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Best Lung transplant doctors in Austria: TOP 1 doctor

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Fahad Mawlood

Walter Klepetko

  • 4.6 Excellent • 146 reviews
  • 47 years of experience
  • Austria, Vienna, Wiener Privatklinik
    • Co-developed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for lung transplant procedures.
    • Trained internationally in Hong Kong, Canada, the USA, and the UK.
    • Started the Vienna Lung Transplant Program, conducting more than 100 transplants each year.
    • Certified in advanced chest surgical procedures and transplantation.
    • Successfully performed a lung transplant on Niki Lauda, the Formula 1 champion.
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