The College of Physicians in Vienna mourns the loss of its president Univ.-Prof. Dr. Helmut Sinzinger (1948-2020) (Fig. In the general assembly on 20 March 2019 Professor Sinzinger was elected president of the College of Physicians in Vienna, making him the 10th president in the post-war period history of the College. In 2016 Professor Sinzinger was awarded the Theodor Billroth Medal for distinguished services by the College of Physicians in Vienna.