Department of Gastroenterology, Oncology, Pulmonology and Diabetology (302400)

Prof. Dr. med.

Mathias Strowski

Specialized in: gastroenterology, oncology, pulmonology, diabetology

Specialization Curriculum vitae

About the department

The Department of Gastroenterology, Oncology, Pulmonology and Diabetology at the Park-Clinic Weissensee Berlin offers the full range of diagnostics and treatment in these fields. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Mathias Strowski.

The competence of the department's doctors includes the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, oncological diseases, diseases of the respiratory system and diabetes mellitus. To establish an accurate diagnosis, the department’s doctors use modern endoscopic techniques, functional diagnostics of the gastrointestinal tract, pulmonary function testing, including bronchoscopy, ultrasound scanning, etc. The state-of-art technical equipment and professionalism of the department's specialists allow them to regularly demonstrate high treatment success rates.

The department's range of medical services includes:

Diagnostics and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders (endoscopic and drug therapy methods)
- Endoscopic removal of polyps
- Endoscopic stent placement and laser therapy for stenoses
- Hemostasis for gastrointestinal bleeding
- Endoscopic removal of tumors
- Treatment of Zenker's diverticulum
- Treatment of hemorrhoids
- Treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases
Diagnostics and treatment of pancreatic diseases (acute and chronic pancreatitis)
Diagnostics and treatment of liver and biliary tract diseases
Diagnostics and treatment of oncological diseases
- Gastrointestinal tumors
- Lung tumors
- Kidney tumors
- Thyroid tumors
- Lymph node tumors
- Tumors of the hematopoietic system
  - Surgical treatment
  - Endoscopic treatment
  - Drug therapy
  - Radiation therapy
  - Chemotherapy
  - Immunotherapy
  - Antibody therapy
Diagnostics and treatment of lung diseases
- Lung cancer
- Pneumonia
- Bronchitis
- Respiratory tract infections
Diagnostics and treatment of diabetes mellitus
- Training programs / consultations on type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Prevention, diagnostics and treatment of complications of diabetes mellitus
- Practical exercises on self-monitoring of blood glucose levels
- Nutrition counseling on diabetes mellitus
- Physiotherapy
- CGM system (implantation of modern subcutaneous sensors for blood glucose levels monitoring)
Diagnostics and treatment of infectious diseases
Diagnostics and treatment of other pathologies

Curriculum vitae

Education and Professional Career

Since 07.2016 Chief Physician of the Department of Gastroenterology, Oncology, Pulmonology and Diabetology at the Park-Clinic Weissensee Berlin.
2013 - 2016 Chief Physician of the Department of Gastroenterology, Elbland Hospital, Meissen.
2010 - 2013 W2 Professor and Senior Physician in the Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology; Head of the Multidisciplinary Colorectal Cancer Center, Campus Virchow, Charité.
2005 - 2012 Associate Member of the GRK1208 Research Training Group: hormonal regulation of energy metabolism, body weight and height.
2001 - 2013 Creation and Supervision of the Working Group on Endocrine Diseases due to Gastrointestinal Lesions.
2001 - 2013 Professional Training, Campus Virchow, Charité.
1998 - 2001 Research Internship (Postdoctoral Fellow) of the German Research Foundation, Merck Research Laboratories, New Jersey, USA.
1997 - 1998 Research Fellow of the Clinical Research Group, Center for Internal Medicine, Philipps University of Marburg.
1996 - 1997 Internship, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Mannheim.
1996 Visiting Scientist, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Rostock.
1993 Research Fellow, Department of Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
1989 - 1996 Study of Human Medicine at the Universities of Marburg, Ann Arburg and Manchester (England).

Scientific Achievements

2014 Extraordinary Professorship in Charité.
2010 Invitation to the position of W2 Professor in Molecular Diagnostics and Therapy, Charité.
2007 Venia Legendi in Internal Medicine.
2006 Habilitation and Venia Legendi in Experimental Medicine, Charité.
1997 Doctoral thesis defense with honors, Philipps University of Marburg.

Professional and Additional Qualifications

2018 Qualification in Drug Therapy of Cancer.
2017 Fellow of the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (FEBGH).
2013 Qualification in Proctology.
2011 Qualification in Diabetology of the German Diabetes Society.
2009 Board certification in Gastroenterology.
2007 Board certification in Internal Medicine.

Clinical Focuses

Interventional endoscopy, particularly, endosonography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Endoscopic removal of tumors and precancerous conditions using modern methods.
Multidisciplinary treatment of gastrointestinal tumors.
Treatment of liver diseases and their complications.
Comprehensive palliative care in collaboration with doctors of various specialties.
Treatment of proctologic diseases.
Treatment of diabetes mellitus, including complex clinical cases.
Treatment of lung diseases (focus on lung cancer).

Prizes and Honors

2016 Report Prize of the German Diabetes Society, Berlin.
Hans Christian Hagedorn Honorable Prize.
2002 Presidential Award for Poster Award by the German Society for Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases.
1998 Honorary Prize of the German Diabetes Society.

Memberships in Professional Societies