Curriculum Vitae of Wolf-Hans eilenberg, MD, PhD, FEBVS
Personal Data:
Date of Birth: November 30th, 1984
Place of Birth: Münster, Germany
Main areas of research:
W. Eilenberg is a dedicated Senior Physician at the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of General Surgery, and has conducted his PhD project on the role of neutrophils in carotid disease, with a special focus on inflammatory components. In the last years, he has extended his research to the role of neutrophils and NETs in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Furthermore, he extended his research area on randomized control trials in AAA, presently metformin as „old medication, novel indication“ with a Horizon 2020 grant application. since October 2020 he is the senior coordinator of the Aortic Ph.D. Fellowship „Novel Endovascular Devices in an Artificial circulatory specialized Vascular Model in stent-grafts and bridging stents“. His central clinical and research expertise inherits complex aortic endovascular repair.
Education:
06/2022
Leadership Curriculum Medical University Vienna
11/2021
Habilitation Associate Professor “Neutrophil gelatinase associated protein in carotid disease“
12/2020
Habilitation submitted „Neutrophiles Gelatinase assoziiertes Licopalin als inflammatorischer Biomarker für die Identifikation instabiler Karotis“
12/2020
Radiation protection officer, Austrian official degree from Seidersdorf, Austria
2010-2018
PhD program in Vascular Biology at the Medical University of Vienna, Graduation PhD degree 03/2018
2004-2010
Medical studies at the Medical University of Vienna
1988-2004
Primary and secondary schools
Career History:
04/2021-now
Habilitation submitted „Neutrophiles Gelatinase assoziiertes Licopalin als inflammatorischer Biomarker für die Identifikation instabiler Karotis“
03/2020-04/2021
Senior Physician at the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Medical University Vienna
10/2019-02/2020
Aortic Fellowship University Heart and Vascular Surgery Centre UKE, Hamburg (Germany), Austrian Vascular Surgery examination 08/2020
09/2019
Fellow of European Board of Vascular Surgery (FEBVS), Board examination
08-09/2019
Surgical fellow at the Division of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Zürich
2017 – 2019
Surgical fellow at the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University Vienna
2010 – 2017
Surgical fellow at the Department of General Surgery, Medical University Vienna, General and Visceral Surgeon examination 01/2018
Awards:
2004
Award of a scholarship for the Erasmus program at the Leiden Medical University
2016
Award of best scientific paper by the Association of International Vascular Surgeons, Finlandia prize 2016
2017
Best scientific paper at the Angiology Summer Academia 2017
2018
Award of best scientific paper by the Association of International Vascular Surgeons, Finlandia prize 2018
2019
Award of best scientific paper by the Association of International Vascular Surgeons, Finlandia prize 2019
2019
4. place Wilhelm-Auerswald-prize Austrian society of Physicians
Peer Review Activities (5 most important)
Journal of Vascular Surgery, Annals of Vascular Surgery, Journal of Endovascular Therapy, Experimental Molecular Biology, Cardiovascular Diabetology, British Journal of Surgery
Publications and citations
40 publications (+ several published abstracts)
Total number of citations (2022-06-04):
based on Google scholar: 495 citations; h-index: 13
based on Scopus: 507 citations, h-index: 13
Scientific publications
Peer-reviewed manuscripts 2013-2019 (original research and reviews)
Panhofer P, Gleiss A, Eilenberg WH, Jakesz R, Bischof G, Neumayer C. Long-term outcomes after endothoracic sympathetic block at the T4 ganglion for upper limb hyperhidrosis. Br J Surg. 2013 Oct;100(11):1471-7. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9275.
Promberger R, Lenglinger J, Riedl O, Seebacher G, Eilenberg W, Ott J, Riegler F, Gadenstätter M, Neumayer C. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in type 2 diabetics: symptom load and pathophysiologic aspects – a retro-pro study.
BMC Gastroenterol. 2013 Aug 23;13:132. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-13-132.
Piechota-Polanczyk A, Jozkowicz A, Nowak W, Eilenberg W, Neumayer C, Malinski T, Huk I, Brostjan C. The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Intraluminal Thrombus: Current Concepts of Development and Treatment. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2015 May 26;2:19. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2015.00019. eCollection 2015.
