Heidelberg University Hospital

Today Heidelberg University Hospital is one of the largest and most prestigious medical centers in Germany and the whole of Europe.

Departments - Clinic Stuff

Prof. Dr. med. Gerd U. Auffarth

• Department of Ophthalmology
• Specialized in cataract surgery, femto-laser assisted cataract surgery, premium IOLs, refractive surgery, LASIK laser eye surgery, LASEK laser eye surgery, corneal diseases, keratoplasty, corneal crosslinking, uveitis, glaucoma surgery, retinal surgery, and neuroophthalmology.

Prof. Dr. med. Martin Bendszus

• Department of Neuroradiology
•  Specialized in  endovascular treatment of brain aneurysms, vascular malformations and stenoses of the cerebral vessels and cutting-edge magnetic resonance techniques for treating disorders of the brain, spine and peripheral nerves.

Prof. Dr. med. Dittmar Böckler

• Department of Vascular Surgery
• Specialized in aorta surgery, carotid artery surgery, peripheral bypass surgery, peripheral artery occlusive diseases, venous thrombectomy and hybrid operations.

Prof. Dr. med. Markus W. Büchler

• Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery
• Specialized in pancreas surgery, colorectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, endocrine surgery, obesity and metabolic surgery, liver and kidney transplants.

Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Debus

• Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiation Therapy
• Specialized in proton and heavy ion therapy, TomoTherapy, intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), radiosurgery, fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy and brachytherapy.

Prof. Dr. med. Hendrik Dienemann

• Thoraxklinik Heidelberg, Department of Thoracic Surgery
•  Specialized in thoracic surgery in adults and children – benign/ malignant diseases of the lung, trachea, mediastinum and chest wall.

Prof. Dr. med. Alexander Enk

• Department of Dermatology
• Specialized in surgical dermatology, vein surgery, treatment of skin tumors and auto-immune diseases, allergology, experimental melanoma therapy, and dermatohistopathology.

Prof. Dr. med. Volker Ewerbeck

• Department of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery
• Specialized in joint replacement, arthroscopic joint surgery, spinal surgery, bone and soft tissue sarcomas, shoulder surgery, foot surgery, pediatric orthopedics and hand surgery.

Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Gorenflo

• Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases
• Specialized in congenital heart defects, specialized intensive care ward, intracardiac catheter lab with rotational angiography/MRI/cardiac CT.

Prof. Dr. med. Uwe Haberkorn

• Department of Nuclear Medicine
• Specialized in diagnostic PET scanning, diagnosis and treatment of thyroid conditions, neuroendocrine tumors, and prostate carcinomas.

Prof. Dr. med. Felix Herth

• Thoraxklinik Heidelberg, Department of Pneumology 
• Specialized in diagnosis of all lung diseases, interventional pulmonology, endoscopic lung volume reduction, pulmonary hypertension, COPD, asthma, lung fibrosis, rare lung diseases, long term ventilation and weaning.

Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Herzog

• Department of Psychosomatic Medicine
• Specialized in psychogenic eating disorders, somatoform disorders and psychosomatic disorders.

Prof. Dr. med. Anthony D. Ho

• Department of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology
• Specialized in bone marrow and stem cell transplants, acute and chronic leukemias, lymphomas, multiple myelomas, myeloproliferative syndromes, myelodysplasias, osteosarcomas and soft tissue sarcomas.

Prof. Dr. med. Markus A. Weigand

• Department of Anesthesiology
• Specialized in anesthesia including regional procedures, intensive care, sepsis, acute and chronic pain therapy, perioperative ultrasound procedures, rescuscitation techniques, sleep apnea therapy, treatment of postoperative delirium.

Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Hoffmann

• Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Specialized in tumor surgery (in the oral cavity, skin of the face, skull base), plastic/reconstructive surgery of the face, implantology, deformity surgery, craniofacial surgery and vascular malformations

Prof. Dr. med. Georg F. Hoffmann

• Department of General Pediatrics, Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Neurology
• Specialized in metabolic disorders, endocrine diseases, diabetes, neurological disorders, developmental disorders, epilepsy  and kidney disease.

