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Best Lung cancer doctors in Vienna: TOP 5 doctors

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Walter Klepetko
Clinical oncologist
46 years of experience
4.6
141 reviews
Austria, Vienna
Wiener Privatklinik

Walter Klepetko

Clinical oncologist
46 years of experience
Prof. Dr. Walter Klepetko is a world-renowned thoracic surgeon and head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, and Wiener Privatklinik. He is credited with initiating the Vienna Lung Transplant Program and co-developing the surgical technique of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In 2018, he successfully performed a lung transplant on three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda.Read more
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Harald Rosen
General surgeon
39 years of experience
4.6
141 reviews
Austria, Vienna
Wiener Privatklinik

Harald Rosen

General surgeon
39 years of experience

accreditations:

European Society of Surgery

Dr. Rosen is a specialized abdominal surgeon with expertise in endocrine, gastrointestinal, liver, colon, and appendectomy surgery. He is also experienced in treatments such as anal fissure, gallbladder, gastric anastomosis, and sleeve gastrectomy surgery. He is a member of various medical councils and serves as President of the European Society of Surgery. He is also a professor of surgery at the Vienna Medical School.

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Christoph Zielinski
Clinical oncologist
4.6
141 reviews
Austria, Vienna
Wiener Privatklinik

Christoph Zielinski

Clinical oncologist

accreditations:

European Society for Medical Oncology
American Society for Clinical Oncology
American Association for Cancer Research

One of the best cancer specialists in Europe, educator, and cancer researcher, President of the Central European Cooperative Oncology Group (CECOG).
Has published over 600 scientific papers on cancer treatment.

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Wolfgang Köstler
Hematologist/oncologist
20 years of experience
4.6
141 reviews
Austria, Vienna
Wiener Privatklinik

Wolfgang Köstler

Hematologist/oncologist
20 years of experience

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Johannes Köstler is a board-certified specialist for Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, and Intensive Care Medicine who specializes in hematology & internal oncology, intensive care medicine. He is one of the top-rated breast cancer and sarcoma oncologist specialists and has extensive experience in the field and has received degrees from the Medical University of Vienna and the Weizmann Institute of Science. He has also had special training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

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