University Hospital Jena
Jena, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Andreas Stallmach
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectology
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectology at University Hospital Jena provides care for patients with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver as well as infectious diseases. The department works in close cooperation with the Center for Infectious Medicine and keeps up the level of excellence by constantly updating its equipment to the latest diagnostics and therapeutics as well as by following the guidelines of care according to national and international standards. The main focuses of the department are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn’s diseases, ulcerative colitis, and chronic liver diseases.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Andreas Stallmach, the department treats nearly 3,000 inpatients every year. The department, in cooperation with the Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, forms the Endoscopy Center where the state-of-the-art equipment is used for endoscopic examination and therapeutic interventions. The research unit of the department is mainly concerned with research projects on therapeutic methods of inflammatory bowel disease, the pathogenesis of pouchitis and investigation of the gastric intestinal motility with magnetic markers.
The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectology at University Hospital Jenais specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
• Esophageal varices
• Tumors of the gastrointestinal tract
• Intestinal malabsorption
• Esophageal stenosis
• Colon polyps
• Crohn's disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Iron overload disorders
• HIV/AIDS
• Pneumonia
• Tuberculosis
• Hepatitis
• Gastritis
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Stomach ulcer
- 1978 - 1985 Study of Medicine at the Free University of Hamburg.
- 1983 - 1985 PhD thesis defense with honors, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf. Subject: "The effect of gliadin fractions on the culture of intestinal cells – the studies of the enterotoxicity and immunogenicity of partial gliadin hydrolysates in the pathogenesis of celiac disease in vitro".
- 1985 Admission to medical practice.
- 1985 - 1986 Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine with a focus on Gastroenterology (under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med.E.O. Riecken).
- 1986 - 1988 Research activities within the Research Project funded by the German Research Foundation: "The significance of extracellular matrix in gastrointestinal diseases" and provision of special consultations for patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases.
- 1988 - 1993 Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine with a focus on Gastroenterology (under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. E.O. Riecken).
- 1993 - 1994 Senior Physician, Department of Internal Medicine with a focus on Gastroenterology (under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. E.O. Riecken).
- 11.1993 Habilitation and Venia Legendi in Internal Medicine. Subject: "Expression and function of cell adhesion molecules and their changes during malignant transformation in the colon".
- Since 1994 Senior Physician in the Department of Internal Medicine II at the University Hospital Saarland.
- 1994 Election as a Chairman of the German Working Group on Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (DACED), 1995-1996.
- 1996 Election to the Admission Board of the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (Section on Small and Large Intestine Diseases).
- 07.1996 - 06.1999 Scholar of the Heisenberg Foundation of the German Research Foundation.
- 12.1997 Premature assignment of the title of an Extraordinary Professor at the Saar University.
- Since 01.2001 Leading Senior Physician in the Department of Internal Medicine II at the University Hospital Saarland.
- 01.2001 Board Member of the Working Group on Rhineland-Palatinate/Saar Gastroenterology (GARPS).
- 10.2001 Election as a President of the Working Group (for one year) on Rhineland-Palatinate/Saar Gastroenterology (GARPS).
- 09.2003 - 02.2006 Head of the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Dietetics, Marienhospital Clinic, Network of Catholic Hospitals Essen-North-West.
- Head of the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectology at the University Hospital Jena.
Additional Qualifications
- 30.06.1993 Professional certification in Internal Medicine.
- 11.01.1996 Specialization in Gastroenterology.
- 13.11.1996 Theoretical basis of the specialty, X-ray diagnostics in Internal Medicine.
- 04.11.1997 Theoretical basis of the specialty, laboratory tests in Internal Medicine (1st and 2nd part).
- Since 04.2002 Recognition as a Medical Specialist in Diabetology (German Diabetes Association).
Research Focuses
- Function of gut-associated immune system.
- Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease).
- Innovative endoscopy for the examination of tumors and vascularization of the gastrointestinal tract.
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectology
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