Prof. Dr. med. Markus Hohenfellner

• Department of Urology
• Specialized in prostate carcinoma, kidney cell carcinoma, carcinomas of the genitourinary system, pediatric urological tumors, reconstructive surgery, urinary stone therapy, anti-incontinence therapy, and robotic, laparoscopic and ultra-radical tumor surgery.

Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Jäger

• National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Department of Medical Oncology
• Specialized in interdisciplinary coordination of care and treatment of all kinds of tumors; innovative, modern treatment concepts in the field of oncology.

Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Karck

• Department of Cardiac Surgery 
• Specialized in beating heart coronary artery surgery, heart valve repair, aortic surgery and heart surgery on patients with Marfan’s syndrome.

Prof. Dr. med. Hugo Katus

• Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Pneumology
• Specialized in heart failure, cardiomyopathy, interventional cardiology, percutaneous valve replacement, interventional vascular medicine, electrophysiology, cardiac MRI and cardiac CT.

Prof. Dr. med. Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

• Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
• Specialized in diagnostic imaging techniques and image-guided intervention, for example in the liver, kidney, lung, breast, uterus, heart and blood vessels and oncology.

Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Kulozik

• Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology
• Specialized in leukemia and cancer in children and adolescents, congenital diseases of blood formation and immunodeficiency, bone marrow transplants and severe lung disease in children and adolescents.

Prof. Dr. med. Peter Nawroth

• Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism
• Specialized in diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid, hormone-producing tumors including pituitarygland tumors, metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus and its complications, osteoporosis and high blood pressure.

Prof. Dr. med. Peter K. Plinkert

• Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)
• Specialized in tumors including laser tumor removal, scull base surgery, rhinoplasty, corrective nasal surgery; implantable hearing aids, cochlear implants, functional endoscopic surgery of the paranasal sinuses and functional endoscopic sinus surgery.

Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Pöschl

• Department of Neonatology
• Specialized in treatment of extremely small premature infants and neonates with congenital malformations, coordination of care based on a family-centered nurturing concept, sleep lab for infants and children.

Prof. Dr. med. Gerhard Schmidmaier

• Department of Traumatology
• Specialized in traumas including polytrauma, reconstructive surgery in cases of interrupted healing of fractures e.g. with misalignments, bone defects, infections and revision surgery.

Prof. Dr. med. Christof Sohn

• Department of General Gynecology and Obstetrics with Polyclinic
• Specialized in breast carcinoma, diseases and malignant tumors of the uterus and ovary, minimally invasive operations on the lower abdomen, prenatal diagnosing and high-risk obstetrics and urogynecology including pelvic floor reconstructions.

Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Stremmel

• Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Intoxication
• Specialized in hepatitis, genetic liver diseases, metabolic liver diseases, steatohepatitis, liver cirrhosis and complications, liver failure, liver transplants, interventional endoscopy, digestive disorders, diarrhea and individualized therapy of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (CED)

Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Strowitzki

• Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders
• Specialized in reproductive medicine (for example IVF, ICSI, TESE, IVM, blastocyst culture, embryoscope, polar body biopsy), endometriosis, fertility surgery, endocrine disorders, polycystic ovaries and fertility protection.

Prof. Dr. med. Michael Thomas

• Thoraxklinik Heidelberg/Department of Thoracic Oncology
• Specialized in complex treatment of thoracic cancers, multimodal therapy concepts, innovative system therapies and palliative care.

Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Unterberg

• Department of Neurosurgery
• Specialized in tumors of the brain, skull base, and spinal cord; vascular malformations, complex surgery on the vertebral column and spinal cord, deep-brain stimulation for motor disorders and pediatric neurosurgery

Prof. Dr. med. Norbert Weidner

• Spinal Cord Injury Center
• Specialized in comprehensive care for acute and chronic traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury.

Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Wick

• Department of Neurology
• Specialized in experimental treatments and chemotherapy in cases of brain tumors, molecular diagnostic tests and experimental MS therapy

Dr. med. Patrick Günther

• Department of Pediatric Surgery
• Specialized in neonatal surgery, congenital anorectal malformations, gastroesophageal reflux, solid tumors of childhood, hemangiomas

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