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 analysis of blood
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- indicators blood coagulation
- anti-nuclear antibody
- cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP)
- rheumatoid factor (RF)
- MRI/x-ray scan
- differential diagnosis of other diseases of the joints
- nursing services
- consultation of related specialists
- explanation of individual treatment plan
Required documents
- Medical records
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About the department
The Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf offers the full range of services for the diagnostics and treatment of various diseases in newborns, infants, young children and adolescents. A distinctive feature of the department is the unique competence in the treatment of extremely rare and complex pathologies in young patients. The department treats more than 17,000 outpatients and about 4,600 inpatients every year. In addition, the department operates a day hospital (about 1,000 patients annually). The Chief Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Ania Muntau.
All doctors and nursing staff in the department get along well with children and try to establish a trusting relationship with a young patient. The department is deservedly proud of its state-of-the-art technical base and excellent infrastructure with playrooms for children.
The main clinical focuses of the department include:
- Diagnostics and treatment of degenerative diseases of the brain/dementia in children
- Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
- Leukodystrophy
- Degenerative brain diseases of unknown origin
- Diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, including liver transplantation
- Diagnostics and treatment of immunodeficiencies (primary and secondary) and infectious diseases, including rare ones
- Diagnostics and treatment of tropical diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of autoimmune diseases and syndromes
- Diagnostics and treatment of congenital and acquired diseases of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system and muscles (neuropediatrics)
- Epilepsy (drug therapy, vagus nerve stimulation, ketogenic diet, etc.)
- Muscle diseases (certification of the German Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Tuberous sclerosis
- Diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract
- Chronic kidney failure and renal replacement therapy (peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, kidney transplantation)
- Acute kidney failure (including procedures for hemofiltration and plasmapheresis)
- Congenital and acquired glomerulopathies and tubulopathies
- Psychological and nutritional counseling
- Diagnostics within the specialized laboratory
- Diagnostics and treatment of acute and chronic lung and respiratory diseases
- Lesions of the lungs in rheumatic, oncological, neurological or metabolic disorders
- Diagnostics and treatment of all types of allergic diseases (hay fever, asthma, insect venom allergy), including hyposensitization therapy
- Diagnostics and treatment of various rheumatological diseases
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Reactive arthritis
- Inflammatory rheumatic systemic diseases (for example, vasculitis, collagenoses, dermatomyositis)
- Periodic fever syndrome
- Diagnostics and treatment of congenital metabolic disorders
- Phenylketonuria and other amino acid metabolism disorders
- Urea metabolism disorders
- Acidosis
- Mitochondriopathies
- Peroxisomal disorders
- Lipid metabolism disorders
- Diagnostics and treatment of lysosomal storage diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of other diseases in children and adolescents
Curriculum vitae
Academic and Professional Сareer
- Since 2014 Head of the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
- 2010 - 2014 Head of the Department of Congenital Metabolic Disorders, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich, Munich.
- 2007 - 2014 Project Manager (LMU Excellence Initiative).
- 2006 - 2014 (W2) Professor in Pediatrics.
- 2004 - 2014 Head of the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich, Munich, as well as Project Manager of the Bavarian Genome Research Network.
- 2001 - 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich, Munich.
- 2000 - 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Ruhr University in Bochum.
- Since 2000 Board certification in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
- 1997 - 2004 Training in Biochemical Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- 1990 - 2000 Training for board certification in Pediatrics.
- 1984 - 1990 Study of Human Medicine at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
Awards and Honorary Memberships
- Since 2015 Member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
- 2012 Therese von Bayern Award.
- 2008 Honorary Mention, Nature Awards for Mentoring and Science.
- 2004 Adelbert Czerny Prize for Outstanding Researches in Pediatrics.
- 2001 - 2005 Research Scholarship of the German Research Foundation.
Membership in Professional Societies
- German Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
- Congenital Metabolic Disorder Association.
- American Society of Human Genetics.
- German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
- Working Group on Metabolic Disorders in Children.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
About hospital
According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is one of the top ten hospitals in Germany!
Since its foundation in 1889, the hospital has taken a leading position in the European medical arena, which it still holds today. A highly competent medical team of more than 15,300 employees takes care of the health of patients. Approximately 2,900 of them are physicians and researchers, and more than 3,400 work as nurses and therapists. The hospital has 1,738 beds for inpatient treatment, and many diagnostic and therapeutic services are provided on an outpatient basis. A solid foundation for successful clinical practice in the medical complex is formed by a combination of research achievements with state-of-the-art equipment and the highest professionalism of doctors. In addition, the hospital has a modern and extremely comfortable infrastructure. The most important value for every employee of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is the health and well-being of every patient.
The medical facility was the first university hospital in Europe to implement an electronic system for storing patient medical reports. As a result, all diagnostic and treatment protocols are stored electronically. In 2011, the hospital was certified as the first fully digital hospital in Europe.
The hospital represents all areas of modern medicine. The doctors of the healthcare facility have a wealth of theoretical knowledge and vast clinical experience, which allows them to easily cope with the treatment of both common and extremely rare, complex clinical cases. About 550,000 patients are treated here each year, over 450,000 of whom receive outpatient medical care.
An important part of the work of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is research activities aimed at developing innovative diagnostic and treatment methods. The main areas of research of the hospital include neurobiology, oncology, cardiovascular research, and research on infectious and inflammatory diseases. Special attention is also given to research in molecular imaging and skeletal biology.
The hospital is distinguished by its first-class level of medical care, which is confirmed by numerous quality certificates of European and international standards: DIN EN IS0 9001 certificate, certificates of the German Cancer Society (DKG) in the treatment of breast cancer, colon cancer, gynecological cancer, prostate cancer, and other oncological diseases, certificate of the German Cardiac Society (DGK) in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome, certificate of the German Spine Society (DWG), and others.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf live in comfortable single and double rooms designed in bright colors. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The standard room includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, a telephone, a radio and a TV. Also, there is Wi-Fi access.
Meals and Menus
The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason you do not eat all the food, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences prior to 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 hotel of your choice.
Hospital accommodation
During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel at the hospital.
Hotel
During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you 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.
- Coiling and clipping of aneurysms of different localizations
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in patients with portal hypertension
- Minimally invasive surgeries (da Vinci)
- Removal and reconstruction of mammary glands
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
These are arteriovenous malformations and angiomas, vascular aneurysms, pathologies of the mammary glands, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, malignant tumors of various localizations (area of special attention is treatment of intestinal cancer), pathologies of liver and pancreas, cataracts and rare ophthalmic pathologies (aphakia, aniridia ), infertility and other diseases.
- Interventional neuroradiology
- Mammology
- Oncology
- Gastroenterology
- Surgery
Over 2,900 highly qualified physicians and researchers work at the hospital.