Doctor Rudolf Prager

About the Doctor

Certificates

• The Diploma of the Vienna Medical Association

Education

• MedicalMedical education at the University of Vienna from 1971 to 1976

• Doctorate degree (dr.med.univ.) 21.12.1976

• Specialist in Endocrinology and Metabolism

• Specialist in nephrology

Experience

• During a scientific mission to the USA in 1984/85 he prepared a fundamental development for his subsequent habilitation

• In 1986, Prof. Dr. Prager became head of the Department for Metabolism Management at the Med. University Hospital II and was subsequently appointed head of the 3rd Medical Department for Metabolism and Nephrology at the Hitzing Hospital

• His medical career began in 1977. After studying at medical school he became a specialist in internal medicine, specialising very early on in diabetes and metabolism

• This department with more than 20 physicians is one of the largest metabolic departments in Austria. Head of the Landsteiner Institute

Services

• Diabetes mellitus

• Overweight (obesity)

• Fat metabolism disorder

• Treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure)

• Kidney disease

• Endocrinologic diseases (hormonal disorders)

• Diseases of the thyroid gland