Prim. Univ.- Prof. Dr. med. univ. Amir Kurtaran

Prim. Univ.- Prof. Dr. med. univ. Amir Kurtaran

Faculty Medicine
E-mail amir.kurtaran@med.sfu.ac.at
Location Vienna

Field of work

Chair of Nuclear Medicine

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Prof. Dr. Amir Kurtaran was born in Turkey,
came to Vienna in 1986, and trained as a
specialist in internal medicine and nuclear
medicine at Vienna General Hospital. He
habilitated in 1998 and became an associate
university professor in 1998. Since 2008 he
has been the director of the Nuclear
Medicine Institute of the Rudolf Foundation.
His scientific career focuses on the diagnosis
and therapy of thyroid diseases, PET/CT
and medical radiation protection. He
contributes to scientific societies, is a
reviewer for international scientific journals
and the recipient of numerous scientific
awards.