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Daniel Aletaha

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Daniel Aletaha (2019)

Daniel Aletaha (born June 15, 1975 in Vienna[1][2]) is an Austrian physician and professor of rheumatology. He has been head of the Department of Rheumatology at the Medical University of Vienna since 1 July 2019,[3] and the President of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) since 2023.[4][5][6]

Biography

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Aletaha studied human medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University of Vienna, obtaining his doctorate in June 1999 and subsequently completing his training as a specialist in internal medicine at the General Hospital of the City of Vienna.[7] This was followed in 2006 by his habilitation in internal medicine with his paper on "Therapy of chronic polyarthritis: strategies and their implementation". Aletaha completed further academic studies as Master of Clinical Sciences (MS, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA; 2006)[8] and Master of Business Administration (MBA, Danube University Krems; 2017). Research visits have taken him to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, in 2004-2006, among others.[9] Since 2023, Aletaha has been president of EULAR.[10]

In June 2019, he was appointed Professor of Rheumatology, succeeding Josef Smolen, and Head of the Department of Rheumatology at the Medical University of Vienna.[11]

Publications

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Aletaha is the author of more than 250 peer-reviewed publications, including in international journals such as The Lancet and Nature Medicine.[citation needed] He is first author of the international classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (ACR/EULAR 2010 Classification Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis).[12]

Honors

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In 2005 and 2006, Aletaha was awarded the Science Prize of the Austrian Society of Rheumatology (ÖGR),[13] followed by the Theodor Billroth Prize of the Austrian Medical Association in 2011.[14] In 2016, Aletaha was appointed Honorary Member of EULAR,[15] and in 2023, was elected President of the same organisation.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ https://researcherprofiles.meduniwien.ac.at/backend/db_files/cv_805_5fccb89a135dc.pdf
  2. ^ https://emeunet.eular.org/sysModules/obxEmeunet/docs/member_2/Aletaha.pdf
  3. ^ "Zwei Professuren an der MedUni Wien neu besetzt | MedUni Wien".
  4. ^ "A message from our president".
  5. ^ "EULAR Board".
  6. ^ https://ard.bmj.com/content/annrheumdis/82/9/1242.full.pdf
  7. ^ "Zwei Professuren an der MedUni Wien neu besetzt | MedUni Wien".
  8. ^ https://innere-med-3.meduniwien.ac.at/unsere-abteilungen/rheumatologie/
  9. ^ https://innere-med-3.meduniwien.ac.at/unsere-abteilungen/rheumatologie/
  10. ^ "EULAR Board".
  11. ^ "Zwei Professuren an der MedUni Wien neu besetzt | MedUni Wien".
  12. ^ "Criteria".
  13. ^ "Researcher of the MedUni Vienna".
  14. ^ "Ärztekammer und Erste Bank prämieren wissenschaftliche Arbeiten".
  15. ^ "EMEUNET | daniel_aletaha".
  16. ^ "A message from our president".
  17. ^ "EULAR Board".
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