Hospital Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Departments

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Endoprosthetics ranks among the best German medical facilities specializing in hip replacement surgery! The department offers the full range of services for knee and hip arthroplasty, including revision surgery. The department has been carrying out successful clinical activities for over 50 years and is one of the top five Endoprosthetics Centers in Germany. The department annually performs over 2,800 surgical interventions on the joints, and, in total, it has performed more than 64,000 arthroplasty procedures. In November 2012, the department was certified as the Endoprosthesis Center by the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery (DGOOC). The high competence of doctors, a wide range of surgical techniques and modern implants contribute to the provision of optimal medical care. Most joint interventions are performed using sparing minimally invasive techniques and advanced navigation systems, which guarantee patients excellent results and a high safety of treatment.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Infectology and Nephrology offers the full range of preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic services to the patients with diseases of the stomach, bowel, esophagus, pancreas, liver, gallbladder and biliary tract, kidneys, as well as pathologies of the thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal glands and diabetes mellitus. The department also provides medical care to the patients with infectious diseases, including gastrointestinal infections, soft tissue infections, and severe urinary tract infections. The department's diagnostic options include comprehensive laboratory diagnostics, abdominal ultrasound examinations, as well as imaging tests of the gastrointestinal tract and endoscopy. The department's specialists work with high-tech equipment, use both conventional and advanced therapeutic methods in their clinical practice, which provide patients with fast and effective treatment. The department is one of the best medical facilities of this kind in the national medical arena.