{"id":4890,"date":"2021-10-14T14:41:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.medaustron.motm.com\/?post_type=team&#038;p=4890"},"modified":"2025-05-12T08:49:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:49:18","slug":"ing-dr-birgit-flechl-phd","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.medaustron.at\/en\/team\/ing-dr-birgit-flechl-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Ing. Dr. Birgit Flechl, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<section        class=\"m27 page-41368\">\n    <div class=\"m27_banner\" >\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"m27_banner__inner\">\n                                    <span>Medical team<\/span>\n                                <h1>Ing. Dr. Birgit Flechl, PhD<\/h1>\n                                    <p>Specialist in Radiation Oncology<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"m27_bottom\">\n            <div class=\"m27_breadcrumb\">\n                <ul>\n                    \n\n                                            <li>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medaustron.at\/en\/about-us\/\">About us<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                                    <li>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medaustron.at\/en\/medical-team\/\">Medical team<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                        <li>Ing. Dr. Birgit Flechl, PhD<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"m27_box\">\n                <div class=\"m27_box__thumb\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medaustron.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021_P010_MedAustron_TKP__147_AUSGEWAeHLT.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"m27_box__content\">\n\n                                            <h4>Areas of expertise<\/h4>\n                                                                <ul>\n                                                            <li>CNS tumours<\/li>\n                                                            <li>Neurocognition<\/li>\n                                                            <li>Quality of life<\/li>\n                                                            <li>Paediatrics<\/li>\n                                                    <\/ul>\n                                        <h4>Languages<\/h4>\n                    <h5>German, English<\/h5>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t<section class=\"m28 page-39186\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Education<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2021<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00d6\u00c4K diploma in accompanying cancer therapy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Psychooncology course at the Austrian Academy for Oncological Rehabilitation and Psychooncology (\u00d6ARP)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2013<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PhD degree in medical sciences, Medical University of Vienna, clinical neurosciences programme, neurooncology<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2002 &#8211; 2008 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Studies in human medicine, Medical University of Vienna<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>1998<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graduation HTL M\u00f6dling, Department of Environmental Engineering\/Construction Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Professional career<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Since 2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Specialist doctor in radiooncology at MedAustron<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2018<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assistant doctor in radiooncology &#038; radiotherapy at Medical University of Vienna<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2014 &#8211; 2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assistant doctor in radiooncology &#038; radiotherapy at Clinic Favoriten, Vienna<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2013 &#8211; 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Internship at the provincial hospital LKH Wr. Neustadt<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Memberships<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Since 2018<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of the board of \u00d6GRO (Austrian Society for Radiooncology, Radiobiology and Medical Radiophysics) as representative of the assistant doctors, member of the YOUNG-\u00d6GRO board committee<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Since 2018<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Organisation of training events within the framework of Young-\u00d6GRO<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of ESTRO (European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Selected publications<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flechl B, Konrath L, Hug E, Fossati P et al. Meningioma WHO I with involvement of the optical structures-does proton therapy lead to changes in quality of life with regard to subjective visual performance? Strahlenther Onkol. 2023 Apr;199(4):404-411. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flechl B, Konrath L, L\u00fctgendorf-Caucig C, Achtaewa M et al. Preservation of Neurocognition after Proton Beam Radiation Therapy for Intracranial Tumors: First Results from REGI-MA-002015. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Apr 1;115(5):1102-1114. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2017<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flechl B, Sax C, Ackerl M, Crevenna R, Woehrer A, et al. The course of quality of life and neurocognition in newly diagnosed patients with glioblastoma. Radiother Oncol. 2017 Nov;125(2):228-233.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2013<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flechl B, Ackerl M, Sax C, Crevenna R, et al. The Association of Early Cognition Assessments and Progression-free Survival in Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme. The Journal of Oncopoathology 2013.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2013<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flechl B, Ackerl M, Sax C, Oberndorfer S, et al. The caregivers\u2018 perspective on the end-of-life phase of glioblastoma patients. J Neurooncol. 2013 May;112(3):403-11.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2013<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flechl B, Hassler MR, Kopetzky G, Balcke P, et al. Case Report: Pregnancy in a patient with recurrent glioblastoma. F1000Res. 2013 Nov 15;2:246.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2012<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m28_block__right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flechl B, Ackerl M, Sax C, Dieckmann K, et al. Neurocognitive and sociodemographic functioning of glioblastoma long-term survivors. 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