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Department of Obstetrics, Adult and Pediatric Gynecology - University Hospital Heidelberg

University Hospital Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Germany
Department id # 26074
Doctor photo
Prof. Dr. med. Oliver Zivanovic
Department of Obstetrics, Adult and Pediatric Gynecology
Specialized in: obstetrics, adult and pediatric gynecology

About the Department of Obstetrics, Adult and Pediatric Gynecology at University Hospital Heidelberg

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Obstetrics, Adult and Pediatric Gynecology at the University Hospital Heidelberg ranks among the top departments in Germany specializing in obstetrics and breast cancer treatment! 

The department offers the full range of diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the female genital organs, as well as provides first-class obstetric services, prenatal diagnostics and comprehensive management of pregnancy, including high-risk pregnancy. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Oliver Zivanovic.

As part of the National Cancer Center (NCT), the department ensures an individualized, interdisciplinary treatment of female oncopathology. The department offers all advanced conservative and surgical treatment methods that guarantee the optimal result of therapy. In addition, the gynecologists of the department have extensive experience in the treatment of common gynecological diseases, for example, urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence, and inflammatory processes in the female genital organs. All the therapeutic measures carried out by the doctors of the department meet the highest international standards.

In the field of obstetrics, there is offered prenatal diagnostics, care and counseling of expectant mothers during pregnancy, delivery and postnatal care for both mother and child. A specialized medical team, consisting of obstetricians, an anesthesiologist, pediatricians and nursing staff, works 24 hours a day to make sure that the childbirth is painless and as safe as possible. The doctors have four modern, spacious delivery rooms, equipped with everything necessary for childbirth, for example, special chairs for childbirth, baths for water childbirth.

The main clinical focuses of the department include:

Diagnostics and treatment of cancers of the female genital organs
  • Cervical cancer
  • Uterine cancer
  • Endometrial cancer
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Cancer of the vagina and external genitals
  • Precancerous conditions (dysplasia)
  • Special forms of oncopathology (for example, trophoblastic diseases, germinal tumors)
    • Organ-preservation surgery
    • Laparoscopic tumor removal methods
    • Minimally invasive interventions
    • Intra- and postoperative radiotherapy (in collaboration with the Department of Radiation Oncology)
    • Drug therapy (chemotherapy, hormone therapy, antibody therapy, modern targeted therapy for tumors)
    • Clinical trials
Diagnostics and treatment of breast diseases, in particular, breast cancer 
Diagnostics and treatment of uterine fibroids
  • Conservative drug therapy
    • Hormone therapy
    • Prescription of drugs
    • Naturopathy methods
  • Surgical treatment
    • Hysteroscopic removal of uterine fibroids
    • Laparoscopic removal of uterine fibroids
    • Removal of the uterus (hysterectomy)
  • Interventional radiation therapy
    • Uterine artery embolization
    • HIFU therapy
General gynecology
  • Aesthetic interventions
    • Labia reduction
    • Hymen restoration 
    • Pelvic floor reconstruction
    • Vaginal plastic surgery
  • Outpatient interventions
    • Laser surgery
    • Cervical conization
    • Tissue sampling (biopsy)
  • Diagnostics and treatment of dysplasia
  • Endoscopic interventions
    • Hysteroscopy
    • Laparoscopy
  • Urogynecology
    • Pelvic organ prolapse
    • Urinary incontinence
Pediatric gynecology
  • Genital inflammation
  • Disorders of sexual development
  • Tumors
  • Malformations of the genital organs in girls
  • Hermaphroditism
  • Genital trauma
  • Help in case of sexual abuse
  • Contraception counseling
Emergency gynecological medical care 
Prenatal medicine and ultrasound diagnostics
  • Ultrasound screening
  • Measurement of the thickness of the collar space using fetal echocardiography
  • Screening to detect preeclampsia
  • Target diagnostics to identify fetal malformations
  • Doppler scan
  • Echocardiography of the fetus in the 1st and 2nd trimester
  • Invasive diagnostics and therapy, non-invasive prenatal testing
Childbirth and postpartum care both for mother and baby 
Courses for expectant mothers (for example, preparation for childbirth, preparation for infant care, etc.) 
Other medical services 

Curriculum vitae

Since August 1, 2023, Prof. Dr. med. Oliver Zivanovic has been the Head Physician of the Department of Obstetrics, Adult and Pediatric Gynecology at the University Hospital Heidelberg. Prior to this, he spent 11 years at the world-renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, USA. He specializes in gynecologic oncology with a focus on the treatment of ovarian cancer.

Prof. Zivanovic studied medicine at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and received his doctorate from the University Hospital Bonn. This was followed by an internship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where the specialist completed his three-year fellowship in gynecologic oncology and malignant tumor surgery. Following this fellowship, Dr. Zivanovic continued his clinical practice at the University Hospital Bonn, where he also completed his habilitation in gynecologic oncology. In 2012, the specialist continued his work at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where his main focus was the surgical treatment of patients with gynecologic oncological diseases, with an emphasis on complex open, minimally invasive, and robotic surgery of the organs of the female reproductive system. During this time, Prof. Zivanovic also led numerous clinical trials and taught at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.

Photo of the doctor: (с) Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg