Almuthe Christine Hauer, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Paediatrics (Certified Paediatric Gastroenterologist)
Medical University of Graz
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescence Medicine
Auenbruggerplatz 34
A-8036 Graz, Austria
Until 1991 Medical Doctorate (University of Vienna, Austria) and Paediatric Internship
(University of Graz, Austria)
1991 Senior Registrar at the Department of Paediatrics, University of Graz
1993-96 „Erwin Schrödinger“ Research Grant (Depts. of Paediatric Gastroenterology
and Mucosal Immunology, The Medical School at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, University of London, UK; with Prof. J. Walker-Smith, Prof. TT. MacDonald)
1994 Diploma in Paediatric Gastroenterology (= UK subspecialisation)
1997 Foundation of the Laboratory of “Gut Immunology in Childhood“
(Dept. of Paediatrics, University of Graz, Austria)
1998 Ph.D. Thesis (“Th1- and Th2-type cytokine secretion in the intestinal mucosa
of children with and without gastrointestinal disease”)
1998 Associate Professor of Paediatrics
1998 Membership of the „European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepato-logy and Nutrition” (ESPGHAN)
1996-98; 1999-2001: Maternity leave
2002 Implementation of Paediatric Gastroscopy and Ileocolonoscopy at the Dept. of Paediatrics, University of Graz, Austria
2003 “Certified Paediatric Gastroenterologist”, by the GPGE (= Society of Paed. Gastroenterology and Nutrition of German speaking countries) in accordance with the EU criteria as of 2003
2003 Certification as an “Accredited Educational Centre for Paediatric Gastroenterology”, by the GPGE in accordance with the EU criteria as of 2003
2004 Member of the Committee on Nutrition of the Austrian Society of Paediatrics and Adolescence Medicine
2006 Member of the National GI Presidents Committee of ESPGHAN (Austrian representa-tive)
2007 Member of the GPGE Council (Austrian representative)
2007 Austrian Co-Director of the American Austrian Foundation’s (AAF) Educational Program in Paed. Gastroenterology (with the Children’s Hospital Philadelphia, US)
2009 Head of the GPGE Educational Centre for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Graz (recertified in 2012and 2014)
2011 Reelection as the Austrian representative (GPGE Council + ESPGHAN)
2012 Elected Member of ESPGHAN’s “Porto” Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group
a) Clinical work: Appr. 2300 out- and 800 inpatients / year (GI/nutritional problems only)
b) Teaching: Responsible for “Paediatric Gastroenterology” within the mandatory training in Paediatrics at the Graz Medical School
c) Postgraduate education: Lecturer and organiser/co-organiser of numerous national and international conferences and seminars (appr. 30 invited lectures/year); regular invitations as an AAF visiting professor to Eastern European Countries and Russia
d) Scientific cooperations: Continuous collaboration with the Dept. of Immunology at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London (TT MacDonald); participant of multicentre studies (ESPGHAN and GPGE)
e) Publications: First/co-author of ~ 1110 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters etc.
f) Grants: Personal Grant by the Chaudoire Foundation Germany/Austria/Switzerland
Since 1990: Numerous paediatric projects in developing countries (Algeria, Bangladesh, India, Colombia, Nigeria)