Unger, Felix

Prof. Unger, born 1946, is since 1985 Director of the Universitätsklinik für Herzchirurgie, Paracelsus Medizinische Universität Salzburg. He graduated at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Medicine in 1971, has been appointed 1978 as Assistant Professor and 1983 as full Professor for Surgery. His specific interest has been in cardiac surgery. He published over 400 papers and 17 books. He had his basic training at the University of Vienna and 1974 in the United States. His main interest in research has been the heart replacement; he implanted the first artificial heart in Europe in 1986. In 1990 he founded with Cardinal König and Prof. Lobkowicz the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, which has today 1.300 members (www.euro-acad.eu). He is Director of the European Institute of Health. Prof. Unger is member of the most important Scientific Associations in his field as well as in many Academies of Sciences. He has received numerous awards and honorary degrees. Prof. Unger is married and has two children.

Home Address:
Schwimmschulstraße 31
A 5020 Salzburg, Austria
0043/662/824741

Office Address:
European Academy of Sciences and Arts
St.-Peter-Bezirk 10
5020 Salzburg, Austria
Phone: +43/662/841345
Fax: +43/662/841343
E-mail: felix.unger@euro-acad.eu

Date of Birth: March 2, 1946
Place of Birth: Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria
Marital Status: Married 1971: Monika von Fioreschy
Son: Stephan, 1972
Son: Matthäus, 1975

Education:
Lycee Francaise de Vienne 1951-1955
Volksschule Wien IX 1955-1956
Realgymnasium BRG I, Vienna 1956-1965

Medical:
University of Vienna, Faculty of Medicine, 1965-1971

M.D.: Univ. of Vienna, 1.4.1971

Postgraduate:
Kardiologische Univ.Klinik Wien 1971-1972
II.Chirurgische Univ.Klinik Wien,1972-1977
Cardiovascular Research Fellow: 1975 Houston, Cleveland, Salt Lake City, USA

Faculty Appointments:
Univ.Ass. 1971-1978, Wien
Univ.Dozent (Venia legendi), Wien 1978
Univ.Dozent (+ Venia examinandi), Innsbruck 1979,
Univ.Prof.für Chirurgie, Innsbruck 1983

Hospital Appointments:
Director of the „University Clinic for Cardiac Surgery Salzburg“, Salzburg, 1985-2011

Medical Appointments:
Director of the European Heart Institute, 1990 to present
Director of the European Institute of Health 2001 to present

Civic Appointments: Guggenheim Association Salzburg,
President, 1988-1990. Honorary member
Rotary Club Vienna, 1978-1979
Rotary Club Innsbruck, 1979-1985
Rotary Club Salzburg, 1985 to present
Rotary Club St. Rupert, Honorary member

Professional Appointments:
European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Founder and President, 1990-
Ambassador of the Austrian Red Cross
Club of Rome, 1993-2000

Member of Academies:
Corresponding member of:
• the Academy of Sciences and Arts in Nordrhein-Westfalen,
• the Latvian Academy of Sciences and Arts,
• the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts,
• the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Member of:
• Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Leopoldina
• the Slovak Academy of Sciences
• the New York Academy of Sciences
• the World Academy of Art and Sciences
• the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences
• the World Academy of Sciences

Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts
Foreign Member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences

Hon.Drs:
Dr.med.h.c., Budapest, 1994
Dr.med.h.c., Timisoara, 1994
Dr.med.h.c., Tokyo, 1994
Dr.h.c., Marburg, 2002
Dr.h.c., Riga, 2003
Prof. h.c., Marburg 2006
Dr.h.c., Belgrade 2007
Dr.h.c., Athens, 2009
Dr.h.c., Tiflis, 2010

Awards
1975 Dr.Karl Renner Preis, mit Prof.Navratil und Prof.Polzer
1980 Sandoz Preis
1980 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie: Posterpreis, München, mit Prof.Gschnitzer
1982 Planseepreis für Wissenschaft 1989
1991 Purkyne Medaille für Assist.Zirkulation, Univ. Brünn
1992 Billroth Preis der Österr. Ges. f. Chirurgie, mit J.Hager, F.Brandstätter, O.Dietze, I.Koller
1992 Verdienstkreuz I. Kl. d. Deutschen Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
1992 Humes Professorship
1992 Karylins Medaille der Lettischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
1997 Ehrenmitglied der Baltischen Gesellschaft für Herz-Thorax-Chirurgie
1998 Ehrenmitglied der Medizinischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Rumänien
2005 Verdienstkreuz des Landes Salzburg
2006 Österreichisches Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst I. Klasse
2009 Paul Stradins Preis, Riga

(June 2011)