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Luisenhospital Aachen

location_on Aachen, Germany
9.3/10 from 3 Votes
 

Luisenhospital Aachen - Departments

Ingo-Michael Krueger
PD Dr. med.Ingo-Michael Krueger

Department of Thoracic Surgery

Ingo-Michael Krueger
PD Dr. med.Ingo-Michael Krueger

The Department of Thoracic Surgery offers top-class surgical treatment for benign and malignant diseases of the lungs, bronchi, pleura, mediastinum, and diaphragm. During the treatment, the doctors cooperate closely with pulmonologists, physiotherapists, and specialists in the field of respiratory gymnastics. Such an approach guarantees the patient a comprehensive diagnosis before the operation using imaging tests, endoscopic examinations, and pulmonary function tests, as well as postoperative rehabilitation, in which pulmonologists and physiotherapists are actively involved. In complex clinical cases, medical boards are held with the participation of thoracic surgeons and pulmonologists, who cooperatively elaborate an optimal treatment regimen. The team of the department's thoracic surgeons brilliantly performs minimally traumatic and classic open operations on the chest organs, excluding the heart. A special offer in the department is robot-assisted surgery using the innovative da Vinci system. The specialists of the medical facility always strive to perform minimally traumatic surgical treatment. The department has vast experience in interventions for pneumothorax, pleurisy, pulmonary emphysema, lung cancer, lung metastases, pleural mesothelioma, and other diseases. The department has at its disposal state-of-the-art technical resources and highly qualified experts, whose main value is the patient's health.

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Reinhard Kasperk
Prof. Dr. med.Reinhard Kasperk

Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Hernia Surgery

Reinhard Kasperk
Prof. Dr. med.Reinhard Kasperk

The Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Hernia Surgery specializes in performing a wide range of operations in the areas of its competence. The surgeons at the medical facility have a particular clinical interest in performing surgery for hernia repair, thyroid diseases, rectal diseases, and anal pathologies. These areas are certified by the German Cancer Society (DKG) and the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV). The department houses several highly specialized centers, including the Colorectal Cancer Center, the Hernia Surgery Center, and the Center for Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery. The department also has the status of a Competence Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery. The department's operating rooms have equipment for laparoscopic surgery, including advanced 3D technologies. The department has more than 25 years of experience performing sparing interventions that do not require any extensive skin and soft tissue incisions. The department has implemented a special Fast Track program aimed at achieving the fastest possible recovery for the patient in the postoperative period and their return to everyday life. With appropriate clinical indications, surgical interventions may be performed on an outpatient basis.

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Fridtjof Trommer
Dr. med.Fridtjof Trommer

Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics, Spinal Surgery and Foot Surgery

Fridtjof Trommer
Dr. med.Fridtjof Trommer

The Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics, Spinal Surgery and Foot Surgery provides comprehensive diagnostics and treatment for all musculoskeletal diseases. Of particular clinical interest for the team of the department's doctors is providing medical care to patients with spinal diseases and injuries, as well as performing knee and hip replacement surgery. These areas of work of the medical facility are awarded the prestigious certificate from the German Spine Society (DWG) and the DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 certificate. The department also boasts unique experience in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the skeletal bones, joints, and muscular system, including in elderly patients. The therapeutic options at the medical facility are complemented by the treatment of foot diseases and deformities. The specialists always strive to eliminate stiffness of movements and pain caused by musculoskeletal pathology with the help of conservative methods, and a surgical intervention is the last-line treatment. The department's operating rooms have state-of-the-art equipment and are adapted to perform sparing interventions using minimally invasive, arthroscopic, and hybrid techniques. The health of patients is in the safe hands of highly qualified doctors who prefer an individual approach to therapy and use their professionalism to achieve the best possible result.

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Hermann Wasmuth
Prof. Dr. medHermann Wasmuth

Department of Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Oncology and Hematology

Hermann Wasmuth
Prof. Dr. medHermann Wasmuth

The Department of Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Oncology and Hematology specializes in the diagnostics and treatment of gastrointestinal, heart, and endocrine diseases, as well as cancer and hematopoietic diseases. The primary focus of the medical facility is to provide medical care to patients with gastrointestinal pathologies, including diseases of the stomach, large intestine, small intestine, and esophagus. The department's team of gastroenterologists offers the full range of endoscopic diagnostic and treatment options. The specialists work with state-of-the-art equipment, thanks to which patients can count on the high efficiency and safety of medical services. Of particular interest in cardiology is the treatment of coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart diseases, and arrhythmias. Drug therapy regimens and catheter-based techniques are widely used during the treatment course. The main focus of the department's endocrinologists is diabetes mellitus treatment. In the field of oncology, surgeons, radiation therapists, pulmonologists, and other specialists cooperate closely to elaborate an optimal treatment regimen for the patient. The department's oncologists most often treat patients with gastrointestinal and lung cancers. The department also admits patients with hematological diseases, including leukemias, lymphomas, and anemia. The department's team of doctors is known for its high professionalism and for showing understanding and a humane attitude toward the patients and their life situation.

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