University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Jakob Izbicki
Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery
Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery at University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf provides surgical care for diseases of the thoracic and abdominal cavity organs as well as the vascular system. The department is established as one of the top facilities in Germany in the field of bowel cancer treatment by FOCUS Magazine. The department is concerned with endocrinal gland disorders, obesity, diseases and tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, and thoracic cavity. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Jakob Izbicki, the department performs nearly 2,600 inpatient and 3,000 outpatient surgical procedures annually.
The department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery at University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf has an impressive team of surgeons, therapists and nursing staff members that ensure the best quality care for patients. Many of the surgeons have outstanding experience in the field of pancreatic and esophageal cancer. The department is in cooperation with departments of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Radiology, Endoscopy, and Internal Medicine, which helps to provide a custom-made management plan for each patient. It’s one of the few superregional centers for Pancreatic, Stomach and Esophageal Surgery as well as one of the biggest Obesity Centers in Germany.
The research unit of this department is mainly focused on cancer of the abdominal cavity and thorax, diseases of the pancreas and the enhancement of minimally invasive surgeries. It’s known for its HIPEC operations where surgical interventions combined with chemotherapy is carried out at the same time. This method is reported to reduce the time of treatment and improve prognosis.
Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery at University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is specialized in the surgical treatment of:
• Obesity
• Bowel tumors
• Hemorrhoids
• Anal fissure
• Rectal prolapse
• Pancreas cancer
• Liver cancer
• Lung cancer
• Pulmonary nodules
• Emphysema
• Bronchiectasis
• Mediastinal Cancer
• Thoracic metastases
• Thyroid cancer
• Goiter
• Esophageal cancer
• Sarcoma
Education
- 20.10.1980 Doctoral degree (graduated with honors).
- 1979 - 1980 Grant, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Department of Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- 1976 - 1979 Faculty of Medicine, University of Bonn.
- 1975 - 1976 Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne.
- 1975 Faculty of Medicine, University of Bonn.
- 1976 Study of Chemistry and Geophysics at the University of Cologne, Germany.
Clinical and Scientific Background
- Since 1998 Head of the Department of General, Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
- Since 1994 Professor of Surgery, Department of General, Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
- 1992 - 1998 Senior Attending Physician and Deputy Head of the Department of General Surgery at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
- 1991 - 1992 Deputy Director of the Project Group on Gastrointestinal Tumors of the Cancer Center Munich.
- 1991 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Innenstadt Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
- 1991 - 1992 Attending Surgeon, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, and Cancer Surgery, Department of Surgery, Innenstadt Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
- 1990 Habilitation.
- 1990 Venia legendi in Surgery (PD).
- 1989 - 1990 Instructor in Surgery (Gastrointestinal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, and Cancer Surgery), Department of Surgery, Innenstadt Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
- 1987 Board certification in Surgery, Bavarian Medical Association.
- 1986 - 1989 Senior Resident and Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Surgery, Innenstadt Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
- 1982 - 1986 Resident and Postdoctoral Fellow, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Cologne.
- 13.05.1982 Graduation thesis, the University of Bonn (with honors).
- 1981 - 1982 Resident, Department of Abdominal and Transplant Surgery and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School.
Awards and Honors
- 1991 Johann Nepomuk von Nussbaum Prize of the Association of Bavarian Surgeons.
- 1994 G. E. Konjetzny Prize of the Hamburg Cancer Society.
- 1995 Walter Brendel Prize of the European Society for Surgical Research.
- 1995 Oncology Award of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.
- 1995 Otto Goetze Prize of the Association of Bavarian Surgeons.
- 1995 Publication Prize of the German Society of Thoracic Surgery.
- 1996 G. E. Konjetzny Prize of the Hamburg Cancer Society.
- 1997 Prize of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery.
- 1998 Walter Schulz Foundation Award.
- 1998 Prize of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.
- 1998 Award for Clinical Science of the European Pancreatic Club.
- K. H. Bauer Prize of the German Society of Surgery.
- 2001 Brompton Prize of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery.
- 2002 Poster Prize of the Surgical Society of Northwest Germany.
Membership in Professional Societies
- German Society of Surgery.
- American Gastroenterological Association.
- International Society for Digestive Surgery.
- International Association of Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery.
- Surgical Society of Northwest Germany.
- German Society for Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases.
- German Society of Thoracic Surgery.
- International Society of Surgery.
- International Society of Surgery.
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.
- European Digestive Surgery.
- European Surgical Association.
- American College of Surgeons.
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