Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (ICE)

The PhD program “Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine” is directed to students interested in research focusing on topics of acute medicine. It is an interdisciplinary program representing different specialties, including anesthesia, neurology, pediatrics, neonatology, and internal medicine. Students can choose from a broad spectrum of lectures dealing with various aspects of intensive care and emergency medicine.

This interdisciplinary approach offers a wide range of interesting research topics that includes sepsis, organ failure and organ support, epidemiology, and biomarkers in critical illness. The scientific focus will be determined by the selected supervisor responsible for the respective research topic and may range from clinical studies to bench-to-bedside research involving laboratory skills. It is a clear target of this program that work on a thesis is completed by publication in a peer-reviewed, high-impact journal. Representation of several medical fields further enables acquisition of substantial clinical knowledge on all essential aspects of intensive care and emergency medicine on an international and up-to-date level.

“Aortic elastic properties in preschool children born preterm”

“Preterm infants and early markers of an increased cardiovascular risk”

“Evaluation of early vascular ageing in adolescents born preterm or small for gestational age – Early vascular ageing Tyrol Study”.  

“Immunomodulatory effects of phytotherapeutics using in vitro models of renal interstitial inflammation”

“Biomarkers of hypoxic brain injury after cardiopulmonary resuscitation”

“Biomarkers for Prediction of Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury”

ICE Students

  • Wolfram Mayr


    Supervisor: WEISS Günter
  • Christoph Frisch

    Supervisor: HALLER Thomas
  • Nikolai Staier


    Supervisor: MARTINI Judith
  • Silvia Gelmi

    Supervisor: KIECHL-KOHLENDORFER Ursula
  • Christoph Jonas Mayerhofer

    Supervisor: Vogel Georg Friedrich

  • Müller Katharina Franziska

    Supervisor: Kiech-Kohlendorfer Ursula

  • Eisendle Frederik

    Supervisor: Strapazzon Giacomo

  • Alomar Dominguez Cristina

    Supervisor: Bachler Mirjam


  • Lichtenberger Philipp

    Supervisor: Bachler Mirjam


  • Perschinka Fabian

    Supervisor: Joannidis Michael

  • Knell Astrid

    Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr.med.univ. Weiss Günther
  • Alex Messner

    Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer
  • Johannes Nairz

    Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer
  • Christoph Hochmayr

    Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer
  • Bösch Johannes

    Supervisor: Bachler Mirjam

  • Schäfer Volker

    Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dietmar Fries
  • Mayerhöfer Timo

    Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Joannidis
  • Wagner Julian

    Supervisor: Ass.Prof. PD Dr. Judith Martini
  • Winder Bernahrd

    Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer
  • Pustilnik Vitaly

    Supervisor: Ass.Prof. PD Dr. Judith Martini
  • Abram Julian

    Supervisor: Ass.Prof. PD Dr. Judith Martini

  • Mitterer Wolfgang

    Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Kichl-Kohlendorfer

  • Mathis Simon

    Supervisor: Assoz. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Judith Martini
  • Gande Nina

    Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer

  • Treichl Benjamin

    Supervisor: ao.Univ.-Prof. Dr.med.univ. Fries Dietmar

graduatedsupervisor
Bernar Benoit2024Assoc. Prof. PD Dr. Michael Knoflach
Staudt Anna2023Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer
Wallner, Bernd2023PD Dr. Hermann Brugger
Woyke Simon2023Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Haller
Spraider Patrick2023Ass.Prof. PD Dr. Judith Martini
Köglberger Paul2023Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Joannidis
Wallner Bernd2023PD Dr. Hermann Brugger
Harler Ulrich2021 Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Joannidis
Stock Anna Katharina2020Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer
Klein Sebastian2020Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Joannidis
Odri Komazec Irena2019Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kiechl-Kohlendorfer Ursula
Posod Anna2017Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kiechl-Kohlendorfer Ursula
Haßlacher Julia Elisabeth2017Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Joannidis
Reinstadler Sebastian Johannes2016Univ.-Doz. Dr. Metzler Bernhard

ICE Faculty

  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer

    Program Coordinator
    University Hospital for Pediatrics II

    Tel.: +43 512 504 27307
    Ursula.Kohlendorfer@i-med.ac.at


  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Joannidis

    Program Coordinator
    Gemeinsame Einrichtung für internistische Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin
    Department für Innere Medizin

    Tel.: +43 512 504 24180
    Michael.Joannidis@i-med.ac.at
  • ao.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dietmar Fries

    Supervisor
    University Hospital for Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

    Tel.: +43 50 504 28513
    Dietmar.Fries@i-med.ac.at

  • Assoz. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Judith Martini

    Supervisor
    University Hospital for Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

    Tel.: +43 50 504 28503
    Judith.Martini@i-med.ac.at
  • Assoz. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Elke Griesmaier-Falkner

    Supervisor
    University Hospital for Pediatrics II

    Tel.: +43 50 504 27309
    Elke.Griesmaier@i-med.ac.at