Department of Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, and Endocrinology at University Hospital Erlangen

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University Hospital Erlangen

Erlangen, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Markus F. Neurath

Department of Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, and Endocrinology

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, and Endocrinology at University Hospital Erlangen provides care for patients with diseases of the stomach, intestines, lung, and liver. The department offers its service on an outpatient and inpatient basis. Alongside the general wards, the department has an intensive care unit and an emergency unit which are fully equipped with the latest state-of-the-art diagnostics and therapeutics and follows the latest guidelines for the management of various diseases. For gastroenterology, the experienced doctors of the department have endoscopic procedures as the main focus for both diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The department is certified by the DIN ISO 9001:2008 and has a great reputation in the early detection of cancerous tumors as the doctors use stunning high-resolution endoscopic techniques for the identification of various neoplasms. It also covers liver diseases such as hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, and tumors.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Markus F. Neurath, the department treats over 5,000 inpatients every year. The pulmonology unit offers its top-notch care for patients with various lung diseases such as asthma, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). As for endocrinology, metabolic disorders and hormonal imbalance are the main focus of this unit as well as neuroendocrine tumors and diabetes mellitus are treated with utmost care.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, and Endocrinology at University Hospital Erlangen is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:

•   Esophageal varices
•   Esophageal stenosis
•   Reflux disease
•   Heartburn
•   Hepatitis (A, B, C, D, E)
•   Acute hepatic failure
•   Chronic hepatic failure
•   Intestinal inflammation
•   Inflammatory intestinal syndrome
•   Gallstones
•   Biliary duct occlusion
•   Tumors of the gastrointestinal tract
•   Tumors of the liver
•   Diabetes Mellitus Type 1
•   Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
•   Goiter
•   Hypothyroidism
•   Hyperthyroidism
•   Pulmonary circulatory diseases
•   Bronchial asthma
•   Emphysema
•   Sarcoidosis
•   Pneumonia
•   Pulmonary embolism
•   Lung cancer

Education and Professional Experience

10.1984 - 10.1990 Study of Human Medicine in the Phillips University of Marburg.
11.1990 - 04.1992 Intern, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Mainz.
1990 PhD thesis defense with honors and doctorate, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Subject: "Changes in the meniscus and cruciate ligament in rheumatoid arthritis. Light-optical, electron-microscopic and histochemical study of the knee cartilage and ligaments".
Since 1992 Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Mainz.
1992 - 1995 German Research Foundation Scholarship (under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Warren Strober), Section for Mucosal Immunology Research, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, USA.
1995 - 1997 Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Mainz.
1997 Board certification in Internal Medicine.
04.1998 Habilitation and the beginning of teaching activities (lectures), Senior Physician (Department of Ultrasound Diagnostics, Internal Medicine Station, Emergency Unit and Intensive Care Unit), as well as a Leading Consultant Doctor for Crohn's disease and colitis in the Department of Internal Medicine I.
1998 Exam for specialization in Gastroenterology.
1999 Seven months as a Visiting Professor at the Brigham Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (funded by the Fulbright Society, Scholarship for Gifted Scientists).
05.2001 Acceptance of the proposal to fill the position of C3 Professor in Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Mainz, Senior Physician (Emergency Unit, Transplant Section), as well as a Leading Consultant Doctor for Crohn's disease and colitis in Department of Internal Medicine I.
10.2003 Study of Health Economics (contractual).04.2004 Creation of a new program funded by the German Research Foundation – "Antigen-specific immunotherapy", Johannes
Gutenberg University Mainz.