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

Roadmap for Ross procedure: Staged strategy.

(Hraska V, Mitchell ME, Woods RK.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Feb;163(2):379-382 PMID: 33581898 02/15/2021
Innominate vein turn-down procedure: Killing two birds with one stone.

(Hraska V, Hjortdal VE, Dori Y, Kreutzer C.) JTCVS Tech. 2021 Jun;7:253-260 PMID: 34318266 PMCID: PMC8312117 07/29/2021
Impact of Valve Type (Ross vs. Mechanical) on Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Young Adults with Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.

(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
Commentary: Lymphatic fluid flows uphill in both hemispheres-and leaks in the same places.

(Woods RK, Hraska V.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 06;161(6):2166-2167 PMID: 32900477 09/10/2020
Outcomes Following Surgery to Address Shone Syndrome in Children.

(Dalton TJ, Johnson WK, Kuhn EM, Goot BH, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Hraska V.) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 05;12(3):360-366 PMID: 33942685 05/05/2021
Interventions Associated With Treatment of Low Cardiac Output After Stage 1 Norwood Palliation.

(Hoffman GM, Niebler RA, Scott JP, Bertrandt RA, Wakeham MK, Thompson NE, Ghanayem NS, Stuth EA, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hraska V, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 05;111(5):1620-1627 PMID: 32652068 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095846624 07/12/2020
Commentary: Can we predict late coronary events after arterial switch operation? A question without a simple answer.

(Hraska V, Goot BH.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 04;161(4):1405-1406 PMID: 32741632 08/04/2020
Commentary: Incomplete data and inertia: Neither silences the tolling bell of corrected transposition.

(Woods RK, Hraska V.) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 03;161(3):1095-1096 PMID: 33342572 12/22/2020
Novel Choices of Cannula for Blood Delivery via Femoral Artery in Pediatric Patients.

(Yamamoto T, Saito T, Shiraishi S, Asfour B, Hraska V, Schindler E.) Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Sep 30 PMID: 32998168 10/01/2020
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
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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85080101619 05/02/2020
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 Autumn;32(3):541-550 PMID: 31972302 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85079867076 01/24/2020

Viktor Hraska, MD, PhD