University Hospital Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Jan Christoph Simon
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology
Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology at University Hospital Leipzig provides conservative and surgical care for patients with skin conditions, allergic reactions as well as sexually transmitted diseases. The department is divided into specialized units such as the Dermatologic Surgery Center, Skin Cancer Center, Reference Center of the European Academy of Andrology as well as the Leipzig Interdisciplinary Center for Allergology. The Dermatologic Surgery Center is fully equipped with the most advanced equipment for the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. The main areas of focus of the department are reconstructive tumor surgery, inflammatory diseases of the skin as well as varicose vein surgery. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Jan Christoph Simon, the surgical unit performs over 3,000 interventions every year.
The department is composed of 2 wards and other functional areas such as the Laser Aesthetics unit, Allergy unit and Andrology unit and has a bed count of 50 beds where over 2,500 inpatients are treated annually. The Skin Cancer Center of the department was among the first centers to be certified and re-certified by the German Cancer Society. The cancer center treats over 1,000 inpatients and 2,500 outpatients diagnosed with some type of skin cancer.
The Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology at University Hospital Leipzig is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Malignant melanoma
• White skin cancer
• Atypical fibroxanthoma
• Merkel cell carcinoma
• Paget’s disease
• Sweat glands carcinoma
• Lipoma
• Congenital melanocytic nevus
• Keloids
• Acne inversa
• Phimosis
• Leg ulcers
• Varicose veins
- 1981 - 1988 Studied medicine at the Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg
- 1984 - 1985 Studied medicine at the University of Glasgow, Scotland as a scholarship holder of the University of Freiburg
- 1988 3rd Medical state examination, license to practice medicine and doctorate in medicine
- 1990 American Medical Exam (FMGMES I, II)
Professional career
- 1988 - 1990 Dermatology Education, University of Texas Health and Science Center, Dallas, USA, Dept. of Dermatology, scholarship holder of the German Research Foundation and the Dermatology Foundation, Evanston, USA
- 1991 - 1993 Scientific assistant, University Dermatological Clinic Freiburg
- 1993 Specialist in the skin and venereal diseases
- 1994 Habilitation, Venia legendi for dermatology and venereology at the University of Freiburg
- 1994 Senior physician, university lecturer at the University Dermatological Clinic, Freiburg
- 1998 Heisenberg Fellowship from the German Research Foundation
- 1998 University professor of allergology and immunodermatology at the University of Freiburg
- 1999 - 2003 Head of the BMBF-funded transregional interdisciplinary clinical research group allergology
- 2002 - 2003 Acting medical director of the University Dermatological Clinic Freiburg
- Since 2003 Director of the Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Clinic Leipzig
- Since 2009 Spokesman for the Transregio Collaborative Research Center 67 Matrix Engineering at the TU Dresden and the University of Leipzig
- Since 2011 Medical-Scientific Director of the Department of Internal Medicine, Neurology and Dermatology at the University Hospital Leipzig
Miscellaneous
- Author of over 340 scientific articles, book contributions etc.
- Member of over 20 national and international societies, including the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Saxon Academy of Sciences and the Presidium of the German Dermatological Society
- Winner of 15 scientific awards
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology
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