Katharina Staufer

Katharina Staufer has an extensive work experience in the field of clinical strategy, internal medicine, gastroenterology, hepatology, and transplant medicine. Katharina has worked as a Senior Vice President of Clinical Strategy at GENFIT since February 2023. Prior to that, they were an Associate Professor and Consultant at Medizinische Universität Wien from January 2014 to October 2023. In addition, they served as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Versantis AG from October 2021 to February 2023. Katharina also worked as the Head of Transplant Medicine (Liver Transplantation) at Inselspital, University Hospital Bern from 2019 to May 2021.

Katharina Staufer graduated from the Medical University of Vienna in 1999 with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Katharina then went on to complete a Fellowship at the Medical University of Vienna's Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology from 2005 to 2008. In 2008, they became a Clinical and Research Fellow at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, specializing in Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery. From 2009 to 2011, they pursued postgraduate studies in Molecular Biology at the University of Hamburg. In 2011, they obtained the degree of Specialist in Internal Medicine from the Medical University of Vienna's Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. In 2018, Katharina Staufer pursued further studies in Healthcare Management at the Universität für Weiterbildung Krems. In 2020, they continued their education at the same institution, focusing on Healthcare Management, with a specialization in an MBA program. The specific start and end years for their education at Medical University of Vienna are unknown.