Univ. lecturer Dr. Katharina Schuchter
- Director of med4women
- President of the Plattform für Kinder- und Jugendgynäkologie Österreich (PIKÖ) [Austrian Platform for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology]
- Many years of experience as a senior physician and Deputy Head of Prenatal Diagnostics at the Donauspital in Vienna (1996-2013)
Postgraduate training
Specialist training in gynecology and obstetrics at SMZ – Ost Vienna (scholarship: King’s College Hospital in London, Professor Stuart Campbell – fetal sonography)
Postdoctoral thesis: “Fetal nuchal translucency scan and serum screening for the prenatal detection of Down syndrome”
Additional certification in human genetics
Specialization in pediatric and adolescent gynecology
Diploma from the Training Center for Homeopathy in Gynecology at the Döbling Private Hospital
Additional specialist qualifications in gynecological diagnostics and prenatal diagnostics
- Advanced Training Programme in Obstetric Ultrasound (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists London, England)
- Certificate in First Trimester Ultrasound Scanning (Prof. Kypros Nicolaides, London, England)
- Ultrasound certification from the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Ultraschall in der Medizin – ÖGUM stage II since 1998
Medical awards as lead author in the field of gynecological 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 Award 2000 – Österreichische Gesellschaft für Prä- und Perinatale Medizin [Austrian Society for Pre- and Perinatal Medicine]:
“The combination of nuchal translucency scan and triple test leads to an improvement in the prenatal detection of Down syndrome” - Otto Thalhammer Award 1997 – Österreichische Gesellschaft für Prä- und Perinatale Medizin [Austrian Society for Pre- and Perinatal Medicine]:
“Results of the routine fetal nuchal fold scan in 4,233 pregnant women in the 11-13th week of pregnancy”
Active memberships
- International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis
- International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe [Austrian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics]
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Prä- und Perinatale Medizin [Austrian Society for Pre- and Perinatal Medicine]
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Ultraschall in der Medizin – ÖGUM Stufe II [Austrian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine – ÖGUM Stage II]
- Plattform für interdisziplinäre Kinder- und Jugendgynäkologie Österreich [Austrian Platform for Interdisciplinary Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology]
Languages
German, English, French, Italian