Current Position

Head of small animal surgery, Veterinary University Vienna

Education and Experience

Education
Habilitation Thesis/Small animal surgery/VetMedUni Vienna/Austria
Diplomate ECVS/Small animal surgery/Zurich/Switzerland 2015-2021
2/2010
Thesis/Small Animal Surgery/VetMedUni Vienna/Austria 9/2002-9/2004
Study of veterinary medicine/VetMedUni Vienna/Austria 9/97-9/2002
High School/ BRG X/ Vienna/ Austria— A level certificate, cum laude 9/89-5/97

Professional Experience
Deputy Head Clinical Department Small Animal and Horses
VetMedUni Vienna/Austria
Head of Small Animal Surgery
VetMedUni Vienna/Austria
Researcher
Department of Biomedical Research/MedUni Vienna/Austria
Successful application for the assistant professor in orthopaedics
VetMedUni Vienna/Austria
Team leader small animal orthopaedics
Small Animal Surgery/VetMedUni Vienna/Austria 1/2024- now

10/2022-now

1/2020-2/2022

2-5/2019

7/2013-now
Head surgeon and deputy head
Tierklinik Hollabrunn/Austria 6/2010-6/2013
Head surgeon
Small animal surgery/Tierärztliche Fakultät/LMU Munich/Germany 8/2008-3/2010
Resident ECVS
Small animal surgeryTierärztliche Fakultät/LMU Munich/Germany 10/2004-7/2008
Internship
Small animal clinic/Tierärztliche Fakultät/LMU Munich/Germany 10/2003-9/2004
Veterinary Surgeon
Small Animal Clinic/Whitby/United Kingdom 9/2002-9/2003

Teaching Experience

ESAVS courses since 2013
Improve courses since 2015
AOVet courses since 2014 in germany, austria and swiss/Davos

ESVOT, ECVS, SEVC, DVG and VÖK Conferences

Research

List of Publications
Peer-Reviewed Original Papers
First or Last Authorship

*Kneringer C, Schnabl-Feichter E. Intraosseous Transcutaneous Amputation Prosthesis (ITAP) compared to Exoprosthesis in veterinary medicine – a literature review. Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere. 2024 Dec;52(6):359-366. English. doi: 10.1055/a-2453-6622. Epub 2024 Dec 5. PMID: 39637918.

*Vodnarek J, Schneider E, Bockstahler B, Schnabl-Feichter E. Outcome of surgical correction of medial patellar luxation in dogs weighing less than 10 kg. Vet Rec. 2024 Apr 20;194(8):e3994. doi: 10.1002/vetr.3994. Epub 2024 Apr 6. PMID: 38582907.

*Schweng G, Bockstahler B, Tichy A, Zahn K, Haimel G, Schwarz G, Schnabl-Feichter E. Measurement of ground reaction forces in cats after total hip replacement. J Feline Med Surg. 2024 Dec;26(12):1098612X241297894. doi: 10.1177/1098612X241297894. PMID: 39703178; PMCID: PMC11662329.

*Koch L, Bockstahler B, Tichy A, Peham C, Schnabl-Feichter E. Comparison of Extracapsular Stabilization Techniques Using an Ultrasonically Implanted Absorbable Bone Anchor (Weldix) after Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture in Cats-An In Vitro Study. Animals (Basel). 2021 Jun 7;11(6):1695. doi: 10.3390/ani11061695. PMID: 34200227; PMCID: PMC8227609.

* Schnabl-Feichter E, Tichy A, Bockstahler B. Evaluation of a pressure plate for detection of hind limb lameness in cats. PLoS One 2020; 15(4): e0231904.

* Schnabl-Feichter E, Schnabl S, Tichy A, Gumpenberger M, Bockstahler B. Measurement of ground reaction forces in cats one year after femoral head and neck ostectomy. J Feline Med Surg 2020; Aug 14 doi: 1098612X20948143. Online ahead of print.

* Lechner B, Handschuh S, Bockstahler B, Tichy A, Peham C, Schnabl-Feichter E. Comparison of a novel extracapsular suture technique with a standard fabellotibial suture technique for cranial cruciate ligament repair using a custom-made limb press model in cats. J Feline Med Surg 2020; 22(10):1016-1024.

Serwa D, Schnabl-Feichter E. Diagnose und Behandlung der Osteoarthrose bei der Katze. Kleintierpraxis 2020; 65 (07): 284-399.

* Schnabl-Feichter E, Tichy A, Gumpenberger M, Bockstahler B. Comparison of ground reaction force measurements in a population of Domestic Shorthair and Maine Coon cats. PLoS One 2018; 13(12):e0208085.

Beer P, Bockstahler B, Schnabl-Feichter E. Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy and tibial tuberosity advancement- a systematic review. Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere 2018; 46(4): 223-235.

* Kneifel W, Borak D, Bockstahler B, Schnabl-Feichter E. Use of a custom-made limb-press model to assess intra- and extracapsular techniques for treating cranial cruciate ligament rupture in cats. J Feline Med Surg 2018; 20(4):271-279.

