Best Doctors in Vienna

Dr. Johannes Drach is the Director of the Josefstadt Private Clinic in Vienna. He specializes in hematology and oncology, with expertise in leukemia and lymphoma treatment. Dr. Drach provides oncology assessments and second opinions for complex cancer cases. He is a professor at the Medical University of Vienna and leads a private practice.

• Served as head physician at the University Hospital of Internal Medicine I in Vienna.
• Completed a research internship at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
• Published over 120 scientific papers and 200 abstracts for international medical congresses.
• Member of the Board of Directors for the Austrian Society of Hematology and Oncology.

a.o. Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Tamara Kopp is a board‑certified dermatologist and venereologist. She owns JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. She has nearly 30 years of experience. She worked at the Harvard Skin Disease Research Center (1993–1997) and completed specialist training at AKH Vienna (1997–2004). She received venia docendi/Associate Professor in 2004. From 2004 to 2012 she was a senior consultant at AKH Vienna, where she led the allergy clinic and a ward.

Clinical focus includes skin cancer screening and dermatologic surgery. She also offers aesthetic dermatology (botulinum toxin, hyaluronic acid), laser medicine, radiofrequency microneedling, allergy care, treatment of pigmentation disorders, acne and rosacea, chemical peels, and psoriasis therapy.

Her publications include Nature (2015; IL‑23 in psoriasis), EMBO Molecular Medicine (2014), Journal of Experimental Medicine, and Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Awards include the Heinrich Auspitz Prize (2015), Theodor Billroth Prize (2004), and UNILEVER Prize (2003). She has been ISAC‑certified since 2022 (valid until 2026). She co‑founded JUVENIS in 2012 and has owned it since 2021.

Dr. med. Igor Pona is a specialist in plastic, aesthetic, and reconstructive surgery at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. He has a strong background in reconstructive work, including facial, nerve, burn, and microsurgery.

Education/accreditation: Doctorate, Medical University of Vienna (11/2004). Internship 2005–2007. Full specialist training 2007–2014 at AKH Vienna and Meidling Trauma Hospital.

Achievements: Over a decade at Vienna General Hospital (AKH). Senior Physician from 2014 to 02/2020. Deputy head of the outpatient clinic for reconstructive and aesthetic facial surgery. Lymphatic surgery training in Taiwan and Japan (2014). At JUVENIS since 2016. Focus: facial and breast surgery; body contouring; liposuction and lipofilling; hand and nerve surgery; burn care; microsurgery. Languages: German, English, Ukrainian, Russian.

a.o. Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Kopp is a specialist in internal medicine. He also holds specialist qualifications in cardiology and angiology. He practices at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. He is a senior physician at the Medical University of Vienna.

He earned his doctorate in human medicine from the University of Vienna in 1992. He was a research fellow at Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess from 1993 to 1996. He completed specialist training in internal medicine from 1997 to 2004. He received his venia docendi and became an Associate University Professor in 2004. He completed specialist training in angiology from 2004 to 2007. He completed specialist training in cardiology from 2007 to 2010. He earned a Professional MBA in Health Care Management in 2014.

He has been a member of the vascular intervention team since 2001. He joined the cardiology intervention team in 2007. He has served as a senior physician since 2007. He has more than two decades of interventional experience in complex heart and vascular disease. His clinical focus includes personalized cardiovascular medicine, coronary and peripheral angiography and intervention, vein treatment, and health management.

OA Dr. med. Peter Guglia is a specialist in orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgery at JUVENIS. He is also a senior physician at the Spine Centre, Orthopaedic Hospital Speising, Austria’s leading orthopaedic hospital. He has over 30 years of experience. His work focuses on non-surgical diagnosis, pain therapy, and movement and posture assessment.

MD 1991. General medicine training 1994–1997. Specialist diploma in orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgery 1997–2003. This dual training enables a whole‑patient assessment.

Career: Resident, University Department of Orthopaedics, AKH Vienna (2002–2003). Senior physician and deputy head, SKA Zicksee (2003–2012). Senior physician, Speising Spine Centre (2012–present). JUVENIS (2012–present). Clinical focus includes conservative orthopaedics, classical and complementary pain medicine, movement and posture analysis, preventive exams, and insurance medicine, including independent assessments. He also provides independent second opinions on the need for spine surgery.

