Essen University Hospital
Essen
, Germany
4
reviews
Price level High
Joint Commission International
1909
foundation year
1300
beds
50000
patients per year
About clinic
Essen University Hospital in Germany is a prestigious medical center, a European leader in hematology, oncology, cardiac surgery, transplantology, and immunology. Essen is recognized as one of the most popular hospitals among patients from other countries.
Achievements of Essen include:
- It is one of the best medical centers in Europe for bone marrow transplantation.
- The Essen Cancer Center coordinates with the world's leading clinics and is the world's leading center for treating all types of cancer.
- Essen cooperates with the West German Center for Proton Therapy (WPE), thanks to which patients can receive the most modern type of radiation therapy – protons.
- In 2021, the world's first Center for the Treatment of Eye Diseases was opened in Essen, which performs operations of unique complexity.
Essen Hospital was founded in 1909. It regularly tops the rankings of the best hospitals in Germany; it is JCI-certified. At the Essen University Hospital, 500,000 patients are treated annually in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Main Specializations of Essen Hospital
Essen University Hospital is a large medical city with 29 specialized centers and over 20 research institutes.
Leading German specialists who offer complex therapy for the most complex pathologies work in Essen. Medical care in Essen meets high international standards and includes the latest scientific developments.
The medical center pays special attention to:
- Diagnosis of cancer in the early stages.
- Development of new methods for imaging tumors and treatment regimens for cancer of all organs.
- Development of drugs for targeted and immune therapies. Some of the drugs are only available in Essen.
- The study of genetic and immune risk factors for cancer.
- Creating unique methods for treating leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, and melanoma.
- Allogeneic stem cell transplantation from a related or unrelated donor according to the HLA system of donors.
- Complex operations on the brain and spinal cord using neuronavigation and neuromonitoring systems.
- Treatment of the consequences of strokes and heart attacks.
- Organ transplantation, for instance, liver transplantation from a related donor.
- Minimally invasive surgical procedures in the field of neurosurgery and cardiac surgery.
- Robotic surgery.
- Arthroscopic treatment of joints.
- Endoprosthesis replacement of joints with the installation of prostheses from leading manufacturers with a life-long service life.
- Development of technologies for the treatment of fractures of bones and joints, hand surgery, and tumor diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
- Intensive care of adolescents with severe pathologies.
- Care of premature newborns (up to 1 kg), as well as eliminating congenital pathologies in children.
According to the data from the hospital, 95% of all surgical interventions in Essen are performed in a minimally invasive way. This makes patients recover quickly, and many leave the hospital on the second day.
Benefits of treatment at Essen Hospital
The facilities of the Essen University Hospital allow patients to receive modern medical care at an international level.
Essen Hospital offers:
- Services of the world's leading experts in all medical fields, including a second medical opinion.
- Access to accurate diagnostic techniques, including molecular imaging, which can detect tumors at the zero stage.
- Non-standard and innovative methods of cancer treatment: immunotherapy, proton therapy.
- Development of an individual program of examination, therapy and recovery, taking into account all the characteristics and needs of the patient.
- Treatment using modern equipment that meets international quality standards.
- The caring attitude of the medical staff and a high level of service.
Essen Hospital features the first PET center in Germany, which performs accurate diagnosis of tumor processes at all stages and controls the therapy process.
Conditions for Foreign Patients at Essen Hospital
The Essen University Hospital offers patients a package of services that includes:
- accommodation in 1, 2, 3-bed superior rooms;
- varied food;
- translation services to communicate with doctors;
- personal coordinator.
Essen Hospital has an extensive infrastructure, offering everything necessary for patients' psychological comfort, including a beautiful park for walking, recreation areas, numerous cafes, a beauty salon, and a gym. Patients on outpatient treatment are offered to stay in a cozy hotel within walking distance of Essen Hospital.
Experts Medical Doctor-Coordinator will help organize consultations and treatments with leading doctors in Essen. They will support the patient at all stages of their treatment in Germany.
The best specialties of the hospital
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Cardiosurgery
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics & gynecology
Oncology
Ophtalmology
Urology, nephrology
Markina Irina
5/5
Clinic: Essen University Hospital
Diagnosis: Kidney surgery
I have had kidney problems since childhood. When I turned 25, doctors strongly recommended that I remove the kidney and look for a donor to transplant a new one. But in Germany, it turned out that a simple operation was needed to expand one of the channels. The operation was under general anesthesia. After her, two small holes remained on her stomach and back, which are now not to be found.
16/01/2017
Vadym
5/5
Clinic: Essen University Hospital
Diagnosis: surgery
An operation was easy and painless, on the second day the wife began to get out of bed, and on the third day she was already walking around the clinic. Many thanks to the German doctors for this!
