OA Dr. Alexis Freitas, F.E.B.S.

Personal details

• Name: Dr. Alexis Freitas
• Born on 14 of March 1973 in Schwarzach/St. Veit (Salzburg)
• Father: MR Prim. Dr. Hector Freitas, Surgeon
• Mother: Elisabeth Freitas, née Wanko, Medical Technical Assistant
• Nationality: Austria

Education

• Since 2010: Study for the Master of Business Administration- Health Care Management
  Study for the Master of Science – Management in Health Care
  University Course “Health and Social Services Management” (Danube University Krems)
  Completion of the University Course “Hospital Management” (Danube University Krems)
  Since 2010: Fellow of the European Board of Coloproctology (European specialist in coloproctology)
• Since 2008: Surgeon
• 2001- 2008: Training as a Surgeon
• 1999- 2001: Chargeable months to the general practitioner
• 1999: Doctorate in general medicine
• 1993: Diploma in Classical Massage
• 1991: School leaving examination passed with “Excellent Success”

Work Experience

• Since 2012: Private Surgery Private Clinic Vienna
• Since 2011: Senior Physician at Göttlicher Heiland Hospital
• 2011- 2013: Senior Physician at St. Josef Hospital
• 2009-2020: Owner of a surgical practice with all health insurances in Vienna Hietzing
• Since 2008: Attending Physician in the Private Clinic Vienna
• 2008 – 2011: Senior Physician at the Barmherzigen Schwestern Hospital Vienna
• 2007 – 2008: Assistant/Specialist in the Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland, Department of Prof. Dr. J. Lange
• 2003 – 2007: Assistant Physician at Barmherzigen Schwestern Hospital Vienna, Department of Univ. Prof. Dr. Max Wunderlich
• Since 2005: Organisation of surgical courses at home and abroad (Haemorrhoids Arterial Ligation, Anorectal Repair)

Additional Surgical Training:

• Since 2010: European specialist in coloproctology (intestinal and rectal surgery)
• 2006: Wilhelminenspital Vienna City, first surgical department with focus on vascular surgery, Department of Univ. Prof. Dr. G. Hagmüller
• 1998 – 1999: University Hospital for Surgery, Vienna, Department of Vascular Surgery, Department of Univ. Prof. Dr. P. Polterauer, elective subject training and permanent clinical traineeship

Surgery Courses:

• IPOM Workshop, Floridsdorf Hospital, Vienna
• Single-Incision-Laparoscopic Surgery, St. Gallen, Switzerland
• Basic Statistics Course, Munich, Germany
• Basic Anatomy Course, University Hospital Innsbruck
• Surgery Course for Bariatric Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck
• Transanal Haemorrhoids Dearterialisation Workshop, Dusseldorf, Germany
• Minimally Invasive Surgery Course, Bregenz/Lochau
• Laparoscopic colon surgery, Floridsdorf Hospital, Vienna
• Operation Course I, Master Class Colorectal Surgery, Elancourt, France
• Operation Course II, Master Class Colorectal Surgery, Elancourt, France
• Operation Course, Karl Franzens University, Graz
• Continuing Education Course, Gastrointestinal Surgery, European Surgical Institute, Hamburg/Norderstedt, Germany
• Basic and Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Surgery, European Surgical Institute, Hamburg/Norderstedt, Germany
• Surgical Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine Workshop, Aachen, Germany
• Ultrasound Course: Abdomen II, State Hospital Hohenems
• Ultrasound Course: Abdomen I, Hietzing Hospital, Vienna
• Endoscopy Basic Course, Barmherzige Brüder Hospital, Vienna
• Work shadowing laparoscopic surgery in the Israeli Hospital, Hamburg, Germany
• Work shadowing at the University Hospital Hamburg -Eppendorf, endoscopy, Prof. Dr. N. Soehendra, Germany

Scientific Activity

Scientific publications as lead author:

• Anorectal lesions due to the abuse of ergotamine
  A. Freitas, J. Langmayr, E. Eggl-Tyl, M. Wunderlich
  Proctology 04/2006

