Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr. med. Christian Krenkel

Name:	Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Christian Krenkel
Home Address:	Moosstrasse 80a, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria Tel: +43 - 662 - 82 41 83 Mobile: +43 - 664 - 34 14 656 Fax: +43 - 662 - 82 41 83 15 E-mail: christian.krenkel@endodistractor.at
Hospital Address:	Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Krenkel Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg Universitätsklinikum der Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität Müllner Hauptstrasse 48 A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
Contact details:	Tel: +43 - 662 - 44 82 - ext. 3600/3601 Tel: +43 - 662 - 4482 - handy 57220 Mobile: +43 - 664 - 34 14 656 Fax: +43 - 662 - 44 82 - 884 E-mail: c.krenkel@salk.at
Date of birth:	17.8.1944
Place of birth:	Zwettl, Lower Austria, Austria
Nationality:	Austrian
Status:	married to Dr Karin Krenkel-Gottsbachner clinical psychologist, psychotherapist

Academic studies / training

1963-1973	Studied medicine at the Karl Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
1973-1975	Post graduate study - specialising in dentistry at the University Hospital of Innsbruck; passed with distinction
1975-1983	Trained to become specialist for cranio-, maxillofacial surgery in the Dept. for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria

Additional fields of study

• LKH Zams, Tyrol, general medical surgery/ Prim. Dr. Tschikof
• LKH Linz, vascular surgery + general medical surgery / Univ. Prof. Dr. Brügge
• Univ. Klinik Innsbruck, emergency surgery/ Univ. Prof. Dr. Russe

Periods of study abroad

• Univ. Klinik Bern, plastic surgery/Univ. Prof. Dr. Tschopp
• Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Universitätskrankenhaus Hamburg Eppendorf / Univ. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Pfeifer
• Klinik für Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich / Univ. Prof. Dr. Hugo Obwegeser

Medical career

19 Jan 1983	Became consultant for oral and maxillo facial surgery
1983-1995	Physician (under Prof. Matras) in the Dept. for Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery, St Johanns Spital, Landeskliniken Salzburg
1992	Granted right to teach as associate professor of oral- and maxillo facial surgery at the University of Vienna, Austria
1994	Monograph Biomechanics and Osteosynthesis of Condylar Neck Fractures of the Mandible describing the anchor screw osteosynthesis in condylar neck fractures. (Quintessence Publishing Co, Inc, Chicago/Berlin)
1995 onwards	Head of Department of Oral- and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Johanns Spital, Landeskliniken Salzburg, Austria
2003 to date	Head of the University Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg
2003-2005	President of the 7th, 8th and 9th Congress of the Austrian Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bad Hofgastein, Austria
2006 Feb	Designation as Ord. Univ. Prof. of the University Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, at the Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg

Research and Publications

To date:
More than 90 publications in scientific journals, etc, including a monograph entitled: Biomechanics and Osteosynthesis of Condylar Neck Fractures of the Mandible (published in English, Quintessence Publishing Co, Inc, Chicago/ Berlin)

Given more than 200 lectures, including courses and seminars has developed specialised instruments in the field of traumatology, reconstructive surgery of the skull and orthopaedic surgery has developed specialised techniques, e.g.: Anchor-Screw Osteosynthese, Antral Sinus Endothesis, Socket Bolt Pins, 3D-Titanium Ring-Splint, Face-O-Meter, Ocul-O-Meter, 3D-Orthognathic Surgery Simulator, Functional Dynamic Bridging Plate, Save wire, Endo-Distraction of the mandible.

Courses held:
International courses within the framework of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery on wide range of subjects including: osteosynthesis, orbital surgery, orthognathic surgery, treatment of injured teeth, distraction osteogenesis and implantology.