Univ. lecturer Dr. Katharina Schuchter
- Specialist in gynaecology, obstetrics and human genetics
- Founder and director of med4women
- Founder and co-director of the Pränatalzentrum a.d. Wien
- President of the Platform for Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Austria (PIKÖ)
- Former President of the Austrian Society for Pre- and Perinatal Medicine
- Teaching at the Sigmund Freud University (SFU), Vienna since 2017
- Senior physician for many years and deputy head of prenatal diagnostics at the Klinik Donaustadt (1996-2013)
Post-doctoral training
- Specialist training in gynaecology and obstetrics at the Klinik Donaustadt – formerly SMZ – Ost Wien (Scholarship: King’s College Hospital in London, Prof. Stuart Campbell – fetal sonography)
- Post-doctoral thesis: “Fetal nuchal thickness measurement and serum screening for prenatal detection of Down’s syndrome”
- Diploma in Human Genetics from the Austrian Medical Association
- Specialisation in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology (German Association for Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology)
- Diploma from the training centre for homeopathy in gynaecology at the Döbling Private Clinic
Specialist additional qualifications in the field of gynaecological diagnostics and prenatal diagnostics
- Advanced Training Programme in Obstetric Ultrasound (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists London, England) 1991
- Certificate for First Trimester Screening from the Fetal Medicine Foundation (Prof. Kypros Nicolaides, London) since 1996
- Diploma of Fetal Medicine, Fetal Medicine Foundation, London 2007
- Ultrasound certificate of the Austrian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine – ÖGUM level II since 2007
- Regular recertifications for quality-assured sonography with the ÖGUM and with the Fetal Medicine Foundation
- Curriculum Menopause Module I + II with Dr. Katrin Schaudig and Dr. Anneliese Schwenkhagen (Hormonakademie Hamburg) 2014
Medical awards as first author in the field of gynaecological diagnostics and prenatal diagnostics
- Special award of the Fetal Medicine Foundation 2001 (President: Prof. Kypros Nicolaides, Research and Developments in Fetal Medicine – London: “The combination of uterine artery Doppler and placental volume measurement in the first trimester for the prediction of high risk pregnancies”
- Otto Thalhammer Prize 2000 – Austrian Society for Pre- and Perinatal Medicine:
“The combination of nuchal translucency measurement and Tripletest leads to improved prenatal detection of Down’s syndrome” - Otto Thalhammer Prize 1997 – Austrian Society for Pre- and Perinatal Medicine:
“Results of routine nuchal translucency measurement in 4,233 pregnant women in the 11th-13th week of pregnancy”
Active memberships
- International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG)
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (Austrian Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics – OEGGG)
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für prä- und perinatale Medizin (Austrian Society for Pre- and Perinatal Medicine)
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Ultraschall in der Medizin (Austrian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine – ÖGUM)
- Plattform für interdisziplinäre Kinder- und Jugendgynäkologie Österreich (Platform for Interdisciplinary Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology – PIKÖ)
Languages
German, English, Italian, French