Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr.Bernhard Ludvik

Austria

Language Spoken: English, German

Endocrinology

Internal medicine

Diabetology

About

Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bernhard Ludvik is Primarius at the 1st Medical Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Nephrology, Landstraße Clinic, Vienna.

As an experienced internist specializing in diabetes, obesity, lipid metabolism disorders and hormonal diseases, he attends to the concerns of his patients with great competence and dedication.

Membership

1st Secretary of the Austrian Diabetes Society 1996-1997
Vice President of the Austrian Obesity Society 1996-1998, 2002-2003, 2006-2007
1. Secretary of the Federation of the International DONAU-SYMPOSIA on Diabetes Mellitus 1996-1999
2nd Secretary of the Austrian Society for Internal Medicine 2005
2nd Secretary of the Austrian Society for Internal Medicine 2002
President of the Austrian Diabetes Society 2008-2009
Member of the Scientific Committee of IFSO (International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity)
Member of the international scientific committee of the 20th ECO (European Congress on Obesity) 2013 in Liverpool
Member of the Supreme Health Council 2017-2019
2nd Secretary of the Austrian Society for Internal Medicine 1995
Assistant Editor of "Diabetologia" 1998-2003
President of the Austrian Obesity Society 1998-2000, 2014-2015
Member of the local organizing committee of the 50th EASD (European Association for the Study of Diabetes) 2014 in Vienna
President of the Diabetes Initiative Austria 2009-2018
Vice President of the Austrian Diabetes Society 2006-2007

Publications

Ludvik B (Ed): Risk factor diabetes - concepts for a long-term problem. Uni-Med-Verlag Bremen, 1st ed. 2004
Ludvik B, Toplak H: Drug therapy of obesity. Springer Verlag Vienna, 1st ed. 2006 Mihaljevic K, Feffer S, Ludvik B: Eating with fun + being active with moderation. How to escape the metabolic syndrome. Publishing house of physicians, 1st ed. 2006
Pfeiffer A, Ludvik B, Kinzl J: Forever thin. What doctors really recommend. CD. Galila Hörbuchverlag. 1st ed. 2006
Prager R, Abrahamian H, Kautzky-Willer A, Ludvik B, Schütz-Fuhrmann I, Weitgasser R: Diabetes management with insulin analogues. UNI-MED Verlag AG, 1st edition, 2008
Ludvik B, Fasching P, Lechleitner M, Prager R, Weitgasser R and Maierhofer W: Understanding diabetes and its consequences - health guidebook. MedMedia Verlags- und Mediaservice GesmbH. 2nd extended new edition 2011
Kainz E, Ludvik B: Nutrition in diabetes. Maudrich Verlag. 2015
Lötsch B, Russolg E, Ludvik B: Nutrition in bariatric surgery. Maudrich Verlag. 2017

Certificates

1992 Research Promotion Award of the First Austrian Savings Bank; presented by the Austrian Medical Association
1992 - 1994 Max Kade Foundation Scholarship - research stay at the University of San Diego, California
1995 Hoechst Prize - presented by the Dean of the Medical Faculty

Education

1985 Doctorate degree (Dr.med.univ.)
1995 Habilitation in internal medicine
2004 ÖAK (Austrian Medical Association) Diploma in Geriatrics
2004 ÖAK (Austrian Medical Association) Diploma in Palliative Medicine

Experience

1996 Specialist in Endocrinology and Metabolism
1991 Specialist in Internal Medicine
1985 - 1991 Resident at the II Medical University Hospital Vienna
1992 - 1994 Research Fellow at the University of California San Diego
1998 Associate University Professor
2009 - 2014 Deputy Head of the Clinical Department of Endocrinology of the III. Medical University Hospital, AKH Vienna
Head of the Karl Landsteiner Institute for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases
Chief Physician of the 1st Medical Department of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology of the Landstraße Clinic

Services

Diabetes mellitus; gestational diabetes
Overweight; obesity
Nutritional medicine
Dyslipidemia
High blood pressure
Diseases of the thyroid gland
Hormonal diseases