University Hospital Muenster
Münster, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Schmidt
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University Hospital Muenster provide medical care for patients with diseases affecting their gastrointestinal tract, liver, biliary system, pancreas, and endocrinal glands. The department has a special focus directed towards diabetes mellitus as well as hepatic failure. The department is recognized as a reference center in Germany. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Schmidt, the department treats more than 2,500 inpatients every year, nearly 200 of which suffer from hepatic cirrhosis. The department has a qualified medical staff that uses the latest diagnostics and therapeutics to ensure that each patient get the best management plan designed specifically for them.
The department offers transplantation of the liver, pancreas, and intestines in cases of organ failure. The infection center of the department has 15 vacancies where patients with infectious diseases and blood poisoning are treated. There are 5 isolation rooms for diseases such as chickenpox and tuberculosis. One of the main focuses of the department is HIV and AIDS patients as well as sexually-transmitted diseases. The research unit of the department is recognized for its great contribution in the field of clinical and experimental research. The main interests of the team are inflammatory bowel diseases, diabetes mellitus, and transplantation medicine.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University Hospital Muenster is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Liver cirrhosis
• Wilson’s disease
• Hemochromatosis
• Transthyretin amyloidosis
• Viral hepatitis
• Liver adenoma
• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Hepatic failure
• Crohn’s disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Pancreatitis
• Gastrointestinal tract stenosis
• Esophageal cancer
• Stomach cancer
• Intestinal cancer
• Biliary tract obstruction
• Biliary tract cancer
• Gallstones
• Thyroiditis
• Hypothyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypoparathyroidism
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Pituitary gland hormonal imbalance
• Paget’s disease
• Adrenal gland diseases
• Diabetes Mellitus Type 1
• Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
• HIV & AIDS
• Chickenpox
• Tuberculosis
• Syphilis
• Gonorrhea
Education
- 1982 - 1988 Study of Human Medicine at the Hannover Medical School.
- 08.1985 - 10.1985 Internship at the South West Cardiothoracic Centre, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, UK (educational grant of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)).
- 1985 - 1988 Doctoral student of the Working Group on Clinical Nutrition and Fat Metabolism (Prof. Dr. C. Canzler), Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Prof. Dr. F.W. Schmidt) of the Hannover Medical School.
- 1986 - 1987 Clinical advanced training in Metabolic Disorders, Genetics and Endocrinology (Head: Prof. Dr. B. Weintraub, Prof. Dr. J.J. Mulvihill) and research stay at the Section for Molecular Diseases (Head: Prof. Dr. H.B. Brewer), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA (educational grant of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)).
- 1987 - 1988 Practical year in Internal Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA; in Surgery at the Vinzenz Hospital Hannover; in Radiology at the Hannover Medical School.
- 1988 3rd state examination at the Hannover Medical School (grade: "very good").
Clinical and Scientific Career
- 1988 - 1990 Internship in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Head: Prof. Dr. F.W. Schmidt), specialization in Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Rheumatology.
- 1990 Research Fellow of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Hannover Medical School (under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. F.W. Schmidt, from 1992: Prof. Dr. M.P. Manns).
- 1992 - 1994 Clinical training in lipid metabolism disorders and research stay at the Section for Molecular Diseases (Head: Dr. H.B. Brewer, Jr.), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA (International Scholarship of the German Research Foundation (DFG)).
- 1994 - 1999 Resumption of employment as a research Fellow of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Hannover Medical School (Head: Prof. Dr. M.P. Manns).
- 1999 - 2005 Senior Physician of the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology (Head: Prof. Dr. med. H. Lochs) at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Charité Campus Mitte.
- 2005 - 2010 C3 Professorship for Experimental Transplantation Hepatology as a joint focus of the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Diabetology and Infectology and the Department of General Surgery (Head: Prof. N. Senninger) at the University Hospital Muenster.
- Since 2010, Director of the Department of Transplant Medicine at the University Hospital Muenster.
- Since October 2017, Head of the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Diabetology and Infectology at the University Hospital Muenster.
Certifications and Appointments
- 1989 US Medical State Examination (FMGEMS / ECFMG: Basic Science, Clinical Science, English).
- 1989 Doctoral thesis on subject: "Familial hyperalpha and hyperbetalipoproteinemia: kinetic and molecular genetic examinations", Hannover Medical School (Summa cum laude).
- 1990 Admission to medical practice.
- 1995 Additional qualification in emergency care.
- 1996 Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine.
- 1997 Board certification in Gastroenterology.
- 1998 Habilitation. Subject: "Functional and structural characterization of apolipoprotein A-I".
- 1999 Appointment as C2 Associate Professor at the Charité.
- 2000 - 2005 Examiner of the Medical Association of Berlin in Gastroenterology.
- 2000 - 2005 Member of the Doctorate Committee of the Charité.
- Since 2002 Vice-President of the German Society of Amyloidosis (DGAK).
- 2004 Extraordinary Professor at the Charité.
- 2004 Appointment to C3 Professorship for Experimental Transplantation Hepatology at the University Hospital Muenster.
- Since 2005 Transplantation Commissary of the University Hospital Muenster.
- Since 2006 Lecturer of the module "Transplantation Medicine" at the University Hospital Muenster.
- Since 2010 W3 Professor of Clinical and Experimental Transplantation Medicine
Awards
- 1996 Prevention Award of the German Society of Internal Medicine.
- 1997 1st Prize of the Section "Research and Perspectives" of the 1st European Protein Conference in Berlin.
- 1998 Ludolph Brauer Prize of the Northwest German Society of Internal Medicine.
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