Doctor Michael Saletu

About the Doctor

Certificates

• 27.01.2010 Award of the Venia Docendi for Neurology

Publications

• Currently 26 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals on the topic of sleep, movement disorders and stroke (see list of publications)

Membership

• April 2012-June 2022 Member of the Board of the Austrian Sleep Medicine Society

• Since June 2022 President of the Austrian Society for Sleep Medicine

• Since April 2009 Head of the Sleep Research Group within the Austrian Association for Neurorehabilitation (AFSN)

• Collaboration in the Bruneck Study- Italy

• 1999 Austrian Society for Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research ÖGSMSF/ASRA

• 2000 Austrian Society for Neurology

• 2000 Austrian Parkinson Society

• 2005 World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM)

• 2009 Austrian Society for Neurorehabilitation

• 2011 European Society for Sleep Medicine (ESRS)

• 2012 Member of the Board of the Austrian Society of Sleep Medicine (Treasurer)

Experience

• 2007-2017 Senior physician at the Rosenhügel Neurological Rehabilitation Center Head of Sleep Medicine Division

• Since July 2017 Head of the Sleep Medicine Department at the LKH Graz II- Location South

• Since 1.11.2007 Elective practice for neurology in the medical center "Haus mit Herz Mannswörth" (Lower Austria)

• Since 2007 certified and consulting physician in the private hospital Rudofinerhaus Vienna, PK Döbling

• 2012 Foundation of the Center for Outpatient Sleep Medicine at Rudolfinerhaus Vienna, since then Head of the Center

• 2014 Foundation of private practice

• Ongoing lecturing activities at national and international level

• Scientific reviewer since 1999 for the journals: Respiration, CNS Drugs, Stroke, Drugs, Atherosclerosis, Sleep Medicine; Psychiatry Research, Hypertension, Sleep and Breathing, Vienna Clinical Wochenschrift

• Lecturer at the Center for Clinical Neurosciences Danube University Krems for the field of sleep medicine since 2009

• Academy for Advanced Training for Health and Social Professions (graduation with Bachelor of Science in Nursing) at Rudolfinerhaus for the subject Neurology 2005- 2009

Education

• 1993-1999 Medical studies at the University of Vienna

• 2000- 2001 Research assistant in the sleep laboratory of the University Clinic for Neurology, Innsbruck

• 2002- 2007 Training as a specialist in neurology at the University Clinic for Neurology, Vienna

• Since January 2010 Habilitation for Neurology and awarding of the title Privatdozent

• Since April 2013 European Certificate in Sleep Medicine by the European Sleep Society (ESRS)-Title Somnologist- Expert in Sleep Medicine

• Austrian Medical Association Specialization in Sleep Medicine effective Sept. 25, 2019.

Services

• Epilepsy

• Gait instability and falls

• Memory problems (dementia; Alzheimer's disease)

• Sensory disorders (polyneuropathies)

• Headaches: migraine; tension headache and cluster headache

• Paralysis (stroke - prevention and rehabilitation)

• Facial pain and neuralgia

• Multiple sclerosis

• Back pain and slipped disc ( "problems with sciatica ")

• Dizziness

• Parkinson's disease

• Restless Legs Syndrome (restless legs syndrome)

• Specialty sleep disorders