Assoz.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Alexander Perathoner

Clinic management

Deputy clinical director, risk manager

E-mail
alexander.perathoner@i-med.ac.at

Phone +43 512 504 22591

University Degree(s)

2004
Studies of Human Medicine at the University of Innsbruck with MD graduation (“Dr. med. univ.”) with the doctoral thesis „Tumorimmunology in colorectal cancer: Expression of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase and its impact on T cell infiltration and liver metastasis.”

Professional Development

1997
2004
Studies of Human Medicine at the University of Innsbruck with MD graduation ("Dr. med. univ.") with the doctoral thesis "Tumorimmunology in colorectal cancer: Expression of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase and its impact on T cell infiltration and liver metastasis."
2004
2011
Senior Resident at the Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University
2011
Diploma, Specialist in General Surgery
2011
2015
University assistant at the VTT of MUI (research and teaching assistant in the clinical area)
2012
Senior physician
2013
Specialist for Visceral Surgery
2013
Specialist in Visceral Surgery
2014
PhD graduation (Venia docendi, “Priv.-Doz.”) with the professorial thesis ''Results and functional aspects of metabolic gastric surgery''
2015
Leader of the Surgical oncology Unit and Gastrointestinal - Colorectal Surgery Unit
2015
Senior Scientist (permanent research and teaching assistant in the clinical area)
2016
Assistant Professor (“Ass.-Prof.”)
2018
Appointment as senior consultant
2018
Associate Professor (Assoc. Prof.)

Additional Training, additional Professional Title

2007
ÖÄK diploma emergency doctor
2016
2018
Training course for medical executives, PMU Salzburg

Teaching

Main lecture surgery
Surgical internship
Seminar Tumour Module
Seminar POL-internship (problem-oriented learning)
Seminar KPJ (Clinical-practical year)
Mentor KPJ Internship (Clinical-practical year)
Tutor in the surgical learning and training centre (anastomosis course, wound management, endoscopy, minimally invasive surgery)
Numerous lectures, seminars and practical trainings (Medical University Innsbruck) in General Surgery

Clinical focus

Surgical Oncology
Surgery of the upper gastrointestinal tract (stomach, small intestine)
Surgery of the lower gastrointestinal tract (colon, rectum)
Surgical Treatment of Metastases and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Sarcoma Surgery
Minimally invasive surgery

Research Emphasis

Peritoneal carcinomatosis
Metastasis Surgery
Oncological surgery

Position & membership in Scientific Societies

Austrian Society of Surgery (ASS)
Austrian Society for Surgical Oncology (ACO-ASSO) (Member of the Board, Congress President 2020)
European Society for Surgical Oncology (ESSO)
Austrian Society for Cancer Aid/Tyrol
Working Group for Minimally Invasive Surgery of the ÖGC (AMIC)
Tyrolean-Venetian-Lombard Surgeons Association (TVL)

Publications

25 ISI Web of Science-listed original papers
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Prizes and Awards

2004
Sponsorship award PhD thesis of the Austrian Cancer Aid/Tyrol
2006
Georg Stumpf Scholarship of the Austrian Society for Surgical Oncology