
Walterr Klepetko
Heart Care/Surgery
44+
Years of Experience
About Walterr Klepetko
<p>Dr. Walter Klepetko is a Professor and Head of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital. He is an expert in thoracic surgery, lung transplantation, surgery for bronchial carcinoma, and pulmonary hypertension.</p>
<p>He founded one of the world’s largest lung transplant programs. His team performs over 100 lung transplants each year. In 2018, Dr. Klepetko led the team that performed Niki Lauda’s lung transplant. He is a former president of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. He also serves on the board of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.</p>
<p>Dr. Klepetko has received the Grand Decoration of Honor for services to the Austrian Republic. He was also awarded the City of Vienna Prize for Medical Sciences for his medical and scientific contributions.</p>
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Speciality
• Heart Care/Surgery
Language Spoken
• English
Awards
- • 2014 – Grand Decoration of Honor for services to the Austrian Republic
- • 2015 – City of Vienna Prize for Medical Sciences
- • 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
- • European Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery
- • American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic surgeon
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
All Procedures
Performed by Walterr Klepetko
All Procedures Performed by Walterr Klepetko
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