Doctor Ursula Tonnhofer

Über den Arzt

Education

• Medical training of the subject urology at Wilhelminenspital

• 2003 Specialist examination

• 1997-1998 Internship at Lorenz-Böhler Hospital

• 1998-2004 Specialist training as a pediatric surgeon of Vienna General Hospital AKH

• European specialist examination for pediatric urology

• June 1997 Promotion at the University of Vienna

Membership

• Austrian Society for Surgery, ÖGCH

• European Society of Pediatric Urology, ESPU

• Austrian Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, ÖGKJCH

Services

• Pediatric urology:

• Correction of hypospadias;

• Inguinal hernia surgery;

• Hydrocele surgery;Undescended testicles - open and laparoscopic methods;

• Cystoscopy;

• Ureteral reimplantation for VUR;

• (Laparoscopic) renal pelvis plasty;

• (Laparoscopic) kidney removal;

• Laparoscopic varicocele correction;

• Circumcision;

• Cystoscopy diagnostics:

• X-ray imaging using contrast medium to clarify the anatomy and therapeutic:

• Ureteral injection;

• Placement of an internal splint etc.;

• Malformation surgery:

• Congenital malformations:

• Atresia of the digestive tract;

• Abdominal wall defects;

• Cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung;

• Lung sequestration;

• Visceral surgery:

• Open and “buttonhole” abdominal surgery (e.g. appendectomy);

• Exploratory laparoscopy (e.g. for ovarian cysts and chronic abdominal pain)

Experience

• Since 2004 Senior Physician, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna