Karin Pieber

Karin Pieber is an Associate Professor at Karl Landsteiner Private University of Health Sciences and heads the Clinical Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at University Hospital St. Pölten. She is also the newly appointed Medical Director of the hospital as of May 2024. Her work integrates clinical leadership, teaching, and interdisciplinary rehabilitation services.

Her research interests focus on physical medicine and rehabilitation, particularly oncological rehabilitation, long-term effects of illness such as long COVID, lymphedema, and strategies to maintain patient autonomy. She emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and practical implementation of research findings into clinical care.

The available publication highlights her engagement in clinical guidelines and patient care, particularly in lymphedema diagnosis and treatment. This reflects a broader trend in her work: evidence-based, patient-centered rehabilitation with a focus on preventing chronic disability and hospitalization.

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Karin Pieber actively supervises Master's and PhD students, contributing significantly to medical education. She values mentoring and has seen practical clinical improvements emerge from student research. She participates in leadership development programs and collaborates with other departments and the Lower Austria Health Agency (LGA) on integrated care projects.

She leads a multidisciplinary team at the Clinical Institute, which includes specialized outpatient clinics in electroneurophysiology, shock wave therapy, and medical training therapy. The institute is also part of the Breast Health Center and is expanding its role in long COVID care.