Eilenberg W, Stojkovic S, Piechota-Polanczyk A, Kaun C, Rauscher S, Gröger M, Klinger M, Wojta J, Neumayer C, Huk I, Demyanets S. Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) is associated with symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis and drives pro-inflammatory state in vitro. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2016 May;51(5):623-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.01.009. Epub 2016 Mar 2.
Eilenberg W, Stojkovic S, Piechota-Polanczyk A, Kaun C, Rauscher S, Gröger M, Klinger M, Wojta J, Neumayer C, Huk I, Demyanets S. Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) is associated with symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis and drives pro-inflammatory state in vitro. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2016 May;51(5):623-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.01.009. Epub 2016 Mar 2.
Eilenberg W, Stojkovic S, Piechota-Polanczyk A, Kaider A, Kozakowski N, Weninger WJ, Nanobachvili J, Wojta J, Huk I, Demyanets S, Neumayer C. Neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL) is elevated in type 2 diabetics with carotid artery stenosis and reduced under metformin treatment. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2017 Aug 8;16(1):98. doi: 10.1186/s12933-017-0579-6.
Wieser M, Francisci T, Lackner D, Buerckstuemmer T, Wasner K, Eilenberg W, Stift A, Wahrmann M, Böhmig GA, Grillari J, Grillari-Voglauer R. CD46 knock-out using CRISPR/Cas9 editing of hTERT immortalized human cells modulates complement activation. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 8;14(4):e0214514. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214514. eCollection 2019.
Eilenberg W, Stojkovic S, Kaider A, Piechota-Polanczyk A, Nanobachvili J, Domenig CM, Wojta J, Huk I, Demyanets S, Neumayer C. Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) for Identification of Unstable Plaques in Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2019 Jun;57(6):768-777. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.12.029. Epub 2019 Jun 1.
Eilenberg W, Stojkovic S, Kaider A, Piechota-Polanczyk A, Nanobachvili J, Domenig CM, Wojta J, Huk I, Demyanets S, Neumayer C. Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) for Identification of Unstable Plaques in Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2019 Jun;57(6):768-777. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.12.029. Epub 2019 Jun 1.
Zagrapan B, Eilenberg W, Prausmueller S, Nawrozi P, Muench K, Hetzer S, Elleder V, Rajic R, Juster F, Martelanz L, Hayden H, Klopf J, Inan C, Teubenbacher P, Weigl MP, Kirchweger P, Beitzke D, Jilma B, Wojta J, Bailey MA, Scott DJA, Huk I, Neumayer C, Brostjan C. A Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Score for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Based on D-Dimer and a Comprehensive Analysis of Myeloid Cell Parameters. Thromb Haemost. 2019 May;119(5):807-820. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1679939. Epub 2019 Mar 1.
Peer-reviewed manuscripts 2020 (original research and reviews)
Jabłońska A, Zagrapan B, Neumayer C, Klinger M, Eilenberg W, Nanobachvili J, Paradowska E, Brostjan C, Huk I. TLR2 2029C/T and TLR3 1377C/T and -7C/A Polymorphisms Are Associated with the Occurrence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. J Immunol. 2020 Jun 1;204(11):2900-2909. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1901014.
Jabłońska A, Zagrapan B, Neumayer C, Eilenberg W, Scheuba A, Brostjan C, Demyanets S, Klinger M, Nanobachvili J, Huk I. Polymorphisms in the IL-6 and TNF-α gene are associated with an increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jan 6:S0167-5273(20)34299-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.12.051.
Eilenberg W, Busch A, Wagenhäuser M, Giannoukas A, Wanhainen A, Neumayer C, Haulon S. Vascular Surgery in Unreal Times. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2020 Aug;60(2):167-168. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.05.031.
Eilenberg W, Schwarz M, Schoder M, Klinger M, Kinstner C, Nanobachvili J, Huk I, Neumayer C, Heinze G, Domenig CM. Inverse probability of treatment analysis of open vs endovascular repair in ruptured infrarenal aortic aneurysm – Cohort study. Int J Surg. 2020 Aug;80:218-224. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.05.090.
Haider P, Kral-Pointner JB, Mayer J, Richter M, Kaun C, Brostjan C, Eilenberg W, Fischer MB, Speidl WS, Hengstenberg C, Huber K, Wojta J, Hohensinner P. Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Degradation by Differently Polarized Macrophage Subsets. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020 Sep;40(9):2265-2278. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.314883.
Charbonneau P, Eilenberg WH, Rohlffs F, Mougin J, Fabre D, Greenhalgh R, Kolbel T, Haulon S. Silent ischemic cerebral lesions after the endovascular treatment oft he aortic arch. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Oct;68:101-102. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.08.020.
Eilenberg W, Kölbel T, Rohlffs F, Oderich G, Eleshra A, Tsilimparis N, Debus S, Panuccio G. Comparison of transfemoral vs upper extremity access to antegrade branches in branched endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Nov 25:S0741-5214(20)32460-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.11.020.
Klopf J, Scheuba A, Brostjan C, Neumayer C, Eilenberg W. Strategies so far and future Prospects for Reducing Growth Rates in abdominal Aortic Aneurysms A selective Literature Review and Discussion of the current Vienna MetAAA Trial. Gefasschirurgie 2020; 25(6): 446-9.
Burghuber CK, Konzett S, Eilenberg W, Nanobachvili J, Funovics M, Hofmann W, Neumayer C, Domenig CM. Novel Prefabricated Bovine Pericardial Grafts as Alternate Conduit for Septic Aorto-Iliac Reconstruction. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Dec 2:S0741-5214(20)32500-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.11.028
Zagrapan B, Eilenberg W, Scheuba A, Klopf J, Brandau A, Story J, Dosch K, Hayden H, Domenig CM, Fuchs L, Schernthaner R, Ristl R, Huk I, Neumayer C, Brostjan C. J. Complement Factor C5a Is Increased in Blood of Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Has Prognostic Potential for Aneurysm Growth. Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2020 Dec 17. doi: 10.1007/s12265-020-10086-5.
Charbonneau P, Kölbel T, Rohlffs F, Eilenberg W, Planche O, Bechstein M, Ristl R, Greenhalgh R, Haulon S; STEP collaborators. Silent Brain Infarction After Endovascular Arch Procedures: Preliminary Results from the STEP Registry. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2020 Dec 22:S1078-5884(20)31042-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.11.021.
Peer-reviewed manuscripts 2021 (original research and reviews)
Jabłońska A, Zagrapan B, Neumayer C, Eilenberg W, Scheuba A, Brostjan C, Demyanets S, Klinger M, Nanobachvili J, Huk I. Polymorphism in the IL-6 and TNF-α gene are associated with an increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jan 6:S0167-5273(20)34299-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.12.051.
Klopf J, Brostjan C, Eilenberg W, Neumayer C. Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Their Implications in Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jan 8;22(2):559. doi: 10.3390/ijms22020559.
Eilenberg W, Zagrapan B, Bleichert S, Ibrahim N, Knöbl V, Brandau A. et al. Christoph Neumayer C, Brostjan. Histone citrullination as a novel biomarker and target to inhibit progression of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Transl Res. 2021 Feb 8;S1931-5244(21)00026-8. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2021.02.003.
Jabłońska A, Zagrapan B, Neumayer C, Eilenberg W, Scheuba A, Brostjan C, Demyanets S, Klinger M, Nanobachvili J, Huk I. Abdominal aortic aneurysm and virus infection: a potential causative role for cytomegalovirus infection? Journal of Medical Virology Article DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26901
Jabłońska A, Zagrapan B, Neumayer C, Eilenberg W, Scheuba A, Brostjan C, Demyanets S, Klinger M, Nanobachvili J, Huk I. Abdominal aortic aneurysm and virus infection: a potential causative role for cytomegalovirus infection? Journal of Medical Virology Article DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26901
Hayden H, Ibrahim N, Klopf J, Zagrapan B, Mauracher LM, Hell L, Hofbauer TM, Ondracek AS, Schoergenhofer C, Jilma B, Lang IM, Pabinger I, Eilenberg W, Neumayer C, Brostjan C. ELISA detection of MPO-DNA complexes in human plasma is error-prone and yields limited information on neutrophil extracellular traps formed in vivo. PLoS One. 2021 Apr 22;16(4):e0250265. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250265. eCollection 2021.
Eilenberg W, Bechstein M, Charbonneau P, Rohlffs F, Eleshra A, Panuccio G, Bhangu JS, Fiehler J, Greenhalgh RM, Haulon S, Kölbel T. Cerebral microbleeds following thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Br J Surg. 2021 Oct 25:znab341. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab341. Online ahead of print.
Eilenberg W, Panuccio G, Rohlffs F, Eleshra AS, Heidemann F, Kölbel T. Bail-out technique to detach a locked Viabahn endoprosthesis in branched thoracic endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2021 Jul 1;7(4):593-596. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2021.06.006. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Klopf J, Brostjan C, Neumayer C, Eilenberg W. Neutrophils as Regulators and Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Inflammation in the Context of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Biomedicines. 2021 Sep 16;9(9):1236. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9091236.
30. Eilenberg W, Panuccio G, Rohlffs F, Eleshra AS, Heidemann F, Kölbel T.Iatrogenic coarctation caused by branched thoracic endovascular aortic repair treated with Palmaz XL stent and triple kissing ballon technique. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2021 Jun 4;7(3):433-437. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2021.05.012. eCollection 2021 Sep.
Hauck SR, Kupferthaler A, Stelzmüller M, Eilenberg W, Ehrlich M, Neumayer C, Wolf F, Loewe C, Funovics MA. Endovascular Stent-Graft Repair of the Ascending Aorta: Assessment of a Specific Novel Stent-Graft Design in Phantom, Cadaveric, and Clinical Application. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2021 Sep;44(9):1448-1455. doi: 10.1007/s00270-021-02859-5. Epub 2021 Jun 27.
Ristl R, Klopf J, Scheuba A, Wolf F, Funovics M, Gollackner B, Wanhainen A, Neumayer C, Posch M, Brostjan C, Eilenberg W. Growth prediction model for abdominal aortic aneurysms based on longitudinal CTA data and external validation. Br J Surg 2021 Nov 28:znab407. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab407.
Von Rose AB, Kobus K, Bohmann B, Trenner M, Wahida A, Eckstein HH, Bassermann F, von Heckel K, Wolk S, Reeps C, Schwaiger BJ, Eilenberg WH, Neumayer C, Burghuber C, Busch A.Concomitantly discovered visceral artery aneurysm do rarely grow during cancer therapy. Clin Anat. 2021 Nov 26. doi: 10.1002/ca.23813.
Peer-reviewed manuscripts 2022 (original research and reviews)
Kessler, V.; Klopf, J.; Eilenberg, W.; Neumayer, C.; Brostjan, C. AAA Revisited: A Comprehensive Review of Risk Factors, Management, and Hallmarks of Pathogenesis. Biomedicines. 2022 Jan 2;10(1):94. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10010094.
Hauck SR, Eilenberg W, Kupferthaler A, Kern M, Dachs TM, Wressnegger A, Neumayer C, Loewe C, Funovics MA. Use of a Steerable Sheath for Completely Femoral Access in Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair Compared to Upper Extremity Access. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2022 Jun;45(6):744-751. doi: 10.1007/s00270-022-03064-8.
Selberherr A, Mari M, Klinger M, Burghuber C, Eilenberg W, Gollackner B, Neumayer C, Domenig C. Left Renal Vein Division for Juxtarenal Aortic Exposure: Influence on Renal Function and Role of the Communicating Lumbar Vein World J Surg. 2022 Jun;46(6):1493-1499. doi: 10.1007/s00268-022-06480-6.
Brandau A, Ibrahim N, Klopf J, Hayden H, Ozsvar-Kozma M, Afonyushkin T, Bleichert S, Fuchs L, Watzinger V, Nairz V, Manville E, Kessler V, Stangl H, Eilenberg W, Neumayer C, Brostjan C. Association of Lipoproteins with Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Biomedicines. 2022 Jan 20;10(2):217. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10020217.
Nagel F, Schaefer AK, Gonçalves IF, Acar E, Oszwald A, Kaiser P, Kain R, Trescher K, Eilenberg WH, Brostjan C, Santer D, Kiss A, Podesser BK. The expression and role of tenascin C in abdominal aortic aneurysm formation and progression Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2022 May 2;34(5):841-848. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac018.
Eilenberg W, Klopf J, Domenig CM, Klinger M, Wolf F, Gollackner B, Nanobachvili J, Neumayer C. The Femoral Vein as a Long-Term Aorto-Iliac Graft for Aortic Infection and Aortitis World J Surg. 2022 May;46(5):1235-1242. doi: 10.1007/s00268-022-06460-w.
Klopf J, Fuchs L, Schernthaner R, Domenig CM, Gollackner B, Brostjan C, Neumayer C, Eilenberg W. The prognostic impact of vascular calcification on abdominal aortic aneurysm progression J Vasc Surg. 2021 Dec 16:S0741-5214(21)02598-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.11.062.