12/06/2019
Alla and Boris
5/5
Clinic: Essen University Hospital
Diagnosis: Oncology
My husband has cancer. He was treated in Ukraine, but there was no result. We arrived at the Essen clinic, where all the examinations were quickly carried out, according to the results of which therapy was recommended. Although in Ukraine doctors could not find a treatment for Boris, in Germany, on the contrary, it was said that it was even good that the tumor was endocrine-dependent, because it is controlled by special hormonal preparations. To tell the truth, the drugs will need to be taken during the life – once every 4 weeks.
The clinic has a very attentive attitude of all medical staff and the professor himself – the head physician. Patients are monitored at a very high level.
20/05/2019
Mila
5/5
Clinic: Essen University Hospital
Diagnosis: Knee injury
The next day after our arrival, an appointment at the clinic and a preoperative examination took place. My brother and I were operated on the same day – we asked for this in advance in order to be discharged from the clinic at the same time.
We were very pleased with the clinic and the doctor who operated on us.
29/07/2018
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Experts Medical cooperates with foreign funds that help our patients pay for treatment
You can receive compensation up to 20,000 euros for the treatment of a patient under the age of 18
Cost of diagnostics and operations
Diagnostics
| Blood test for tumor markers | Enquire price | |
| CT (computed tomography) | Enquire price | |
| Cytogenetic study of the bone marrow | Enquire price | |
| USR | Enquire price | |
| Scintigraphy | Enquire price | |
| PET-CT | Enquire price | |
| MRI of one area | Enquire price | |
| MRI of the brain with contrast | Enquire price | |
| Laboratory tests | Enquire price | |
| CT scan of the paranasal sinuses | Enquire price | |
| CT scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvic organs | Enquire price | |
| Orthopedic consultation | Enquire price | |
| Analysis of thyroid hormones (including T3, T4, TSH) | Enquire price | |
| Oncologist's consultation | Enquire price | |
| Neurosurgeon's consultation | Enquire price | |
| Neurologist's consultation | Enquire price | |
| Hematologist's consultation | Enquire price | |
| Comprehensive diagnosis of multiple sclerosis | Enquire price | |
| Visual evoked potential (VEP test) | Enquire price | |
| Bone marrow biopsy with cytogenetic analysis | Enquire price | |
| Bone marrow biopsy | Enquire price | |
| Biopsy of sentinel lymph nodes | Enquire price | |
| EEG (Electroencephalography) | Enquire price |
Treatment
| Liver transplant | $100000 | Enquire price |
| Amputation of a limb | Enquire price | |
| Proton therapy for prostate cancer | Enquire price | |
| Cholecystectomy | Enquire price | |
| Chemotherapy for breast cancer | Enquire price | |
| Chemotherapy for leukemia | Enquire price | |
| Chemotherapy | Enquire price | |
| Septoplasty | Enquire price | |
| Bone resection with implant replacement | Enquire price | |
| Bone resection | Enquire price | |
| Rehabilitation after a stroke | Enquire price | |
| Rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy | Enquire price | |
| Proton Beam Therapy | Enquire price | |
| Proton therapy for breast cancer | Enquire price | |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | Enquire price | |
| Kidney transplant | Enquire price | |
| Operation Whipple | Enquire price | |
| Multiple subpial transections | Enquire price | |
| Multiple subpial transections | Enquire price | |
| Radiation therapy for rectal cancer | Enquire price | |
| Radiation therapy for laryngeal cancer | Enquire price | |
| Radiation therapy | Enquire price | |
| Immunotherapy | Enquire price | |
| Hip Replacement | Enquire price | |
| Biological therapy | Enquire price | |
| Esophagectomy | Enquire price |
Best clinic's doctors
Dirk Schadendorf
Oncologist, Aesthetic Medicine Specialist
Work experience:
34 year
Achievements:
Professor Dirk Schaderdorff is the head of the department of dermatology and oncodermatology at the University Hospital Essen. He studied medicine at the University of Hamburg, and completed an internship at the Memorial Cancer Center. Sloan-Kettering (New York, USA) and received a specialty in immunotherapy.
Author of more than 400 articles.
Curator of 30 clinical trials on skin cancer.
Membership in specialized organizations:
- Chairman of the Oncology Group of the German Association of Dermatologists;
- Chairman of the Melanoma Unit of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Malignant Tumors.
Andreas Hufnagel
Neurologist
Work experience:
30 years
Achievements:
Professor, author of scientific publications in numerous medical journals
Guido Guerken
Gastroenterologist
Work experience:
22 years
Achievements:
He is a member of almost 20 international scientific societies. Many times he was the author of scientific books. Areas of his specialization are an endoscopy and therapy of viral hepatitis.
Dietrich Beelen
Oncohematologist
Work experience:
27 years
Achievements:
Thу docotor has 330 scientific publications. He was awarded the Karl Heinrich Bauer medal for special merits in the field of bone marrow transplantation,
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What treatment is offered at the Essen Clinic for patients with an oncological diagnosis?