Schnabl-Feichter E, Tichy A, Bockstahler B. Coefficients of variation of ground reaction force measurement in cats. PLoS One 2017; 12(3): e0171946.

Wessely M, Brühschwein A, Schnabl-Feichter E. Evaluation of Intra- and Interobserver Measurement Variability of a Radiographic Stifle Osteoarthritis Scoring System in Dogs. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2017; 30(6):377-384.

Wessely M, Reese S, Schnabl-Feichter E. Aetiology and pathogenesis of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in cats by histological examination. J Feline Med Surg 2017; 19(6):631-637.

Schnabl E, Bockstahler B. Systematic review of ground reaction force measurement in cats. Vet J. 2015; 206(1): 83-90.

Schnabl E, Lorinson K, Reese S, Lorinson D. Measurement of the Tibial Plateau in Cats with and without Cranial Cruciate Rupture. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2009; 22: 83–86.

Schnabl E, Böhmer E, Matis U. Diagnostik und Therapie des Magenbezoars beim Kaninchen: katamnestische Betrachtung von 39 Patienten. Tierärztl Prax 2009; 37 (K): 107–113.

Co- Authorship
Ribitsch I, Baptista PM, Lange-Consiglio A, Melotti L, Patruno M, Jenner F, Schnabl-Feichter E, Dutton LC, Connolly DJ, van Steenbeek FG, Dudhia J, Penning LC. Large Animal Models in Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering: To Do or Not to Do. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 13 (8): 972.

Siegelmayer D, Schnabl-Feichter E, Tichy A, Gradner G, Degasperi B, Liehmann L. Recommended recumbency to avoid insertional complications during small-bore wire-guided thoracostomy tube placement in cats-a cadaver study. BMC Vet Res. 2024 Oct 1;20(1):443. doi: 10.1186/s12917-024-04301-7. PMID: 39354518; PMCID: PMC11443796.

Research Abstracts (presenting author underlined)
Wessely M, Brühschwein A, Schnabl-Feichter E. Evaluation of intra- and inter-observer variability of a radiographic stifle osteoarthrosis scoring system in dogs. Vet Surg 2016; 45: E13.
Schnabl E, Bockstahler B. Coefficient of Variation of ground reaction for measurement in cats- preliminary study. Vet Surg 2015; 44: E26.

Meichner K, Flatz K, Schnabl E, Schulz B, Keller LJM, Janik D, Ludwig E, Fischer A. Multifokal Ischaemic Strokes due to a Hypercoagulable state caused by a small intestinal high-grade T-cell lymphoma in a dog. J Vet Inter Med 2010; 24 (1): 243-244.

Poster Presentations (presenting author underlined)
Beer P, Bockstahler B, Schnabl-Feichter E. Tibial plateau levelling osteotomy and tibial tuberosity advancement for treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture- a systematic review. Conference of the Veterinary Orthopaedic Society (VOS) 2016; Breckenridge/USA.

Multifokal Ischaemic Strokes due to a Hypercoagulable state caused by a small intestinal high-grade T-cell lymphoma in a dog. Meichner K, Flatz K, Schnabl E, Schulz B, Keller LJM, Janik D, Ludwig E, Fischer A. 2009

Other Types of Articles (not peer-reviewed)
Wessely M, Schnabl-Feichter E. Die polytraumatisierte Katze- Fokus Becken. News4Vets 2019; 4: 28- 38.

Schnabl-Feichter E. Arthrose das unterschätze Katzenleiden. VetImpulse 2018; 4.

Schnabl-Feichter E. Osteoarthrose- Ursachen, Diagnose und Therapieansätze bei der Katze. Tierärztezeitung 2018; 2: 3-6.

Schnabl-Feichter E. Stammzellentherapie beim Hund- Sinn oder Unsinn? Grenzen und Möglichkeiten. Mein Haustier 2016; 2: 44-45.

Russold E, Bockstahler B, Leschnik M, Schnabl-Feichter E, Breit S, Kneissl S. Erfolgreiche Schmerzreduktion dank interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit. Vet Journal 2016; 5: 32-38.

Schnabl-Feichter E. Orthopädische Probleme bei der Katze. Mein Haustier 2015; 44- 45.

Schnabl-Feichter E, Bockstahler B. Besonderheiten der Katzenorthopädie- Wenn die Katze nicht mehr Hüpfen will. KompaktVet 2015; 4.
Schnabl E. Erkrankungen an der Schultergliedmaße beim wachsenden Hund. Der praktische Tierarzt 2014; 95 (Suppl 3): 1-9)
Book Chapter
Langley-Hobbs S, Schnabl-Feichter E. Complications in feline cruciate disease. In: Complications in Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament Surgery. Editors: Dycus D, Ben Amotz R. Wiley, in Press.

* Five Key publications, relevant for the application enclosed

Other

Member of the VÖK, VOS, ESVOT and ECVS

Executive Secretary of ESVOT since 2022
Board Member ESVOT since 2019

Research Committee member ECVS since 2024