Best Lung cancer surgery doctors in Austria: TOP 1 doctor

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Walter Klepetko

4.6 Excellent • 141 reviews
47 years of experience
Austria, Vienna, Wiener Privatklinik
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.
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