Walterr Klepetko
- Specialization: Thoracic surgeon
- 44 years of experience
- accreditations:
- Speaks:German, English
- Online consultations: available
- Workplace: Austria, Vienna, Vienna General Hospital (AKH)
- Head of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at MedUni Vienna
Dr. Walter Klepetko is a thoracic surgeon at Vienna General Hospital. He heads the Division of Thoracic Surgery at MedUni Vienna. He established one of the largest lung transplant programs in the world. Dr. Klepetko specializes in lung cancer, pulmonary hypertension, and tracheal surgery.
- Performs over 100 lung transplant procedures annually.
- Former president of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
- Served as the European representative for the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
- Winner of the City of Vienna Prize for Medical Sciences.
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Clinical Specialization & Focus
Prof. Klepetko performs surgical interventions for the chest and respiratory system. His division serves as a reference center for complex thoracic procedures. The doctor treats the following conditions:
- Bronchial carcinoma (lung cancer)
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Functional lung diseases
- Tracheal disorders
- Metastatic disease in the lungs
- Vascular and heart-related complications in the chest
- Functional liver diseases
Achievements & Surgical Volume
Prof. Klepetko has led the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Vienna General Hospital since 2010. He founded the hospital's lung transplant unit in the late 1980s. This program is one of the largest centers of its kind. The specialist creates surgical structures that balance specialization with training foundations.
Work Experience
- 2010–Present – Head of the Division of Thoracic Surgery, MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital
- Late 1980s–2018 – Head of the Lung Transplant Program, MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital
- Professor of Thoracic Surgery at MedUni Vienna
Education & Training
- 1978 – Degree in General Medicine, University of Vienna
- 1982 – Began clinical practice in specialized surgery
Recognition & Awards
- 2014 – Grand Decoration of Honor for services to the Austrian Republic
- 2015 – City of Vienna Prize for Medical Sciences
Professional Memberships
- Former President of the European Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
- Former European Representative on the Board of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)
- 1984 – Member of the Austrian Surgical Society
- 1985 – Austrian Society of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- 1986 – Austrian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- 1986 – Austrian Pulmonary Society
- 1987 – Austrian Society of Cardiology
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