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8 - 10 October 2026

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LidSUMMIT Tirol · 8–10 October 2026

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Thirteen surgeons and anatomists from four disciplines teach side by side — at 20 stations, with two participants per station, on body-donor specimens and 3D-printed eyelid models.

Course focus areas: Oculoplastics Cornea Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Clinical Anatomy
Dr. med. univ. Julia Cordin
Plastic Surgery
Dr. med. univ.
Julia Cordin
Specialist in Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery
Die Ästhetische Chirurgin — private practice

Specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery and founder of her own aesthetic surgery practice, with a focus on periocular and facial aesthetic procedures.

Assoz. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Barbara Del Frari
Plastic Surgery
Assoz. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr.
Barbara Del Frari
Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Medical University of Innsbruck — Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Associate professor and long-standing senior physician at the Innsbruck clinic. EURAPS/AAPS fellow with research stays at Memorial Sloan Kettering and UT Southwestern; habilitation on surgical correction of congenital thoracic wall deformities.

Prim. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Martin Emesz
CorneaOculoplastics
Prim. Priv.-Doz. Dr.
Martin Emesz
Specialist in Ophthalmology & Optometry
Tauernklinikum Zell am See — Department of Ophthalmology & Optometry

Head of the ophthalmology department at Tauernklinikum Zell am See since 2016, previously senior physician at the University Eye Clinic Salzburg. Surgical focus on cataract surgery and oculoplastics — reconstructive, aesthetic and tumour surgery of the eyelid, orbit and lacrimal system.

Dr. Uliana Arturivna Hurayevska-Olenchenko
Oculoplastics
Dr.
Uliana Arturivna Hurayevska-Olenchenko
Specialist in Ophthalmology — Ophthalmic Trauma

Specialist in ophthalmic trauma and reconstructive management of complex eyelid and periocular injuries. Full profile coming soon.

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Angelika Klein-Theyer, MBA
Oculoplastics
Priv.-Doz. Dr., MBA
Angelika Klein-Theyer
Specialist in Ophthalmology & Optometry
Medical University of Graz — Department of Ophthalmology

Senior physician leading oculoplastic and lacrimal surgery in Graz. Fellowship-trained in Amsterdam and London, habilitation on eyelid surgery and the ocular surface. Member of the Oculoplastic Commission of the Austrian Ophthalmological Society and chair member of AFIAS.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. univ. Marko Konschake
Clinical Anatomy
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. univ.
Marko Konschake
Physician & Clinical Anatomist
Medical University of Innsbruck — Director, Institute of Clinical & Functional Anatomy

Director of the host institute and internationally recognised expert in applied, clinical and functional anatomy. Under his leadership the institute has become a reference centre for surgical anatomy education and innovative anatomical training.

FÄ Dr. med. univ. Johanna Krapf
Plastic Surgery
FÄ Dr. med. univ.
Johanna Krapf
Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Medical University of Innsbruck — Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Specialist at the University Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery in Innsbruck and recipient of the DAM Science Academy award 2018.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Kuchar
Oculoplastics
Univ.-Prof. Dr.
Andreas Kuchar
Specialist in Ophthalmology & Optometry
Vienna General Hospital (AKH Wien) · Auge & Laser, Vienna

Deputy head of the Ophthalmologic Oncology and Oculoplastics unit at Vienna General Hospital. Specialist in eyelid and lacrimal surgery, cataract surgery and refractive correction, practising in Vienna and Baden.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Birgit Lackner
Oculoplastics
Univ.-Prof. Dr.
Birgit Lackner
Specialist in Ophthalmology & Optometry
Medical University of Vienna / AKH Wien

Deputy head of the Specialty Clinic for Ophthalmic Oncology and Oculoplastics at the Medical University of Vienna. Runs her own oculoplastic practice in Vienna, with surgical focus on eyelid, lacrimal and periocular reconstructive procedures.

Assoc.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Gerald Schmidinger
Cornea
Assoc.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr.
Gerald Schmidinger
Specialist in Ophthalmology & Optometry
Medical University of Vienna — Department of Ophthalmology

Associate professor specialising in corneal disease, refractive surgery and disorders of the anterior segment. Combines a busy surgical practice with clinical research and a key role in training residents and medical students.

Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Anton Schwabegger, MSc
Plastic Surgery
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr., MSc
Anton Schwabegger
Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Medical University of Innsbruck — Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Leading reconstructive surgeon with more than 100 scientific publications and an additional diploma in hand surgery, trained in Glasgow, Bordeaux and Detroit. Known for humanitarian missions treating children with severe malformations and burn scars in Niger and India.

Assoz. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Bernhard Steger
CorneaOculoplastics
Assoz. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr.
Bernhard Steger
Specialist in Ophthalmology & Optometry
Medical University of Innsbruck — Department of Ophthalmology

Associate professor in Innsbruck with surgical fellowship training at the University of Liverpool. Specialises in cataract surgery and the surgical management of cornea, eyelid and ocular surface conditions.

o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. univ. Dietmar Ulrich
Plastic Surgery
o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. univ.
Dietmar Ulrich
Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Medical University of Innsbruck — Director, Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Director of the University Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery in Innsbruck since November 2025. Previously professor and department director at Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, with training stages in Aachen, Switzerland and at Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York.