Hospital, AKH Wien
- 1997 – 1998: Basic military service, Hsp. Stammersdorf: Cross-specialty rotation in Anesthesiology for 3 months and Internal Medicine for 3 months
- 1998 – 2003: University Assistant, General Surgery, Vienna General Hospital (AKH Wien) – Vascular Surgery for 6 months, Trauma Surgery for 6 months, Transplant Surgery for 9 months, Transplant Intensive Care Unit for 3 months, ongoing main services, General Surgical Intensive Care Unit for 1 month, ongoing main services, Pediatric Surgery for 3 months.
- 2003: 6 months General Surgery, Hospital of the Brothers of Charity, Salzburg
- 2003: 3 months emergency medicine, Vienna General Hospital
- 2003: Specialist in Surgery
- 2004: Univ. Ass., General Surgery, Vienna General Hospital
- 2004: Specialist at the Surgical Department, Hospital of the Brothers of Charity, Vienna
- 2005: Appointment as Senior Physician
- 2005: Opening of a private practice
- 2005: Training as a specialist in vascular surgery
- 2006: Lecturer at the Medical University of Vienna
- 2009: Specialist in Visceral Surgery
Elective Training
- Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery
- Reconstruction of peripheral nerves and hand surgery. Univ. Prof. H. Millesi, Head of the Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, Vienna General Hospital
Training after the doctorate
- Visiting physician at the Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, University Prof. H. Millesi, Vienna General Hospital
Research
- October 1994 to June 1996 Research Fellow, Wound Healing Laboratory, Elof Eriksson M.D., Ph.D., FACS, Prof. and Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham & Women’s/Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Scientific interests and ongoing projects
- Chemotherapy sensitivity of colorectal carcinomas – tailor-made chemotherapy in an adjuvant setting.
- Prediction of chemoradiation response in rectal carcinoma in a palliative setting.
- Wound healing of acute and chronic wounds. Application of cytokines through in vivo gene transfer. Various techniques of gene transfer.
- Cell cultures and intracellular cytokine measurements.
- Soft tissue tumors in the gastrointestinal tract: GIST and its therapy
Memberships, Scholarships & Research Grants
Memberships
- Austrian Society of Surgery as a full member
- BÖC (Professional Association of Austrian Surgeons)
Scholarships and Research Funds
- Federal Ministry of Science and Research: Subject-specific courses
- Jubilee Fund of the Austrian National Bank: Gene Transfer, Growth Factors and Wound Healing
- Federal Ministry of Science and Research: Subject-specific courses
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