Scientific publications as co-author:

• Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
  P. Polterauer, I. Huk, J. Nanobachvilli, A. Freitas, A. Fügl, G. Kretschmer
  Surgery, 02/1999
• Carotid Stenosis
  P. Polterauer, I. Huk, J. Nanobachvilli, A. Freitas, A. Fügl, G. Kretschmer
  Austrian Medical Journal, 13/14 / 25 July 1999
• Faecal Incontinence after Haemorrhoidectomy
  M. Wunderlich, A. Freitas, J. Langmayr, M. Lechner, G. Tentschert
  Journal of Urology and Urogynaecology, 2004;11,31-33
• Which incontinence operations are reasonable for older people?
  Faecal Incontinence
  M. Wunderlich, J. Langmayr, M. Lechner, A. Freitas
  Manuscript OP at F.I., MKÖ 2006, Innsbruck

Abstracts as lead author:

• Current Trends in Haemorrhoidal Surgery, Painless and Effective
  A. Freitas
  Focus Coloproctology, Barmherzige Schwestern Hospital 2010
• Haemorrhoids Arterial Ligation, Anorectal Repair
  A. Freitas
  AMI Symposium, Bregenz- Schwarzenberg 2010
• Anorectal lesions due to the abuse of ergotamine
  A. Freitas, J. Langmayr, E. Eggl-Tyl, M. Wunderlich
  11th Central European Congress of Coloproctology, 2006, Graz
• Indication for anatomical resection and lymph node dissection of
  ACTH-secreting lung tumour
  A. Freitas, R. Kuster, W. Nagel
  Swiss Surgeons Congress 2008

Abstracts as co-author:

• Complications after stapling procedures for haemorrhoids and rectal prolaps
  G. Tentschert, A. Freitas, J. Langmayr, M. Wunderlich
  European Society of Surgery, 10th Annual Conference, Cyprus, 2006
• Agraffectomy for complications after PPH and STARR
  M. Wunderlich, A. Freitas, J. Langmayr, G. Tentschert
  11th Central European Congress of Coloproctology, 2006, Graz, Austria
• Colorectal sleeve anastomosis as a last resort in “frozen pelvis” – a case report
  C. Stieböck, A. Freitas, J. Langmayr, M. Wunderlich
  11th Central European Congress of Coloproctology, 2006, Graz, Austria
• Experience with stapler-assisted hemorrhoidectomy according to Longo
  K. Maksymovicz, A. Freitas, D. Wohlgenannt
  Austrian Surgeons Congress, 2003, Bregenz, Austria

Poster as lead author:

• Anorectal lesions due to the abuse of ergotamine
  A. Freitas, J. Langmayr, E. Eggl-Tyl, M. Wunderlich
  European Society of Surgery, 10th Annual Conference, Cyprus, 2006

Poster as co-author:

• Colorectal sleeve anastomosis as a last resort in “frozen pelvis” – a case report
  C. Stieböck, A. Freitas, J. Langmayr, M. Wunderlich
  European Society of Surgery, 10th Annual Conference, Cyprus, 2006
• Agraffectomy for adverse effects of PPH
  G. Tentschert, A. Freitas, M. Wunderlich
  European Colorectal Congress 2010, St.Gallen, Switzerland

Ideal process of an online consultation:

1. Patient sends relevant files and history in advance
2. The physician reviews all documents and prepares for the online consultation
   - this saves a lot of time and makes the process even more effective
3. In the video online consultation, the physician will ask specific questions to the patient in order to find out the best treatment
   - If an in-person consultation is mandatory, the physician of Wiener Privatklinik will send clear advice for a physician close to the patients' residence. Optional the patient will also receive support from WPK’s Case Managers to plan a trip to WPK hospital in Vienna/Austria.
4. A personal therapy plan will be discussed and assigned to the patient
   - if necessary the interdisciplinary board of physicians at WPK will support the planning and process for the best possible treatment of the patient
5. New check-ups might be advised
6. Follow-up video consultations (discounted - 50 %) scheduled if necessary