3 Best Whole-body MRI Doctors in Austria

Professor Johannes Grisar leads rheumatology at the Medical University of Vienna. He uses whole-body MRI to image and monitor systemic inflammation in autoimmune disorders.

• Senior Consultant at Wiener Privatklinik – a leading private medical facility in Austria
• Professor at the Medical University of Vienna – one of Europe’s oldest medical schools
• Researches inflammation biomarkers to improve diagnostic accuracy for systemic diseases
• Member of European rheumatology networks that set international standards for patient care
• Specializes in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis and lupus through advanced medical imaging

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.