About the Department of Adult and Pediatric Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology at Charite University Hospital Berlin
The Department of Adult and Pediatric Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin offers the full range of medical services in these fields. The department's specialists treat all skin diseases, including rare clinical cases, sexually transmitted infections and allergic reactions. The Chief Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Kamran Ghoreschi.
The department's modern technical facilities and fruitful research activities aimed at the optimization and development of therapeutic techniques are the key to the successful clinical practice. Also, the department uses the concept of holistic approach to treatment, which provides for the adaptation of therapy to specific indications and needs of the patient, respectful and sympathetic attitude.
The department annually diagnoses and treats more than 45,000 patients. Depending on the diagnosis and condition of the patient, the treatment may be provided on an inpatient or outpatient basis. The department specializes in allergy, immunology, andrology, aesthetic dermatology, dermatosurgery, pediatric dermatology, phlebology, competent treatment of acne, psoriasis, chronic wounds, scalp pathologies, scars, as well as in the treatment of skin pathologies within the specialized center. The department has 3 state-of-the-art operating rooms, in which about 7,000 operations are performed annually. The surgical interventions are performed under local anesthesia, as well as under general anesthesia, on an inpatient and outpatient basis (depending on the complexity of the operation).
The department's employees care about the quality of medical services, so the quality control system functions here. It includes monitoring of the medical services, organizational issues and work processes of the medical facility. The department is certified in accordance with the highest DIN EN ISO 9001: 2015 standards.
The service range of the department includes:
- Diagnostics and treatment of acne inverse (surgical or conservative treatment, for example, systemic immunotherapy using biological drugs, special surgical procedures)
- Diagnostics and treatment of allergic and immunological diseases
- Autoimmune diseases
- Eczema
- Anaphylaxis and insect venom allergy
- Atopic dermatitis
- Autoinflammatory diseases
- Occupational allergies
- Mastocytosis
- Itch
- Food intolerance
- Hives
- Diagnostics and treatment of andrological problems
- Infertility
- Erectile dysfunction
- Gynecomastia
- Hypogonadism
- Age-related problems in men
- Aesthetic dermatology and laser therapy
- Treatment of acne and rosacea
- Laser therapy in pigmentation, aesthetic problems and superficial skin tumors
- Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
- Skin rejuvenation using chemical peels with fruit acids, lipohydroxy acid and trichloroacetic acid
- Treatment of wrinkles and correction of facial skin defects using botulinum toxin A and fillers
- Dermatosurgery
- Surgical oncology
- Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, Bowen's disease
- Malignant melanoma
- Merkel-cell carcinoma
- Pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
- Atypical fibroxanthomas (sweat gland cancer, angiosarcoma, Paget's disease)
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Laser therapy
- Warts, genital warts
- Actinic cheilitis (cheilitis actinica)
- Hailey-Hailey disease
- Acne inversa surgery
- Venous interventions
- Vein stripping using Babcock technique
- Miniflebectomy
- Perforating vein ligation
- Spider vein sclerotherapy
- Dermatosurgical interventions in children
- Biopsy
- Removal of skin tumors
- Serial resections of congenital moles
- Treatment of molluscum contagiosum
- Laser treatment of warts
- Surgical treatment of chronic wounds
- Treatment of benign skin lesions
- Lipoma, atheroma
- Nevi
- Rhinophyma
- Scar revision
- Surgical interventions on the nail
- Removal of axillary sweat glands using curettage technique in hyperhidrosis
- Muscle biopsy
- Surgical oncology
- Diagnostics and treatment of hair diseases (within the Center of Competence)
- Severe focal areata
- Cicatricial alopecia (lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia)
- Alopecia caused by chemotherapy
- Hair disorders in children
- Diagnostics: microscopic hair follicle analysis (trichogram), assessment of the density and hair growth (phototrichogram), standardized photo documentation, microscopic techniques of hair shaft analysis
- Therapy: use of diphenylcyclopropenone in patients with focal alopecia
- Diagnostics and treatment of skin cancer (as part of the Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center)
- Early detection of skin tumors
- Comprehensive diagnostics
- Treatment of skin tumors and follow-up care
- Treatment as part of clinical trials
- Diagnostics and treatment of dermatological diseases in children (under the age of 17 years)
- Autoimmune diseases
- Focal alopecia
- Systemic scleroderma
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Bullous skin diseases
- Rare hereditary skin diseases
- Genetic hair diseases
- Ichthyosis
- Epidermolysis bullosa
- Immunodeficiencies
- Congenital malformations and syndromes
- Oncological diseases
- Skin tumors
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- Severe chronic inflammatory skin diseases
- Psoriasis
- Graft-versus-host disease
- Lichen acuminatus
- Lichen sclerosus
- Autoimmune diseases
- Treatment of scars (hypertrophic scars and keloids), color and atrophic scars (for example, acne scars)
- Local therapy, use of silicone
- Compression therapy
- Cortisone injections
- 5-fluorouracil injections
- Laser therapy
- Surgical interventions
- Cryotherapy
- Diagnostics and treatment of phlebological diseases (venous pathologies)
- Varicose veins
- Telangiectasia
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Swollen feet
- Open leg ulcer (ulcus cruris)
- Phlebitis
- Venous thrombosis
- Sparing endovenous procedures (modern laser technologies, radio-wave therapy)
- Minimally invasive surgical procedures using modern technologies (cross-sectional surgery with small incisions, stripping and mini-phlebectomy according to Varady)
- Open leg treatment (ulcus cruris), including surgery and negative pressure therapy
- Compression therapy
- Diagnostics and treatment of psoriasis (all modern therapy methods)
- Diagnostics and treatment of chronic wounds, including diabetic foot syndrome
- Diagnostics and treatment of sexually transmitted infections
- Genital warts and other anogenital disorders associated with HPV
- Syphilis
- Gonorrhea
- Chlamydia infection
- Mycoplasma, ureaplasma
- Lymphogranuloma venereum
- Chancroid
- Granuloma inguinale
- Genital herpes
- HIV prevention
- Proctological diseases
- Vaccination and prevention of sexually transmitted infections
- HIV-associated dermatological diseases
- Other medical services
Curriculum vitae
Prof. Dr. med. Kamran Ghoreschi studied medicine at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where in 2001 he received his doctoral degree. In 2006, he had his specialization in Dermatology and Venereology. In 2008, he received additional qualification in Allergology. In the same year, the doctor received a scholarship for the training of postdoctoral students.
In 2013, Ghoreschi was the European Rapporteur on the subject "International Dermatology Research" at the Rising Star Conference. In addition, in 2014 he received Paul Langerhans Award of the Society for Dermatological Research. Since 2014, Prof. Ghoreschi has worked as the Leading Senior Physician in the Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital Tuebingen. In 2017, he was appointed as Professor of Dermatology, Allergology and Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine at the Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen. In 2018, Kamran Ghoreschi was appointed as the Chief Physician of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin