Vita

Senior Physician Dr. med. univ. Teodor Kapitanov, FEBS – AWS (U.E.M.S) is a Certified Specialist in Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery, Specialist in Robotic Surgery, licensed specialist for General and Visceral Surgery in Austria and Switzerland, Head of the Hernia Outpatient Clinic at Klinik Floridsdorf, and one of the selected members of the Austrian Society for Robotic Surgery, International Society of Surgery, Society of Robotic Surgery, European Society of Coloproctology, and the European Hernia Society in Austria.

His specialization lies in abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia surgery, with a focus on robot-assisted inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, incisional hernia, diaphragmatic hernia, and rectus diastasis operations.

Vita

Education / Memberships

Education

  • Over 250 minimally invasive procedures on DaVinci X and Xi robotic systems
  • Certification as Console Surgeon on the DaVinci X and Xi System
  • Certified Specialist in Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery – Fellow of the Board of Surgery in Abdominal Wall Surgery (FEBS – AWS)
  • Senior Physician at the Department of General and Visceral Surgery at Klinik Floridsdorf in Vienna
  • Head of the Hernia Outpatient Clinic at Klinik Floridsdorf – Vienna Healthcare Group
  • Clinical Fellowship in Robotic Surgery at Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (CH)
  • Licensed Specialist for General and Visceral Surgery in Austria and Switzerland
  • Reviewer for the Hamdan Medical Journal
  • Lecturer at Sigmund Freud Private University
  • Specialist medical training at University Hospital Aachen (Germany) and SMZ Floridsdorf in Vienna (Austria)
  • Max Kade Fellowship from the American Austrian Society at George Washington University, Medical School (USA)
  • Medical degree from the Medical University of Vienna

Memberships

  • OGR – Austrian Society for Robotic Surgery
  • SRS – Society of Robotic Surgery
  • OEGCH – Austrian Society of Surgery
  • ISS/SIC – International Society of Surgery / Société Internationale de Chirurgie
  • EHS – European Hernia Society
  • ESCP – European Society of Coloproctology