University Hospital Erlangen
Erlangen, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Heinrich Iro
Department of Otolaryngology
Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) at University Hospital Erlangen provides care for diseases of the ear, nose, and throat as well as neoplasms of the head and neck. The department is certified by the DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 and German Cancer Society and offers its service on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. It has 6 treatment units making it the largest clinic of its specialization in Germany. The department is equipped with the latest diagnostics and therapeutics as well as surgical equipment and consists of 80 beds, 6 operating theaters, and an intensive care unit composed of 5 beds for the treatment of different types of otolaryngological diseases especially malignancies of the head and neck.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Heinrich Iro, the department treats more than 5,300 inpatients and 39,700 outpatients every year about 700 of which require middle ear surgical interventions. The department is divided into many specialties such as Audiology, Vestibular Diagnostics, Neurophysiology, and Sleep Medicine, and has a special focus directed towards ear microsurgery. The department also possesses a pediatric otolaryngology unit where experts conduct diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for pediatric otolaryngological diseases.
The Department of Otolaryngology at University Hospital Erlangen is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Head tumors
• Neck tumors
• Paranasal sinusitis
• Otitis media
• Otitis externa
• Otomycosis
• Malignant otitis externa
• Tonsillitis
• Sleep disorders
• Salivary glands inflammation
• Facial nerve paralysis
• Tracheal stenosis
- 1975 - 1981 Study of Human Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saarland University.
- 19.10.1981 Medical exam.
- 10.29.1981 Admission to medical practice.
- 09.09.1982 American state exam (ECFMG).
- 10.21.1982 Doctoral degree. PhD thesis defense with honors, Faculty of Medicine, Saarland University.
- 04.01.1982 - 03.01.1984 Captain of the Medical Service (two-year military service), Department of Internal Medicine, Bundeswehr Hospital, Zwischenahn.
- 04.01.1984 - 30.06.1985 Assistant Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen.
- 01.07.1985 Work in the Department of Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen.
- 12.07.1989 Specialization in Otolaryngology, Bavarian Medical Association.
- 15.02.1990 Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
- 01.03.1990 Senior Physician, Department of Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen.
- 13.01.1993 Additional specialization in Plastic Surgery, Bavarian Medical Association.
- 18.07.1994 Optional advanced training in Special Otolaryngologic Surgery.
- 18.01.1995 Early Extraordinary Professorship.1995 1st on the list for the position of C4 Professor in Otolaryngology, Saarland University.
- 05.04.1995 Invitation to the position of C4 Professor in Otolaryngology, Saarland University.
- 01.11.1995 Appointed as a C4 Professor in Otolaryngology, Saarland University, as well as the Head of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University Hospital Saarland.
- 15.01.1996 Appointed as a Seminar Leader of the German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (diagnostics of head and neck pathologies).
- 28.01.1997 Additional qualification in Environmental Medicine, Medical Association of Saarland.
- 04.03.1997 Additional qualification in Allergology, Medical Association of Saarland.
- May 1999 Invitation to the position of C4 Professor in Otolaryngology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
- Since 01.02.2000 Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University Hospital Erlangen.
- Since 2004 Deputy Medical Director of the University Hospital Erlangen.
- Since 2004 Chairman of the Working Group on Oncology of the German Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.
- Since 2006 Commissioner for the Development of Guidelines of the German Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.
- Since 2006 Presidium Member of the German Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.
- Since 2007 Chairman of the AHMO German Cancer Society.
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