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Alfried Krupp Clinic
Essen, Germany
Clinic Review
The University Clinic of Alfrred Krupp is the largest institution not only in Germany but also in Europe. Territory of the clinic consist of 10 certified centers and 19 specialized departments. As a leading emergency care center, the clinic is focused on working with critical patients and acute illnesses.
The institution has been receiving over 80,000 patients every year for 147 years. To this day, the Krupp dynasty finances the clinic. Having created its own charitable foundation, the Krupp family personally monitor the quality of the medical services provided and keep up the traditional values of German medicine.
Thanks to the close localization of the buildings, all the specialized personnel are located in the neighborhood, which speeds up the exchange of information and the possibility of obtaining additional consultations of doctors from related fields.
Advantages of Alfried Krupp clinic in the facts:
- The General and Visceral Surgery Department has the status of a certified intestinal disease treatment center (in accordance with DIN ISO EN 9001) and the treatment of obesity. Since the beginning of 2016, the Department of Surgery is the Complex Center for the Treatment of Pancreatic Surgical Diseases. Under the directions of Prof.Dr Marco Niedergethmann, the department is included in the list of TOP-100 Hospitals according to Journal FOCUS.
- Since many patients fear an operation, they have formed a team of experts in the anesthesia department which provides 24-hour specialized and psychological support.
- FOCUS published a division of internal diseases I and cardiology in the number of top German clinics in 2015. The specialists use only the newest treatment technologies, including two tables for the study of the left atrial catheter with the installation of digital processing and image preservation.
- The Department of Internal Medicine II and Nephrology since 2016 is considered the best in Germany in the field of nephrology.
- According to FOCUS journal, the Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, led by Prof. Dr. Peter-Dirk Berlit is considered the best in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in Germany in year 2017.
- The Department of Radio-Oncology and Radiation Therapy is famous for the most accurate and fastest diagnosis of diseases. Particular attention is paid to interventional radiological and neuroradiological treatment.
Features of the Clinic
The main feature of the Alfried Krupp Clinic is cooperation with the University of Duisburg-Essen. This allows the clinic not only to use new technologies as one of the first in the world, but also to participate in research and development of new methods for diagnosis and treatment of a lot of medicine areas.
The main specialties of Alfried Krupp Clinic:
- anesthesia;
- surgery;
- gynecology;
- cardiology;
- nephrology;
- neurosurgery;
- neurology;
- orthopedics.
The hospital is constantly updating its technical equipment, so that doctors can use the latest generation state of the art technology:
- MRI;
- CT with C-arm system (for maximum accuracy);
- Da Vinci robot;
- intraoperative navigation.
In order to reduce risks, microsurgical techniques are used in most operational cases:
- endoscopy;
- luminescent microscopy (modern technology of histological tissue and cell research);
- technology of neuronavigation (used for operations on the spinal cord and brain).
Certificates:
Chest pain unit
ERTC
TOP 2017 Regionales Krakenhaus
Doctors
Professor Andreas Krödel
Experience:
more than 20 years
more than 20 years
Professor Dr. Peter Berlit
Neurology
Experience:
30 years
30 years
Professor Rudolf Laumer
Neurosurgery
Experience:
26 years
26 years
Professor Dr.med Thomas Budde
Cardiology
Experience:
Professor Klaus Friedrich Waschke
Experience:
Professor Dr.Marco Niedergethmann
Surgery
Experience:
Professor
World renown specialist, head physician of orthopedics and traumatology department, Professor and MD Andreas Krödel . He has developed many techniques for reconstructive sports medicine, correction and rehabilitation of the musculoskeletal system. He is the author and co-author of more than 50 scientific publications.
Working Group on Bone and Soft Tumors of the German Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology since 1994;
Technical Commission of the AO Spine Society since 1995;
Educational Commission AO Spine since 1995.
1992 - George Shmorl's Award of the German Society for Spine Studies;
1994 - Scholar of the German section of the working group on osteosynthesis;
1995 - Scholarship of the Austrian-Swiss-German Orthopedic Community.
Specialty of the doctor: arthroplasty replacement of hip, knee, shoulder, ankle, reconstructive and corrective joint surgery, foot surgery, shoulder surgery, the surgical and conservative treatment of diseases of the spine, arthroscopic surgery of large joints, surgical reconstruction of cartilage includes transplantation and autologous transplantation, minimally invasive surgery, rheumatology, manual therapy, physiotherapy, sports medicine (in collaboration with the Department of internal medicine).
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Membership in professional organizations:
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Doctor's awards:
Specialty of the doctor: arthroplasty replacement of hip, knee, shoulder, ankle, reconstructive and corrective joint surgery, foot surgery, shoulder surgery, the surgical and conservative treatment of diseases of the spine, arthroscopic surgery of large joints, surgical reconstruction of cartilage includes transplantation and autologous transplantation, minimally invasive surgery, rheumatology, manual therapy, physiotherapy, sports medicine (in collaboration with the Department of internal medicine).
Professor Andreas Krödel
Experience: more than 20 years
Professor
The head physician of the Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology Department, Professor and Doctor of Medical Sciences Peter Berlit is one of the leading neurologists in Germany. He is the author of numerous publications in the treatment and diagnosis of neurological diseases, strokes, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, diseases of the spinal cord, nervous system. He developed his own methods of neurological rehabilitation and rehabilitation therapy.
Instructor of the German Ultrasound Society, as well as the Society of Clinical Neurophysiology;
is a member of the neurological associations of US and European doctors;
Member of the Council of the Neurological Society of Germany, as well as the Institute of Exam Questions (for students, re-certification of practicing doctors);
Member of the Commission for urgent therapy of stroke (regional commissioner).
