Childrens Hospital Amsterdamer Cologne - Departments

The Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology offers the widest range of surgical interventions for children, except for heart surgery. The department's team of surgeons excellently performs operations for congenital diseases and malformations in newborns and premature babies, genitourinary malformations, foot and hand malformations, benign and malignant tumors, fractures, and general diseases in children, including hernia, appendicitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The department also provides medical care to young patients with severe burns. With 80 beds, the department is one of the largest Pediatric Surgery Centers in Germany. The department's specialists perform more than 5,500 surgical interventions every year. In most cases, treatment is provided using sparing minimally invasive techniques. The department's doctors and nursing staff get along well with children, surround them with care, and strive to establish a trusting relationship. In addition, the department has play areas, and children can distract from the therapeutic process during their free time.

The Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine offers comprehensive medical services and care for children and adolescents of all age groups with acute and chronic diseases. The department's range of medical services also includes the treatment of extremely premature babies at the Level I Perinatal Center. The health of young patients is in the safe hands of a multidisciplinary team of doctors specializing in the treatment of allergies, diabetes mellitus, endocrine diseases, gastrointestinal pathologies, epilepsy, heart disease, infectious diseases, lung diseases, rheumatic conditions, and malignant tumors. The highly qualified team of 50 healthcare professionals takes care of the health and well-being of young patients. Pediatricians cooperate closely with pediatric surgeons. The specialists jointly study complex clinical cases, striving to provide the most effective treatment for the child. Clinical practice is carried out in strict accordance with the current diagnostic and treatment protocols. The modern infrastructure and play areas in the department allow children to feel as comfortable as possible. In addition, doctors have vast experience communicating with young patients and quickly establishing friendly relationships.