University Hospital Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Schlitt
Department of Surgery
Department of Surgery at University Hospital Regensburg provides surgical care for patients with acute and chronic diseases of the digestive tract as well as abdominal organs. The department covers the fields of general, visceral, transplant surgery, surgical intensive care, and surgical research and also has a significant focus directed toward tumor treatment as it works in close cooperation with the Departments of Gastroenterology, Oncology, Radiation Therapy, Radiology, and Pathology to ensure patients get the care of specialists in each step of the management plan.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Hans-Jürgen Schlitt, the medical team uses the latest scientific findings for pre- and post-treatment care as well as complex surgical procedures, up to organ transplantations, and combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat over 2,000 inpatients every year. The facility has achieved impressive results in the field of organ transplantation as it works closely with nephrologists and gastroenterologists to perform 80 kidney transplants and 50 liver transplants annually.
The Department of Surgery at University Hospital Regensburg is specialized in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of:
- Barret’s esophagus
- Adenocarcinoma
- Appendicitis
- Esophageal carcinoma
- Pancreatic tumors
- Lung cancer
- Pulmonary emphysema
- Mesothelioma
- Pleural empyema
- Thyroid cancer
- Parathyroid disorders
- Hemorrhoids
- Anal fistula
- Adenoma
- Hernia
Education
- 1980-1986 studied at the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg
- PhD 1986 Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg "Investigations on mumps virus-specific immune functions in children with diabetes mellitus" (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans W. Kreth)
- 1994- Habilitation Hannover Medical School "Donor leukocytes and chimerism in clinical liver, lung and heart transplantation - analysis and outlook"
Specialist training
- 1986 and 1988-1994- Center for Surgery (Prof. Dr. R. Pichlmayr, Prof. Dr. H. Tscherne, Prof. Dr. HG Borst), Hannover Medical School
Specialist
- 1994-2002 Senior Physician, Clinic for Visceral and Transplant Surgery (Prof. Dr. Rudolf Pichlmayr), Hannover Medical School (MHH)
- 2002-2003 Chairman and Director, Upper Gastrointestinal and Transplantation Surgery, University of Sydney, Australia
- Since 2003 Chair of Surgery and Director of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Surgery, Clinic of the University of Regensburg
Qualifications
- 1994 Specialist in surgery
- 1994 Additional qualification in rescue medicine
- 1996 Focus on visceral surgery
- 1999 Associate professor, MH Hannover
- 2001 Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS)
- 2001 Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- 2002 Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
- 2002 Medical Hospital Manager (MHM)
- 2010 Honorary European Diploma in Transplantation Surgery, Fellow, European Board of Surgery (FEBS)
Prizes and awards (selection)
- 1988 Josef Schneider Prize from the University of Würzburg
- 1994 Young Investigators' Award from the Transplantation Society
- 1994 Research Prize, German Transplantation Society
- 1999 Rudolf Schoen Prize for clinical research
- 2000 Prof. hc, Staatl. Medical Academy Kirow, Russia
- 2000 Von Langenbeck Prize, German Society for Surgery
- 2000 Sir Hans Krebs Prize for basic medical research
- 2002 Research Prize, German Association for the Study of the Liver (GASL)
- 2007 Honorary Member, Jordanian Surgical Society
- 2011 Member, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (ML), National Academy of Sciences
Clinical focus
- Surgical oncology
- Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery
- Transplant surgery
Research
- Areas Transplant
- Immunology Oncology
- Clinical Studies
Memberships (selection)
- German Society for Surgery (DGCh)
- German Society for Immunology (DGfI)
- Professional Association of German Surgeons (BDC)
- German Transplantation Society (DTG)
- The Transplantation Society (TTS)
- European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT)
- German Cancer Society (DKG)
- Association of Bavarian Surgeons (VBC)
- Society for Gastroenterology in Bavaria (GfGB)
- Society of German Natural Scientists and Doctors (GDNÄ)
- German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV)
- German Association for the Study of the Liver (GASL)
- European Association for the Study of the Liver ( EASL)
- German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Functions / committees (selection)
- 1992-2002 Founding member and secretary of the Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 265 "Immune reactions and pathomechanisms in organ transplants" of the DFG, Hannover Medical School
- since 2004 Committee member, Association of Bavarian Surgeons (VBC)
- 2005/2006 Chairman, Association of Bavarian Surgeons eV (VBC)
- since 2005 Member of the Executive Board and Head of Division, Visceral Surgery, Professional Association of German Surgeons (BDC)
- 2005-2007 Council Member, European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT)
- 2005-2010 Deputy Chairman, German Transplantation Society (DTG)
- since 2005Chairman, Commission Surgery / Orthopedics, Bavarian Association for Quality Assurance (BAQ)
- 2007 2011 Treasurer, European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT)
- since 2007 Member Advisory Board, Society for Gastroenterology in Bavaria (GfGB)
- since 2007 Deputy. Chairman, Chir. AG Transplantation (CAT) of DGAV
- 2009-2011 Vice Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Regensburg
- since 2009 Deputy. Chairman, Chir. AG Liver / Biliary Tract / Pancreas (CALGP)
- 2009-2011 Chairman, Organ Commission Liver of the DTG
- 2010-2011 Member, Federal Expert Group Liver Transplantation and Living Donation, AQUA Institute
- since 2010Spokesman of the Clinical Research Group (KFO) 243 "Early determinants of late transplant outcome (ELITE)" of the DFG
- 2011 President, German Association for the Study of the Liver (GASL)
- 2011 Chairman, Society for Gastroenterology in Bavaria (GfGB)
- since 2011 Chairman, Surgical Working Group on Transplantation (CAT)
