
University Hospital Essen

Department of Neurology
Department of Neurology at University Hospital Essen provides care for all patients with neurological diseases. Being a university hospital, the department makes use of this advantage and apply their research findings on diagnostics and therapeutics to the patients.
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Department of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with sexually transmitted diseases, skin and allergic disorders The department with its skin tumor cancer care center is certified by TÜV-Süd and OnkoZert, organizations of the German Cancer Society.
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Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with musculoskeletal diseases or injuries requiring surgeries. The department has an Accident Surgical Emergency Room, also known as Shock Room, where multiple patients can be treated and cared for...
Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery
Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery at University Hospital Essen offers surgical intervention and post-surgical care for patients in need of general surgeries and organ transplantations. This department is one of the largest transplantation centers in Europe, specifically...
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolic Diseases
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolic Diseases at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with hormonal and metabolic disorders. The department is a care center for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Type 2, gestational and post-organ transplantation DM. It is also certified...
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with eye infections, visual defects, opacities of eye surfaces, eye muscle strains and tumors of the eye. Many research activities are being conducted for retinoblastoma, uveal melanoma and genetic factors that...
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University Hospital Essen consists of two branches, gynecology, and obstetrics. The gynecology clinic takes care of women in their reproductive period. The West German Tumor Center consists of a Gynecological Cancer Center that has an impressive record...
Department of Otolaryngology
Department of Otolaryngology at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with ear, nose and throat diseases as well as head and neck tumors. The department is one of the best centers in Germany of its kind. It is certified by the German Cancer Society for its head and neck tumor...
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with conditions related to the esophagus, stomach, intestine, liver and biliary system. The department has a unit of Endoscopy where diagnostics and minimally invasive procedures are performed....
Department of Nuclear Medicine
Department of Nuclear Medicine at University Hospital Essen uses nuclear approaches for diagnosis and treatment of tumors and some neurological disorders. This department has been originally established in 1950 making it one of the oldest nuclear medicine departments in Germany. Using the...
Department of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with neurological disorders and tumors of the central and peripheral nervous system requiring surgical intervention. This department has been identified by FOCUS magazine as one of the top hospitals in Germany for...
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with diseases of the heart and lungs requiring surgical interventions. The department consists of the West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen where more than 2,000 procedures are...
Department of Urology
Department of Urology at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with diseases of the kidney and bladder as well as tumors of prostate, kidney, and bladder. The department consists of 45 beds, 3 monitoring units, and 3 operating theatres. The department is in cooperation with the...
Department of Hematology and Oncology
Department of Hematology and Oncology at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with blood disorders and cancer as it is certified by the West Cancer Center Essen. The department approaches blood cancer with different treatment methods as surgical intervention, chemotherapy,...
Department of Cardiology and Angiology
Department of Cardiology and Angiology at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with cardiovascular diseases. The department is in cooperation with the department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery and is divided into different centers to ensure optimum care for each...
Department of Nephrology
Department of Nephrology at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with kidney disorders, including renal-induced hypertension and autoimmune diseases. The department has a special focus directed towards kidney transplantation as well as combined transplantations of the kidney and...
Department of Infectiology
Department of Infectiology at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with infectious diseases. Immunocompromised patients are also treated in this department, whether the reason was organ transplantation, autoimmune disease or HIV infection. The West German Center for Infectious...
Department of Pediatrics I (Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics)
Department of Pediatrics I (Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics) at University Hospital Essen provides care for newborns in the first month of life suffering from any disorder either during the pregnancy or acquired during the delivery. This department is certified as a...
Department of Pediatrics II (Pediatric Nephrology, Gastroenterology and Endocrinology)
Department of Pediatrics II (Pediatric Nephrology, Gastroenterology, and Endocrinology) at University Hospital Essen provides care for children and adolescents suffering from diseases affecting their kidney, urinary system, gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, biliary tract, liver, and endocrinal...
Department of Pediatrics III (Oncology, Hematology, Pulmonology, Cardiology and Rheumatology)
Department of Pediatrics III (Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Pulmonology, Cardiology and Rheumatology) at University Hospital Essen is divided into 4 branches wherein each one, children and adolescents are treated with the special care and attention needed by the experienced specialized doctors...