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Prim. Prof. Dr. Marcus Säemann

Austria

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Language Spoken: German, English

About

The nephrologist Dr. Markus Seemann is a general practitioner and nephrology specialist, head of the Nephrology and Dialysis Department at the Wilhelminenspital Hospital in Vienna. He has been working in the field of internal medicine for many years and provides care for all forms of kidney disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, kidney stones as well as other areas of internal medicine. Since 2017, he holds the Chair of Nephrology at the Sigmund Freud Private University of Vienna, is the supervisor of a large number of thesis and diploma students at the medical university, and is also a lecturer. He lectures nationally and internationally on many topics in nephrology, including diabetes mellitus in renal disease and kidney transplantation. Together with colleagues, he established the Austrian R.E.N. platform for advanced training in the whole spectrum of kidney diseases in 2007.

Certificates

  • Research award of the Austrian Society for Nephrology (senior author)
  • Biotest Prize of Austrotransplant (senior author)
  • Biotest Preis der Austrotransplant (Seniorautor)
  • Young Investigator Award, Austrian Diabetes Society
  • Biotest Prize of Austrotransplant (senior author)
  • Young Scientist Award, World Congress of Nephrology (Senior Author)
  • "Signaling Breakthrough of the Year" (Science)
  • Karl Landsteiner Prize of the Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology (senior author)
  • “Researcher of the Month” from the Medical University of Vienna
  • Sanofi-Aventis Prize (senior author)
  • Theodor-Billroth Prize of the Austrian Society for Internal Medicine
  • “European Day of Immunology” Prize (European Federation of Immunological Societies)
  • Carl Ludwig Prize of the German Society for Nephrology
  • Biotest Prize (senior author)
  • Habilitation award from the Medical University of Vienna
  • Anton von Eiselsberg Prize Austria
  • Austrotransplant Travel Award
  • Prize of the German Hypertension League (senior author)
  • Research award of the Austrian Diabetes Society (senior author)
  • Young Researcher Prize of the Austrian Diabetes Society (senior author)
  • Research prize of the Austrian Society for Internal Medicine (senior author)
  • Austrotransplant Prize (senior author)
  • Abstract Prize of the Austrian Society for Nephrology (senior author)
  • ERA/EDTA Prize of the Austrian Society for Nephrology (senior author)
  • Prize of the Austrian Diabetes Society (senior author)
  • Young Investigator Award of the European Society of Organ Transplantation (Senior Author)
  • Audience Award of the Austrian Society for Nephrology
  • Poster prize of the Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology (senior author)
  • Oral Presentation Prize of the Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology
  • Sanofi-Aventis Prize Austria (co-author)
  • Austrotransplant Young Investigator Award (senior author)
  • Abstract Prize of the Austrian Society for Nephrology (senior author)
  • Sanofi-Aventis Prize Austria
  • Poster award of the German Society for Nephrology
  • Young Investigator Award of the German Society for Nephrology
  • Karl Landsteiner Prize of the Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology
  • European Renal Association/European Dialysis and Transplantation Association Young Investigator Award

Membership

  • German Society for Nephrology
  • Austrian Society for Internal Medicine
  • European Society of Organ Transplantation
  • American Society of Immunology
  • Austrian Society for Transfusion, Genetics and Transplantation
  • International Society of Organ Transplantation
  • Austrian Diabetes Society
  • Board member of the Austrian Society for Nephrology
  • Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunologist, ÖGAI (Secretary 2007-2010)

Experience

  • Head of the 6th Medical Department of Nephrology and Dialysis
  • Senior physician
  • Post-doctoral training and dissertation at the Institute for Immunology
  • Professor of nephrology
  • Establishment of the Austrian advanced training platform R.E.N. on the entire spectrum of kidney diseases.
  • Lecturer

Services

  • Kidney disease
  • Kidney failure
  • Hypertension - high blood pressure
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Diabetic kidney disease
  • Kidney transplant
  • Hemodialysis
  • Peritoneal dialysis