Alexander Hermann, MD, MPH, MBA, EDIC, is an intensivist and clinician-scientist at the Medical University of Vienna, where he serves as Senior Consultant in Internal and Intensive Care Medicine and leads the ECMO Retrieval Program. His career bridges high-acuity clinical care, aeromedical medicine, and translational research in ARDS, extracorporeal support, and critical illness. Trained in Vienna, Berlin, and major European ECMO and ECPR centers, he combines broad international experience with a strong academic track record, from early biomarker studies to recent prospective investigations integrating ultrasound, ECMO physiology, and patient outcomes. As Deputy Chief Medical Officer of St. John's Ambulance Vienna and an active emergency flight physician, he is deeply engaged in advancing systems-level emergency and critical care.