University Hospital Rechts der Isar
Munich, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Gschwend
Department of Urology
The Department of Urology is directed by Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Gschwend. The department focuses on surgical operations and drug therapy for urological tumors, Prostate carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, testicular tumors, renal or adrenal cancer, and penile carcinoma. The team of the department also has great expertise in the management of urinary stone disease and minimally invasive urological procedures. The department participates in interdisciplinary collaboration with oncology, radiotherapy, gynecology, nephrology, neurology, pediatrics and endocrinology so as to give patients a more holistic therapy.
The Department of Urology at the Rechts der Isar Hospital has been certified since 2011 by DEKRA and the European Board of Urology. This ensures high-quality training of specialist doctors and a more refined treatment process. In addition, the department is a partner of the Roman Herzog Comprehensive Cancer Center (RHCCC), a certified prostate cancer center and one of the top centers for testicular tumors in Germany.
The department has its own operating theatres, radiological department and two stations with a total of 57 beds and rooms equipped with telephone, television, and bathroom. They have been working since 2009 with robot-assisted surgery (da Vinci surgical robot). As a minimally invasive procedure, that has numerous advantages for the patient and the physician. It causes less pain, faster recovery and increased precision compared to conventional open surgery.
The department of urology at Recht der Isar hospital specializes in the treatment of the following diseases:
- Kidney tumor
- Bladder carcinoma
- Prostate carcinoma
- Testicular tumor
- Stress incontinence
- Kidney and ureteral stones
- Renal cysts
Following are the most common treatment performed at Recht der Isar hospital’s urology department:
- Orthotopic neobladder reconstruction
- Partial urethral replacement
- Erectile tissue implants
- Artificial urinary bladder sphincter
- Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)
- Kidney transplant
- After studying medicine at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the University of Ulm (1981: state examination and thesis defense), Prof. Gschwend began his internship at the University Hospital Ulm under the direction of Prof. Hautmann.
- Having received a scholarship from the German Research Foundation, he worked at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York under the direction of Prof. W.R. Fair.
- In 1998 the professor completed his habilitation, subject: "Induction of apoptosis in prostate cancer."
- Since 2006, Prof. Gschwend has been the Full Professor and the Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Urology at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich.
- Prof. Gschwend’s research activities are focused on surgical, clinical and experimental urology. The research projects cover molecular biology of bladder and prostate cancer with an emphasis on micrometastases and signal transduction.
Memberships
- Official Representative of the Working Group on Urologic Oncology of the German Cancer Society.
- Board Member and Coordinator of the German Society of Urology.
- Official Representative of the Working Group on Urologic Oncology of the German Society of Urology.
- Deputy Chairman of the Munich Cancer Center.
- Most Significant Awards
- 2008 Award of the Faculty of Medicine and Medical Association of the Technical University of Munich.
- 2000 Maximilian Nitze Prize of the German Society of Urology.
- 2000 Merckle Research Award of the University of Ulm
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