Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch

Feldkirch, Austria

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch is located in the West part of Austria, close to the boarder of Switzerland. The Department is internationally acclaimed for excellence in clinical care, education, and scientific research. The Department covers the whole range of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with special emphasis on:

• traumatology
• orthognathic surgery
• oncological surgery and reconstructive surgery including microsurgical reconstructions
• cleft palate surgery
• esthetic surgery (e.g. blepharoplasty, septorhinoplasty)
• implantology and preprothetic surgery
• oral surgery

At the Department about 900 in-patients and 15,000 out-patients were treated each year and an average of 4,000 surgical interventions were performed. The medical staffs are committed to provide the highest level of patient care. The team plays a major role in interdepartmental collaborations with groups including neurosurgery, ENT, ophthalmology, radiology, pathology, orthodontics, prosthetic dentistry, and radiotherapy.
Scientific interests are: orthognathic surgery (stability, planning, TMJ, nerve recovery, head posture, mandibular widening, micro screw fixed appliances), implantology (bone resorption, callus distraction, long-term results), traumatology (bone plates, long term results, children fractures), access based database for evaluation of outcome.
The Department offers several postgraduate programs such as the oral surgery modul-education (modul 1-5) with a 5 weeks course including live surgery and assistance of operations (1x per year). A 2-day course for cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) with case presentations and a practical part (2x per year). The Department has close collaboration to the General Hospital in Vienna and the University Clinic in Munich.
Visiting doctors and fellows are welcome to participate actively and/or passively in all activities of the Department. Both short and long-term visits are possible. The training program will be individually arranged with the candidate.

Submit application to:
Univ.-Doz. DDr. Oliver Ploder
Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch
Carinagasse 47
Feldkirch, Austria
Phone: +43 5522 303 1599
Fax: +43 5522 303 7552
E-Mail: kieferchirurgie@lkhf.at
Internet: www.lkhf.at/kieferchirurgie