Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders at University Hospital Heidelberg

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University Hospital Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Thomas Strowitzki

Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders at University Hospital Heidelberg provides care for women with diseases affecting the female reproductive organs. The Endometriosis Center is an established facility where patients with different stages of endometriosis are accurately diagnosed, graded, and effectively treated according to their condition.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Thomas Strowitzki, the staff uses the most advanced technology to ensure optimal care for more than 1000 inpatients every year. The department follows the latest guidelines for the management of fertility disorders and its underlying cause by the use of innovative equipment as well as conservative, endoscopic, and surgical techniques.

The Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:

Infertility
Vaginal discharge
Premature puberty
Vaginal bleeding
Genital warts
Delayed puberty
Hormonal disorders
Ovarian cysts
Menstrual disorders
Premenstrual syndrome

Education and Professional Career

1977/78 - 1983 University of Saarland, Homburg/Saar.
11.11.1983 Final exam.
24.10.1984 Doctoral thesis: "Morphological alterations of the rat fallopian tube after hypothermic storage" (summa cum laude).
01.01.1984 - 31.08.1984 Resident of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Saarland.
01.09.1984 Resident of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Grosshadern, University of Munich (Head: Prof. Dr. H. Hepp).
1990 Head of the IVF Laboratory and of the Unit for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital Grosshadern, University of Munich.
09.01.1991 Board Certification as Gynecologist and Obstetrician.
September 1991 Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Grosshadern, University of Munich.
1993 Vice Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Grosshadern, University of Munich.
15.11.1995 Habilitation: "Insulin-like growth factor I and insulin in human endometrium – cycle-dependent signal transduction in endometrial tissue and endometrial stromal cells".
January 1996 Venia Legendi and PD in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
October 1998 Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Grosshadern, University of Munich.
Since January 1999 and up to now, Professor and Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg.

Memberships

German Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (DGGG).
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).
German Society of Reproductive Medicine (DGRM).
German Menopause Society (DMG).
Professional Association of Gynecologists.
German Endocrine Society (DGE).
German-Romanian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics.
German Society for Gynecological
Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine (DGGEF).
Honorary Member of the Romanian Society for Assisted Reproduction, Romanian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Since 11.2000, Reviewer of the Medical Board Nordbaden; Commission of Medical Education of DGGG; Executive Committee of DGGEF.
Since 11.2000, Executive Board of the German Society for Gynecological Endocrinology and
Reproductive Medicine.
2008 - 2011 National Representative of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).
Since 2001, Head of the Ethical Committee, University of Heidelberg.