Austria
Prof. Dr. Günter Laufer is head of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Vienna General Hospital (AKH) and is one of the best cardiac surgeons in the world. He is one of the best experts in the field of minimally invasive cardiovascular surgery.
He has over 30 years experience in medicine and has published numerous scientific articles in national and international journals.
In the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the General Hospital / MedUni Vienna more than 1400 heart operations are performed every year. This department is one of the few in the world that offers the full spectrum of cardiac surgery, including transplantation and pediatric cardiac surgery.