PD Dr. med. Viktoria Weixler

EDUCATION:

2009–2015    Medicine
Medical University of Graz, Austria

PhD thesis: “Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) and colon polyps: New technology is not enough – specific training is necessary to achieve good results”

01/2015    Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med. univ., MD)
Medical University of Graz

2016–2020    Postdoctoral research in Medical Sciences, PhD
Medical University of Graz, Austria
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Thesis: “Pathophysiological Mechanism of Endocardial Fibroelastosis in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome”

2017    Principles and Practices of Clinical Research
Postgraduate course, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA

04/2020    Doctor of Medical Sciences (Dr. scient. med., PhD/Dr. med.)
Medical University of Graz/Harvard Medical School

January 2024    Commencement of the habilitation procedure
Charité Berlin

12 May 2025    Completion of the habilitation procedure at Charité Berlin

1 August 2025    Inaugural lecture, habilitation, award of teaching qualification/Privatdozent (PD)

AWARDS:

2010 and 2014    Merit-based scholarships, Medical University of Graz

01/2017 – 12/2017    Marietta Blau Scholarship for PhD students

Austrian Ministry of Science/EU
01/2018 – 07/2018    Research grant, Austrian Society for Surgery
03/2021    BBGK Young Researcher Award 2021
Topic: Mitochondrial transplantation to prevent right ventricular hypertrophy and right heart failure
03/2026    AATS Mussallem CHD Alliance Travel Grant

CLINICAL TRAINING:

01/2015 – 01/2017    Specialist training in cardiac surgery
Medical University of Graz, Austria

01/2017 – 10/2018    Research Fellowship
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital

11/2018 – 05/2019    Specialist training in cardiac surgery
University Hospital Cologne

May 2019 – present    Specialist training in cardiac surgery
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

January 2022 – January 2024    BIH Clinician Scientist Programme, Charité

October 2023    Recognition as a specialist in cardiac surgery (Berlin Medical Association)

01/2024–06/2025    Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

06/2024–06/2025    Chief Fellow
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

July 2025–March 2026    Specialist
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

April 2026–present    Senior Consultant | Head of Science & Research
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery