Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery at University Hospital Mainz

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University Hospital Mainz

Mainz, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Hauke Lang

Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery at University Hospital Mainz provides surgical care for patients with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, biliary system, and pancreas. The department is certified by the German Society for General and Abdominal Surgery as well as the German Cancer Society as it is equipped with the latest, advanced diagnostics, therapeutic and surgical equipment for the management of the full range of abdominal organ diseases.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Hauke Lang, the department treats about 3,500 inpatients every year suffering from various diseases such as appendicitis, liver cancer, colon cancer and metastatic masses of the gastroenterological system. The department is well-known for its minimally invasive procedures which reduces recovery period, blood loss and complications and it is also specialized in organ transplantation.

The Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery at University Hospital Mainz is specialized in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of:

•   Crohn’s disease
•   Colorectal cancer
•   Diverticulitis
•   Colon polyps
•   Ulcerative colitis
•   Rectal prolapse
•   Appendicitis
•   Liver cancer
•   Sarcomas
•   Achalasia cardia
•   Gastroesophageal reflux disease
•   Hernia
•   Pancreatic tumors
•   Gallstones
•   Tumors of the gastrointestinal tract

Prof. Dr. med. Hauke Lang studied Human Medicine at the Philipps University of Marburg.
In 1982, he became a Member of the Corps Teutonia Marburg.
After military service, the doctor began his work at the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg.
In 1990, he passed the Medical Examination
In 1990 and 1991, he was an Intern at the Polyclinic of Internal Medicine at the University of Munich and in the Department of Abdominal and Transplant Surgery at the Hannover Medical School.
He continued his work at the Hannover Medical School, where he received the title of Doctor of Medicine in 1992.
In 1999, he was habilitated and became a Senior Physician and a Medical Specialist in Surgery. In the same year, he began his work at the Essen University Hospital.
In 2002, the professor received a specialization in Abdominal Surgery
In 2004 he was appointed as a Visiting Professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
At the same time (2003 - 2006), he received a Master's Degree in Health and Social Services Management, the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and the University of Witten/Herdecke.
On December 1, 2007, Dr. Hauke Lang accepted the offer to hold the position of Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Mainz and he became the Head of the Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery.