Dr. Dinges, co-inventor of the AGO, is vice-chair of the University Clinic for Vascular, Endovascular and Cardiac Surgery in Salzburg. His clinical and scientific focus lies on reconstructive heart-valve surgery and surgery of the thoracic aorta. Dr. Dinges is an active member of the workgroup for quality control of the Austrian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic-Vascular Surgery.
In 2017 he held also a Master of Science in Health Sciences and Leadership at the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg.