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Georg Wieselthaler, MD, Thoracic Surgery, San Francisco, CA, UCSF Medical Center

GeorgWieselthalerMD

Thoracic Surgery • San Francisco, CA

Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Director and Surgical Chief of Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at UCSF

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Summary

  • Dr. Georg Wieselthaler is a thoracic surgeon in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UCSF Medical Center and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. He received his medical degree from University of Vienna Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including German. He is one of the leading physicians in the world for mechanical circulatory support (MCS), was involved in several clinical trials of nearly clinically available blood pumps and was involved in the development of the HeartWare HVAD. He specializes in cardiopulmonary transplantation, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in aortic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, mitral valve surgery, aortic valve surgery, and heart failure and transplantation.

Education & Training

  • University of Vienna Faculty of Medicine
    University of Vienna Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2011 - 2023

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Coughing up A Giant Blood Clot
    Coughing up A Giant Blood ClotAugust 21st, 2019
  • UCSF Patient Coughs up Huge Blood Clot Shaped like Lung
    UCSF Patient Coughs up Huge Blood Clot Shaped like LungDecember 8th, 2018
  • Man Coughs up Blood Clot in the Shape of His Lung
    Man Coughs up Blood Clot in the Shape of His LungDecember 7th, 2018
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Other Languages

  • German

Hospital Affiliations

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