Leadership und Governance
Based on the overarching strategic objective “preventive medicine” of the Medical University of Vienna as outlined in the development plan for 2019-2024, a small interdisciplinary group of experts from within the host institution (Ch. Binder, Ch. Bock, H. Haslacher, G. Langs, M. Mayr, M. Müller, E. Schernhammer, S. Strohmaier, St. Thurner, O. Wagner, M. Zeitlinger) formed the founding group and engaged in a focused examination of the concept’s potential. Over a period of 18 months (2023-2025), the group held a series of in-depth meetings and discussions, drawing on their diverse academic and clinical backgrounds, to critically assess and refine the idea. These efforts ultimately led to the formulation of a strategic plan that now serves as the framework for the current project.
The Vienna Prevention Project (ViPP) cohort is owned by the Medical University of Vienna, with oversight and governance by a planning team as well as associated partners.
The ViPP planning team includes members representing a diverse array of disciplines - such as internal medicine, psychiatry, or occupational medicine - as well as relevant theoretical fields (e.g. epidemiology, health economics, data science).
The City of Vienna’s government acts as the major partner of this project. In this, ViPP is supported by its associated partner the Krankenfürsorgeanstalt der Stadt Wien (KFA) and its hospital HERA, the health care institution for municipal employees of Vienna (represented by R. Winker, E. Wohlschläger-Krenn).
The ViPP, together with two other cohorts located at the Medical University of Vienna – The Vienna Next Generation Study (The ViNG Study) and the Vienna Investigation of Trajectories in Aging (ViTA) – falls under the umbrella of the Vienna Health Study.
Organizational Structure
VHS Governance

Markus Müller
RectorMedical University of Vienna
Spitalgasse 23
1090 Vienna
T: +43 1 40160-10001 oder +43 1 40160-10002
buero-universitaetsleitung@meduniwien.ac.at

Oswald Wagner
Vice Rector for Clinical AffairsMedical University of Vienna
Spitalgasse 23
1090 Vienna
Office:
Karin Tentulin-Wawra, Amtsrätin
T: +43 1 40160-10001
karin.tentulin-wawra@meduniwien.ac.at
ViPP Governance

Eva Schernhammer
Professor & HeadDepartment of Epidemiology
Center for Public Health
Medical University of Vienna

Christoph J. Binder
Professor & Deputy HeadDepartment of Laboratory Medicine
Medical University of Vienna
ViNG Governance

Angelika Berger
Professor & HeadDivision of Neonatology, Intensive Care Medicine and Neuropediatrics
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Medical University of Vienna
Comprehensive Center for Pediatric
Medical University of Vienna

Paul Plener
Professor & HeadDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Medical University of Vienna
ViTA Governance
TBD
Experts in alphabetical order:
Radiological Diagnostics
Ulrike AttenbergerDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy
Medical University of Vienna
Neurology
Thomas BergerDepartment of Neurology
Medical University of Vienna
Cardiovascular Diseases
Christoph J. BinderDepartment of Laboratory Medicine
Medical University of Vienna
Computational Genetics
Christoph BockInstitut für Artificial Intelligence
Center for Medical Data Science
Medical University of Vienna
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nicole ConcinDivision of General Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical University of Vienna
Nuclear Medicine
Marcus HackerDivision of Nuclear Medicine
Medical University of Vienna
Office:
Nadya Kostantinoglu
T: +43 1 40400-55310
nuk@meduniwien.ac.at
Biobank
Helmuth HaslacherBiobank, Department of Laboratory Medicine
Medizinische Universität Wien
AI and Machine Learning
Georg LangsDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy
Computational Imaging Research Lab
Medical University of Vienna
Epidemiology
Eva SchernhammerDepartment of Epidemiology
Center for Public Health
Medical University of Vienna
Oncology
Shahrokh F. ShariatDepartment of Urology
Medical University of Vienna
T: +43 1 40400 26150, 0664 800 165 1010
shahrokh.shariat@meduniwien.ac.at
Outcomes Research
Tanja StammInstitute of Outcomes Research
Center for Medical Data Science
Medical University of Vienna
Metabolism
Michael TraunerDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Medicine III
Medical University of Vienna
Occupational Medicine
Evelyne Wohlschläger-KrennArbeitsmedizinisches Zentrum der KFA
Hermanngasse 24-26, 1070 Vienna
Clinical Pharmacology
Markus ZeitlingerDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology
Medical University of Vienna
In alphabetical order:
Andreas Bergthaler
Professor & HeadCenter for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology
Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology
Medical University of Vienna
CeMM, external institution
Stephan Doering
Professor & HeadDepartment of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Comprehensive Center for Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health
Medical University of Vienna
Susanne Greber-Platzer
Professor & HeadDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Medical University of Vienna
Christian Hengstenberg
Professor & HeadDivision of Cardiology
Department of Medicine II
Medical University of Vienna
Renate Kain
Ass. Professorin & HeadDepartment of Pathology
Medical University of Vienna
Alexandra Kautzky-Willer
Professor & HeadDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Department of Medicine III
Medical University of Vienna
T: +43 1 40400 22280
alexandra.kautzky-willer@meduniwien.ac.at
Manuel Mayr
ProfessorCardiovascular Medicine Research Cluster
Medical University of Vienna
Rainer Oberbauer
Professor & HeadDivision of Nephrology & Dialysis
Department of Medicine III
Medical University of Vienna
Stephan Polterauer
Assoc. Professor & Second Deputy HeadDivision of General Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical University of Vienna
Anita Rieder
Vice Rector for Education & HeadHead of Center for Public Health
Head of Department for Social- and Preventive Medicine
Medical University of Vienna
Office:
T: +43 1 40160-10141
silvia.ellend@meduniwien.ac.at
Dan Rujescu
Professor & HeadDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Klinische Abteilung für Allgemeine Psychiatrie
Medical University of Vienna
Daniela Schmid
Priv.-Doz.in & HeadAbteilung für Infektionsdiagnostik und Infektionsepidemiologie
Zentrum für Pathophysiologie, Infektiologie und Immunologie
Medizinische Universität Wien
Judit Simon
Professor & HeadCenter for Public Health
Department of Health Economics
Medical University of Vienna
Susanne Strohmaier
Ap.Professor & Deputy HeadDepartment of Epidemiology
Center for Public Health
Medical University of Vienna
Stefan Thurner
Professor & HeadInstitute of the Science of Complex Systems
Zentrum für Medical Data Science
Medical University of Vienna
Wolfgang Peter Weninger
Professor & HeadDepartment of Dermatology
Medical University of Vienna
Ursula Wiedermann-Schmidt
Professor & HeadCenter for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology
Medical University of Vienna
T: +43 1 40160 38290
ursula.wiedermann-schmidt@meduniwien.ac.at
Robert Winker
Ärztlicher Direktor der Krankenanstalt Sanatorium Hera sowie des Gesundheits- und Vorsorgezentrum der KFA
Löblichgasse 14
1090 Vienna
Evelyne Wohlschläger-Krenn
Ärztliche Direktorin des Arbeitsmedizinischen Zentrums der KFA , Arbeitsmedizinerin, Fachärztin für Innere Medizin
Arbeitsmedizinisches Zentrum der KFA
Hermanngasse 24-26, 1070 Vienna
Zentralbüro
Medical University of Vienna
ViPP Central Office
Selma Kronsteiner-Gicevic, ScD, MSc
Spitalgasse 23
1090 Vienna