University of Lahore, Pakistan
Prof. Michael Hess received his degrees from Free University in Berlin after which he joined R&D at Intervet, UK. In 2001 he joined the University of Veterinary Medicine, in Vienna, where he established a poultry clinic with research, diagnostic services and teaching. From 2008 – 2022 he was also heading the Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health. He has a strong interest in poultry health, the development of new protection strategies and diagnostic tools. He is a member of different scientific associations and editorial boards. He was a founder diplomate and first president of the European College of Poultry Veterinary Science (ECPVS). He published more than 240 peer-reviewed manuscripts, holds various patents and is a member of several scientific committees and editorial boards. He was awarded with the Robert Fraser Gordon Memorial Medal of the Gordon Memorial Trust in UK, a Doctor Honoris Causa of the Pannonian University in Hungary, the title Bene merito pro Facultate Medicinae Veterinariae in Varsovia, University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland and in 2023 he was inducted into the Hall of Honor of the World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) and in 2024 he was appointed as Adjunct Faculty Member of The University of Lahore, Pakistan.
Prof. Michael Hess received his degrees from Free University in Berlin after which he joined R&D at Intervet, UK. In 2001 he joined the University of Veterinary Medicine, in Vienna, where he established a poultry clinic with research, diagnostic services and teaching. From 2008 – 2022 he was also heading the Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health. He has a strong interest in poultry health, the development of new protection strategies and diagnostic tools. He is a member of different scientific associations and editorial boards. He was a founder diplomate and first president of the European College of Poultry Veterinary Science (ECPVS). He published more than 240 peer-reviewed manuscripts, holds various patents and is a member of several scientific committees and editorial boards. He was awarded with the Robert Fraser Gordon Memorial Medal of the Gordon Memorial Trust in UK, a Doctor Honoris Causa of the Pannonian University in Hungary, the title Bene merito pro Facultate Medicinae Veterinariae in Varsovia, University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland and in 2023 he was inducted into the Hall of Honor of the World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) and in 2024 he was appointed as Adjunct Faculty Member of The University of Lahore, Pakistan.
