Best otolaryngologists in Vienna: TOP 3 doctors

Univ. Prof. Dr. Birgit Knerer-Schally combines medical precision with aesthetic refinement in nasal and facial surgery at Wiener Privatklinik.

• 30+ years of experience in ENT and facial plastic surgery
• Specializes in rhinoplasty, nasal septum corrections, and ear reconstruction
• University Professor with extensive research and teaching in ENT
• Trained at the University of Vienna and leading Viennese hospitals

Professor Dr. Wolfgang Gstoettner is a leading specialist in ear, nose, and throat (ENT) medicine. He is the Head of the University Hospital ENT Clinic at the Medical University of Vienna. Dr. Gstoettner is known for his pioneering work, including Austria’s first active middle ear and auditory brain stem implantations.

He is an expert in head and neck surgery and has over 30 years of surgical experience. Dr. Gstoettner has held important academic and leadership positions. He served as President of the Austrian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and is a board member of several international ENT organizations.

Dr. Gstoettner has published extensively and is ranked among the top ENT researchers in German-speaking countries. He serves on editorial and advisory boards of major ENT journals. He is also a member of respected societies, such as the Politzer Society and the Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum.

Professor Gstoettner pioneered Austria's first auditory brain stem implant and leads the University Hospital for ENT Diseases at the Medical University of Vienna.

• Head of ENT at Vienna General Hospital – one of Europe's top medical centers
• Performed Austria's first active middle ear implant
• President of the Austrian Society of Otorhinolaryngology
• Ranked among leading ENT researchers in German-speaking countries