Specialty of the doctor: physical therapy and neurological rehabilitation, neurourology, surgical and medication therapy of Parkinson's disease and epilepsy, treatment of diseases of the brain and spinal cord, sclerosis, epilepsy in adults and children, diagnosis and therapy of acute stroke, diagnosis and treatment of cerebral vasculitis.
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Membership in professional organizations:
Specialty of the doctor: physical therapy and neurological rehabilitation, neurourology, surgical and medication therapy of Parkinson's disease and epilepsy, treatment of diseases of the brain and spinal cord, sclerosis, epilepsy in adults and children, diagnosis and therapy of acute stroke, diagnosis and treatment of cerebral vasculitis.
Professor Dr. Peter Berlit
Experience: 30 years
Neurology
Professor
The chief doctor of the Neurosurgery Department, Professor Dr. Rudolf Laumer is one of the most famous neurosurgeons in the world. The task of his department is to provide the best treatment with the use of innovative technologies in microsurgery, radiosurgery, pain therapy, treatment of craniocerebral trauma and brain tumor etc.
Specialty of the doctor: stereotactic surgery, microsurgery, neurotraumatology, shunting, computer neuronavigation, fluorescent microscopy, neurosurgical resuscitation, spinal and brain surgery, spinal surgery (minimally invasive techniques), vascular neurosurgery (aneurysms, angiomas, intra- and extracranial shunting).
Specialty of the doctor: stereotactic surgery, microsurgery, neurotraumatology, shunting, computer neuronavigation, fluorescent microscopy, neurosurgical resuscitation, spinal and brain surgery, spinal surgery (minimally invasive techniques), vascular neurosurgery (aneurysms, angiomas, intra- and extracranial shunting).
Professor Rudolf Laumer
Experience: 26 years
Neurosurgery
Professor
Head physician of the Internal Medicine I and Cardiology Department. Doctor of Medicine Professor Thomas Budde - the main specialist in the field of internal medicine. Under his supervision all cardiologic diseases in the clinic are treated. He has a diploma of a European Cardiologist.
The Focus Journal included the department of Thomas Budde in the German TOP departments in 2015.
Specialty of the doctor: cardiology (in particular, invasive and non-invasive cardiodiagnostics), special intensive therapy, interventional cardiology (non-surgical intervention in the work of the heart and blood vessels, reduces risks, speeds up the process of healing and recovery, practically has no contraindications), cardio electrophysiology; Diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases; Oncological diseases of the digestive tract; Surgical endoscopy; vascular surgery.
Specialty of the doctor: cardiology (in particular, invasive and non-invasive cardiodiagnostics), special intensive therapy, interventional cardiology (non-surgical intervention in the work of the heart and blood vessels, reduces risks, speeds up the process of healing and recovery, practically has no contraindications), cardio electrophysiology; Diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases; Oncological diseases of the digestive tract; Surgical endoscopy; vascular surgery.
Professor Dr.med Thomas Budde
Experience:
Cardiology
Professor
The chief doctor of the department of anesthesia and intensive care medicine Dr. Klaus Friedrich Waschke. He uses modern methods in epidural analgesia (new method of anesthesia), ancestral anesthesia, postoperative anesthesia, emergency medicine (requires a specific level of specialist’s training) and pain therapy (the way to determine the exact source of pain and eliminate it).
German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care (DGAI);
Association of German Anesthesiologists (BDA);
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA);
International Society of Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes and Immobilization of Biotechnology (ISABI);
Society of Reanimatology;
Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology and Intensive Care;
International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism.
Specialty of the doctor: special anesthetic intensive care therapy, special pain therapy (Physiological specialist).
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Membership in professional communities:
Specialty of the doctor: special anesthetic intensive care therapy, special pain therapy (Physiological specialist).
Professor Klaus Friedrich Waschke
Experience:
Professor
The Chief Physician of the Department of Surgery, Doctor of Medicine Professor Marco Niedergethmann is a certified visceral surgeon of "Pancreatic Surgical Diseases" (2010) and "Surgical liver diseases" (2011).
He studied medicine in Marburg and San Francisco. He is a member of the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV). FOCUS magazine recommends Professor Niedergethmann and included his department in the TOP-100 list of the best clinics.
Specialty of the doctor: tumor surgery, colon and rectum surgery (colorectal cancer, colitis, Crohn's disease), liver and pancreatic surgery, gastric and esophageal ulcer, minimally invasive surgery, hernia and thyroid surgery, obesity / obesity surgery, proctology.
He studied medicine in Marburg and San Francisco. He is a member of the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV). FOCUS magazine recommends Professor Niedergethmann and included his department in the TOP-100 list of the best clinics.
Specialty of the doctor: tumor surgery, colon and rectum surgery (colorectal cancer, colitis, Crohn's disease), liver and pancreatic surgery, gastric and esophageal ulcer, minimally invasive surgery, hernia and thyroid surgery, obesity / obesity surgery, proctology.
Professor Dr.Marco Niedergethmann
Experience:
Surgery
Location of the Clinic
Alfried-Krupp-Strasse 21 D-45131 Essen, Germany
The clinic is located in the elite area of Rüttenscheid, 26 kilometers from Düsseldorf Airport. Clinic can be reached by taxi in 30 minutes or one can take a shuttle bus (the duration of the trip will be just over an hour).
Essen / Mühlheim Airport is 7 kilometers (15 minutes by taxi) from the hospital.
In 7 minutes from the hospital there is a 24-hour parking with 50 parking spaces. Parking is open and free of charge.
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