Viktor Hraska, MD, PhD

Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Wisconsin; Surgical Director, Herma Heart Institute; Professor and Chief, Pediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin

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.

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Certifications

Congenital Heart Surgery

Specialties

Cardiology
Cardiovascular Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Languages

English
German
Slovakian
Russian

Evolving understanding of total artificial heart support of young infants and children.

(Woods RK, Kindel S, Mitchell ME, Hraska V, Niebler RA.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 03;159(3):1075-1082 PMID: 31669029 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074416808 11/02/2019
Mitral Valve Surgery in Neonates, Infants, and Children: Surgical Approach, Outcomes, and Predictors.

(Isaacson E, Lucjak C, Johnson WK, Yin Z, Wang T, Rein L, Woods RK, Tweddell JS, Hraska V, Mitchell ME.) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan 21 PMID: 31972302 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85079867076 01/24/2020
Innominate Vein Turn-down Procedure for Failing Fontan Circulation.

(Hraska V, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hoffman GM, Kindel SJ, Ginde S.) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2020;23:34-40 PMID: 32354545 05/02/2020
Identification of Time-Dependent Risks of Hemodynamic States After Stage 1 Norwood Palliation.

(Hoffman GM, Scott JP, Ghanayem NS, Stuth EA, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hraska V, Niebler RA, Bertrandt RA, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 01;109(1):155-162 PMID: 31404548 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075400764 08/14/2019
Norwood Procedure-Difficulty in Weaning From Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Implications for Outcomes.

(Gellings JA, Johnson WK, Ghanayem NS, Mitchell M, Tweddell J, Hoffman G, Hraska V, Kuhn EM, Woods RK.) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020;32(1):119-125 PMID: 31404609 PMCID: PMC7007819 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85071455853 08/14/2019
Safety and Efficacy of Vasopressin After Fontan Completion: A Randomized Pilot Study.

(Bigelow AM, Ghanayem NS, Thompson NE, Scott JP, Cassidy LD, Woods KJ, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Hraŝka V, Hoffman GM.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 12;108(6):1865-1874 PMID: 31400337 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074440821 08/11/2019
Commentary: Single ventricle patients and shunts-ACute event is not pretty.

(Woods RK, Hraska V.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 10;158(4):1154-1155 PMID: 31109708 05/22/2019
Cardiopulmonary bypass method with blood delivery via femoral artery cannulation for pediatric aortic arch repair.

(Yamamoto T, Schindler E, Asfour B, Hraska V.) Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 08;29(8):885-886 PMID: 31166055 06/06/2019
Double-orifice (DO) repair of Ebstein tricuspid valve: Just DO it!

(Woods RK, Hraska V.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 02;157(2):e51 PMID: 30669244 01/24/2019
Anatomic Repair of Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: The Double Switch.

(Hraska V, Woods RK.) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2019;22:57-60 PMID: 31027565 04/28/2019
The World Database for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery A Call to Service for North American Congenital Heart Surgery Programs.

(St Louis JD, Timkovich N, Lenderman S, Jonas RA, Guleserian KJ, Tchervenkov CI, Jacobs JP, Austin EH, Plunkett MD, Myers JL, Hraska V, Sinha P, O'Brien JE Jr, Jacobs ML, Kirklin JK.) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019;31(2):230-233 PMID: 30616005 01/08/2019
Aortic stenosis of the neonate: A single-center experience.

(Vergnat M, Asfour B, Arenz C, Suchowerskyj P, Bierbach B, Schindler E, Schneider M, Hraska V.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 01;157(1):318-326.e1 PMID: 30557949 12/19/2018

Viktor Hraska, MD, PhD