Claudia Schüller-Weidekamm, M.D.

Claudia Schueller-Weidekamm, M.D., is Section Head of Functional and Morphologic Musculoskeletal Radiology in the Department of Radiology at the University Hospital of Vienna. During her medical studies, she was awarded an Erasmus grant and moved from the Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany, to the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, where she finished her medical residency and training in radiology in 2006. Dr. Schueller-Weidekamm is Associate Professor and Master of Business Administration for Health Care Services, certified for Quality Management 2010-2013, and organizes the interdisciplinary musculoskeletal ultrasound course in Vienna.

Specialty:
Musculoskeletal and Head Neck Imaging

Expertise:
Sports Imaging and Diagnostic Imaging in Rheumatology, with a special focus on MRI and US

Research Interests:
Evaluation of active synovitis by contrast-enhanced ultrasound, MRI, and dual-source CT; new techniques in MR arthrography of the shoulder; high resolution CT imaging (X-treme CT); and characterization of bone structure in patients with osteoporosis and trauma using post-processing algorithms and musculoskeletal interventions.

Dr. Schueller-Weidekamm has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed articles with a special focus on sports imaging and diagnosis of rheumatologic disorders, three book chapters, and more than 20 review articles. In addition, Dr. Schueller-Weidekamm has been the editor of special editions in Radiologe.
Dr. Schueller-Weidekamm’s awards and honors include the 2007 and 2008 Editor’s Recognition Award for reviewing with special distinction for the European Journal of Radiology /Extra,  the ÖGUM award, the Austrian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine award in 2003, the Wolf-Dieter-Sager Award in 2004, an award for outstanding excellence in scientific research of the Medical University Vienna in 2008 (Researcher of the Month), and awards of excellent research work in the Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna in 2005, 2007, and 2009. Dr. Schueller-Weidekamm is a member of the Editorial Board of the Sports Imaging Group of the European Skeletal Society of Radiology and is a member of the Editorial Board of Musculoskeletal Imaging and the Head and Neck Section of the Austrian Society of Radiology, and serves as a founding member of the Trauma Imaging association in Austria. Dr. Schueller-Weidekamm is a vice chair of the musculoskeletal ultrasound group of the Austrian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine. She is a member of several national and international radiology societies and serves as a reviewer for European Radiology, the American Journal of Radiology, and the European Journal of Radiology, as well as for several national journals.