Charite University Hospital

addBerlin, Germany
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Prof. Dr. Bertram Wiedenmann

Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Bertram Wiedenmann

Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology (including Metabolic Diseases)

The Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatology and Gastroenterology at Charite university hospital focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the liver, biliary tract, pancreas, and the gastrointestinal tract.

The team headed by clinic director Prof. Dr. med. Bertram Wiedenmann is your competent partner for all aspects of gastroenterology and hepatology. The department has close cooperation with other specialist disciplines such as surgery, radiology, and nuclear medicine in order to be able to offer the patient diagnostics and customized therapy procedures.

The department focuses on treatment of the following conditions:

  • diseases of the liver and biliary tract;
  • diseases of the pancreas;
  • neuroendocrine tumors;
  • chronic inflammatory bowel disease;
  • nutritional diseases including short bowel syndrome;
  • metabolic diseases.

As a university institution, the Medical Clinic is specializing not only in hepatology and gastroenterology, but also works on the continuous improvement of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in numerous research projects. This includes close networking with international and national research centers.

  • 1973-1980 Medical Studies Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Technical University Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  • 1980  Approval and dissertation
  • 1980-1982  Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dept. of Internal Medicine, NY, NY, USA
  • 1982-1983  Harvard University, The Biological Laboratories, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • 1983-1984 German Cancer Research Center, Institute of Tumor and Cell Biology, Heidelberg
  • 1984-1990  Medical University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Heidelberg
  • 1989  Specialist in internal medicine and habilitation
  • 1990  Sub-area designation for Gastroenterology
  • 1990-1997  Department of Internal Medicine with focus on Gastroenterology, University Medical Center of the Free University (FU) Berlin, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin (UKBF) (formerly Klinikum Steglitz)
  • 1994-1997  C3 University professor
  • 2011-2016  Member of the Faculty Council of the Charite
  • 02.2012 to 02.2016 Medical Director of the Charite Center for Internal Medicine with Gastroenterology and Nephrology (CC13
  • 1997 to date C4 University Professor, Director of the Medical Clinic m. S. Hepatology and Gastroenterology (including work area Metabolic Diseases), Campus Virchow-Klinikum Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • 2006 to date Member of the Supervisory Board of the Charite Research Organization (CRO)
  • 2016 to date Member of the Supervisory Board of Charite (for the term of office (2016-2021)