Priv.-Doz. DDr. Michael Feichtinger
MA, MBA, EFRM-ESHRE/EBCOG · Specialist in gynaecology and obstetrics, Medical Director. Priv.-Doz. DDr. Michael Feichtinger has been at the helm of the Wunschbaby Institut Feichtinger since 2018. Numerous research awards and expertise in reproductive medicine at the highest international level, built up over generations, attest to his achievements.
Patients’ Choice six times in a row
Priv.-Doz. DDr. Michael Feichtinger has received the DocFinder Patients’ Choice Award six times in a row and has been named among Austria’s most popular doctors five times in a row in a study conducted by the Kurier newspaper and the Institute for Management and Economic Research (IMWF).
My wish for my clinic is that it is a place where people truly feel seen and taken seriously with their desire to have a child.
Medical Director, Wunschbaby Institut Feichtinger
5 questions for Priv.-Doz. DDr. Michael Feichtinger.
What led you to reproductive medicine?
“Reproductive medicine is, in a sense, in my blood. From earliest childhood I witnessed the great hope and deep gratitude of the couples affected. Since my early twenties I have been engaged in scientific research in reproductive medicine and have published numerous national and international research projects in the leading journals. As a result, I have had the privilege of accompanying couples on their fertility journey with the highest level of expertise for many years now.”
What does the desire to have a child mean to you personally?
“As a father of two, the desire to have a child is something very concrete for me: responsibility, closeness and an everyday life that changes for good. As a reproductive medicine specialist I see every day how distressing an unfulfilled desire to have a child can be, and I therefore take this wish very seriously. Both perspectives help me to communicate the medical possibilities realistically without losing sight of the people behind them.”
What do you value most about your work?
“I don’t just work with diagnoses and therapies – I accompany people through a very sensitive phase of their lives. What motivates me is offering realistic perspectives while speaking honestly about chances and limitations. I am driven to critically examine scientific findings and integrate them meaningfully into everyday clinical practice. That way, I feel I can offer my patients the best possible medicine at all times.”
What motivates you personally?
“What motivates me above all is that reproductive medicine is constantly evolving, and standing still is not an option for my patients. Through continuous further training I can make treatments more precise, safer and more individual.”
What do you wish for your clinic?
“My wish for my clinic is that it is a place where people truly feel seen and taken seriously with their desire to have a child. That medical quality becomes tangible through time, listening and honest support. For my team, I wish for cohesion, joy in their work and the shared feeling of doing something meaningful. And that, despite all the technology, we never forget how much hope and vulnerability accompany every treatment.”
First consultation with Priv.-Doz. DDr. Michael Feichtinger
The journey to your longed-for baby begins with an in-depth first consultation. This appointment usually lasts a full hour. First you get to know Priv.-Doz. DDr. Michael Feichtinger and discuss what matters most: your personal wishes and concerns.
This appointment also includes:
- Detailed medical history
- Assessment of your personal situation
- Counselling
- Initiation of all preliminary examinations
- Treatment planning
- Gynaecological examination and ultrasound
The first consultation can be held in German, English, Italian, Swedish and Russian.
To arrange your first consultation, simply call us on +43 1 877 77 75 or use our contact form.
Biography
Born and raised in Vienna,
with an early interest in the natural sciences and music.
Education
- Completed secondary school with honours at a grammar school specialising in mathematics and natural sciences.
- Studied medicine from 2005 to 2012, including 6 years at the Medical University of Vienna and one year at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.
- Studied microbiology and genetics from 2008 to 2010 (no degree).
- From September to December 2012, teaching practice at the Wunschbaby Institut Feichtinger.
- From December 2012 to December 2017, resident physician at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Medical University of Vienna.
- Chief Resident at the University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from October 2016 to April 2017.
- From October 2014 to August 2017, doctoral programme in Applied Medical Sciences at the Medical University of Vienna in the thematic programme “Clinical Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition”, completed with distinction; dissertation on “New therapeutic approaches to increasing fertility in infertile women”.
- From October 2016 to March 2023, MBA programme in Health Care Management at Danube University Krems.
- Completed a fellowship at the reproductive medicine department of the Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm, Sweden, from April to July 2016.
- Young Ambassador of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) 2016.
- Obtained the German medical licence (Approbation) in April 2017. From May 2017 to November 2017, resident physician at the gynaecology department of the Hufeland Klinikum, Bad Langensalza, Thuringia, Germany.
- Specialist examination in obstetrics and gynaecology in November 2017 in Jena, Germany.
- Since 2018, specialist and Medical Director at the Wunschbaby Institut Feichtinger.
- From 2018 to 2020, post-doc at the Karolinska Institutet (Department of Oncology-Pathology), Stockholm, Sweden.
