University Hospital Saarland
Homburg, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Matthias Glanemann
General, Abdominal, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery
Department of General, Abdominal, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery at the University Hospital Saarland provides treatment to the patient suffering from general, vascular and abdominal diseases requiring surgeries.
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Glanemann, more than 2,000 inpatients and over 5,000 outpatients cases are managed annually. The department has 64 beds, 12 senior physicians, 6 specialists and 13 medical assistants for adults general, abdominal and vascular surgeries. 14 different beds, 2 medical assistants and 1 senior physician are specifically assigned for pediatric medicine.
The Department of General, Abdominal, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery at the University Hospital Saarland is specialized in:
• Complete removal of the thyroid gland (Thyroidectomy)
• Partial removal of the thyroid gland
• Complete removal of the parathyroid glands (Parathyroidectomy)
• Esophageal tumor surgery
• Esophageal surgery for reflux disease
• Gastritis (Stomach inflammation) surgery
• Stomach tumor surgery
• Cholecystitis Surgery (Cholecystectomy)
• Surgery for gallbladder and bile duct
• Spleen surgery
• Liver tumor surgery
• Liver transplantation
• Pancreatic tumor surgery
• Crohn’s disease surgery
• Colon surgery
• Rectal surgery
• Surgical treatment of hernias
• Surgical treatment of skin and soft tissue tumors
• Treatment of inflammation of the peritoneum (peritonitis)
• Surgical treatment of aortic aneurysm
• Surgical treatment of stenosis of arteries
• Surgical treatment of venous disorders
• Surgical treatment of diabetic foot
• Surgical treatment of umbilical hernia
• Surgical treatment of deformities
• Surgical treatment of urinary tract lesions
- 1988 - 1995 Study of Medicine at the Free University of Berlin.
- 05/1998 Doctoral thesis defense, Humboldt University of Berlin. Subject: "Use of interleukin-2 receptor antagonists BT563 for the prevention of rejection after orthotopic liver transplantation".
- 05/2005 Habilitation, Humboldt University of Berlin. Subject: "Conditioning of organs by mechanical and pharmacological means in case of thermal hepatic ischemia".
- 05/2011 Appointed as a Visiting Professor at the University Hospital Charité.
Professional Career
- 02/1996 - 04/2012 Work in the Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, Campus Virchow, Charité University Hospital, Berlin.
- 10/200210/2002 Medical Specialist in General Surgery.
- 06/2006 - 06/2010 Senior Physician, Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, Campus Virchow, Charité University Hospital, Berlin.
- 06/2010 - 04/2012 Leading Senior Physician and Deputy Head of the Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, Campus Virchow, Charité University Hospital, Berlin.
- 04/2012 - 08/2013 Temporary Acting Head of the Department of General, Abdominal, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Saarland, Homburg.
- Since 08/2013 Head of the Department of General, Abdominal, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University University Saarland, Homburg.
General, Abdominal, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery
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