Daniel Aletaha

Daniel Aletaha (born June 15, 1975 in Vienna[1]) 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,[2] and the President of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) since 2023.[3][4][5]

Biography

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.[6] 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)[7] 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.[8] Since 2023, Aletaha has been president of EULAR.[9]

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.[10]

Publications

Aletaha is the author of more than 250 peer-reviewed publications, including in international journals such as The Lancet and Nature Medicine. He is first author of the international classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (ACR/EULAR 2010 Classification Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis).[11]

Honors

In 2005 and 2006, Aletaha was awarded the Science Prize of the Austrian Society of Rheumatology (ÖGR),[12] followed by the Theodor Billroth Prize of the Austrian Medical Association in 2011.[13] In 2016, Aletaha was appointed Honorary Member of EULAR,[14] and in 2023, was elected President of the same organisation.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ Aletaha, Daniel (8 December 2020), Scientific Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
  2. ^ "Zwei Professuren an der MedUni Wien neu besetzt | MedUni Wien".
  3. ^ "A message from our president".
  4. ^ "EULAR Board".
  5. ^ "News from EULAR". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 82 (9): 1242. 2023-09-01. doi:10.1136/ard-2022-223362. ISSN 0003-4967.
  6. ^ "Zwei Professuren an der MedUni Wien neu besetzt | MedUni Wien".
  7. ^ "Rheumatologie | MedUni Wien".
  8. ^ "Rheumatologie | MedUni Wien".
  9. ^ "EULAR Board".
  10. ^ "Zwei Professuren an der MedUni Wien neu besetzt | MedUni Wien".
  11. ^ "Criteria".
  12. ^ "Researcher of the MedUni Vienna".
  13. ^ "Ärztekammer und Erste Bank prämieren wissenschaftliche Arbeiten".
  14. ^ "EMEUNET | daniel_aletaha".
  15. ^ "A message from our president".
  16. ^ "EULAR Board".
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