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Univ.Doz.Dr.med.

Heinz Kuderna

Curriculum vitae

Privacy: Birth April 16th 1931 Married with Dr.Helga Kuderna, born Münich Children Dr.Maximilian Kuderna (1962), Dr.Veronika Kuderna (1964) Faibles for medicine, musics, sailing, mountaineering, skiing Addresses: Private: Martinstrasse 31, 1180 Vienna, Austria E-mail adress: hkuderna@a1.net

Office: Hospital Rudolfinerhaus Billrothstrasse 78, 1190 Vienna, Austria

Education and career: Realgymnasium and Matura 1949 in Vienna, Austria Human medical studies at the University of Vienna, graduation 1958, Internships at the General Hospital Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria, 1963 Trauma Surgeon trainee at the Trauma Hospital “Webergasse” in Vienna guided by Prof. Lorenz Boehler, 1967 Trauma Surgeon, Co-founder and treasurer of the scientific association “Oesterreichische Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie” (Austrian Society for Trauma Surgery) 1967 – 1971 post graduate training in Ortopedics, Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery and Microsurgery in Tübingen, Heidelberg and Zürich 1975 – 1984 first in staff and assistant medical director of Prof. Joerg Boehler at the Trauma Center Lorenz Boehler in Vienna, 1976 – 1987 General Secretary of the “Oesterreichische Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie”, 1985 Venia legendi at the University of Vienna as “Universitäts Dozent”, 1985 – 1997 medical director of the Trauma Center Meidling in Vienna, 1988 – 1991 President of the “Oesterreichische Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie”, since 2013 Honorary President, 1996 – 2009 Medical Director of the Viennese Red Cross, 2008 – 2012 Medical Director of PHTLS Austria (Prehospital Trauma Life Support Austria)

Personal skills and competences:

Polytrauma treatment, treatment of injuries of the skull and the brain, esp. treatment of fractures of the frontal base, hand surgery, microsurgery of peripheral nerve lesions, surgery of hip fractures

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Scientific work: More than 120 publications in Austrian, German, American, Italian and Japanese Journals and books, more than 350 presentations at national and international meetings, teaching at the University of Vienna, later the Medical University of Vienna, at the Viennese Hand Courses, founded by Joerg Boehler, after the own foundation of the microcourses in the Meidling Trauma Center meanwhile at more than 50 microcourses, at courses for handsurgery in Berlin, in Hamburg and in Dortmund, teaching of emergency doctors and emergency technicians at the Viennese Red Cross and at the PHTLS courses in Austria, teaching of emergency technicians at the municipial emergency service of Vienna

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy:

1994 starting with shockwave treatment of non unions in the Trauma Center Meidling, since 1997 single sessions of shockwave treatment of tendinopathies in the “Rudolfinerhaus”, 1997 Co-founder of the “European Society for Musculo-Skeletal Shockwave Therapy”, today “ISMST: International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment”

Disclosure

Conflict of interest statement

In the past Heinz Kuderna got 1986 support for the travel expenses by „Nippon Zoki“ for an invited visit of the Internat. Congress of Hand Surgeons in Japan and for reporting the results of using fibrin glue in peripheral nerve repair in Europe

In the past Heinz Kuderna was member of the board of trustees of the AO-foundation from 1991 to 1995 and got refoundation of the travel expenses to visit the meetings of the AO-foundation board of trustees

Heinz Kuderna never had or has at the moment current financial interests or conflicts with any company producing or trading devices for shockwave therapy

Used orthopaedic shockwave devices:

Ossatron (HMT)