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  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery
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Department Heads

Prof. Clemens Aigner, MD, MBA

Head of Department, Professor of Thoracic Surgery

Specialties: thoracic oncology, airway surgery, lung transplantation, surgical treatment of pulmonary hypertension

E-Mail: clemens.aigner@meduniwien.ac.at

Prof. Shahrokh Taghavi, MD

Deputy Head of Department, Consultant

Specialties: surgical treatment of pulmonary hypertension, lung transplantation

E-Mail: shahrokh.taghavi@meduniwien.ac.at

Prof. Dr. György Lang, MD, PhD

2. Deputy Head of Department, Consultant

Specialties: lung transplantation, ECMO, interventional bronchology, thoracic oncology

E-Mail: gyoergy.lang@meduniwien.ac.at

Professorships

Prof. Hendrik J. Ankersmit, MD, MBA

Professor

Specialties: applied immunological research, surgical oncology

E-Mail: hendrik.ankersmit@meduniwien.ac.at; www.applied-immunology.at

Consultants

Alberto Benazzo, MD PhD

Consultant

Specialties: lung transplantation, transplantimmunological research / head of lung transplantation research laboratory

E-Mail: alberto.benazzo@meduniwien.ac.at

Prof. Mir Alireza Hoda, MD PhD

Consultant

Specialties: pleural mesothelioma, surgical oncology, minimal-invasive thoracic surgery, lung transplantation, interventional bronchology, translational oncological research

E-Mail: mir.hoda@meduniwien.ac.at

Gabriel Mihai Marta, MD

Consultant

José Matilla Sigüenza, MD FEBTS

Consultant

Specialties: tumors of the mediastinum, surgical treatment for myasthenia gravis, robotic surgery,  chest wall abnormalities, surgical oncology, lung transplantation, hyperhidrosis, thoracic outlet syndrom

E-Mail: jose.matilla@meduniwien.ac.at

Prof. Bernhard Moser, MD MBA FEBTS

Consultant

Specialties: tumors of the thymus (thymomas, thymic carcinoma), minimal-invasive thoracic surgery, pulmonary endarterectomy for CTEPH, lung transplantation, surgical oncology

Chair of the ESTS thymic working group 

E-Mail: bernhard.moser@meduniwien.ac.at

Stefan Schwarz, MD PhD

Consultant

Specialties: lung transplantation, surgery for pulmonary hypertension, robotic surgery

E-Mail: stefan.a.schwarz@meduniwien.ac.at

Prof. Thomas Schweiger, MD PhD

Consultant

Specialties: airway surgery, lung transplantation, ECMO, interventional bronchiology, lung metastases

E-Mail: thomas.schweiger@meduniwien.ac.at

Alexis Slama, MD FEBTS MEBCTS

Consultant

Specialties: isolated lung perfusion, LVRS, airway surgery, lung transplantation

E-Mail: alexis.slama@meduniwien.ac.at

Residents

Johanna Bauer, MD

Resident

Merjem Begic, MD

Resident

Panja M. Boehm, MD BA BSc

Resident

Specialties: EVLP, lung transplantation

E-Mail: panja.boehm@meduniwien.ac.at 

Karol Chorazy, MD

Resident

Dr.in Nina Fruhmann

Resident

Dr.in Caroline Hillebrand

Resident

Dr. Ilker Iskender

Resident

Berta Mosleh, MD MSc

Resident

Specialties: pleural mesothelioma, surgical oncology, EBUS, translational oncological research

E-Mail: berta.mosleh@meduniwien.ac.at

Currently on Leave

Sophia Auner, MD

Resident

Specialties: EVLP, lung transplantation

E-Mail: sophia.auner@meduniwien.ac.at

Prof. Konrad Hoetzenecker, MD PhD, MBA

Professor of Lung Transplantation, Consultant

Specialties: lung transplantation, airway surgery

E-Mail: konrad.hoetzenecker@meduniwien.ac.at 

Katharina Sinn, MD

Consultant

Specialties: pleural mesothelioma, surgical oncology, translational oncological research 

E-Mail: katharina.sinn@meduniwien.ac.at

Pulmonologists

Priv.-Doz. Peter Jaksch, MD

Consultant, Pulmonary Medicine

Specialties: internal care of the lung transplantation program

E-Mail: peter.jaksch@meduniwien.ac.at

Gabriella Muraközy, MD, PhD

Consultant, Pulmonary Medicine

Specialties: internal care of the lung transplantation program 

E-Mail: gabriella.murakoezy@meduniwien.ac.at

Elisabeth Hielle-Wittmann, MD

General physician

Specialties: internal care of patients after lung transplantation

E-Mail: elisabeth.hielle-wittmann@meduniwien.ac.at

Zsofia Kovacs, MD

Consultant, Pulmonary Medicine

Specialties: internal care of the lung transplantation program 

E-Mail: zsofia.kovacs@meduniwien.ac.at 

Psychologists

Mag.a Beate Smeritschnig

Clinical Psychologist

Specialties: Evaluation of quality of life after lung transplantation 

E-Mail: beate.smeritschnig@akhwien.at

Nina Haller, MSc

Clinical Psychologist, Psychooncologist

Specialties: oncologic patients

E-Mail: nina.haller@akhwien.at

Transplant Coordinators

Administration

Mag.a Agata Steranka

EDM & Finances

Tel.: +43 1 40400 - 20525
E-Mail: agata.steranka@meduniwien.ac.at

Miriam Aydin

Office for Lung Transplantation (7B)

Tel.: +43 1 40400 - 56020
E-Mail: lungtransplantation@meduniwien.ac.at 

Mag.phil. Maria Umundum

Head Office (7C)

Tel.: +43 1 40400 - 56440
E-Mail: maria.umundum@meduniwien.ac.at