- In December 2018, DDr. Feichtinger completed his habilitation in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Medical University of Vienna.
- Board member of the Austrian Society for Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology (ÖGRM).
- Studied bioethics from 2021 to 2023 at the University of Leeds, UK (Master of Arts).
- Junior Deputy of the Special Interest Group “Reproductive Endocrinology” of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) from 2022 to 2024.
Teaching and Lecturing
- Teaching for 3rd-, 5th- and 6th-year students at the Medical University of Vienna from 2013 to 2017.
- Teaching in the midwifery degree programme at FH Campus Wien on pregnancy complications and embryology since 2014.
- Supervision of several diploma theses at the Medical University of Vienna, Sigmund Freud Private University and Karl Landsteiner Private University.
- Lectures at numerous national and international congresses.
- Organisation of numerous national and international specialist congresses and conferences.
Research Focus
- Preimplantation genetic testing
- PMOS (formerly PCOS)
- Endometriosis
- Recurrent miscarriage
- Fertility preservation
- Gynaecological transplantation
- Fertility treatment for patients from the Arab world
- Fertility and reproduction in metabolic disorders
- Reproduction and pregnancy after gastric bypass
Languages
- German (native language)
- English (fluent)
- Italian (fluent)
- Swedish (fluent)
- Russian (basic knowledge)
Grants and Scholarships
- Scholarship for the European Forum Alpbach 2009
- ERASMUS scholarship 2011/12
- Top scholarship from the Province of Lower Austria 2011
- Medical-Scientific Fund of the Mayor of the City of Vienna 2014
- Ferring Science Award for the best young speaker 2016
- Veronika Fialka-Moser Diversity Award in the research category 2017
- Diczfalusy Award 2018
- Scholarship for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2018
- Seal of quality of the Theodor Billroth Prize of the Vienna Medical Chamber 2019
Other
- Masterclass in Vacuum Assisted Delivery; Vacca Research, 2013
- International Russian Language and Culture Courses Certificate (Lomonosov University Moscow)
- Creativity: Music to my ears, Stanford University Online Course, 2014
- Statistics for Medical Professionals, Stanford School of Medicine, 2015
- Writing in the Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine, 2015
- Colposcopy diploma, AG-CPC 2016
- ÖGUM Level 1 ultrasound certification 2017
- Principles of Fertility Preservation for Reproductive Health Providers Certificate Course – American Society of Reproductive Medicine 2017
- Continuing education diploma of the Vienna Medical Chamber
- Sedation and Emergency Management Certificate 2018
- ÖÄK continuing education diploma
- ÖÄK diploma in genetics
- Editorial Board Member, “Reproductive Biomedicine Online”
Hobbies
- Trombone (jazz, classical, “Wiener Konzertvereinigung”, “Opernwerkstatt”)
- Singing
- Guitar
- Nature
Reviewer for International Journals
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- ESHRE Guideline for Premature Ovarian Failure
- PLOS ONE
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Fertility and Sterility
- Reproductive Biomedicine Online
- International Journal of Women’s Health
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Publications
A current list of all original papers is available at the following link:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6453-9281
Review Articles
Neurogenic differentiation of amniotic fluid stem cells.
Rosner M, Mikula M, Preitschopf A, Feichtinger M, Schipany K, Hengstschläger M. Amino Acids 2012 May;42(5):1591-6.
Metabolic and Reproductive Consequences of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Feichtinger M, Stopp T, Göbl C
Wien Med Wochenschr. 2016 Mar;166(3-4):139-42.
Fertility preservation in women with cervical, endometrial or ovarian cancers
Feichtinger M, Rodriguez-Wallberg K.
Gynecologic Oncology Research and Practice 2016 Jul 27;3:8.
Uterustransplantation – pro und contra
Feichtinger M
Gyn Aktiv 2016, 6, 48-49
Bariatrische Chirurgie: Einflüsse auf Reproduktion und Schwangerschaft
Göbl C, Feichtinger M
Speculum – Zeitschrift für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe 2017; 35 (3) (Austrian edition), 17-19
Gynäkologische Transplantationen – Zukunft der operativen Gynäkologie oder Ressourcenverschwendung?
Feichtinger M
Praktische Gynäkologie 2017, 6, 489-494
Uterustransplantation – wo stehen wir heute?
Feichtinger M
Gynäkologie in der Praxis, DOI 10.1007/s41974-024-00299-w
Abstracts
Reduced ovarian sensitivity but maintained cumulative live-birth rates after IVF/ICSI with SET in women with endometriosis
Feichtinger M, Nordenhök E, Olofsson J.I., Rodriguez-Wallberg K.A.
