Current Position
Medical Director, Department of Neurology and Neurological post acute care, Tirol-Kliniken GmbH, LKH Hochzirl-Natters, Zirl, Austria
Working Experience
2012-2019
Head of ward Senior Physician; Dept. Neurology and Neurological post acute care at LKH Hochzirl-Natters, Standort Hochzirl (Tirol-Kliniken GmbH), 6170 Zirl, Austria
2007-2012
Senior physician; Dept. Neurology and Neurological post acute care at LKH Hochzirl-Natters, Standort Hochzirl (Tirol-Kliniken GmbH), 6170 Zirl, Austria
2005-2007
Assistant Physician in Neurology and Psychiatry at LKI Innsbruck (Tirol-Kliniken GmbH), Anichstr. 36, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
2004-2004
Ward Physician at Sanatorium Kreuzschwestern / Hochrum, Austria
2000-2003
Ward physician at LKH Hochzirl-Natters, Standort Hochzirl, 6170 Zirl, Austria
1995-1999
Internship General Practitioner at District Hospital, Freistadt Austria and University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria
Medical/Scientific Collaborations
Since 2014
Participation in organisation and implementation of the multicentre PHADER-study (A prospective, single-arm, observational clinical follow-up study on the application of pharyngeal electrical stimulation for treatment of neurogenic Dysphagia: a European Registry), a state Hospital, Hochzirl, dept. for neurology, Austria
Formation, installation and management of on outpatient – until for multiple sclerosis patients in neurorehabilitation
Since 2011
Sonographic controlled and navigated injections with Botulinumtoxin for the treatment of severe spasticity
Since 2008
Participation in the special field “therapy with intrathecal Baclofen (ITB)”, focus on “autonomic dysfunction”, at State Hospital, dept. for neurology, Hochzirl, Austria
Endoscopic swallowing examination and swallowing diagnostic in regular business, tracheal cannula management; elective and bronchoscopic extraction in emergency cases
Since 2007
Participation (talk, patient demonstration) in the workshop “European Continuing Medical Training – Intrathecal Baclofen (ECMT-ITB)”, twice a year, at State Hospital, dept. for neurology, Hochzirl, Austria
Since 2006
Management of patients with implanted medication pumps and intrathecal catheters for the application of intrathecally administered drugs against spasticity an pain
Introduction and application of the method of evaluation of the efficacy of the
treatment with intrathecal Baclofen (ITB) with a temporary external catheter and external pump
Lectures
Lecturer of the Institute for Sport Science, University for Medicine, Innsbruck (AUSTRIA), since 2014
Area of Interest
Additional Qualifications
Scientific Publications
03/2019
Intrathecal baclofen device meeting a ventriculoperetoneal shunt and vice versa: approach
to management. (in preparation)
Pucks-Faes E, MD; Halbmayer LM, Hitzenberger G, Matzak H, Saltuari L.
Submittend in “Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair (NNR)”
02/2019
Intrathecal Baclofen in hereditary spastic paraparesis.
Pucks-Faes E, Hitzenberger G, Matzak H, Mayr A, Fava E, Genelin E, Saltuari L.
In press “Frontiers in Neurology”
10/2018
Intrathecal Baclofen Trial Before Device Implantation: 12-Year Experience with Continuous Administration
Elke Pucks-Faes, MD,a,* Heinrich Matzak, MD,a,* Gabriel Hitzenberger, MD,a
Eleonora Genelin, MD,a Lucas-Michael Halbmayer, MD,a Elena Fava, MD,b
Josef Fritz, PhD,b Leopold Saltuari, MD, MSca,c
October 2018 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.09.124
11/2018
Intrathecal baclofen in paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity: Impact on oral treatment
Pucks-Faes E, Hitzenberger G, Matzak H, Verrienti G, Schauer R, Saltuari L.
Brain Behav. 2018 Nov; 8(11):e01124. doi: 10.1002/brb3.1124. Epub 2018 Sep 28.PMID:30264872
03/2018
Eleven years' experience with Intrathecal Baclofen - Complications, risk factors.
Pucks-Faes E, Hitzenberger G, Matzak H, Fava E, Verrienti G, Laimer I, Fritz J, Saltuari L. Brain Behav. 2018 Mar 30; 8(5):e00965. doi: 10.1002/brb3.965. eCollection 2018 May. PMID: 29761017