Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch


Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Klaus Schaarschmidt
Department of Pediatric Surgery
Department of Pediatric Surgery at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch provides surgical care for newborns, children, and adolescents with acute and chronic diseases. The department always has minimally invasive procedures as the optimal therapeutic option as it significantly reduces the risk of complications and duration of hospital stay as well as improves the outcome of the surgery. The staff uses state-of-the-art surgical equipment and also follows the latest guidelines for surgical techniques. Laser and cryotechnologies are also offered for scar revision and lymphangioma treatment. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Klaus Schaarschmidt, the medical team works in close cooperation with the Perinatal Level I Center, the Helios Center for Congenital malformations, and the Department of Pediatrics. The department has the main attention directed towards the treatment of cancer in children, especially neuroblastoma, nephroblastoma, hepatoblastoma, tumors, and metastases of the thoracic and abdominal organs, and the research unit mainly runs clinical trials in the field of pediatric traumatology.
The Department of Pediatric Surgery at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch is specialized in the surgical treatment of:
- Liver and pancreatic malformations
- Lymphangioma
- Omphalocele
- Hemangioma
- Nephroblastoma
- Neuroblastoma
- Hepatoblastoma
- Mediastinal tumors
- Pectus excavatum
- Pectus carinatum
- Hiatal hernia
- Dysphagia
- Lung lesions
- 1987 Board certification in Surgery.
- 1987 - 1998 Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Muenster.
- 1995 Mikulicz-Kelling Prize for Achievements in Endoscopic Surgery.
- 1995 Professor of Pediatric Surgery.
- 1995 Chief Physician of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at the Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch.
- 1995 Honorary Doctorate.
Clinical Focuses
- Surgery for newborns and premature babies.
- Pediatric urology.
- Pediatric traumatology.
- Thoracic surgery in children.
- Minimally invasive abdominal surgery in children.
- Pediatric cancer surgery.
- Pediatric plastic surgery.
- Pediatric gastroenterology.
- Laser therapy, cryotherapy for hemangioma treatment.
- Lymphangioma treatment.
- Emergency medical care.