Austrian Society for Vascular Surgery

The Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gefässchirurgie (ÖGG), rendered in English as the Austrian Society for Vascular Surgery and also known as the Gesellschaft für Vasculäre und Endovasculäre Chirurgie, is an Austrian professional association headquartered in Vienna. It was founded in 1968 and, according to its own records, counted roughly 220 members as of 2011. Its stated purpose is to advance research and to support the professional and social development of the field of vascular surgery, including teaching and patient care, without pursuing economic profit and in the spirit of the common good. The society pursues these aims through scientific congresses, personal contact among its members and other appropriate means. Its activities extend across the whole federal territory of Austria. As the first German-language specialist society in its field, the ÖGG served as a model for the German Society for Vascular Surgery and the Swiss Society for Vascular Surgery, with which it jointly organizes a congress every three years. The ÖGG is governed by a board (Vorstand), an extended board or advisory council (Beirat), a general assembly (Hauptversammlung), an arbitration tribunal (Schiedsgericht) and auditors (Kassenrevisoren). Its membership is structured into ordinary, affiliated, corresponding, honorary and supporting members. Ordinary members are persons in Austria or abroad who work in vascular surgery; affiliated members are those active in research, teaching or practice in the broader vascular-surgical environment; corresponding members are distinguished physicians and scientists elected by the general assembly; honorary members are personalities who have rendered outstanding services to angiological-vascular-surgical research and to the society's goals; and supporting members may be individuals, legal persons or companies with a particular interest in the advancement of medical science and practice. Among the supporting corporate members recorded in 2011 were Asanus Medizintechnik GmbH, B. Braun Melsungen, C. R. Bard GmbH, Bayer AG, BY WASS GmbH, Ethicon, MAC's Medical Group, Maquet GmbH & Co KG, UCB S.A., Vascutek Deutschland GmbH, W. L. Gore & Associates and Johannes Zodl Jotec. The society also periodically awards the Hans von Haberer Ehrenurkunde, an honorary certificate named after the famous deceased Austrian surgeon Hans von Haberer, given exclusively to representatives of business and industry for special services and achievements in promoting vascular surgery in Austria.

The Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gefässchirurgie (ÖGG) was founded in 1968 as an Austrian association seated in Vienna. Its purpose from the outset was the promotion of research and of professional and social development in the field of vascular surgery, together with teaching and patient care, without seeking economic profit and in the interest of the common good. These aims were to be pursued through scientific congresses, personal contacts among members and other means, with activities spanning the entire federal territory of Austria. As the first German-language specialist society in vascular surgery, the ÖGG served as a model for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie (German Society for Vascular Surgery) and the Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie (Swiss Society for Vascular Surgery). Together, the three societies organize a joint congress every three years. By 2011 the society had grown to approximately 220 members. Its membership structure comprises ordinary members (persons in Austria or abroad engaged in vascular surgery), affiliated members (those active in research, teaching or practice in the broader vascular-surgical environment), corresponding members (distinguished physicians and scientists elected by the general assembly on the proposal of an ordinary member and with the approval of the board), honorary members (personalities with outstanding merits in angiological-vascular-surgical research and in the society's goals) and supporting members (individuals, legal persons or companies with a particular interest in the advancement of medical science and practice). The society's organs are the board (Vorstand), the extended board or advisory council (Beirat), the general assembly (Hauptversammlung), the arbitration tribunal (Schiedsgericht) and the auditors (Kassenrevisoren). Documented leadership includes Franz Hinterreiter of Linz as President for 2013/2014, with Tina Cohnert of Graz as First Deputy President and President-elect for 2015/2016, and Thomas Tauscher of Innsbruck as General Secretary. For 2015/2016, Tina Cohnert served as President, with Thomas Hölzenbein of Salzburg as First Deputy President and President for 2017/2018, and Thomas Tauscher continuing as General Secretary. The ÖGG also awards the Hans von Haberer Ehrenurkunde at irregular intervals. Named after the famous deceased Austrian surgeon Hans von Haberer, the certificate is given exclusively to representatives from business and industry for special services and achievements in promoting vascular surgery in Austria. Corporate supporting members recorded in 2011 included Asanus Medizintechnik GmbH, B. Braun Melsungen, C. R. Bard GmbH, Bayer AG, BY WASS GmbH, Ethicon, MAC's Medical Group, Maquet GmbH & Co KG, UCB S.A., Vascutek Deutschland GmbH, W. L. Gore & Associates and Johannes Zodl Jotec.

• 2015

  Tina Cohnert (Graz) serves as President; Thomas Hölzenbein (Salzburg) is First Deputy President and President-elect; Thomas Tauscher continues as General Secretary.

• 2013

  Franz Hinterreiter (Linz) serves as President; Tina Cohnert (Graz) is First Deputy President and President-elect; Thomas Tauscher (Innsbruck) is General Secretary.

• 2011

  The society records approximately 220 members and lists its corporate supporting members.

• 1968

  The Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gefässchirurgie is founded as an Austrian association seated in Vienna.

A non-profit Austrian professional medical society dedicated to vascular and endovascular surgery, acting as the first German-language specialist society in its field and a model for sister societies in Germany and Switzerland.

• Scientific congresses and meetings

  The society pursues its aims through scientific congresses and other means, including a triennial joint congress with the German and Swiss vascular surgery societies.

• Membership categories

  Ordinary, affiliated, corresponding, honorary and supporting members.

• Hans von Haberer Ehrenurkunde

  An honorary certificate awarded at irregular intervals to representatives of business and industry for special services and achievements in promoting vascular surgery in Austria.

1. 1Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
2. 2Österreichische Gesellschaft für Gefässchirurgie – Wikidatawikidata.org