University Hospital Essen- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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University Hospital Essen

Essen, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Rainer Kimmig

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University Hospital Essen consists of two branches, gynecology, and obstetrics. The gynecology clinic takes care of women in their reproductive period. The West German Tumor Center consists of a Gynecological Cancer Center that has an impressive record in the research field for the diagnosis and treatment of tumors of the reproductive system and breast. The obstetric clinic takes care of women during pregnancy and delivery as well as newborns. All diseases of fetal medicine are treated with optimum care by specialized and qualified doctors and medical staff. An experienced team works towards detecting and treating any malformation or abnormalities in fetus development during pregnancy.
The department is under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Rainer Kimmig has an outstanding history in the field as he has performed more than 10,000 surgeries over the last 20 years. The department treats nearly 5,000 inpatients and conducts over 1,000 deliveries every year. Offering the full range of conservative and surgical treatments as well as restoring the aesthetic appearance of the breast and psychological support are the main reasons more than 2,000 women choose this department for treatment and management.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University Hospital Essen is specialized in newborn delivery as well as the diagnosis and treatment of:

•   Endometrial cancer
•   Cervical cancer
•   Ovarian cancer
•   Breast cancer
•   Pelvic organ prolapse
•   Urinary incontinence
•   Fetal malformation
•   Preterm birth
•   High-risk pregnancy

Education and Professional Career

1978 - 1984 Study of Human Medicine at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
1984 Admission to medical practice.
1986 Doctoral thesis defense (with honors).
1991 Professional certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
1991 - 1998 Senior Physician, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Munich, Grosshadern Hospital.
1994 - 2001 Member of the Cancer Center Munich.
1996 - 2001 Head of the Educational Center Working Group on Gynecological Endoscopy of the German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Munich, Grosshadern Hospital, Section for Diagnostics and Operative Hysteroscopy.
1999 Theoretical foundations of the specialty (Afterloading method and the use of radium-226).
1999 Habilitation and Venia Legendi, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, as well as the appointment as PD at the same university.
Since 1999 Member of the Over Research Group of the Working Group on Gynecologic Oncology (AGO).
2000 Invitation to the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Ruhr University Bochum (Head of the Department of Gynecology at the Marien Hospital Herne; Successor to Prof. Dr. med. K. Quakernack, primo loco).
Since 2001 C4 Professor in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Essen (Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Mammology at the University Hospital Essen, Successor to Prof. Dr. A. E. Schindler).
Since 2001 Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Mammology at the University Hospital Essen.
Since 2002 Establishment and management of the Ovarian Cancer Center Essen of the Working Group on Gynecologic Oncology
(AGO) of the German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG).
2003 Admission to the list for the position of C4 Professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Grosshadern Hospital, University of Munich, Successor to Prof. Dr. Hermann Hepp (primo loco).
2003 Medical Director of the Breast Center at the University Hospital Essen.
2006 President of the Congress of the German Continence Society.
2007 Founding Member and Faculty Member of the European Academy of Senology.
2008 Head of the Center for Gynecologic Oncology Essen, German Cancer Society (DKG).
2008 Head of the European Society of Gynecologic Oncology (ESGO).
2008 Head of the European Training Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology in Essen, European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG).
2009 Head of the Department of Gynecologic Oncology of the Multidisciplinary Cancer Center Essen, funded by the German Cancer Foundation.
2009 Invitation to the Council of the European Society of Gynecologic Oncology (ESGO) as a Representative of Central Europe.
2009 Appointment of the German Academy for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DAGG) as the President of Congress in 2011.
2009 - 2013 Council Member of the European Society of Gynecologic Oncology as the Representative of Central Europe (European Society of Gynecologic Oncology) and Head of the Education Committee (2011 - 2013).
Since 2010 Establishment and management of the Epicenter Germany ?enter for Robotic Surgery in Gynecology (ISInc.), Da Vinci SI System®.
2011 Council of the European Society of Gynecologic Oncology (ESGO), Head of the Congress of Education Committee, President of the German Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology (DAGG) in Berlin.
2012 Member of the Society of Pelvic Surgeons, USA.
2012 Founding Member of the European Institute of Gynecologic Oncology.
2012 "Honorary Director" of the Breast Center, Nanjing University, China (Initiation of the project by the German Federal Ministry of Health and the People's Republic of China).
2012 Invitation to the Quality Assurance Team in Medicine (BQS) in Gynecology of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
2013 - 2016 Visiting Professor at Nanjing University, China.
2013 - 2015 Vice-President of the European Society of Gynecologic Oncology (ESGO).
2013 Council Member of the Society of European Robotic Gynecologic Surgery (SERGS).
2013 Commission Member for the Development of S3 Recommendations for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer of the German Cancer Society (DKG).
2013 Delegation to the Federal Expert Group on Gynecology for Cross-Sectoral Quality in Healthcare (SQG), Aqua Institute Göttingen.
2014 President of the Society of European Robotic Gynecologic Surgery (SERGS 6th) in Essen, May 22-24, 2014
2014 First gynecologic surgery in Europe using a da Vinci Xi® Surgical System.
2015 Commission Member for the development of S3 Recommendations "Diagnostics and treatment of endometrial cancer" of the German Cancer Society (DKG).
2015 Secretary-General/Treasurer of the Society of European Robotic Gynecologic Surgery (SERGS).