University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Margit Fisch
Department of Urology
Department of Urology at University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf provides medical care for patients suffering from urological diseases and disorders. The cooperation with the Oncology department and the UCCH makes this department a special center for tumor therapy. The department of urology at UKE, together with the Martini Clinic is known for performing the largest number of therapeutic radical procedures for prostate cancer patients in all of Europe. The department is considered to be one of the top medical institutions for prostate cancer in Germany.
With Prof. Dr. Med. Margit Fisch as the head of the department, more than 3,500 inpatients get treated in this department every year. The department of urology at UKE has a great reputation in the field of urological oncology. The operating rooms are supplied with cutting-edge equipment as the Da Vinci robot system as well as operating microscopes. Thanks to that and the qualified medical staff, the department scores especially high results in the oncology field. The department also takes part in some extraordinary surgeries in North Germany as holmium laser surgery in prostatic enlargement.
The department has special attention directed towards pediatric urology as it’s a certified facility of the European Association of Pediatric Urology. The cooperation it has with the Department of General Surgery and Gynecology secures its place as a member of the Pelvic Floor Center.
Department of Urology at University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Prostate cancer
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia
• Kidney cancer
• Renal pelvis malformation
• Hydronephrosis
• Kidney stones
• Urinary incontinence
• Urinary tract obstruction
• Urethral stricture
• Erectile dysfunction
• Testicular tumors
• Enuresis
Education
- 1980 - 1986 Study of Medicine at Saarland University.
- 05.12.1986 Admission to medical practice.
- 07.1987 Doctoral degree.
Postdoctoral Training
- 1987 One-year training in Surgery, St. Teresa Clinic, Luxembourg.
- 1988 - 02.1992 Department of Urology at the University Hospital Mainz.
- 02.1992 Board certification.
- 10.1995 Habilitation: "Optimization of ureterosigmostomy, development of rectosigmoid reservoirs".
- 03.2005 Extraordinary Professor of the University of Mainz.
Additional Qualifications
- 1998 Special surgical urology.
- 2008 Tumor drug therapy.
- 2008 Andrology.
Professional Career
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Mainz.
- 03.1992 - 08.1993 Assistant Physician.
- 09.1993 - 05.1997 Senior Physician.
- 06.1997 - 12.1999 Leading Senior Physician.
- 01.2000 - 05.2001 Head of the Section for Pediatric Urology, Department of Adult and Pediatric Urology at the Asklepios Clinic Harburg.
- 06.2001 - 12.2001 Acting Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Urology at the Asklepios Clinic Harburg.
- 01.2002 - 11.2008 Chief Physician of the Urologic Center Hamburg (UZH), Department of Adult and Pediatric Urology, Asklepios Clinic Harburg.
- Since 12.2008 Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
Membership in Professional Societies
- German Society of Urology (DGU) (2003 - 2008 Board Member, Clerk, and Spokesperson).
- Task Force on Pediatric Urology DGU (Clerk).
- Professional Association of German Urologists (currently, the 2nd Chairperson).
- Association of North German Urologists.
- German-Japanese Society.
- European Association of Urology (EAU).
- European Society of Pediatric Urology (ESPU).
- European Society of Genito-Urinary Reconstructive Surgeons (ESGURS).
- American Association of Urology (AUA).
- European Society for Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS) (Board Member, President 2000 - 2001).
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Urology (AAP).
- Society for Paediatric Urological Surgeons (SPUS)
- Société Internationale d'Urologie (SIU).
- Pan African Urological Association.
Publications, Congresses and Other Activities
- Publications: more than 270, in more than 94 of them the doctor is the first author.
- Supervisor for doctoral theses (to date): 23 successfully completed works.
- Organization of congresses (in total, more than 22). Regular congresses include:
- Advanced training courses in Pediatric Urology within the framework of training for assistant physicians, together with the
- Department of Pediatric Urology in Linz (every 2 years).
- International Meeting on Reconstructive Urology (IMORU).
- International Meeting on Broadcasting Surgical Operations Live (every 3 years).
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