Primaria Dr. Claudia Steffal

About the Doctor

Certificates

• 1st prize for the publication of the ÖGRO 2015 Title: KPS/LDH index: A simple tool for identifying patients with metastatic melanoma who are unlikely to benefit from palliative WBRT

• Winner of the ABCSG Young Investigator Program with participation at the ECCO/ESMO meeting in Berlin 9/2009

• 1st prize in the poster award of the ÖGRO 2015 Poster: Sexuality and self-esteem in breast carcinoma and prostate carcinoma patients

Publications

• PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS AND CONGRESS CONTRIBUTIONS Publications Various articles in oncological journals

Membership

• ÖGRO (Austrian Society for Radiation Oncology, Radiobiology and Medical Radiophysics)

• SANO (Society of Austrian Neuro Oncology)

• ESTRO (European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology)

• ISRS (International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society)

• DEGRO - Working Group Stereotaxy

• ÖGRO - Working Group Lung, Prostate, Brain Tumors

• ÖGS - Austrian Society for Senology

Experience

• Since 2019 Tutor for assistant physicians

• Since 01.04.2022 Head of the Institute of Radiation Oncology of the Hospital Favoriten

• 2001 - 2008 Lecturer of Tumor Doctrine at the Radiological-Technical Academies New AKH Vienna and KH Hietzing (120h per year)

• 2001 - 2013 Supervision of 40 diploma theses and bachelor theses at the radiological-technical academies and at the FH Campus Wien

• Since 01.10.2004 specialist for radiooncology at the Institute for Radiooncology; Hospital Favoriten Vienna, Prim. Doz. Dr. A.U. Schratter-Sehn

• Since 2007 Head of the self-help group for brain tumor patients

• 2009 - 2013 Lecturer for tumor theory at the FH-Campus Vienna

• Since 2011 advanced training supervisor of the institute

• Since 2012 Head of Stereotaxis with special trainings in Amsterdam, Florence, Paris and Lisbon

• Since 01.12.2014 senior hospital physician for radiation oncology

• Since 01.10.2016 Guest Professor at MedUniVienna

• Since 2017 subject coordinator and mentor for the KPJ of MedUniVienna

Education

• 01-11/2009 Medicine and management course of the KAV

• 2018 Medicine and Management Upgrade

• 19.06.1989 Matura with excellent achievement in Vienna

• 1989 - 1995 Study of human medicine in Vienna, graduation on 9.11.1995; 3 performance scholarships received; in the summer ward assistant at the Wilhelminenspital Vienna (2x Pulmonology, 1x Urology)

• 07.03.1996 - 01.07.1998 Education as a specialist for radiation therapy and radiation Biology at the New AKH Vienna; Prim. Prof. Dr. R. Pötter

• 01.07.1998 - 01.05.2001 Residency in the Wilhelminenspital of the City of Vienna

• WIFI Lower Austria Diploma in Didactics MedUniVienna Statistics, Univ. Prof. Dr. B. Schneider

• 02.05.2001 - 30.09.2004 Education as specialist for radiotherapy and radiobiology at the Radiation Biology Institute of Radiation Oncology; KFJ /SMZ-South Vienna

• ÖAK diplomas Palliative diploma, Emergency doctor diploma, Curative doctor diploma, Geriatric diploma, Substitution diploma, currently valid advanced training diploma

• KAV/WiGev - Courses Conflicts - Seminar, Rhetoric, Presentation Techniques, MS Power Point, MS Word

• Additional training in stereotaxy, proton therapy, radiation protection commissioner Since 03/2008 Clinical Investigator of the ABCSG

• Since 2010 supervision of the tumor boards urooncology and neurooncology

• 2016-2019 ÖGRO Coordinator

• 09/2020 - 10/2021 14th ULG Vienna Health Association Health Care Management, WU Vienna -> graduation with academic. HCM

Services

• Radiooncology