Dr. Dr. med. Bernhard Moser is a double board-certified surgeon at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. He is a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery and in oral, maxillofacial, and facial surgery. He also holds additional qualifications in hand, plastic, and microsurgery, and a DEGUM Level 1 diagnostic ultrasound certificate.

He completed residency training at UKSH Kiel from 2014 to 2016. He became a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery in 2017 and in hand, plastic, and microsurgery in 2017 at UKSH. He qualified as a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery in 2021. He served as a senior physician at Agaplesion Diakonieklinikum Rotenburg from 2018 to 2021. He was lead physician at Bergman Clinics Germany from 2021 to 2023. He joined JUVENIS in 2024.

He has been active in microsurgical research at Kiel University since 2015. He founded flaplab.org in 2018. His clinical focus includes rhinoplasty, hand and nerve surgery, and microsurgery. He also performs aesthetic and reconstructive facial, breast, and body-contouring surgery, burn surgery, and liposuction and lipofilling. He treats patients in German, English, Russian, and Spanish.

Dr. Christine Bangert is a dermatologist and venereologist at JUVENIS in Vienna and a senior physician at the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna. She heads the Atopic Dermatitis Outpatient Clinic. Since 2011, she has led the immunopathology lab for blistering skin diseases at AKH Vienna. She has more than 25 years in medicine. Her expertise includes severe eczema, autoimmune blistering diseases, and complex allergies.

Education/accreditations: medical studies and doctorate, University of Lübeck (2000). Licence (2003). Research associate, Medical University of Vienna, Department of Dermatology (2001–2003). Specialist training in Dermatology and Venereology, AKH Vienna (2004–2011). Acupuncture diploma, Austrian Society for Acupuncture (2008). Certified atopic dermatitis trainer (2011).

Roles: senior ward physician, AKH Vienna (2011–2013). Senior physician, Allergy Outpatient Clinic (since 2013). Head, Paediatric Dermatology Outpatient Clinic (since 2014). JUVENIS (since 2015). Languages: German, English.

OÄ Dr. med. Elli Katherina Greisenegger is a dermatologist and venereologist at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. She is also a senior physician at the University Clinic for Dermatology, University Hospital St. Pölten. There, she leads the allergy outpatient clinic. She consults in German, English, French, and Greek.

Education: Medical University of Vienna. Studies 1997–2004. Doctorate 2006. Residency at Kaiser-Franz-Josef and Rudolfstiftung, 2007–2009. Specialist training in dermatology and venereology at the University Clinic for Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, 2009–2014.

Accreditations: Austrian Medical Chamber diploma in medical genetics. Certified atopic dermatitis trainer (AGNES). Austrian Medical Chamber continuing education diploma. Clinical focus: skin cancer screening and surgery; removal of moles, warts, and lipomas; allergy testing (prick and patch) and specific immunotherapy; atopic dermatitis; acne, rosacea, and hidradenitis suppurativa; hair loss; pigmentation disorders; fungal infections of the skin and nails.

OÄ Dr. med. Tamara Arnoldner is a specialist in dermatology and venereology at JUVENIS Medical Center. She worked there as a locum in May 2024 and has been a cooperating physician since March 2025. She is also a senior physician at the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, since November 2024.

Training: M.D., Medical University of Vienna (2015). Basic clinical training at Rudolfstiftung (2015–2016). Rotation at University Hospital St. Pölten (2016). Specialist training in dermatology and venereology (2017–2022). Specialization in allergology since 2022. Certified atopic dermatitis trainer (2017).

Focus: atopic dermatitis; allergy diagnosis and treatment (allergy chip, prick and patch tests, specific immunotherapy); hair loss; inflammatory skin diseases; skin cancer screening and dermatologic surgery; acne, rosacea, hidradenitis; psoriasis; aesthetic dermatology (botulinum toxin, hyaluronic acid, mesotherapy, microneedling, plasma therapy). She provides integrated medical and aesthetic care.

Ap. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Patricia P. Wadowski, PhD, is a specialist in internal medicine and angiology at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. She is a senior physician at the Clinical Department of Angiology. She is also an Associate Professor at the Medical University of Vienna. She consults in German, English, and Polish.

