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The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical blood test
- inflammation markers (CRP, ESR)
- blood coagulation analysis (aPTT, PT, INR)
- tumor markers
- ultrasound of the abdomen and pelvic organs
- cystoscopy (with biopsy if indicated clinically, additional cost is 2500€)
- nursing services
- services of all leading experts
- explanation of individual treatment plan
Required documents
- Medical records
- Kidney US (if available)
- MRI/CT scan (if available)
Service
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About the department
The Department of Nephrology, Transplantology, Hypertensiology and Internal Intensive Care at the Charite University Hospital Berlin offers the full range of services in these medical fields. The competence covers the treatment of all kidney diseases, arterial hypertension, kidney transplantation and intensive care in internal diseases. The department has in its arsenal all types of renal replacement therapy. If it is not effective, the patient is recommended a kidney transplantation. In the field of intensive care, special attention is paid to the procedures aimed at organ function replacement, mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome and emergency medical care in cardiovascular insufficiency. The Chief Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Kai-Uwe Eckardt.
The department annually performs about 100 kidney transplantations, including in blood type incompatibility. The therapeutic offer also covers combined transplantations of the kidney and pancreas in patients with type I diabetes mellitus. In addition, the department has modern stations for dialysis, particularly, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, emergency dialysis, etc. The department includes the specialized Center for Rare Kidney Diseases.
The service range of the department includes:
- General nephrology
- Acute kidney failure
- Chronic kidney diseases
- Acid-base balance and water and electrolyte metabolism disorders
- Glomerulonephritis
- Diabetic nephropathy
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Rare hereditary kidney diseases
- Autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease
- Von Hippel-Lindau disease
- Alport syndrome
- Hereditary types of glomerulonephritis (for example, C3 glomerulonephritis)
- Fabry disease
- Tuberous sclerosis
- Distal renal tubular acidosis
- Symptomatic diseases with kidney lesion
- Vasculitis
- Autoimmune diseases (for example, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic scleroderma)
- Infectious diseases (for example, hepatitis B or HIV)
- Oncological diseases (for example, tumor lysis syndrome, multiple myeloma, renal cell carcinoma)
- Sarcoidosis
- Diabetes mellitus (any type)
- Arterial hypertension
- Hepatorenal syndrome (kidney failure in liver failure)
- Cardiorenal syndrome (kidney failure in patients with impaired cardiac function)
- Dialysis procedures
- Hemodialysis (also without heparin, citrate dialysis)
- Hemofiltration (real-time and regular)
- Hemodiafiltration (real-time)
- Ultrafiltration (sequential)
- Plasmapheresis
- Immunoadsorption
- Bilirubin adsorption
- Lipid apheresis
- Peritoneal dialysis (for example, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis)
- Transplantology
- Preparation for transplantation and follow-up care after surgery
- Kidney transplantation from living and deceased donors
- Combined pancreatic and kidney transplantation
- Combined liver and kidney transplantation
- Combined heart, lung and kidney transplantation (in collaboration with the German Heart Center)
- Kidney transplantation in ABO-incompatibility from a living donor
- Diagnostics and treatment of all types of vasculitis with kidney lesion
- Diagnostics and treatment of rare kidney diseases (within the specialized center)
- Hypertension
- Diagnostics and treatment of primary arterial hypertension
- Diagnostics and treatment of secondary arterial hypertension
- General intensive care
- Procedures for organ function replacement, including kidney and liver replacement therapy
- Mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Intensive care in sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
- Other medical services
Curriculum vitae
- Since 2017 Professor in Internal Medicine and Head of the the Department of Nephrology, Transplantology, Hypertensiology and Internal Intensive Care at the Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- 2004 - 2007 Head of the Department of Internal Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg.
- Education in Munster and Cardiff, doctoral thesis defense in Muenster.
- Training in Pathology, Physiology and Internal Medicine in Muenster, Zurich, Oxford and Regensburg, as well as at Charite in Berlin.
- 1993 Habilitation at the Faculty of Natural Sciences III at the University of Regensburg.
Research Focuses
- Molecular mechanisms and pathophysiological significance of gene expression caused by hypoxia.
- Development and progression of acute and chronic kidney failure.
Other Activities
- Initiator and Leader of National Сohort Study on Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Review Committee Member of the German Research Foundation.
- Member of numerous international expert committees and editorial boards.
- Former Board Member of the German, European and International Society of Nephrology.
- Founding Member and Former Chairman of the International Association of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO).
Photo of the doctor: (c) Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
About hospital
According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the Charite University Hospital Berlin occupies the first place in the rating of the top German medical facilities!
The hospital in Germany provides modern diagnostics and treatment of patients, as well as the training of practicing physicians and scientists. More than half of all German Nobel Prize winners in the field of medicine and physiology, such as Emil von Behring, Robert Koch and Paul Ehrlich, trained and worked in the hospital. The structure of the medical complex includes over 100 specialized departments and institutes, which allows the doctors to guarantee their patients' services in all the existing medical fields. The hospital in Germany has outstanding experience in treating particularly complex clinical cases.
The hospital annually diagnoses and treats more than 152,693 inpatients and about 692,920 outpatients. It also has a huge medical team consisting of 4,225 scientists and doctors and and more than 4,500 nursing staff members who provide top-class medical treatment in Germany. The key task for all specialists of the medical facility is restoring the patient's health or preserving in critical cases. At the same time, the hospital offers a friendly atmosphere, and each patient feels care, respect and sympathy.
The excellent technical medical equipment, highly skilled personnel, availability of innovative diagnostic and treatment techniques, and high ethical standards form a solid foundation for successful clinical and scientific activities. Thus, the hospital is a leading provider of high-quality treatment in Germany.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the Charite University Hospital Berlin live in comfortable rooms made of modern design. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe for storing clothes, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, and a TV. If desired, Wi-Fi access can be provided. The hospital also offers enhanced-comfort rooms.
Meals and Menus
The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason, you do not like the food, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences before the treatment.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Religion
Religious services are available upon request.
Accompanying person
During the inpatient program, an accompanying person may stay with you in a patient room or at the hotel of your choice.
Hotel
During the outpatient program, you can live at a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you to choose the most suitable options.
The hospital offers a full range of laboratory tests (general, hormonal, tests for infections, antibodies, tumor markers, etc.), genetic tests, various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET / CT, angiography, myelography, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, stereotaxic interventions is carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.
- Proton therapy
- CyberKnife treatment
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- PSMA therapy with Lutetium-177
- Joint replacement in adults and children
These are oncological diseases, benign neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, heart valve defects, diabetes mellitus and its complications, joint diseases and other pathologies.
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Interventional radiology
- Proton therapy (Proton Therapy Center BerlinProtonen)
The medical team includes more than 4,225 highly qualified scientists and doctors.