Doctor Wafa Yeganehfar

About the Doctor

Membership

• Current member of the Austrian Surgical Society and associated societies

• Full member of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)

• Member in good standing of the Austrian Hernia Surgery Working Group

• Member of the Zurich Hernia Forum

Experience

• Since 2005 senior physician in the Department of Surgery at the Donaustadt Hospital (former Donauspital/SMZ-Ost Hospital) and head of the special surgical outpatient clinic for reconstructive abdominal surgery

• Since 2005 Consultant surgeon at the Rudolfinerhaus Privatklinik

• Since 2005 Practical training at the Rudolfinerhaus Private Clinic

• Head of the first hernia outpatient clinic of the Vienna Health Association

Education

• Fellowships at the University Clinics of Eppendorf and Vienna

• Training at the Medical Faculty of the University of Vienna (PhD 1993)

• successful passing of the Specialist Examination of the Austrian Surgical Society in 2001, Vienna

• Internship at the University Hospital for Anesthesia and General Intensive Care, department of trauma surgery

• Internship as an assistant and specialist at the University Surgical Clinic, department of general surgery, City General Hospital

Services

• Hernia surgery: the treatment of umbilical; incisional and diaphragmatic hernias has been one of his main surgical activities for more than 25 years

• Minimally invasive surgery

• Endoscopy: the gentle performance of gastro; colo; and rectoscopy is one of his subspecialties

• General surgery: particular attention is paid to gastric; colorectal; gallbladder; thyroid; soft tissue and antireflux surgery