University Hospital Erlangen
Erlangen, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Matthias W. Beckmann
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at University Hospital Erlangen provides care for female patients in their reproductive period and pregnancy as well as newborns. FOCUS Magazine has considered the department as one of the best facilities for newborns care as well as the management of breast cancer as the department is one of the biggest institutions of its kind in Germany. Early detection of high-risk pregnancy and the management of it, along with treatment of hormonal imbalance are fields in which the department specializes in. One of the main concerns of the department is the management of reproductive organ tumors.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Matthias W. Beckmann, the department treats over 27,000 outpatients and 9,000 inpatients every year. The department is a certified Center for Perinatal Medicine, Reproductive Medicine, and Urinary and Pelvic Disorders. The department has state-of-the-art equipment for early detection and effective treatment of many gynecologic diseases such as endometriosis. For its efforts in this field, it has been recognized as a valid Endometriosis Center. The department also offers psychological support for patients with cancer as well as mothers during pregnancy and postpartum. In the field of obstetrics, the department offers the whole spectrum of prenatal examinations to monitor pregnancies.
The Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at University Hospital Erlangen is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Uterine fibroids
• Ovarian cysts
• Polycystic ovary
• Endometriosis
• Hormonal imbalance
• Urinary incontinence
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Cervical dysplasia
• Cervical cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Endometrial cancer
• Uterine cancer
• Breast cancer
• Breast cysts
• Breast fibroadenoma
Academic and Professional Activities
- Since 2010, Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg at the University Hospital Erlangen and Nuremberg Municipal Hospital.
- Since 2008, Chairman of the Board of the Cancer Center Erlangen-Nuremberg.
- Since 2002, Scientific Director of the Institute for Women's Health GmbH (IFG®) Erlangen.
- Since 2001, C4 Professor and Head of the Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mammology at the University Hospital Erlangen.
- 1994 - 2001 Senior Physician, Leading Senior Physician, Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Duesseldorf.
- 1991 - 1994 Research Fellow, Department of Gynecology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt and Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf.
- 1989 - 1991 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Human Pharmacology, SANDOZ, Basel, Switzerland; Reproductive Medicine, Experimental Oncology, Section of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Chicago, USA.
- 1988 Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
- 1986 - 1988 Assistant Physician, KKH Emmendingen.1979 - 1986 Study of Human Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany, Catholic University of Leuven, Brussels, Belgium, Columbia University, New York, USA, Durban University, South Africa, Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France.
Main Research Focuses
- Genetic predisposition to endometriosis, breast and ovarian cancer.
- Molecular pathogenesis of endometriosis.
- Minimally invasive methods of cancer treatment.
- 1986 Admission to medical practice, Stuttgart.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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