Key milestones include the MD‑PhD Excellence Programme (2013) and specialist training with rotations in angiology, cardiology/intensive care, nephrology, and oncology (2016–2019). She earned her PhD in 2021 and her habilitation (venia docendi) in internal medicine in 2022. She became a senior physician in 2022 and an Associate Professor in 2023. Since 2024, she has been deputy organisational director of the postgraduate course in Health Care Management. She is a guest lecturer at Jagiellonian University. She joined JUVENIS in 2025.

Her clinical focus includes personalised cardiovascular risk management, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, and arterial hypertension.

Dr. med. Daniela Themmer is a physician in general and nutritional medicine at JUVENIS Medical Center in central Vienna. She has over 35 years of experience. Her work focuses on prevention. Services include extended health check-ups, nutritional counselling, H2 breath testing for lactose and fructose intolerance, BIA body composition analysis, vaccinations, and preoperative clearance.

Education and credentials: Doctorate in Medicine, Medical University of Vienna (1989). Clinical rotations, City of Vienna (1995–2001). Qualified as a physician for general medicine (2001). Diploma in Nutritional Medicine, AKH Vienna (2002). Career: GP in Josefstadt (2004–2014). Cooperating physician at JUVENIS since April 2014. Languages: German and English.

Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Alexander W. Hauswirth is a specialist in internal medicine and haemato‑oncology at JUVENIS. Since 2010, he has served as the lead senior physician for Haematology/Haemostaseology and Oncology at the Clinic for Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna, Austria’s largest hospital.

He earned his medical degree from the University of Vienna in 1999. He received the venia docendi in 2010 and was appointed Associate Professor in 2012. He completed an additional haemato‑oncology qualification in 2014. As a Schrödinger Fellow in Salamanca in 2009–2010, he researched CLL stem and precursor cells. He has published regularly since 2000.

Accreditations include Austrian Medical Chamber diplomas in emergency medicine (since 2009) and sports medicine (2018). Awards include the Schrödinger Fellowship (2009), the ÖGHO award (2009), and the European Society of Chemotherapy poster award (2003). Clinical focus: anaemias, leukaemias, lymph node disorders, clotting and anticoagulation, and pre‑operative clearance. Languages: German and English.

Dr. med. univ. Negar Fakhrai is a radiology specialist at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. She performs diagnostic ultrasound. She has more than 20 years of experience in university, trauma, and private hospitals. She treats patients in German, English, Farsi, and French.

Education: MD, 2001. Her dissertation quantified coronary artery calcification with electron-beam computed tomography. Training in internal medicine and oncology at the Medical University of Vienna with CECOG (2001–2004). Radiology training at the University Clinic (2005–2013). Radiology specialist exam in 2010.

Career: Lorenz Böhler Trauma Hospital (2013–2021). Private clinics since 2016. Rudolfinerhaus (2021–2022). Independent since 2023, including Wiener Privatklinik. Joined JUVENIS in 03/2024. Strong focus on musculoskeletal imaging.

Awards/research: Investigator Award, University Clinic for Radiodiagnostics, Medical University of Vienna (2010). Publications in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, European Journal of Radiology, and Journal of Neuro-Oncology. Ultrasound: abdomen; vascular (carotids, deep leg veins); breast; thyroid/neck; muscles/joints; soft tissue; testes.

OA Dr. Markus Müller is a specialist in internal medicine and angiology. He practices at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. He is also a senior physician at the Clinical Department of Angiology, Medical University of Vienna. He holds a formal specialisation in vascular ultrasound (2025). Languages: German, English, French.

MD, Medical University of Vienna, 2015. Specialist training 2015–2022 with rotations in nephrology, oncology, and emergency medicine. Senior physician since 2022. Chef de Clinique in 2024 at CHUV Lausanne (Département coeur‑vaisseaux). Joined JUVENIS in 2026.

Focus: individual cardiovascular risk assessment and personalised risk‑factor management; peripheral arterial occlusive disease; health management. Vascular ultrasound provides radiation‑free, same‑day assessment of carotid, leg, and abdominal arteries. This guides precise treatment plans.

Dr. med. Tanja Pisec-Weihen is a general and orthomolecular medicine physician at JUVENIS Medical Center in central Vienna. She has over 30 years of experience and holds five postgraduate diplomas.

