University Hospital Essen
Essen, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Dirk Schadendorf
Department of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology at University Hospital Essen provides care for patients with sexually transmitted diseases, skin and allergic disorders The department with its skin tumor cancer care center is certified by TÜV-Süd and OnkoZert, organizations of the German Cancer Society.
The department consists of a specialized center for sexually transmitted diseases, another for wounds and 68 beds for inpatient care of patients with skin diseases. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Schadendorf, the department treats more than 4,100 inpatients and nearly 50,000 outpatients every year. About 15 highly experienced doctors and more than 30 medical assistants, along with the help of the qualified medical staff and advanced diagnostics and therapeutics, treat patients with a kind and respectful approach.
Department of Dermatology at University Hospital Essen is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Benign skin tumors
• Malignant skin tumors
• Psoriasis
• Chronic wounds
• HIV & AIDS
• Graft versus host disease
• Correction of keloids
• Age spots
• Herpes
• Chlamydia
• Syphilis
• Human Papilloma Virus
• Gonorrhea
• Nevus
Education and Professional Career
- 1980 - 1986 Study of Human Medicine, University of Hamburg.
- 11.1986 3rd State Examination and admission to medical practice.
- 08.1985 2nd State Examination.
- 03.1984 1st State Examination.
- 08.1982 Preliminary Medical Examination.
- 01.1887 - 02.1889 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Oncological Immunology, New York, USA, Post-Doctoral Scholarship of the German Research Foundation.
- 03.1889 - 11.1889 Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin (Group of Prof. Dr. med. K. Mölling), Scholarship of the Max Planck Foundation, Research Fellow.
- 11.1989 - 11.1995 Department of Dermatology, Virchow Hospital, Free University of Berlin (Head, Prof. Dr. med. B. Czarnetzki).
- 1990 -1997 Project Manager of the Laboratories for Genetic Engineering in the Department of Dermatology (S2).
- 10.1993 - 11.1995 (C1) Research Fellow, Inpatient, and Outpatient Senior Physician, Senior Physician in Phlebology, Independent Leadership of the Working Group with more than 10 employees, financial support of research activities.
- 11.1989 - 09.1993 Research Fellow, Training of Medical Specialists and the creation of a special working group.
- 02.1994 Board certification in Dermatology and Venereology.
- Since 03.1995 Additional qualifications in Allergology, Quality Management in Healthcare, Drug Therapy of Oncological Diseases and Palliative Care.
- 05.1995 Habilitation and Venia Legendi in Dermatology and Venereology.
- 12.1995 - 03.1997 Heisenberg Foundation Scholarship of the German Research Foundation.
- 04.1997 - 06.2008 Department for the Provision of Clinical Cooperation in Dermatology, Department of the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Head of Department (Lifelong C3 Professor).
- Management of the Section of Dermatological Oncology at the DKFZ and the Department of Dermatology at the University Hospitals Mannheim and Heidelberg.
- Establishment and organization of the Research Center and the Department of Clinical Dermato-Oncology with the option of long-term monitoring of patients, special dermato-oncological consultations and patient training, as well as extended (outpatient) diagnostics.
- Development of preclinical models and performance of phase I/II clinical trials as the experimental approaches to the treatment of melanoma.
- Permission to the training in the field of ultrasound examination of the skin, lymph nodes and peripheral vessels.
- Since 07.2008 Head of the Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital Essen.
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