Kittler Harald, MD

harald.kittler@meduniwien.ac.at

Scientific profile

Professor at the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, in Vienna/Austria. Special clinical interest in dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions. The main research interest is digital dermoscopy, follow-up of pigmented skin lesions and computer assisted digital dermoscopy. Dr. Kittler has been working for 10 years in the field of dermoscopy and has published a number of scientific articles especially in the field of digital dermoscopy and dermoscopic follow-up of melanocytic nevi.

Recent publications

• Skvara H, Teban L, Fiebiger M, Binder M, Kittler H. Limitations of dermoscopy in the recognition of melanoma. Arch Dermatol 2005; 141: 155-160.
• Roka F, Kittler H, Cauzig P, et al. Sentinel node status in melanoma patients is not predictive for overall survival upon multivariate analysis. Br J Cancer 2005 28; 92: 662-667.
• Harbauer A, Binder M, Pehamberger H, Wolff K, Kittler H. Validity of an unsupervised self-administered questionnaire for self-assessment of melanoma risk. Melanoma Res 2003; 13: 537-542.
• Kittler H. Use of digital dermoscopy to monitor melanocytic lesions: risks and benefits. J Drugs Dermatol 2003 ; 2: 309-311.
• Rosado B, Menzies S, Harbauer A, et al. Accuracy of computer diagnosis of melanoma: a quantitative meta-analysis. Arch Dermatol 2003; 139: 361-367.
• Kittler H, Binder M. Follow-up of melanocytic skin lesions with digital dermoscopy: risks and benefits. Arch Dermatol 2002; 138: 1379.
• Dawid M, Pehamberger H, Wolff K, Binder M, Kittler H. Evaluation of the ability of patients to identify enlarging melanocytic nevi. Arch Dermatol. 2002; 138: 984-985.
• Kittler H, Pehamberger H, Wolff K, Binder M. Diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy. Lancet Oncol 2002; 3: 159-165.
• Kittler H, Binder M. Risks and benefits of sequential imaging of melanocytic nevi in patients with multiple atypical nevi. Arch Dermatol 2001; 137: 1590-1595.
• Kittler H, Pehamberger H, Wolff K, Binder M. Follow-up of melanocytic skin lesions with digital epiluminescence microscopy: patterns of modifications observed in early melanoma, atypical nevi, and common nevi. J Am Acad Dermatol 2000; 43: 467-476.
• Kittler H, Seltenheim M, Dawid M, et al. Frequency and characteristics of enlarging common melanocytic nevi. Arch Dermatol 2000; 136: 316-320.
• Kittler H, Seltenheim M, Dawid M, et al. Morphologic changes of pigmented skin lesions: a useful extension of the ABCD rule for dermatoscopy. J Am Acad Dermatol 1999; 40: 558-562.