Accreditations: MD, Medical Faculty of Vienna (1994). General medicine training (1994–1997). Austrian Medical Chamber diplomas in emergency medicine (1998), occupational medicine (1998), and orthomolecular medicine (2015). Acupuncture training with the Austrian Society for Acupuncture (1998–2000). P.A.N. certificate in preventive medicine, nutrition, and exercise (2008).

Career and focus: Occupational physician in Vienna since 1999. She has run her own preventive practice since 2008 and has worked at JUVENIS since 2012. Services include extended health checks, vaccinations, and travel medicine. She also offers preoperative clearance, Mother–Child Passport internal exams (from week 17), occupational medicine, and orthomolecular infusion therapies.

MedR. Dr. med. Jutta Leth is a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapeutic medicine. She is a registered client-centred psychotherapist at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. She has around 40 years of medical practice. In 2022 she received the Austrian honorary title Medizinalrat.

Doctorate, University of Vienna (1986). Psychotherapist training at ÖGWG (1991–1996). On the Austrian Psychotherapist Register since 1997. Specialist training at Otto Wagner Hospital (1996–2001). Board-certified since 2001. Diplomas: psychosocial, psychosomatic, and psychotherapeutic medicine (2002); geriatrics and palliative (2006); environmental medicine (2007). CME diploma since 2006. EMDR and Brainspotting (2013).

Cooperating physician at JUVENIS since 2012. Ward-leading senior physician at the Addiction Centre, Klinik Penzing (until 2025). Focus areas: anxiety; neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders; trauma sequelae; affective disorders; psychoses; obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD); personality development; sleep; addiction (alcohol and prescription drugs; no opioid substitution). Languages: German and English.

Prim. Prof. Univ. Doz. Dr. Anton Staudenherz is a specialist in internal and nuclear medicine at JUVENIS in Vienna. His work focuses on the thyroid. He heads the Clinical Institute for Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Imaging and Special Endocrinology at St. Pölten University Hospital. From 2002 to 2018 he was divisional senior physician for radiology and nuclear medicine at AKH Wien.

He studied medicine at the University of Vienna from 1987 to 1993. He became a specialist in internal medicine in 1999 and in nuclear medicine in 2002. In 2002 he completed his habilitation (venia docendi) in nuclear medicine at the University of Vienna.

Clinical focus: hypo- and hyperthyroidism, follow-up after thyroid cancer, thyroid issues in fertility, and assessment of thyroid causes of weight problems. Languages: German and English.

Dr. Michael Georgopoulos is a Senior Consultant in Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna. He specializes in surgical treatment for diseases of the macula, retina, and vitreous body. Dr. Georgopoulos treats patients at Döbling Private Hospital. This clinic holds ISO certification for quality and safety standards.

• Performs combined anterior and posterior surgeries.
• Treats retinal detachment, macular openings, and vitreous hemorrhages.
• Uses high-resolution optical coherence tomography for precise diagnostics.
• Researched additive VEGF therapy and seamless transconjunctival vitrectomy.

Dr. Josef Grohs is a specialist orthopedic surgeon at Döbling Private Hospital in Vienna. He is the current Chair of AO-Spine Austria and focuses on spine surgery. Dr. Grohs once served as President of the Austrian Spine Society. He earned his medical degree and habilitation from the Medical University of Vienna.

• Served as Deputy Chief of the Spine Unit at the Medical University of Vienna.
• Holds specialized diplomas in clinical investigation and manual medicine.
• Performed orthopedic surgeries during international missions in Ghana and Kenya.
• Maintains membership in the Spine Society of Europe.

Dr. Irene Marthe Lang is a vascular surgeon and cardiologist at Confraternitaet Private Hospital. She introduced the first method in Austria for dilating narrowed pulmonary vessels. Dr. Lang is a professor at the Medical University of Vienna. She graduated with top honors under the auspices of the Austrian president.

• Specializes in pulmonary arterial hypertension and vascular interventions.
• Winner of the honorary order for services to the Republic of Austria.
• Conducted five years of clinical research in San Diego, USA.
• Treats patients at Vienna’s oldest private hospital, founded in 1729.