Department of Pulmonology - Charite University Hospital Berlin
Charite University Hospital Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Department id #
26112
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Witzenrath
Department of Pulmonology
Specialized in: pulmonology About the Department of Pulmonology at Charite University Hospital Berlin
The Department of Pulmonology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin offers the full range of accurate diagnostics and effective treatment of acute and chronic lung diseases, including infectious pulmonary lesions, on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The department's doctors have advanced equipment, conventional and innovative diagnostic and treatment techniques. All this creates the conditions for the organization of first-class medical care focused on the results and the best possible benefit for the patient. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Martin Witzenrath.
The department's pulmonologists deals with the treatment of obstructive pulmonary diseases (for example, asthma or COPD), restrictive lung diseases (for example, pulmonary fibrosis), pulmonary vascular diseases (pulmonary hypertension), autoimmune diseases and lung cancer. The department demonstrates excellent results in the treatment of lung cancer, due to which it was marked by the quality certificate of the German Cancer Society.
In addition, the department has the Weaning Center (certified by the German Society of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine). The experts in the field of invasive and non-invasive ventilation, as well as the doctors specializing in weaning work here. The competence also includes intensive care for serious infectious diseases, acute respiratory distress syndrome, extracorporeal procedures.
The department provides diagnostics and treatment of the following diseases:
- Lung diseases
- Bronchial asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD)
- Interstitial lung diseases (including pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis)
- Lung tumors
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pleural effusion
- Artificial lung ventilation and intensive care in the following diseases and pathological conditions
- Acute pulmonary insufficiency
- Acute/chronic respiratory failure
- Sepsis
- Lung transplantation (in collaboration with the German Heart Center Berlin)
- Other diseases
The diagnostic and therapeutic options of the department include:
- Diagnostic services
- Pulmonary function testing
- Respiratory muscle function test
- Blood gas analysis
- Provocative tests
- Spiroergometry
- Bronchoscopy
- Bronchoalveolar lavage
- Preliminary diagnostics before endoscopic procedures in order to reduce lung volume in COPD and pulmonary emphysema
- Endobronchial ultrasound
- Histological examination
- Diagnostics of pulmonary hypertension
- Echocardiography (transthoracic and transesophageal)
- Right heart catheterization
- Preliminary diagnostics before lung transplantation
- Allergological tests
- Electrocardiography
- Sonography
- Pleural puncture and biopsy
- Imaging examinations (in collaboration with the appropriate departments)
- CT
- MRI
- X-ray
- PET-CT
- Pulmonary function testing
- Therapeutic services
- Antibacterial therapy
- Respiratory therapy
- Weaning from mechanical ventilation
- Endoscopic treatment of pulmonary emphysema
- Immunotherapy and antibody therapy
- Inhalation therapy
- Preparation for lung transplantation and follow-up care
- Lung cancer therapy
- Other medical services
Curriculum vitae
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Witzenrath has been heading the Department of Pulmonology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin since April 2022. Prior to this, the specialist held the position of Deputy Head Physician of the same department.
Dr. Martin Witzenrath graduated from Justus Liebig University Giessen.
The professor's special clinical interests include the treatment of infectious lung diseases, intensive care for lung diseases, care of patients before and after lung transplant surgery, endoscopic treatment of lung diseases, and therapy for pulmonary hypertension.
The specialist's research activities are focused on preclinical, translational, and clinical studies of pneumonia, acute lung diseases, and pulmonary hypertension.
Prof. Witzenrath is a Fellow of the European Respiratory Society (FERS).
Photo of the doctor: (c) Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
