Melanoma diagnosis in University Hospital Essen
University Hospital Essen
Essen, Germany
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290220
Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Schadendorf
Department of Dermatology
Specialized in: dermatology The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- ultrasound of the skin
- microscopic examination of the skin
- punch, excisional or incisional biopsy of the tumor (if clinically indicated, additional cost is 800€)
- histological and immunohistochemical study (if clinically indicated, additional cost is 1000€)
- PET-CT (if clinically indicated, additional cost is 2500€)
- nursing services
- consultation of related specialists
- treatment by chief physician and all leading experts
- explanation of individual treatment plan
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- Medical records
- Biopsy results (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital Essen offers the full range of medical services for the diagnostics and treatment of skin, sexually transmitted diseases, and allergic reactions. The Chief Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Schadendorf.
The key clinical focus is the therapy of benign and malignant skin tumors. Particular attention is also paid to cosmetic dermatology, for example, keloid scar revision, removal of pigment spots, spider veins, etc. The department treats about 2,700 inpatients and 49,500 outpatients every year. Thus, the department ranks among the largest and leading German medical facilities of this kind.
A competent medical team of 24 doctors and 33 nurses takes care of the patients’ health. All the employees aim to provide each patient with a comprehensive diagnostics and treatment based on an interdisciplinary approach and the very latest achievements of modern medicine. The department is equipped with progressive laser and phototherapeutic devices, which allow to carry out the effective and sparing treatment of many skin lesions.
The service range of the department includes:
- Diagnostics and treatment of benign and malignant skin neoplasms (certification of the German Cancer Society)
- Surgical treatment
- Microscopy-guided micrographic interventions
- Laser therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Diagnostics and treatment of psoriasis
- Diagnostics of psoriasis affecting skin and joints
- Consultations on the specificities of the pathology, its course and treatment options
- Diagnostics of concomitant diseases due to psoriasis
- Selection of an individual therapy and its correction
- Use of new therapy types in specific indications (biological drugs)
- Light therapy (only on an inpatient basis)
- Interdisciplinary medical care
- Diagnostics and treatment of venous diseases (phlebology) within the specialized center certified by the German Society of Phlebology
- Diagnostics and treatment of complex, chronic wounds (special focus on the treatment of chronic leg ulcers) within the certified center
- Diagnostics and treatment of cutaneous manifestations of HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (for example, human papillomavirus, herpes, chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea)
- Diagnostics and treatment of allergic skin reactions
- Medical care in graft versus host disease
- Cosmetic dermatology (for example, correction of keloids, removal of age spots, flaming nevus)
- Emergency medical care
- Other medical services
Curriculum vitae
Education and Professional Career
- 1980 - 1986 Study of Human Medicine, University of Hamburg.
- 11.1986 3rd State Examination and admission to medical practice.
- 08.1985 2nd State Examination.
- 03.1984 1st State Examination.
- 08.1982 Preliminary Medical Examination.
- 01.1887 - 02.1889 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Oncological Immunology, New York, USA, Post-Doctoral Scholarship of the German Research Foundation.
- 03.1889 - 11.1889 Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin (Group of Prof. Dr. med. K. Mölling), Scholarship of the Max Planck Foundation, Research Fellow.
- 11.1989 - 11.1995 Department of Dermatology, Virchow Hospital, Free University of Berlin (Head, Prof. Dr. med. B. Czarnetzki).
- 1990 -1997 Project Manager of the Laboratories for Genetic Engineering in the Department of Dermatology (S2).
- 10.1993 - 11.1995 (C1) Research Fellow, Inpatient and Outpatient Senior Physician, Senior Physician in Phlebology, Independent Leadership of the Working Group with more than 10 employees, financial support of research activities.
- 11.1989 - 09.1993 Research Fellow, Training of Medical Specialists and the creation of a special working group.
- 02.1994 Board certification in Dermatology and Venereology.
- Since 03.1995 Additional qualifications in Allergology, Quality Management in Healthcare, Drug Therapy of Oncological Diseases and Palliative Care.
- 05.1995 Habilitation and Venia Legendi in Dermatology and Venereology.
- 12.1995 - 03.1997 Heisenberg Foundation Scholarship of the German Research Foundation.
- 04.1997 - 06.2008 Department for the Provision of Clinical Cooperation in Dermatology, Department of the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Head of Department (Lifelong C3 Professor).
- Management of the Section of Dermatological Oncology at the DKFZ and the Department of Dermatology at the University Hospitals Mannheim and Heidelberg.
- Establishment and organization of the Research Center and the Department of Clinical Dermato-Oncology with the option of long-term monitoring of patients, special dermato-oncological consultations and patient training, as well as extended (outpatient) diagnostics.
- Development of preclinical models and performance of phase I/II clinical trials as the experimental approaches to the treatment of melanoma.
- Permission to the training in the field of ultrasound examination of the skin, lymph nodes and peripheral vessels.
- Since 07.2008 Head of the Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital Essen.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Essen
About hospital
According to the authoritative Focus magazine the University Hospital Essen ranks among the top German hospitals!
With 27 specialized departments and 24 institutes, the hospital in Germany is a maximum care medical facility. The hospital has 1,300 beds for inpatient treatment. A highly qualified medical team of more than 6,000 employees takes care of the health of patients. All the specialists give preference to an interdisciplinary medical care, which guarantees a comprehensive treatment taking into account the smallest aspects of a particular pathology. The hospital annually diagnoses and treats more than 50,000 inpatients and about 195,000 outpatients, which testifies to the prestige of the medical institution and the highest quality of treatment in Germany.
The hospital presents all the modern medical fields. Nevertheless, special attention should be given to the following major fields of specialization as oncology, transplantology and cardiology, as well as research activities in the field of immunology, infectology and translational examinations of pathologies of the nervous system and behavioral disorders.
Established on the basis of the standard American model of Comprehensive Cancer Centers, the West German Cancer Center (WTZ) in Essen was recognized as the best medical facility of this kind in Germany in 2009. Nowadays, the center holds leading positions both on the national and international medical markets. The basis of its successful clinical practice is the use of very latest treatment methods and an interdisciplinary approach to each clinical case. The West German Organ Transplant Centre (WZO) is also recognized as one of the best in the country and one of the few in Germany, which specializes in the transplantation of all vital organs, such as kidney, liver, pancreas, heart and lungs. Special attention is paid to kidney and liver transplantation.
The hospital in Germany is proud of its high-tech medical equipment, experienced and competent staff, productive research activities, which allow to guarantee the accurate diagnostics and effective treatment, including rare and very complex clinical cases for every patient. Consequently, the hospital is considered a perfect embodiment of high-quality treatment in Germany.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Hospital Essen live in comfortable rooms designed in bright colors. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a personal wardrobe, a personal call button with a built-in light panel, a telephone, a TV and a radio. The Internet access is available at an additional cost.
Meals and Menus
The patients of the hospital are offered a daily choice of three menus. The patients are also offered alternative types of menus, if their religion requires the exclusion of certain foods. If you follow a certain diet or suffer from food intolerance, you will be provided with a menu of your choice by discussing it with your attending physician in advance. The hospital also houses a bistro and a cafe, where one can have a tasty snack, enjoy hot and cold drinks.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Toilet
Shower
TV
Accompanying person
There are a few types of hotels for the accompanying persons, who want to stay near the hospital. The hotel of the Essen University Hospital offers apartments on the first floor of the nursing high-rise building. The DRK nursing also offers single and double rooms.
The hotel in Grugapark is available for the parents, whose children stay in the hospital. The parents of children with cancer can also stay here. Moreover, The Department of Pediatrics offers its rooms for parents.
