Senior Physician Dr. Erwin Fast


Specialist in Neurosurgery, Trauma Surgery & General Medicine

 
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OA Dr. Erwin Fast is a specialist in neurosurgery, trauma surgery, and general medicine with over 30 years of medical and surgical experience. In his private practice, he offers highly specialized, personal care and consultation for diseases of the spine, nervous system, as well as after accidents and injuries.

Many years of clinical experience in neurosurgery and trauma surgery
Dr. Fast was a senior physician for trauma surgery at the Amstetten Hospital in Lower Austria and for many years a senior physician for neurosurgery at the Landstraße Clinic (formerly Rudolf Foundation) in Vienna, where he led the spine outpatient clinic for a long period.
His medical focus is on the surgical and conservative treatment of degenerative and traumatic spinal diseases, particularly in cases of chronic pain, movement limitations, and neurological deficits.
In addition to spinal surgery, Dr. Fast is extensively involved in:

  • Neurosurgical tumor diseases
  • Cerebrovascular diseases (vascular diseases of the brain)
  • Consequences of injuries after accidents

Consultant & Attending Physician
For many years, Dr. Fast has also been working as a neurosurgical consultant and attending physician at the Franziskus Hospital Margareten, where he regularly performs spinal surgical operations.

Languages: German, English

Treatment Focus

  • Herniated discs (cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine)
  • Spinal canal stenosis/vertebral stenosis/neuroforaminal stenosis
  • Degenerative spinal diseases/osteochondroses
  • Instabilities of the spine (spondylolisthesis)
  • Osteoporotic vertebral fractures/accident-related spinal injuries
  • Back pain & sciatica
  • Nerve compression syndromes
  • Neurosurgical tumor diseases
  • Second opinions before spinal surgeries

In the private practice of Dr. Erwin Fast, individual diagnostics, understandable consultation, and tailored therapy concepts are at the center. The goal is to perform surgical interventions only when they are medically sensible and necessary – always focusing on quality of life, safety, and sustainable results.

Education and Training

  • 1991 Doctorate at the University of Vienna
  • 1994 Specialist diploma in general medicine
  • 2000 Specialist diploma in trauma surgery
  • 2007 Specialist diploma in neurosurgery
  • Annual and regular participation in national and international congresses

Memberships

Austrian Society for Trauma Surgery

Austrian Society for Neurosurgery

Austrian Society for Spinal Surgery

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