Peter A. Winkler was born in South Tyrol-Italy, studied medicine at the Universities of Innsbruck, Austria and Bologna, Italy and completed his studies at both Universities with highest distinctions. During and after his training in Neurosurgery at the University of Munich, Germany, he successfully completed different electives and fellowships in many countries, for example in USA, Scandinavia, South Africa, Japan and other countires in different neurosurgical fields.

Especially his short fellowship in epilepsy surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, with Professor Lueders and Professor Comair gave him the competence to establish a new program for Epilepsy Surgery at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich together with Professor Noachtar.

He established a Research Laboratory for Microsurgical Neuroanatomy in Munich and became speaker of the Section Microsurgery and Neuroanatomy of the German Society of Neurosurgery. His thesis for the Venia Legendi and Professorship at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich deals with lesions in and around the III. ventricle and the associated morphometrical, neuroanatomical, functional and neuropsychological investigations.

After a short period of Chairman of the Clinic for Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Surgery at the Schoen.Clinic
Vogtareuth, Germany, in 2011 he was elected as the new Chairman of the University Clinic of Neurosurgery at the Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg, Austria. There he established a Research Laboratory for Microsurgical Neuroanatomy as well as an Epilepsy Surgery Program together with Professor Trinka. He won many prices and awards and he is a recognized international lecturer in the field of surgical neuroanatomy and different clinical topics.

He was acting as the President of the Austrian Society of Neurosurgery, as President of the Salzburg Medical Society and as Speaker of the Section Microsurgery and Neuroanatomy of the German Society of Neurosurgery. Over many years he was Senator of the European Academy of Science and Arts and Dean of Class Medicine and recently elected Honorary President of the Salzburg Medical Society.

After his retirement from the position in Salzburg he became Ordinary Guest Professor at the New Vision University of Tblisi in Georgia. In the same year he started a series of courses at the Berlin-Charite-Department of Neurosurgery together with Prof. Vajkoczy-Chairman, Prof. Picht-Digital Neurosurgery and Prof. Jöns-Institute of Anatomy and Head of Berlin Simulation- and Traingscenter-BeST.

Private interests: He is gifted medical illustrator and a passionate musician.