Wolfgang Gstoettner
- Especialização: ENT doctor
- 35 anos de experiência
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- Fala:German, English
- Local de trabalho: Áustria, Viena, Wiener Privatklinik
- First to implant an active middle ear implant and auditory brain stem implant in Austria; President of the Austrian Society of Otorhinolaryngology.
Professor Dr. Wolfgang Gstoettner is a leading specialist in ear, nose, and throat (ENT) medicine. He is the Head of the University Hospital ENT Clinic at the Medical University of Vienna. Dr. Gstoettner is known for his pioneering work, including Austria’s first active middle ear and auditory brain stem implantations.
He is an expert in head and neck surgery and has over 30 years of surgical experience. Dr. Gstoettner has held important academic and leadership positions. He served as President of the Austrian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and is a board member of several international ENT organizations.
Dr. Gstoettner has published extensively and is ranked among the top ENT researchers in German-speaking countries. He serves on editorial and advisory boards of major ENT journals. He is also a member of respected societies, such as the Politzer Society and the Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum.
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Univ. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gstöttner is one of Austria’s most distinguished specialists in otorhinolaryngology (ENT), otology, and neurotology, internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in cochlear implantation and hearing restoration surgery. His innovative surgical techniques and academic contributions have established Vienna as a global hub for advanced hearing and balance disorder treatments.
He studied medicine at the University of Vienna, graduating in the early 1980s, and soon began his residency in ENT and head and neck surgery at the Vienna General Hospital (AKH). His early research focused on auditory physiology and the surgical management of deafness, leading him to become a pioneer in cochlear implant development and application.
1980s – Completed medical studies and specialized in otorhinolaryngology and head & neck surgery.
1990s – Appointed Professor of ENT Surgery and began extensive research on hearing implants and skull base surgery.
2000s – Became Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the Medical University of Vienna, where he expanded the university’s cochlear implant program into one of Europe’s largest and most advanced.
2010s – Oversaw international collaborations on auditory neuroscience, minimally invasive ear surgery, and facial nerve reconstruction.
Today – Serves as a leading consultant at Wiener Privatklinik and continues to perform complex ear, skull base, and implant surgeries while teaching and mentoring future ENT surgeons.
Prof. Gstöttner’s name is closely associated with the success of cochlear implantation in Austria, helping thousands of patients regain hearing. His contributions to hearing restoration, vestibular disorder treatment, and neuro-otologic surgery have earned him global recognition and numerous scientific awards.
Renowned for his precision, empathy, and innovation, Prof. Gstöttner represents the perfect balance between clinical excellence and scientific leadership, continuing to advance ENT medicine through research, education, and compassionate patient care.
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