Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectology at University Hospital Tübingen

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University Hospital Tübingen

Tübingen, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Nisar Malek

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectology

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectology at University Hospital Tübingen provides care for patients with diseases of the digestive tract and organs as well as infectious diseases. The department is in close cooperation with the Center for Personalized Medicine, Center for Gastrointestinal Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Comprehensive Infectious Disease Center Tübingen. The department is equipped with the most advanced cutting-edge diagnostics and therapeutics for the management of the stomach, intestine, liver, and pancreatic diseases.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Nisar Malek, the department treats over 2,800 inpatients every year, 200 of which are diagnosed with biliary tract stenosis. The department takes pride in its minimally invasive procedures such as endoscopic interventions of both diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The department also offers consultations, examinations, and development of a treatment plan on both an outpatient and inpatient basis.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectology at University Hospital Tübingen is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:

•   Liver cirrhosis
•   Wilson’s disease
•   Hemochromatosis
•   Transthyretin amyloidosis
•   HIV & AIDS
•   Chickenpox
•   Tuberculosis
•   Syphilis
•   Gonorrhea
•   Viral hepatitis
•   Liver adenoma
•   Hepatocellular carcinoma
•   Hepatic failure
•   Crohn’s disease
•   Ulcerative colitis
•   Intestinal cancer
•   Biliary tract obstruction
•   Biliary tract cancer
•   Gallstones

Professional Career

2015 - present Director, Center for Personalized Medicine (ZPM), University Hospital Tuebingen.
2013 - present Deputy Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center Tuebingen-Stuttgart.
2011 - present Full Professor and Director, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, University Hospital Tuebingen.
2008 Professorship for Cell Proliferation Control within the Cluster of Excellence "REBIRTH", Hannover Medical School, Hannover.
2007 - 2011 Group Leader, Trans Med Lab, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig.
2007 Habilitation in Internal Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover.
2002 - 2007 Group Leader, Institute for Molecular Biology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover.
1998 - 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, USA.
1996 Doctor of Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover.

Scholarships, Awards and Administrative Functions

2015 - present Speaker, Research Committee of the German Society for Internal Medicine (DGIM).
2014 - present Member, Scientific Review Board of the German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe).
2012 - present Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Comprehensive Cancer Center Göttingen.
2012 - present Member, Board of Trustees, Fritz Lipman Institute for Aging Research, Jena.
2007 - present Speaker, early drug development/phase 1 group (AIO).
2009 Board Certification, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
2009 Johann Georg Zimmermann Prize for Cancer Research.
2008 Scientific Award of the German Working Group on Oncology (AIO).
2006 Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover.
2006 Board Certification, Internal Medicine.