The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- biochemical analysis of blood
- Lipid metabolism (HDL/LDL, cholesterol,
triglycerides Lip(a), homocysteine) - blood coagulation analysis (aPTT, PT, INR)
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- metabolic status (uric acid, total glucose, HbA1c)
- cardiovascular disease risk markers
- kidney function test (creatinine, urea)
- TSH
- doppler/ duplex receptacles of lower extremities
- angio-MRI from aorta and of lower extremities
- duplex peripheral arteries
- preoperative care
- percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
with stenting (1-2 stents) - blood transfusions (if needed)
- symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation
- developing of further guidance
Required documents
- Medical records
- Doppler ultrasound/duplex scanning (if available)
- Angiogram (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf offers the full range of modern radiological studies and imaging-guided therapeutic procedures. Patient care is provided both on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The experienced medical team of the department uses only state-of-the-art equipment with fully digital imaging, monitoring and archiving. The doctors work in close cooperation with all departments of the hospital, in particular, with the Department of Traumatology, General and Abdominal Surgery, Hematology and Oncology, Heart Center. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Gerhard Adam.
The service range of the department includes:
- Diagnostic options
- Computed tomography (also contrast-enhanced)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (also contrast-enhanced) for examining soft tissues, joints, internal organs, imaging of the heart, prostate, breast, etc.
- Mammography (X-ray examination of the mammary glands)
- Projection X-ray (for example, to detect pneumonia, bone fractures)
- Imaging diagnostics of the heart: CT scan, cardiac MRI, stress MRI (within the specialized interdisciplinary center)
- Other diagnostic services
- Therapeutic options
- Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty for the treatment of renal artery stenosis. This method is a minimally invasive procedure for renal artery dilatation.
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS), which is a minimally invasive and effective treatment for portal hypertension.
- Other therapeutic services
Curriculum vitae
- 04.1993 Habilitation, RWTU Aachen (Supervisor: Prof. Rolf Günther).
- 05.1985 Doctoral dissertation, University of Cologne (Supervisor: Prof. Klaus Saternus), summa cum laude.
- 10.1977 - 10.1984 Study of Medicine in Gent (Belgium) and Cologne.
Professional Career
- Since 2000, Professor (C4) in Radiology, University of Hamburg.
- 07.1998 Appointed as a Visiting Professor in Radiology, RWTU Aachen.
- 05.1993 - 06.1998 PD, Fellow, Senior Fellow, RWTU Aachen.
- 10.1986 - 05.1993 Fellow, RWTU Aachen.
- 01.1985 - 09.1986 Assistant Physician, Evangelical Clinic Cologne-Weiertal.
Editorial and Scientific Activities
- 2005 - 2009 Managing Editor, Fortschritte Röntgenstrahlen.
- 2009 and today Editor of Fortschritte Röntgenstrahlen.
- 2007 - 2011 Editorial Board of Orthopäde und Unfallchirurgie.
- 2000 - 2005 Editorial Board of European Radiology.
- Editorial Board of Der Onkologe.
- 375 Scientific works with an expert assessment (pub.med), as of 1.11. 2015, 16 chapters in books, 2 books, one scientific video work.
Other Scientific Focuses
- 2008 - 2012 TOMCAT Project, Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
- Since 2009, Member of the German Research Foundation, Center for Joint Research 841.
- 2009 - 2015 Scientific Member of the Equipment Committee, German Research Foundation.
- 2009 - 2013 Member of the Landesexzellenzinitiative Hamburg Initiative Project: Nanotechnology in Medicine.
- Since 2011, Member of the Hamburg Academy of Sciences.
- Since 2012, Professional Board of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, German Research Foundation.
Awards
- 1999 Marie Curie Award (Marie Curie Ring) of the German Society of Radiology.
- 2009 Honorary Member of the Austrian Society of Radiology.
Scientific Managing Positions
- 2006 Chairman of the North German Society of Radiology.
- 2005 - 2007 Deputy Dean for Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hamburg.
- 2007 - 2011 Member of the Board of Trustees of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
- 2009 - 2011 President of the German Society of Radiology.
- 2015 President of the 96th German Congress on Radiology.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
About hospital
According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf ranks among the top ten hospitals in Germany!
Since its foundation in 1889, the hospital has taken a leading position in the European medical arena and still occupies it until today. A highly competent medical team of more than 11,000 employees takes care of the health of patients. About 2,900 of them are doctors and researchers, while more than 3,400 of them work as nurses and therapists. The hospital has 1,738 beds for inpatient treatment. The key principles of each employee’s work is care for the health and well-being of the patient.
It is worth noting that the medical facility became the first university hospital in Europe, which introduced an electronic system for storing medical histories. Thus, all the processes of diagnostics and treatment are stored electronically. In 2011, the hospital was certified as the first fully digital hospital in Europe.
The hospital presents all fields of modern medicine. The doctors of the medical facility have the necessary theoretical knowledge and enormous clinical experience, which allows them to easily cope with the treatment of common and extremely rare, complex clinical cases.
An important component of the university hospital work is research activities aimed at the development of innovative diagnostic and treatment methods. The main scientific focuses of the hospital include neurobiology, oncology, examination of the cardiovascular system, infectious and inflammatory diseases. Today, the key attention is also paid to researches in the field of molecular imaging and skeletal biology.
The hospital is distinguished not only by the first-class medical care, advanced technical equipment, but also by the modern infrastructure, courteousness, friendly and respectful attitude towards the patient by the entire medical staff.
Photo: (c) depositphotos
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.