Armin H. Fidler MD, MPH, MSc, DTM&H
Am Halbenstein 14, A-6912 Hörbranz, Austria
+43-676-951-3434, armin.fidler@mci.edu
Ongoing: Adjunct Professor: University of Bologna, Department of Economics
Senior Lecturer and Member of the Faculty: Management Center Innsbruck (MCI)
(European Master for Health Economics and Management (EU-HEM).
Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer: The George Washington University (Washington DC) Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health.
Senior Consultant: European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg;
PERI Group Vienna, Austria: Health Care Strategy and Consulting
Strategy consulting for Novartis, Roche, Biogena, BOAI (China)
Past President: European Health Management Association (EHMA); Brussels
Past Member of the Advisory Council, European Forum Alpbach
Member of the Board, European Health Forum Gastein (Austria)
Member of the Advisory Board, Austrian Public Health Institute; Vienna, Austria
Member of the Strategic Advisory Board, Roche AG, Switzerland
1993 - 2015 THE WORLD BANK WASHINGTON DC, USA
Lead Adviser, Health Policy and Strategy, Human Development Network. Lead role for governance and technical work. Represented the Bank within UN system and key partner organizations on Boards and committees (Global Fund, Global Alliance for Vaccines).
Health Sector Manager, Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region. Principal on the World Bank’s Health-Nutrition-Population Global Sector Board. Responsible for strategy, management, quality control and partner interface for all World Bank operations.
Task Manager, Latin America and the Caribbean (until 1997) and Europe and Central Asia Regions. Policy dialogue, lending, health sector reform, health finance, public health and Managed large technical teams, responsible for multi-million USD budgets and trust funds.
1989 - 93 THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO/PAHO) MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Inter-country Advisor: Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). Planning, implementation, management and evaluation of immunization and primary care programs.
Consultant: Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), Washington DC, Mexico, Bolivia, Haiti. Epidemiological surveillance studies (cluster sampling) for vaccination coverage.
1989 - 90 THE WELLNESS COUNCILS OF GREATER BOSTON BOSTON MA, USA
Project manager: Design of corporate health policies, objectives and program evaluation.
1984 - 88 STATE HOSPITAL CENTER BREGENZ AUSTRIA
Specialization in Family Medicine. Founded Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine Service.
Medical advisor and manager: Austrian Aids Organization: Designed and implemented innovative prevention strategies. Recruited and trained staff. Negotiated prevention strategies, launched educational campaigns in mass media.
1986 - 88 ASSOCIATION FOR PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE AUSTRIA
Program manager. Designed and implemented program for Travel and Tropical Medicine. Initiated establishment of computerized database for Travel Medicine. Developed advisory service for Travel and Tropical Medicine.
1984 - 86 JOHANNES KEPPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ AUSTRIA Field-Researcher (West Africa): Institute for Political Sociology. Analyzed structure of rural cooperatives and studied consequences technology transfer for Sahlel Zone farmers.
FORMAL EDUCATION:
2014 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Certificate: Joint Vienna Institute, Macroeconomic Management and Fiscal Policy
2008 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CAMBRIDGE, UK
Certificate: Social Development Leadership Program (SDLP) on climate change and environmental and social policies.
2005 THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE LONDON, UK Certificate: Full credit course in Public Finance and Wellness Economics.
2000 HARVARD UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BOSTON, MA, USA
Certificate: Executive Development Program (EDP), Corporate Finance Course for Senior Managers, (HBS with Stanford Business School, INSEAD, and U. Madrid Business School).
1990, 91 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL and EMORY UNIVERSITY. ATLANTA GA, USA
Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS).
Certificate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Emory University School of Public Health.
1988 - 90 HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH BOSTON MA, USA
Department for Health Policy and Management. Master of Public Health degree in 1989. Concentration in International Health. Master of Science degree in Health Policy and Management in 1990. Kellogg Fellowship for outstanding academic achievement.
1986 UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA MEDICAL SCHOOL AUSTRIA
Certificate: Department of Hygiene and Parasitology. Graduate Course in Medical Parasitology: Advanced laboratory for diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases.
1984, 85 UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG GERMANY
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H). Residency, Bernhard Nocht Institute, Clinical Department. Attending physician in infectious disease ward, including first AIDS patients.
1978 - 84 UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK MEDICAL SCHOOL AUSTRIA
Medical Doctor Degree (cum laude). Research assistant in the Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology at University of Innsbruck Medical school.
Professional Awards and Fellowships:
2000: World Bank: President’s Award: Design of Mexico, Basic Health II Program.
1989: Kellog Fellowship: Harvard University: For outstanding academic achievements
1988: Fullbright Fellowship, Austrian Ministry of Science: For academic achievements
1978: Fellowship Austrian Ministry of Science for outstanding academic achievement.
Language Skills:
English, Spanish: excellent. French: good; Italian, Portuguese: fair. German: mother tongue.
Publications available upon request.
