Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Berlin, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Martin Strik
Department of General, Visceral, and Oncological Surgery
Department of General, Visceral, and Oncological Surgery at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch provides the surgical care required for patients with diseases of the abdominal organs as well as tumors of the body. The department is a modern facility that constantly looking for innovative surgical techniques and performs as many minimally invasive procedures as possible. The main focus is directed towards the management of abdominal metastases and sarcomas as a certified center by the German Cancer Society. The facility is also concerned with peritoneal tumors and it provides the most advanced therapy for these tumors, such as hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). As for the treatment of cancer, the medical team works in close cooperation with specialists in chemotherapy and radiation therapy to provide patients with optimal care.
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Med. Martin Strik, the staff treats over 2,500 inpatients every year, 500 of which suffer from morbid obesity. The department is also concerned with hepatobiliary surgery to treat liver cancer, cirrhosis, fatty liver, gallstones, bile duct stenosis, and bile duct tumors. It offers a full range of therapeutic options such as tumor resection, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and radiofrequency ablation.
The Department of General, Visceral, and Oncological Surgery at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Adrenal tumors
- Goiter
- Pancreatic cancer
- Stomach cancer
- Esophageal varices
- Liver cancer
- Colon cancer
- Abdominal sarcomas
- Gallstones
- Liver cirrhosis
- Fatty liver
- Crohn's disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Anal fissures
- Anal fistula
- Anal carcinoma
- Diverticulitis
- Perianal venous thrombosis
- Rectal prolapse
- Appendicitis
- Hemorrhoids
Education and Professional Career
- 1981 - 1987 Medical School at the University of Würzburg (Germany) and Bern (Switzerland).
- 11.1987 Final Exam and Admission to Medical Practice.
- 1988 - 1989 Resident at the Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Würzburg.
- 1989 Postdoctoral Fellow, Detection of HHV 6 in Malignant Lymphoma.
- 1989 - 1994 Resident at the Department of Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg.
- 1990 - 1991 Institute for Molecular Cell Biology, University of Freiburg: "Expression of VEGF in Colon Carcinoma".
- 1994 - 2003 Department of Surgery, University Hospital Lübeck.
- 1996 Board Certification in Surgery, Consultant at the Department of Surgery, University Hospital Lübeck.
- 1998 PhD thesis: "Expression of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in Colon Carcinoma".
- 1997 - 1998 Fellowship in Vascular Surgery, Consultant for Vascular Surgery.
- 1998 Head of Transplant Unit (Kidney, Pancreas Transplants).
- 1999 - 2000 Training "Total Quality Management in Medicine".
- 1999 - 2003 Speaker of the German HNPCC Study Group.
- 2001 - 2003 Secretary of the CAMO (Section of Molecular Oncology, German Surgical Society).
- 1999 - 2001 Fellowship in Abdominal Surgery.
- 2003 - 2005 Head of the Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery at the St. Elisabeth Hospital Straubing, Germany.
- Since October 2005 Head of the Department for General, Visceral, and Surgical Oncology at the Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch.
- 2008 - 2014 President of the German Association for Minimal Invasive Surgery.
Special Fields of Interest
- Surgical oncology.
- Minimal invasive surgery.
- Surgical oncology of upper and lower gastrointestinal tract.
- Pancreatic and hepatic surgery.
- Esophageal and stomach surgery.
- Colorectal surgery (malignant and benign tumors).
- Soft tissue tumors (sarcomas).
- Coloproctology.
- Endocrine surgery.
- Scarless thyroid surgery.
- Incisional hernia.
Department of General, Visceral, and Oncological Surgery
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