University Hospital Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Gerd Walz
Department of Nephrology
Department of Nephrology at University Hospital Freiburg provides care for patients suffering from renal diseases and arterial hypertension. The department is one of the pioneering facilities in the field of congenital kidney diseases in Germany and is well-recognized for its experience and success in the kidney transplantation area. It is also considered as one of the best transplantation centers for post-operative care as it provides care for more than 1,200 outpatients after kidney transplantation every year.
The department of Nephrology treats more than 1,400 inpatients every year under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Gerd Walz and has a special modern full-equipped station for dialysis. It also consists of 18 beds with a medical staff present around the clock to provide the best treatment for patients.
Department of Nephrology at University Hospital Freiburg is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Kidney stones
• Acute renal failure
• Chronic renal failure
• Arterial hypertension
• Glomerulonephritis
• Interstitial nephritis
• IgA nephropathy
• Chronic kidney disease
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Von Hippel-Lindau disease
• Plasmacytoma
• Lupus erythematous
- Since 1999 Professor (C4) of Nephrology, University Hospital Freiburg.
- Since 1999 Head of the Department of Nephrology at the University Hospital Freiburg.
- 1995 - 1999 Attending Physician and Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
- 1992 - 1995 Training for Medical Specialist, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
- 1992 Habilitation, Free University of Berlin.
- 1987 - 1992 Postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
- 1984 Doctoral degree, Free University of Berlin.
- 1983 - 1987 Assistant Physician, Faculty of Medicine, Free University of Berlin.
- 1976 - 1983 Study of Medicine at the Free University of Berlin and the University of Tuebingen.
Positions in Scientific Societies and Committees
- Since 2006 Academic Consultant, Institute of Nephrology, Changzheng Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Awards and Honorary Memberships
- 2011 Lilian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease.
- Since 2009 Member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
- 2008 Ernst Jung Award.
- 1991 Special Fellowship, Leukemia Society of America, USA.
- 1989 Transplantation Award, ASTP.
Department of Nephrology
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