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  1. Center for Forensic Medicine
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Secretariat

Information for relatives, affected persons, public prosecutors, police and media

The secretariat can be reached by telephone at the following times:

Monday–Thursday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

T: +43 (0)1 40160-35602
F: +43 (0)1 40160-935603
Email: gerichtsmedizin@meduniwien.ac.at

Contact for funerals

Appointment coordination for the pick-up of the deceased as well as the notification of the death

Our post-mortem examiners can be reached by telephone at the following times:

Monday–Thursday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

During this time, the death certificate can be picked up for certification.

T: +43 (0)1 40160-35611
Email: gerichtsmedizin@meduniwien.ac.at

Student administration office

Information for students

The student administration office is open to receive telephone calls during the following times:

Monday–Friday: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

T: +43 (0)1 40160-35505
F: +43 (0)1 40160-935603
Email: studref-gerichtsmedizin@meduniwien.ac.at

Questions on the cause of death

In case of questions on the cause of death or the post-mortem results, relatives have the opportunity to talk to the responsible specialist or expert in forensic medicine. A callback can be organised via the secretariat

Questions about expert reports

If you have any questions regarding an expert report or criminal proceedings, please contact the respective public prosecution with the individual case number.

 Vienna Public Prosecution

Media requests

Please direct media requests to Medical University of Vienna’s Corporate Communications Department

Corporate Communications Department

For general forensic medicine questions, please contact the Austrian Society for Forensic Medicine.

 ÖGGM

Criminal law issues

If you need a private expert report or you have specific criminal law questions, please contact an expert in the field.

List of experts

If you want to file a complaint or are in an emergency situation, please contact the police.

 Police

Enquiries about bone findings

Have you found bones and would like to determine their origin and period of lying? Then please contact our expert for forensic anthropology.

 Unit of Forensic Anthropology

Requests for identification based on pictures

If you have any questions about establishing identity in the footage from surveillance cameras, please also contact our expert in forensic anthropology.

 Unit of Forensic Anthropology

Toxicological enquiries / poisonings

For general toxicological enquiries:

AKH Vienna – Department of Laboratory Medicine
Department of Forensic Toxicology
Medical University of Vienna
Währingergürtel 18–20/E05
1090 Vienna, Austria

Medikamentenanalytik und Toxikologie

If you suspect poisoning, please contact:

 Poisoning Information Centre

Further information

Further information on the necessary steps to take after a death can be obtained from the following offices:

Central Information Office of the City of Vienna
T: +43 (0)1 4000-1000

MA 15 – Public Health Office of the City of Vienna | Central Coroner's Office
T: +43 (0)1 4000-87890

 Public Health Office of Vienna (MA 15)

Information & prevention tips from the Federal Criminal Police Office

On the website of the Federal Criminal Police Office you will find detailed information for those affected as well as prevention tips.

The project "MEDPOL" was carried out by the Federal Criminal Police Office in cooperation with the Austrian Medical Association and experts from different health sectors as well as the police in order to achieve a standardisation of the documentation of injuries and traces in violent crimes.

Medical University of Vienna

Center for Forensic Medicine

Sensengasse 2
1090 Vienna, Austria

T: +43 (0)1 40160-35602
F: +43 (0)1 40160-935603
Email: gerichtsmedizin@meduniwien.ac.at