About the doctor
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Thoracic Surgery. Lung cancer treatment and surgical oncology. Diagnosis and treatment of lung sarcoma. Lung transplantation. Tracheal stenosis surgery. Robotic-assisted Da Vinci procedures. Treatment of lung metastases. Pleural tumor resection. Pleural mesothelioma treatment. Emphysema therapy. Pediatric thoracic surgery. Treatment of thymus cancer (thymoma). ECMO — extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for advanced respiratory support
Work experience
26 years
Scientific activity
176 scientific publications in leading international journals
In 2013, awarded the Theodor Billroth Prize by the Austrian Society of Surgery for the best scientific work in experimental and clinical surgery
More than 2,300 surgical procedures per year are performed under his leadership
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Professor Clemens Aigner has been a leading thoracic surgeon for over 20 years
He served as Professor of Thoracic Surgery and Director of the Department of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy at Ruhrlandklinik — University Medicine Essen (Germany) before taking a full professorship in thoracic surgery in Vienna in 2023
While at Ruhrlandklinik starting in 2016, he led one of Germany’s largest thoracic surgery departments, focusing on lung cancer and oncologic lung surgery
Community
Member of 7 professional thoracic surgery and oncology societies
Notable societies include the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, where he has served in leadership roles, and other national and international surgical organizations
Certificates
Holder of 4 professional surgical certificates