Sabine Eichinger

Career

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sabine Eichinger is a professor in the Department of Hematology. She is deputy head of the department and leads the outpatient hemostaseology unit at the department. Prof. Eichinger has many years of clinical experience as a specialist in haematology and oncology and is an internationally recognized expert in the field of blood coagulation disorders and thromboembolic diseases.

She gained international experience during an extended period of study at Harvard University in Boston (USA).

Awards:

• 1994 Merit-Award der American Society of Hematology
• 2001 Posterpreis der Gesellschaft für Thrombose- und Hämostaseforschung
• 2005 Alexander-Schmidt-Preis der Gesellschaft für Thrombose- und Hämostaseforschung
• 2010 Forschungsförderungspreis der Erste Bank

Functions (current and past):

• Member of the Board of the European Consortium on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
• Member of the Board of the European Hematology Association
• Chair of the Fellowship&Grant Committee of the European Hematology Association
• Member of the Council of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
• Chair of the Scientific and Standardization Subcommittee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
• Chair of the Scientific and Standardization Subcommittee on Women's Health Issues in Thrombosis and Haemostasis of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
• Section Chair of the Austrian Society of Angiology
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Austrian Hemophilia Society
• Member of the Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Vienna
• President, 62nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research
• Organizer, 54th meeting of the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
• Opponent at the defense of doctoral theses: Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway (several times); University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

Function in scientific journals

• Associate Editor Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
• Associate Editor (formerly) Annals of Hematology
• Associate Editor (formerly) Haemostaseologie
• Reviewer for Lancet, BMJ, Circulation, Blood, Haematologica (the most relevant)

Memberships:

• International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
• American Society of Hematology
• European Hematology Association
• Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research
• Austrian Society for Hematology and Oncology
• Austrian Society for Internal Medicine

Research:

• Venous thromboembolic diseases
• Antithrombotic therapies   
• Thromboimflammation (especially associated with SARS-CoV-2)
• Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (especially vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia)
• Aspects of thrombosis and hemostasis in women
• Activation of the human coagulation system

Publication:

PubMed Publication list

Contakt:

Twitter: @Sa_Eichinger_MD