Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery at University Hospital Tübingen

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University Hospital Tübingen

Tübingen, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Alfred Königsrainer

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery at University Hospital Tübingen provides surgical treatments for patients with diseases of the digestive tract and organs such as the liver and pancreas. The department is certified by the DGAV as a center for Obesity, Peritoneum, and Metabolic Surgery. FOCUS Magazine also recognized the department as one of the best facilities in Germany for the treatment of colon cancer. The department is also certified by the German Continence Society.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Alfred Königsrainer, the department treats over 3,100 inpatients every year, many of which suffer gallstones. The department has special attention directed towards the surgical treatment of tumors as it is certified by the German Cancer Society as a Visceral Oncology Center. The department is equipped with the most advanced therapeutics and surgical techniques to ensure the patient gets optimal care such as the da Vinci surgical system and minimally invasive procedures.

The Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery at University Hospital Tübingen is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:

•   Gastroesophageal reflux diseases
•   Barret’s esophagus
•   Intestinal stenosis
•   Adenocarcinoma
•   Esophageal, stomach and intestinal tumors
•   Liver tumors
•   Liver cysts
•   Hepatitis
•   Pancreatitis
•   Gallstones
•   Pancreas tumors
•   Biliary tract occlusion
•   Gall bladder tumors
•   Tumor metastases
•   Hernia
•   Appendicitis

Professional Experience

01.12.1979 - 30.11.1980 Intern, Meran Regional Hospital, South Tyrol (Gynecology, General Surgery, Internal Medicine).
01.01.1981 - 30.06.1987 Training for the title of a Medical Specialist, Department of General, Vascular, Pediatric, Transplant Surgery,
Surgical Endoscopy, University Hospital Innsbruck (Head: Prof. Dr. F. Gschnitzer).
June 1987 Medical Specialist in Surgery.
01.10.1987 Senior Physician, Department of General, Vascular, Pediatric, Transplant Surgery, Surgical Endoscopy, University Hospital Innsbruck (Head: Prof. Dr. F. Gschnitzer).
09.12.1991 12/09/1991 Habilitation, General Surgery, Department of General, Vascular, Pediatric, Transplant Surgery, Surgical Endoscopy, University Hospital Innsbruck. Subject: "Experimental and clinical trials on immunological monitoring of pancreatic allografts".
31.03.04 Deputy Head of the Department of General and Transplant Surgery (Chief Physician: Prof. Dr. R. Margreiter), University Hospital Innsbruck.
Head of the Department of General, Abdominal, Adult and Pediatric Transplant Surgery at the University Hospital Tuebingen.

University Positions

09.12.1991 University Lecturer.
May 1992 Assistant Professor.
01.10.1997 University Professor.

Internships Abroad

April 1994 Istituto Scientifico "San Raffaele", Milan, Italy, Clinical and Experimental Islet Cell Transplantation (Director: Prof. G. Pozza).
01.07. - 31.12.1995 Bolzano, South Tyrol, Bolzano Regional Hospital, Head of the Department of General Surgery.
January and February 1996 University Hospital Eppendorf, Department of General Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr. CE Brölsch), Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation.
March 1996 Saint-Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantology (Head: Prof. Dr. JB Otte), Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation.
April - June 1996 Hospital at the University College London (UK), Section of Liver Transplantation (Head: Prof. Dr. R. Williams Cons).

Special Positions

Until 2004 Member of the Eurotransplant Pancreas Advisory Committee.
Board Member of the European Liver Transplant Association (ELTA).
Until 2004 Board Member of the Austrian Society for Transplantation.
Member of the Advisory Council on Transplantation of the Austrian Federal institute for Health Care.
Until 2004 Representative of the Tyrol Working Group on Oncology (cancer of the esophagus and cardiac stomach; tumors of the liver and biliary tract).
Until 2005 Board Member of the AIDPIT.