PRESS & MEDIA
From ORF to CNN - international media report on his work.
As IFSO World President, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Prager explains the complexity of obesity and current treatment approaches in bariatric and metabolic surgery in a CNN interview.
Learn More →“Obesity is a complex, multifactorial disease - not a lifestyle problem.”
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Prager, CNN Interview 2024
SCIENCE & RESEARCH
Scientific publication in Nature Scientific Reports on current recommendations for procedure selection in bariatric surgery for class I and II obesity.
2024
Read Article →The Medical University of Vienna appoints Gerhard Prager as University Professor pursuant to §98 UG for the field of Bariatric Surgery.
September 2021
Read Article →Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Prager was elected President of IFSO at the World Congress in Naples.
September 2023
Read Article →NATIONAL COVERAGE
Wien.ORF.at reports on the growing importance of bariatric surgery in the Austrian healthcare system.
2024
Read Article →A report on the rising prevalence of obesity among young men and treatment options.
2024
Read Article →Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Prager is elected President of the International Federation for the Surgery and Other Therapies for Obesity.
2023
Read Article →WORLDWIDE
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Prager is elected President-Elect of IFSO - the first Austrian to hold this position.
November 2021
Read Article →Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Prager discusses current developments in bariatric surgery and his role as IFSO President.
2024
Watch Video →Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Prager in an interview about the rising prevalence of obesity in young men.
2022
Read Article →Expert article on metabolic surgery as a treatment option for obesity and type 2 diabetes.
2025
Read Article →CHRONOLOGY
Obesity Surgery Saves Money and Extends Lives
Professorship for Bariatric Surgery
President Elect of IFSO
Obesity in Young Men
IFSO Presidency Assumed
International TV Interview
Obesity as a Growing Threat
Scientific Publication
Metabolic Surgery
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