Asklepios Childrens Hospital Sankt Augustin - Departments

The Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Pulmonology, Neurology, Allergology and Infectology offers the full range of top-class medical services for young patients, from the very first days of life to adolescence. The department's team of doctors specializes in the diagnostics and treatment of a wide group of pathologies in children, including oncological and hematological diseases, rheumatic, endocrine, infectious, allergic and pulmonary diseases. The department has well-equipped diagnostic rooms, where doctors conduct all the modern instrumental, laboratory and imaging tests required for the assessment of the child's health. After studying the diagnostic data, each patient receives an optimal treatment regimen with the use of the very latest drugs and therapeutic procedures. To provide comprehensive medical care, the department includes various outpatient clinics and an interdisciplinary emergency care service. The health of young patients is in the safe hands of competent doctors with vast and successful clinical experience.

The Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology offers the full range of modern surgical treatment for young patients of all age groups. The department's team of doctors has been dealing with the surgical correction of congenital and acquired malformations in children, treatment of injuries, performance of plastic surgery and laser interventions for many years. Of particular interest to the department's specialists is the treatment of genitourinary pathologies and malformations in boys. The surgeons of the medical facility have a perfect command of classical and minimally invasive techniques. Preference is always given to low traumatic surgery, which allows the doctors to save the child from severe pain and long-term postoperative recovery. Doctors strive to maintain a pleasant and friendly atmosphere in the department so that children feel as comfortable as possible and do not experience fear of the upcoming treatment.

The Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery offers the full range of modern surgical interventions for the treatment of congenital and acquired heart defects, as well as pathologies of the respiratory system. The specialists of the medical facility admit newborns, young children, as well as adolescents under the age of 18. The department has a perfect infrastructure for optimal care of young patients. The operating rooms have state-of-the-art equipment, which allows the doctors to perform the most sparing surgical treatment. The department's team of surgeons is convinced that it is possible to achieve an excellent result in the treatment of heart defects in children only when providing comprehensive medical care in interdisciplinary cooperation with specialists in the field of prenatal diagnostics, cardiology, intensive care, genetics, etc. With the necessary expert knowledge, long experience and access to medical innovations, the department holds leading positions in the area of its specialization in the European medical arena. In addition, the specialists have unique professional skills in the treatment of rare and complex heart pathologies in children.

The Department of Pediatric Cardiology offers preventive heart check-up, diagnostics and effective treatment of congenital and acquired heart defects in children of all age groups. The health of young patients is in the safe hands of an experienced team of doctors and nursing staff, who successfully deal with the treatment of both common and rare heart defects. The department has a specialized modern cardiac catheterization laboratory for interventional catheter-based diagnostics and treatment. The laboratory specialists perform more than 750 diagnostic and therapeutic interventional procedures on the heart annually. 7-14 days after the therapeutic interventional procedure, young patients undergo an outpatient follow-up medical check-up, including a clinical examination, electrocardiography and echocardiography. It is important for cardiologists to provide the child with effective medical care in a pleasant and friendly atmosphere.

The Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery offers the full range of services in the field of surgical treatment of diseases of the brain and spinal cord, as well as their meninges and peripheral nerves. The department's doctors have the highest competence and vast experience in their area of specialization, so young patients and their parents can be sure of the maximum effectiveness of treatment. An important role in clinical practice is played by the repair of congenital deformities of the skull and spine, treatment of hydrocephalus and brain tumors, including brain metastases. Young patients undergo treatment in state-of-the-art operating rooms, with the use of advanced neurosurgical equipment. Prior to any surgical intervention, the department's doctors fully examine the child and individually select the optimal type of surgery.

The Department of Pediatric Orthopedics offers the widest options for the prevention, diagnostics and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases in children. The department has modern equipment for comprehensive diagnostics: X-ray and ultrasound scanning, magnetic resonance imaging, laboratory tests. When fighting against orthopedic pathologies, doctors use modern therapeutic options, ranging from conservative treatment methods to surgical interventions, including especially complex ones. The department's specialists use a special approach to treatment, which takes into account the characteristics of a growing child's body. Thanks to the successful results of clinical practice, the department has the status of one of the best Pediatric Orthopedic Centers in Germany. The medical facility has created an excellent infrastructure for the maximum comfort of young patients and strictly observes hygiene standards, which guarantees the safety and efficiency of medical services provided.