Burkhard F. Leeb
Director
Institute of Clinical Rheumatology
Austria
Biography
Dr. Burkhard F. Leeb was born in Vienna on August 23rd, 1956. He received his specialization in rheumatology in 1994. He was appointed director of the newly established center for rheumatology, Lower Austria, at Stockerau Hospital in 1999. In collaboration with his co-workers he was able to establish this institution in Austrian rheumatology within a relative short time period. Aside this occupation Dr. Leeb had the honor to serve as president of the Austrian society for rheumatology and rehabilitation between 2008 and 2010, as well as a member and also as co-convenor of several EULAR task-forces, amongst them the ones for osteoarthritis and gout. Up to date Dr. Leeb has published more than 150 articles in peer reviewed journals, and in books, amongst them meta-analyses on chondroitin sulfate, and diacerein, EULAR response criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica, and a respective disease activity score.
Research Interest
His main scientific interests are arthritides, polymyalgia rheumatica, as well as osteoarthritis and above all the problems along with disease activity assessment.