Professor Weiss is chief physician for internal medicine at the Döbling Private Hospital in Vienna and interventional cardiologist at the Confraternität Private Hospital and University Hospital St. Pölten. He is specialized in the treatment of heart diseases. His research is focused on hypertension and coronary artery disease (coronary catheterization and percutaneous coronary angioplasty).
 
As Cardiologist he would like to help you recognise your heart and blood pressure problems, help you find the cause and initiate an effective treatment plan.
As specialist for internal medicine, he is aware of the interactions of all organs in your body and the interaction of body, mind and soul. Therefore, you will experience a holistic approach to diagnosis and treatment in his office.

After graduating from the University of Vienna he spent 2 years at the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, 2 years at the Monash University in Melbourne and another 4 years at the University Clinic for Cardiology in Oslo, Norway.
 
 Professor Weiss is a senior lecturer for vascular biology at the Medical University of Vienna. He holds a PhD from the University of Oslo and a professorship for cardiology at the Sigmund Freud University Vienna.
   

Awards

2014 Vienna Small Prize of the Austrian Society of Hypertension   
2007 Research Prize of the Vienna Medical Association
 2005 Young Investigator Award of the ISTH
 2005 Austrian Cardiologist Prize - Category Basic Research
 2004 Special Achievement Award of the ISFP
 2004-06 Erwin-Schrödinger Scholarship of the FWF
2000-02 Performance and Scholarship grants from the University of Vienna
2003-04 Research Scholarship of the Austrian Society of Cardiology

Area of expertise

Clarification of symptoms and diseases:
Heart disease, heart attack, blood pressure, hypertension, pulse, breathlessness, not enough air, chest pain, angina, angina pectoris, stent, coronary heart disease, vascular calcification, infarction, pain in heart, dyspnea, exhaustion.
Care and support of the patients after a heart attack and patients with stents.
   

Tests

In the office:
Patient History
Physical Examination
ECG
Heart ultrasound (Echocardiography)
Clearance for scheduled operations

In Döbling / Confraternität Private Hospital:
Admission to hospital and in-patient treatment
In-patient diagnostics
Coronary Catheterization
Coronary Angiography
Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty / Stenting

In cooperation with other offices:
Ergometry
24-hours ECG
24-hours Blood Pressure Measurement