University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden


Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Stefan Beissert
Department of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology at University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden provides care for patients with allergic diseases and pathologies of the skin. The department offers treatment, research, and teaching in the field of dermatology. The department consists of cutting-edge diagnostics and therapeutics as well as a great medical team that offers its service in both outpatient and inpatient establishments to ensure that each patient receives optimal care for their case.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Stefan Beissert, the department performs more than 4,000 surgical procedures and treats nearly 3,000 inpatients and 16,500 outpatients every year. The head of the department, Dr. Beissert, has been recognized as one of the best dermatologists in Germany by FOCUS Magazine for 2 consecutive years. The department is also certified by the German Cancer Society due to the attention it directs towards skin cancer and its achievements in the field. The research unit of the department allows patients with access to national and international innovative drugs and modern therapeutic techniques.
The Department of Dermatology at University Hospital Dresden is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Eczema
• Urticaria
• Angioedema
• Systemic macrocytosis
• Male infertility
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Dermatomyositis
• Systemic scleroderma
• Collagenosis
• Bullous pemphigoid
• Vasculitis
• Melanoma
• Lymphoma
• Merkel cell carcinoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Neurodermatitis
• Psoriasis
• Prurigo nodularis
Academic Education
- 01.1995 - 08.1999 Medical Specialist in Dermatology.
Professional Career
- Since 09.2005, (W2) University Professor.
- 07.2001 - 08.2005 Heisenberg Scholarship of the German Research Foundation.
- 02.1993 - 12.1995 Research Scholarship of the German Research Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, USA.
Membership and Committee Activities
- Since 09.2008, Section Editor, Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
- Since 01.2004, Associate Editor, Experimental Dermatology.
- Reviewer of the German Research Foundation, German Cancer Society, FWF Österreich, SID, ADF, EADV, ESDR.
Invitation to Positions
- 04.2003 Invitation to the position of (C3) University Professor at the University of Mannheim and the University of Heidelberg (refusal).
Main Research Focuses
- Immunodermatology.
- Dermato-Oncology.
- Infectology.
- Photodermatolog.