Cihan Ay

Prof. Dr. Cihan Ay completed his training as a specialist in internal medicine and haematology and oncology at the Division of Haematology and Haemostaseology, Department of Internal Medicine I (Medical University of Vienna/Vienna General Hospital), habilitated in Haemostaseology in 2011 and has been a professor in the Department of Haematology at the Medical University of Vienna since September 2021.

He heads the Hemophilia Outpatient Clinic, the Program Directorates for Thrombophilia (Thrombosis Research) and Hemophilia and, as head, the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research Group.

He gained international experience during study visits to the Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands (2007), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA (2016-2017) and the Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Haemophilia and Thrombosis Center in Milan, Italy (2019). Prof. Ay was a visiting professor at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia, from 11/2018 to 12/21.

His scientific focus is on blood coagulation (haemophilia/congenital blood coagulation disorders) and thrombosis research as well as anticoagulation. He is principal or co-investigator of prospective cohort studies such as the Vienna Cancer and Thrombosis Study (CATS) to investigate the etiology and risk factors for thrombosis in cancer, a prospective registry with a biobank of patients with atrial fibrillation, a population-based cohort study of dialysis patients in Vienna (VIVALDI) to investigate thromboembolic complications and bleeding and a prospective study of patients with atrial fibrillation. bleeding and a prospective study of patients with acute deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism (BACH-VTE). Prof. Ay also acts as principal investigator of clinical studies (phase I to IV) in the field of thrombosis, anticoagulation and hemophilia (congenital blood clotting disorders).

Prof. Ay is a member of guideline committees and consensus groups for the development of treatment guidelines on venous thromboembolism (focus: cancer-associated thrombosis) and hemophilia. He is active in various functions in professional societies and scientific journals both nationally and internationally. A particular passion of his is teaching students on clinical topics in the field of hematology and hemostaseology as well as supervising diploma and PhD students in the PhD programs at the Medical University of Vienna.

Qualifications:

• Specialist in internal medicine
• Additional specialist in hematology and internal oncology

Focus on clinical research:

• Hemophilia/congenital blood clotting disorders
• Venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism)
• Cancer and thrombosis
• Coagulation disorders in oncology and hematology
• New/direct oral anticoagulants (NOAK/DOAK)

Focus on basic research:

• Role of the blood coagulation system in cancer, atrial fibrillation and chronic kidney disease
• Mechanisms of thrombosis development in cancer
• Platelets in malignant diseases
• Characterization of blood coagulation properties

Membership of the following societies:

• International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)
• Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research (GTH)
• European Hematology Association (EHA)
• Austrian Society for Hematology & Oncology (OeGHO)
• Austrian Society for Internal Medicine (ÖGIM)
• Austrian Hemophilia Society (ÖHG)

Functions in specialist societies and at MedUni Vienna:

• Steering Committee of the Cardiovascular Cluster (CVC) at MedUni Vienna, since 2020
• Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Austrian Hemophilia Society (ÖHG), since 2020
• Board member (assessor) of the Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research (GTH), since 2019
• Co-chair "Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC) on Haemostasis and Malignancy, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis" (ISTH), 2015-2019

Functions in journals:

• Associate Editor "Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis" (RPTH)
• Associate Editor "Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine"
• Editorial Board "Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (JTH)", "Thrombosis Research", "Haemostaseologie - Progress In Haemostasis"

Awards/Honors/Scholarships:

2019 Young Investigator Award of the "International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)"
2018 Award of the City of Vienna (Medicine)
2016 Rudolf Marx Scholarship of the "Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research (GTH)"
2014 Skoda Prize of the Austrian Society for Internal Medicine
2013 Young Investigator Award from the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
2012 Alexander Schmidt Prize of the Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research
2011 Young Investigator Award of the "International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis"
03/2011 "Researcher of the Month" at the Medical University of Vienna
2009 Wolfgang Denk Prize of the Austrian Society for Hematology and Oncology
2009 Young Investigator Award (thrombosis) from the Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research
2006 and 2007 Travel Grant "European Society of Haematology (EHA)"

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