University Hospital Jena
Jena, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. James Friedrich Beck
Department of General Pediatrics
Department of General Pediatrics at University Hospital Jena provides care for infants, children, and adolescents with congenital and acquired diseases. According to FOCUS Magazine, the department is considered to be one of the best facilities for the treatment of diabetes mellitus in children. The department offers its state-of-the-art diagnostics and therapeutics for the management of acute and chronic pediatric diseases and It is mainly concerned with pediatric oncology, hematology, nephrology, neurology, endocrinology, and metabolic disorders. The department is certified with DIN EN ISO 901 certificate and in the Thuringia area, it is the only University Pediatric Center that provides maximum care.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. James Friedrich Beck, the department treats more than 3,000 patients every year. The department is also in cooperation with the Department of Pediatric Pulmonology where the cutting-edge equipment is shared and used to develop the optimal care plan for each patient. The department is supplied with the technology and medical staff that enables it to treat patients with critical conditions with utmost care
The Department of General Pediatrics at University Hospital Jena is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Leukemia
• Tumors of the brain and spinal cord
• Kidney cancer
• Liver cancer
• Lymphoma
• Wilson’s disease
• Hepatitis
• Pancreatitis
• Short bowel syndrome
• Obesity
• Diabetes mellitus
• Pituitary disorders
• Hypothyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Stunted growth
Education and Professional Experience
- 1980 - 1988 Study of Medicine and Biochemistry at the Free University of Berlin.
- 1985 - 1988 Writing of PhD thesis.
- 1988 Admission to medical practice (approbation).
- 1989 Title of Candidate of Medical Sciences.
- 1989 - 1990 Advanced training in General Pediatrics at the University Hospital Tuebingen.
- 1990 - 1991 Neonatology, Department of Intensive Care in Newborns.
- 1991 - 1992 Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care.
- 1992 - 1993 Neuropediatrics, Developmental Neurology.
- 1994 - 1995 Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation.
- 1995 Certified Pediatrician.
- 1996 - 1999 Senior Physician (Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Tuebingen).
- 1989 Doctoral thesis defense.
- 1999 - 2007 (C3) Professor and Head of the Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology at the Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University of Greifswald.
- 2000 - 2002 Deputy Dean of the Greifswald Medical School.
- Since 2007 (W3) Professor and Director of the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at the University Hospital Jena.
- 2014 President of the Congress of the 110th Convention of the German Society of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine in Leipzig.
Certificates
- 1988 Admission to medical practice.
- 1995 Certified pediatrician.
- 2002 Specialized Hematologist and Oncologist in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
- 2008 Permission for certification of pediatricians and additional specialization in Hematology and Oncology in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
Membership in Professional Societies
- German Society of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
- Society for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology.
- American Cancer Research Society.
- European Working Group on Bone Marrow Transplantation
- German Working Group on Gene Therapy.
- Thuringian Cancer Society.
- Commission Member of the Central Research Group on Soft Tissue Sarcomas (CWS).
Department of General Pediatrics
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