Biography

Clinical Training

1992: Bachelor degree in psychology, University of Vienna
1994: Doctoral degree in Medicine (Dr. med. univ.), University of Vienna
2001: Board-certified specialist in Psychiatry. Training at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna
2015: Board-certified specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine
2015: PSY Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Medicine (major: Behavioral Therapy)

Research

1992: Research stay at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland, USA
1994–2001: Research activities at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna
2001–2005: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA
From 2005: Research group leader at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna
2015: Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA

Professional Career

2001: Senior physician at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (ward director, head of the EEG laboratory)
2005–2015: Senior attending physician of the Main Outpatient Clinic, the EEG Laboratory, and head of the Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna
2007: Habilitation in Psychiatry (venia docendi) at the Medical University of Vienna
2008: Establishment of a private practice (Wahlarztpraxis)
2010–2012: Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna
From 2012: Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna
From 2016: Senior attending physician of the General Outpatient Clinic and head of the Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna
From 2021: Senior attending physician of the Outpatient Clinic for Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna