Lung Biopsy in Vienna — Get 3 Top Clinic Matches with Costs

Professor Christoph Zielinski is the Chairman of the Vienna Cancer Center. He leads the International Oncology Center at Wiener Privatklinik and specializes in lung cancer care.

• Performed lung biopsy procedures within his extensive work in medical oncology and hematology
• Leads the Central European Cooperative Oncology Group – an international network of cancer specialists
• Published over 600 scientific papers focused on personalized medicine and tumor biology
• Former Head of Medicine at Vienna General Hospital – one of Europe's largest medical centers
• Member of the European Society for Medical Oncology and American Society for Clinical Oncology

Professor Walter Klepetko performed Austria's first lung transplant. He directs the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna.

• Specializes in thoracic oncology – the study and treatment of chest tumors
• Focuses on lung biopsy and minimally invasive techniques for lung cancer
• Heads the lung transplant program at Vienna General Hospital
• Trained at Harvard's Massachusetts General Hospital and Toronto General Hospital
• Co-developed ECMO technology – a system that supports heart and lung function

Professor Wolfgang Köstler is the Deputy Head of Oncology at the Medical University of Vienna. He specializes in personalized medicine for lung and gastrointestinal malignancies at Wiener Privatklinik.

• Trained at Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center – a world leader in cancer care
• Integrates molecular oncology to select biopsy targets based on specific biomarkers
• Completed molecular biology studies at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel
• Leads clinical trials to develop new targeted therapies for lung cancer and solid tumors
• Member of European oncology networks focused on advancing precision medicine and translational research

Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Alexander W. Hauswirth is a specialist in internal medicine and haemato‑oncology at JUVENIS. Since 2010, he has served as the lead senior physician for Haematology/Haemostaseology and Oncology at the Clinic for Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna, Austria’s largest hospital.

He earned his medical degree from the University of Vienna in 1999. He received the venia docendi in 2010 and was appointed Associate Professor in 2012. He completed an additional haemato‑oncology qualification in 2014. As a Schrödinger Fellow in Salamanca in 2009–2010, he researched CLL stem and precursor cells. He has published regularly since 2000.

Accreditations include Austrian Medical Chamber diplomas in emergency medicine (since 2009) and sports medicine (2018). Awards include the Schrödinger Fellowship (2009), the ÖGHO award (2009), and the European Society of Chemotherapy poster award (2003). Clinical focus: anaemias, leukaemias, lymph node disorders, clotting and anticoagulation, and pre‑operative clearance. Languages: German and English.