Essen University Hospital is recognized as one of the leaders in the field of oncology in Germany and the world. The West German Cancer Center (WTZ) is based in the hospital. Leading specialists in surgery, radiology, immunology, and hematology work here. Doctors develop and implement new methods of cancer treatment based on molecular diagnostics.
Doctors of different specialities make up an individual treatment regimen for each patient. The hospital widely uses multimodal therapy. This is a combination therapy that may include several methods. It is aimed at an effective result that increases the patient’s chances for remission and reduces the risk of metastases and possible relapse.
Among the primary cancer treatment technologies at Essen Hospital:
1. Surgical treatment. Perform mainly minimally invasive organ-preserving operations. Use of robotic surgery. This minimizes tissue injury and speeds up patient recovery. For example, surgery for stomach cancer involves the removal of part of the stomach, depending on the stage and extent of the tumour. It may be accompanied by radiation chemotherapy to increase the patient’s chances of recovery. Chemotherapists and radiologists take part in the treatment. The success of the operation in the Essen clinic is over 96%.
2. Stem cell transplantation. An effective method for treating leukemia, lymphomas, multiple myeloma, and neuroblastoma. Bone marrow transplantation is available from the patient himself (autologous) and from a donor (allogenic).
3. Radiation therapy. The centre is equipped with three modern linear accelerators of different power. Conducted here:
- three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3-D CRT);
- image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT);
- radiation therapy with intensity modulation (IMRT).
4. Proton therapy. This is an advanced technology that is available in some clinics in Europe. Allows precise irradiation of the tumour with protons and ions without damaging adjacent tissues. It is especially indicated in the absence of response to radiation or chemotherapy, as well as for the treatment of children. It has fewer side effects than traditional radiation therapy as it preserves the surrounding tissue. The Essen Clinic cooperates with the WPE Proton Therapy Center.
5. Chemotherapy. They use European ESMO protocols to prescribe maintenance drugs that reduce side effects.
6. Brachytherapy. This is a contact radiation therapy in which a small radioactive source is placed inside or near the tumour. It allows doctors to use the maximum dose to irradiate the internal organs’ tumour accurately.
7. Targeted therapy. They use drugs that target cancer cells, inhibiting their growth and division. Targeted therapy is less toxic compared to chemotherapy.
Why do patients choose the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the Essen Clinic?
The Center for Cardiac Surgery provides comprehensive medical care for cardiovascular disease. The centre is equipped with hybrid operating rooms for endovascular interventions. Cardiac surgeons at the Essen Hospital specialize in minimally invasive procedures: 95% of all surgeries are performed in a low-traumatic manner under image guidance.
The most popular are endovascular (catheter) and endoscopic techniques. Some interventions are performed using the Da Vinci robotic system. Doctors pay special attention to stenting, vascular prosthetics, and the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency. The treatment regimen for each patient is compiled by a team of specialists, which includes cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, angiologists, and arrhythmologists. This allows doctors to treat even the most complex cases successfully.
Foreign patients are in demand of the following treatment methods:
- radiofrequency ablation of arrhythmogenic foci;
- stenting of coronary vessels;
- coronary artery bypass grafting;
- catheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI);
- mitral valve reconstruction (MitraClip and PASCAL);
- implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators;
- percutaneous angioplasty;
- treatment of congenital heart defects, including endovascular occlusion of ventricular and atrial septal defects;
- removal of heart tumours.
According to Essen, the success rate of heart surgery reaches 99% (these figures exceed the German average).
The Essen Clinic conducts scientific research on the molecular basis of heart and vascular diseases and develops new methods for their therapy.
What surgeries are performed in the department of abdominal surgery at the Essen Clinic?
Essen University Hospital has modern medical equipment for surgical treatment of all diseases, including the most complex ones. The clinic’s surgeons are recognized as experts in general, abdominal, thoracic, and transplant surgery.
They perform the following surgeries:
- Whipple operation. It is a complex procedure that requires great skill from the surgeon. Therefore, it is not available in all clinics. It is indicated for cancer of the pancreas, bile ducts, and intestines. During the procedure, the doctor removes part of the pancreas, duodenum, gallbladder, part of the stomach, and the common bile duct. The success rate of the intervention at the Essen Clinic is 97%.
- Esophagectomy is the removal of part or all of the oesophagus. It is carried out with cancer of the oesophagus and severe reflux esophagitis. Essen surgeons perform the procedure with a predominantly minimally invasive endoscopic technique.
- Kidney transplant. It is indicated in the terminal stage of chronic renal failure. It allows doctors to improve patients’ quality of life and save them from the need for dialysis. They performed endoscopically. The success rate of a kidney transplant in Essen is 99%.
- Liver transplant. Perform with cirrhosis, liver cancer, and acute liver failure. Using a Da Vinci robotic system. 90% of liver transplants in Essen are successful.
For foreign patients in Essen, kidney and liver transplantation is available only from related donors.
To smoothly arrange a treatment trip at the Essen University Hospital, please contact the Experts Medical coordinating doctor.