Viktor Hraska, MD, PhD
Professor, Congenital Heart Surgery
Locations
- Herma Heart Institute
9000 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Biography
Dr. Hraska is a world-renowned pediatric cardiovascular surgeon who brings vast clinical, teaching and research expertise to his new roles with our organization. He trained in Czechoslovakia, Slovakia and Germany and at Boston Children’s Hospital – completing residencies in anesthesia, cardiology, surgery and vascular surgery, and fellowships in cardiac surgery and pediatric cardiac surgery. Dr. Hraska regularly lectures worldwide on pediatric cardiac surgery topics and has published extensively, including books, book chapters and articles. He served as surgeon-in-chief for the German Pediatric Heart Center in Sankt Augustin, Germany, and he is the Congenital Heart Disease chair of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, an organization dedicated to raising standards for operative outcomes through research and training in Europe.
Certifications
- Congenital Heart Surgery
Specialties
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
Languages
- English
- German
- Slovakian
- Russian
Publications
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(Tanem JM, Scott JP, Hoffman GM, Niebler RA, Tomita-Mitchell A, Stamm KD, Liang HL, North PE, Bertrandt RA, Woods RK, Hraska V, Mitchell ME.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Aug;116(2):349-356 PMID: 36332680 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150823960 11/05/2022
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(Benson JW, Hraska V, Scott JP, Stuth EAE, Yan K, Zhang J, Niebler RA.) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2023 May;14(3):282-288 PMID: 36919404 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150997876 03/16/2023
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(Sow M, Ginde S, Bartz P, Cohen S, Gerardin J, Kuhn E, Jaquiss R, Litwin SB, Woods RK, Hraska V, Tweddell JS, Mitchell ME.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Feb;115(2):453-460 PMID: 35820490 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138188934 07/13/2022
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(Sandoval N, Chalela T, Giraldo-Grueso M, Sandoval-Trujillo P, Pineda-Rodriguez IG, Obando C, Guerrero A, Garcia A, Guerra A, Camacho J, Umaña JP, Hraska V.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Dec;114(6):2330-2336 PMID: 35405103 04/12/2022
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(Hraska V, Mitchell ME, Woods RK.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Feb;163(2):379-382 PMID: 33581898 02/15/2021
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(Yamamoto T, Saito T, Shiraishi S, Asfour B, Hraska V, Schindler E.) Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jan;70(1):45-49 PMID: 32998168 10/01/2020
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(Hraska V, Hjortdal VE, Dori Y, Kreutzer C.) JTCVS Tech. 2021 Jun;7:253-260 PMID: 34318266 PMCID: PMC8312117 07/29/2021
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(Beacher D, Frommelt P, Brosig C, Zhang J, Simpson P, Hraska V, Ginde S.) Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Jun;42(5):1119-1125 PMID: 33825913 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103909105 04/08/2021
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(Woods RK, Hraska V.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jun;161(6):2166-2167 PMID: 32900477 09/10/2020
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(Dalton TJ, Johnson WK, Kuhn EM, Goot BH, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Hraska V.) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 May;12(3):360-366 PMID: 33942685 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135522144 05/05/2021
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(Hraska V, Goot BH.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr;161(4):1405-1406 PMID: 32741632 08/04/2020
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(Woods RK, Hraska V.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar;161(3):1095-1096 PMID: 33342572 12/22/2020