Hum. Reprod. (2017), 32 (suppl 1): i1-i502, doi:10.1093/humrep/32.Supplement_1.1
Pre- and Peripartal Management of a Woman with McArdle Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review
Stopp T, Feichtinger M, Eppel W, Stulnig T, Husslein P, Göbl C
Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2017; 77(05): 524-561
Allogeneic transplantation of ovarian tissue with sole use of novel immunomodulator, preimplantation factor (PIF), restored ovarian function in baboons
Feichtinger M, Barnea E.R., Nyachieo A., Brännström M., Kim S.S.
Fertility and Sterility (2016), Volume 106, Issue 3, e375
Oraler-Glukose-Toleranz-Test nach Magenbypass ist ineffektiv zur Diagnose von Gestationsdiabetes
Feichtinger M, Stopp T, Hofmann S, Springer S, Pils S, Kautzky-Willer A, Kiss H, Eppel W, Tura A, Bozkurt L, Göbl C
44th Annual Meeting of the Austrian Diabetes Society – Salzburg, 19–21 November 2016
Wien Klin Wochenschr 2016;128(Suppl 6):S404
Reproduktionsmedizinisches Outcome bei Patientinnen aus dem Mittleren Osten verglichen mit Europäerinnen
Feichtinger M, Göbl, Weghofer A, Feichtinger W
J. Reproduktionsmed. Endokrinol 2016; 13 (4), 160-166
Comparison of reproductive parameters in European and Middle Eastern minority patients
Feichtinger W, Feichtinger M
Hum. Reprod. (2015) 30 (suppl 1): i1-i501, doi:10.1093/humrep/30.Supplement_1.1
Pregnancy rates after preimplantation genetic diagnoses on polar bodies using CGH
Feichtinger M, Stopp T, Göbl C, Feichtinger E, Vaccari E, Mädel U, et al.
Hum. Reprod. (2014) 29 (suppl 1): i1-i389, doi:10.1093/humrep/29.Supplement_1.1
VEGF und IL1RA Konzentrationen im Nabelschnurserum von Frauen mit Gestationsdiabetes
Rosta K, Hadarits O, Al-Aissa Z, List A, Feichtinger M, Sziller I, Rigo J, Somogyi A, Firneisz G, Kautzky-Willer A, Harreiter J, Bancher-Todesca D
Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2014; 74 - PO_Geb04_11
Prävalenz hysteroskopisch/bioptisch verifizierter intrauteriner Pathologien bei Patientinnen mit Kinderwunsch
Trofaier M-L, Feichtinger M, Feichtinger W, Stroh-Weigert M
J. Reproduktionsmed. Endokrinol 2014; 11 (4), 211-218
IVF-freie Wochenenden reduzieren nicht die Schwangerschaftsraten. Eine retrospektive Analyse des Effektes von ausschließlich an Wochentagen durchgeführten Punktionen unter Berücksichtigung des idealen Punktionstages
Feichtinger M, Karlström PO, Rodriguez-Wallberg K
J. Reproduktionsmed. Endokrinol 2012; 9 (4), 266-279
Ovarialkarzinom bei Frauen nach Kinderwunsch-Behandlung
Stroh-Weigert M, Feichtinger M, Feichtinger W
J. Reproduktionsmed. Endokrinol 2012; 9 (4), 266-279
Mammakarzinom-Inzidenz bei Frauen nach IVF-Behandlung
Stroh-Weigert M, Feichtinger M, Feichtinger W
J. Reproduktionsmed. Endokrinol 2012; 9 (4), 266-279
Weekend-free IVF does not reduce pregnancy rates. A retrospective evaluation of treatment outcome after weekday-only punctures concerning ideal day of ovum pickup
Karlström P.O., Feichtinger M., Rodriguez-Wallberg K.
Hum. Reprod. (2012) 27 (suppl 2): ii28-ii30, doi:10.1093/humrep/27.s2.19
Effekt und Dauer der Lutealunterstützung vor Embryotransfer bei IVF und ICSI
Feichtinger M, Feichtinger R, Hajek J, Christ K, Feichtinger W
J. Reproduktionsmed. Endokrinol 2008; 5 (5), 285-302
Erfahrungen mit unterschiedlichen Stimulationsschemata für IVF – Eine retrospektive Auswertung
Mahrouzadeh S, Hajek J, Feichtinger M, Feichtinger W
J. Reproduktionsmed. Endokrinol 2008; 5 (5), 285-302
Other Publications
Book chapter “Die normale Geburt und ihre Überwachung / die pathologische Geburt”, Frauenheilkunde, Christian Dadak, Facultas Verlag, 2014
News-Screen Reproduktionsmedizin
Feichtinger M.
J Gynäkol Endokrinol, quarterly since 2016
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