Ludwig Maximilian University Hospital
Munich, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Jens Werner
Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery
Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital is one of the largest surgical department at the University Hospitals in Germany. It provides care for patients with conditions requiring surgery for abdominal organs and organ transplantation. The department has the European Metastasis and Recurrence Center which is one of centers the Comprehensive Cancer Center Munich consist of.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Jens Werner, the department treats more than 4,300 inpatients every year. To ensure the best possible treatment plan for the patients, the department has cutting edge equipment that helps their excellent surgeons and physicians provide optimal care.
Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital is specialized in:
Surgical intervention for:
o Malignant diseases of the esophagus and stomach
o Pancreatic tumors
o Neuroendocrine tumors
o Soft tissue tumors of the thoracic and abdominal cavity
o Gall stones
o Liver tumors
o Gall bladder tumors
o Bile duct tumors
o Pancreatic inflammation
o Colon cancer
o Crohn’s disease (chronic inflammatory bowel disease)
o Anal incontinence
o Diverticular diseases
Surgeries such as:
o Liver transplantation
o Gallbladder removal
o Hernia surgery
o Surgical treatment for GERD
o Appendix removal
o Spleen removal
o Adrenal gland removal
o Removal of esophageal diverticulum
o Surgery for esophageal dysfunction
o Bariatric surgery
o Kidney transplantation
o Pancreas transplantation
o Lung transplantation
o Small bowel transplantation
Higher Education
- 1986 - 1993 Study of Human Medicine in Heidelberg, Birmingham (UK), Baltimore (USA).
- August 1988 Study of Physics.
- August 1989 First State Medical Examination.
- July 1990 Foreign Medical Graduates Examination in Medical Sciences (FMGEMS), Part 1.
- January 1992 Foreign Medical Graduates Examination in Medical Sciences (FMGEMS), Part 2.
- March 1992 Second State Medical Examination.
- May 1993 Third State Medical Examination.
- 2005 - 2007 Study of Business Administration in Healthcare Management, University of Trier.
- 18.06.2007 Master of Business Administration (MBA), Healthcare Management.
Professional Career
- 01.06.1993 - 30.11.1994 Internship, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg.
- 01.12.1994 Admission to medical practice.
- 01.12.1994 - 30.06.1995 Assistant Physician, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg.
- 14.03.1995 Certificate of ?ompetency "Doctor in the Emergency Service".
- 01.07.1997 - 01.02.2002 Research Fellow, Assistant Physician, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg.
- 18.10.2000 Medical Specialist in Surgery.
- 10.01.2001 Additional qualifications in Emergency Medicine.
- 01.02.2002 - 31.12.2013 Senior Physician, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg.
- 19.10.2004 Additional qualifications in Healthcare Quality Management.
- 09.11.2004 Specialization in Abdominal Surgery.
- 01.07.2005 First Senior Physician, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg.
- 01.07.2007 - 31.12.2013 Head of the Section of Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg.
- 01.01.2010 - 31.12.2013 Managing Senior Physician, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg.
- 01.07.2011 - 31.12.2013 Deputy Head of the Department of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery.
- Since 01.01.2014, Head of the Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
Scientific Activities
- 1988 - 1991 Experimental part of the doctoral thesis in the Department of Orthopedics at the University Hospital Heidelberg (Scientific Advisor: Prof. Dr. med. F.U. Niethard).
- 28.10.93 Doctoral thesis defense at the Faculty of Medicine of the Heidelberg University.
- 1993 - 2013 Scientific Activities in the Department of Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Working Group "Microcirculation, inflammation and pancreas".
- 1995 - 1997 Research Scholarship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, under the direction of Prof. A.L. Warshaw, Chief Surgeon (DFG Scholarship).
- June 2002 Habilitation in Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Heidelberg University. Subject: "Pathophysiology and alcoholic pancreatitis therapy".
- 28.10.02 Venia Legendi in Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Heidelberg University.
- 2004 - 2013 Head of the Working Group "Inflammation and Pancreas".
- 2004 - 2008 Head of the Working Group "Upper Gastrointestinal System".
- 03.21.06 Extraordinary Professor, Heidelberg University.
- 2007 - 2013 Head of the Scientific Working Group "Pancreas".
- February 2010 Course for Surgeons, Heidelberg, KKS.
Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery
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