University Hospital Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Jost Hillenkamp
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology at University Hospital Würzburg provides conservative and surgical care for patients of all ages with diseases of the eye and orbit. The department has the latest diagnostics and therapeutics, and it also follows the latest surgical protocols and techniques for the treatment of various ocular diseases. The offered service is on both an inpatient and outpatient basis through the three outpatient stations as well as three inpatient operating theaters and one outpatient operating room where surgeons perform innovative minimally invasive procedures that improve the outcome and decrease the risk of complications. The facility is also one of the few centers in Germany which has a Cornea Bank for transplantation surgeries.
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Med. Jost Hillenkamp, the medical team treats over 5,200 inpatients every year, almost 20% of which is glaucoma patients at different stages. The research unit conducts many projects on topics such as age-related macular degeneration, ophthalmic imaging, and surgeries for glaucoma and retinal diseases. The facility is a certified Center for Pediatric Ophthalmology where the specialized physicians properly manage congenital and acquired pathologies of children.
The Department of Ophthalmology at University Hospital Würzburg is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
- Cataract
- Glaucoma
- Refractive errors
- Corneal ulcer
- Retinoblastoma
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Retinal occlusive diseases
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Squint
Academic Education
- 1987 - 1993 Study of Medicine at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
- 1993 and 1995 United States Medical Licensing Examination and State Examination, Level 1 and 2 (Medical State Examination, USA).
- 2007 - 2009 In-house Master's degree in Hospital Management, Faculty of Medicine at the Christian Albrecht University of Kiel in collaboration with Damp Academy GmbH.
Academic Degrees and Titles
- 1994 Title of the Candidate of Medical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
- 2006 Doctoral thesis defense and Venia Legendi in Ophthalmology, University of Regensburg.
- 2009 Master's Degree in Hospital Management, Christian Albrecht University of Kiel.
- 2011 Unscheduled Professorship in Ophthalmology, Christian Albrecht University of Kiel.
Professional Experience after Graduation
- 1994 - 1995 Intern in the Department of Gastroenterology at the Heidelberg University.
- 1995 Doctor's Certificate.
- 1996 - 1997 Internship in Internal Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Research Activities at the Center for Diagnostic Imaging of the Eye, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, USA.
- 1997 - 2000 Assistant Physician and Research Fellow in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Duesseldorf.
- 2000 - 2002 Research Fellow and Scholar of the German Research Foundation, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital, and Internship at the Retina Center, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.
- 2002 - 2004 Assistant Physician and Research Fellow in the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Regensburg.
- 2004 Medical Specialist Certification in Ophthalmology and Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO) (European Specialist).
- 2004 - 2007 Senior Physician in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Regensburg.
- 2007 - 2014 Head of the Department of Ophthalmology and Deputy Director in the Department of Retinology at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel.
- 22.07.2013 Invitation to the position of (W3) Professor in Ophthalmology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
- 22.07.2014 Invitation to the position of (W3) Professor in Ophthalmology, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg.
- Since 01.11.2014, Director of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Würzburg.
Department of Ophthalmology
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