Daniel Aletaha
Daniel Aletaha (born June 15, 1975 in Vienna[1][2]) is an Austrian physician and professor of rheumatology. He has been head of the Department of Rheumatology at the Medical University of Vienna since 1 July 2019,[3] and the President of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) since 2023.[4][5][6]
Biography[edit]
Aletaha studied human medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University of Vienna, obtaining his doctorate in June 1999 and subsequently completing his training as a specialist in internal medicine at the General Hospital of the City of Vienna.[7] This was followed in 2006 by his habilitation in internal medicine with his paper on "Therapy of chronic polyarthritis: strategies and their implementation". Aletaha completed further academic studies as Master of Clinical Sciences (MS, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA; 2006)[8] and Master of Business Administration (MBA, Danube University Krems; 2017). Research visits have taken him to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, in 2004-2006, among others.[9] Since 2023, Aletaha has been president of EULAR.[10]
In June 2019, he was appointed Professor of Rheumatology, succeeding Josef Smolen, and Head of the Department of Rheumatology at the Medical University of Vienna.[11]
Publications[edit]
Aletaha is the author of more than 250 peer-reviewed publications, including in international journals such as The Lancet and Nature Medicine.[citation needed] He is first author of the international classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (ACR/EULAR 2010 Classification Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis).[12]
Honors[edit]
In 2005 and 2006, Aletaha was awarded the Science Prize of the Austrian Society of Rheumatology (ÖGR),[13] followed by the Theodor Billroth Prize of the Austrian Medical Association in 2011.[14] In 2016, Aletaha was appointed Honorary Member of EULAR,[15] and in 2023, was elected President of the same organisation.[16][17]
References[edit]
- ^ https://researcherprofiles.meduniwien.ac.at/backend/db_files/cv_805_5fccb89a135dc.pdf
- ^ https://emeunet.eular.org/sysModules/obxEmeunet/docs/member_2/Aletaha.pdf
- ^ "Zwei Professuren an der MedUni Wien neu besetzt | MedUni Wien".
- ^ "A message from our president".
- ^ "EULAR Board".
- ^ https://ard.bmj.com/content/annrheumdis/82/9/1242.full.pdf
- ^ "Zwei Professuren an der MedUni Wien neu besetzt | MedUni Wien".
- ^ https://innere-med-3.meduniwien.ac.at/unsere-abteilungen/rheumatologie/
- ^ https://innere-med-3.meduniwien.ac.at/unsere-abteilungen/rheumatologie/
- ^ "EULAR Board".
- ^ "Zwei Professuren an der MedUni Wien neu besetzt | MedUni Wien".
- ^ "Criteria".
- ^ "Researcher of the MedUni Vienna".
- ^ "Ärztekammer und Erste Bank prämieren wissenschaftliche Arbeiten".
- ^ "EMEUNET | daniel_aletaha".
- ^ "A message from our president".
- ^ "EULAR Board".
External links[edit]
- Daniel Aletaha CV on the University of Vienna website
- Pubmed publications