Franz Marhold, MD

Clinical focus

Neurosurgeons and an expert specialising in brain tumour surgery, skull base surgery, cerebrovascular surgery, and most spinal surgeries.

About me

I am the vice chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery (to be in charge of student education) at the University Hospital of St. Poelten in Austria. I have performed over 3,000 procedures. My primary subspecialty is brain tumour surgery, including skull base and cerebrovascular surgery. Except for spinal instrumentation, I also have experience in spinal surgery (> 1000 cases).

My main scientific interest is neuro-oncology and traumatic brain injury. Since 2014, I have been the head of the study group neurotraumatology of the Austrian Society of Neurosurgery. I am internationally trained with neuroscience fellowships at the University of West Virginia, USA, the University of Naples, Italy, the University of Tübingen, Germany, and the trauma centre in Murnau, Germany.

My main goal in any neurosurgical consultation is to explain the medical imaging in the context of the patient's neurologic symptoms. The patient’s comprehension is crucial and necessary to set the patient on the road to recovery.

Accepted medical data

MRI, CT, X-ray, Nuclear imaging, Blood test results, Medical report

Experience and training

September 2014 - Today

Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, University Clinic St. Poelten, Karl Landsteiner Private University of Health Sciences, St. Poelten (Austria)

March 2014 - Today

Head of the Study Group, Neurotraumatology of the Austrian Society of Neurosurgery, Vienna (Austria)

March 2009 - Today

Senior Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital St. Poelten, St. Poelten (Austria)

July 2013 - July 2015

Leading Physician, 2nd Neurosurgical Ward, University Clinic St. Poelten, St. Poelten (Austria)

November 2013

Neuroscience Fellowship and Hospitation (Prof. Marcos Tatagiba), University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen (Germany)

July 2012 - June 2013

Leading Neurosurgical Consultant, Intensive Care Unit, University Clinic St. Poelten, St. Poelten (Austria)

January 2010 - June 2012

Leading Physician, 1st Neurosurgical Ward, University Clinic St. Poelten, St. Poelten (Austria)

March 2003 - December 2008

Resident in Neurosurgery, University Clinic of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (Austria)

Licensures and memberships

Memberships

• European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
• Austrian Society of Neurosurgery (ÖGNCH)
• Study Group for Neurosurgical Oncology of the Austrian Society of Neurosurgery (ANCO)
• Study Group for Spine Surgery of the Austrian Society of Neurosurgery
• Study Group for Neurotraumatology of the Austrian Society of Neurosurgery
• Study Group for Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery of the Austrian Society of Neurosurgery
• Study Group for Functional Neurosurgery and Pain of the Austrian Society of Neurosurgery
• German Society of Neurosurgery