Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University Hospital Heidelberg

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University Hospital Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Christof Sohn

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University Hospital Heidelberg provides care for women during their reproductive and pregnancy periods as well as newborns. Every year, the staff treats over 7,000 inpatients for high-risk pregnancies, inflammatory, degenerative, and neoplastic diseases of the female genital organs, and newborns diseases. As a facility worth being a member of the National Cancer Center, management plans are tailor-made for each patient by the medical staff to achieve the optimal result of the treatment.
The department is headed by Prof. Dr. Med. Christof Sohnand is considered to be one of the largest medical facilities in Germany by FOCUS Magazine, in the field of obstetrics and breast cancer treatment. The department through the latest, most advanced equipment and techniques, offers prenatal, natal, and postnatal care with a successful delivery rate reaches up to 1,250 births every year.

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University Hospital Heidelberg is specialized in the delivery of infants and the diagnosis and treatment of:

Breast cancer
Ovarian cancer
Cervical cancer
Uterine cancer
Endometrial cancer
Uterine fibroids
Dysplasia
Pelvic organ prolapse
Urinary incontinence
Genital trauma
Trophoblastic diseases

Education and Professional Career

1980 - 1986 Study of Medicine at the University of Ulm, admission to medical practice and defense of a doctoral dissertation on the topic: "The effect of gravity on the venous system of the lower extremity – a prospective study" (summa cum laude).
1986 - 1987 Assistant Physician, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Regional Hospital Albstadt (Prof. Dr. G. Geier).
1987 - 1989 Research Fellow, University Hospital Aachen (Prof. Dr. H. Jung).
1989 - 1990 Research Fellow, Department of Angiology, University Hospital Essen (Prof. Dr. G. Rudofsky).
1991 - 1997 Research Fellow, Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Heidelberg (Prof. Dr. med. Dr.h.c. G. Bastert).
January 1993 Medical Specialist Exam, Gynecology, and Obstetrics.
May 1993 Habilitation.
May 1993 Appointed as a Senior Physician at the Department of Gynecology at the University Hospital Heidelberg.
October 1993 Head of the Section of Prenatal and Gynecological Ultrasound Diagnostics, Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Heidelberg.
1997 Optional advanced training in the field of Special Obstetrics and Perinatal Medicine, as well as in Special Surgical Gynecology.
September 1997 Invitation to the position of C3 Professor in the Department of Gynecology at the University Hospital Frankfurt am Main. He headed the Section of Obstetrics and Perinatal Medicine at the Department of Gynecology at the University Hospital Frankfurt am Main.
May 01, 2000 Appointment to the position of C4 Professor, Department of Gynecology at the Hannover Medical School. Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Prenatal Medicine, and General Gynecology at the Hanover Medical School (Oststadtklinikum).
2002 Managing Director of the Gynecology Center at the Hannover Medical School.
Since November 2004, Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Adult and Pediatric Gynecology at the University Hospital Heidelberg.

Scientific Activities

May 1992 Scientific Award of the Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the Middle Rhine.
May 1992 Scientific Award of the Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Lower Rhine-Westphalia.
October 1992 Encouraging Award of the German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM).
May 27, 1993 Habilitation in the Gynecology and Obstetrics. Subject: "Development of 3D Ultrasound Technologies", University of Heidelberg.
July 1993 Venia Legendi.
1993 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board "Imaging".
1995 Award of Master, Encouraging Society Audiovisual Communication und des Medienreport Verlags GmbH, for the video film "The Origin of Human Life".
1996 Member of the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Medical Education in Switzerland.
1997 Member of the Editorial Board of Surgical Endoscopy.
1997 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Gynecological Practice.
1999 Educational Prize of the German Professional Association of Gynecologists.
2000 Innovation Award of the German Professional Association of Gynecologists.
2001 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Membership in Scientific Societies

Member of the German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM).
Member of the German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG).
Member of the German Society of Perinatal Medicine.
Member of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG).
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Swiss Academy of Medical Education.