Doctor Martin Leixnering

About the Doctor

Publications

• Numerous scientific works in the fields of trauma and hand surgery in international journals, book contributions, teaching scripts

Membership

• Ordinary member of the European Society for Hand Surgery (FESSH)

• Board member of the German-speaking working group for hand surgery (DAH)

• Board member of the Austrian Society for Trauma Surgery (ÖGU)

• Member of the Austrian Society for Sports Traumatology

• Member of the guideline commission of the German and Austrian societies for trauma surgery

• Ordinary member of the International Society for Hand Surgery (IFSSH)

• Member of the Austrian Society for Emergency and Disaster Medicine

• President of the Austrian Society for Hand Surgery (ÖGH)

• Honorary Member of the Georgian Society of Hand Surgery

Experience

• 1990 Medical specialist in trauma surgery

• 1991 Head of the Hand Outpatient Clinic at the Lorenz Böhler Trauma Hospital

• 1999 Organization of Wrist Training Courses

• 1989 - 1996 Development of a digital imaging workstation, which was put into operation in 1996 and installed in all AUVA accident hospitals by 2005

• 1998 Assignment as head physician at the UKH Lorenz Böhler Vienna

• 2003 Associate at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology

• Since 2006 Head of the Vienna Hand Courses together with Prim. Hintringer

• Since 2006 training and teaching fellow at the Lorenz Böhler Trauma Hospital

• Attending physician and consulting physician at the Rudolfinerhaus Vienna

Education

• 1974 High school diploma (Matura) at the Akademisches Gymnasium in Vienna

• Study of medicine with doctorate in 1980

• Education at the Lorenz Böhler Accident Hospital in Vienna

• 2001 - 2002 Completion of the postgraduate university course for medical managers at the University of Salzburg

Services

• Trigger finger (snapping finger)

• Tumors of the hand

• Dupuytren's disease

• Neuromuscular injuries

• Rheumatic and degenerative diseases

• Nerve compression syndromes

• Infections

• Congenital malformations

• Reconstruction after accidents

• Acute injuries

• Wrist pain