University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Dresden, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Martin Aringer
Department of Rheumatology
Department of Rheumatology at University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden provides care for patients with rheumatological diseases of various organs. The main focus of the department is systemic autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic scleroderma, and Sjogren's syndrome and the research unit of the department is involved in research projects for the German Rheumatism Research Center.
The department is headed by Prof. Dr. Med. Martin Aringer and works in close cooperation with the department of ophthalmology, dermatology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, nuclear medicine, radiology, neurology, and university's center for Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases to offer individual treatment for each patient. The department is also equipped with the cutting-edge diagnostics and therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory joint diseases.
The Department of Rheumatology at University Hospital Dresden is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Reactive arthritis
• Reiter’s syndrome
• Gout
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Systemic scleroderma
• Polymyositis
• Sjogren's syndrome
• Henoch-Schönlein purpura
• Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Education and Medical Career
- 1986 - 1992 Study of Medicine at the University of Vienna.
- 1997 - 1999 Postdoctoral Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA.
- 1992 - 1999 Medical Specialist training in Internal Medicine.
- 1999 - 2004 Training for an additional qualification "Rheumatology".
- 1992 Teaching license for Internal Medicine.
- 2004 - 2005 University course for medical management staff, Medical University of Graz.
- 2004 - 2006 Coordinator of the Vienna Medical Curriculum for the Block "Movement and Performance".
- 2003 - 2006 Extraordinary University Professor and Senior Ward Physician, Clinical Department of Rheumatology, University Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna.
- Since 2007, Professor of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, Head of the Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden.
Research Focus
- Systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Systemic scleroderma.
- Cytokines and signal transduction.
- New therapeutic approaches.
- Recording of disease sequelae, activity and outcome.
Memberships
- American College of Rheumatology.
- Working Association for Clinical Pharmacology.
- New York Academy of Sciences.
- Austrian Society of Physicians for Manual Medicine.
- Austrian Society of Internal Medicine.
- Austrian Society of Rheumatology.
Editorial Board
- Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (since 2004).
- Journal of Mineral Metabolism (since 2003).
Additional Training
- 1993 - 1997 Manual Medicine – Diploma of the Austrian Medical Chamber.
- 1997 - 1998 Introduction to Biomedical Statistics.
- 1998 - 1999 Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research.
- 2003 Training for investigators conducting Phase III clinical trials.
- 2004 Echocardiography Basic Course 1 and 2.
- 2005:
- First EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism) / EUSTAR (European Scleroderma Trials and Research group) course on the assessment of the patient with systemic sclerosis.
- Second EULAR Course on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
- 2005 Medical Education Workshop "Gaining Experience in Teaching and Assessment", Medical University of Vienna.
- 2007 Second EULAR/EUSTAR course on the assessment of the patient with systemic sclerosis.
Scientific Awards
- 1993 EULAR Young Investigator´s Award.
- 1994 Dr. Kolassa Rheumatology Foundation Prize.
- 1994 Austrian State Prize for Fundamental Research in the Field of the Rheumatology.
- 2002 EULAR Fellow – ARC-EULAR International Exchange Award.
- 2004 Poster Award, First International Conference on Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus.
- 2005 Highest Scientific Award of Wyeth-Austrian Society for Rheumatology.
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