Schmidt-Erfurth Ursula

Director Ophthalmology Department University, Vienna, Austria

Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth is Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Vienna, Austria, one of the largest academic institutions in ophthalmology in Europe.

Professor Schmidt-Erfurth’s clinical activities include surgical and medical retina.

Her scientific research focuses on the development of novel diagnostic techniques, e.g., retinal imaging and novel treatment strategies such as intravitreal pharmacotherapy.

She has founded the Vienna Study Center (VSC) which serves as the principal site for multi-center clinical trials and the Vienna Reading Center (VRC), an independent institution for digital imaging performing image analysis for over 140 clinical sites world-wide.

She is a member of many professional organizations, including the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Macula Society, Retina Society, Gonin Club, the European Academy of Ophthalmologists and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

The author of over 200 original articles, Professor Schmidt-Erfurth serves on the editorial board of the British Journal of Ophthalmology and European Journal of Ophthalmology. Professor Schmidt-Erfurth has received numerous grants and awards, among others the Research Award by the German Ophthalmological Society, the Achievement Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Roger Johnson Award by the University of Washington and the Rosenthal Award of the Macula Society.

Her academic teaching activities include a visiting professorship at McGill University in Montreal, lecturership at the European School for advanced studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO) and a board membership of the basic and clinical science course (BCSC) of the American Academy.

She is also a founding member of Women in Retina (WinR) of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS).

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