About the Department of Anesthesiology at University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich
The Department of Anaesthesiology at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich offers the full range of services in this medical field. The department specializes in the use of all modern methods of anesthesia, pain therapy, intensive care and emergency medical care. The department annually serves more than 50,000 patients, therefore has a unique experience and guarantees a high level of safety. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Gerhard Schneider.
The specialists of the department are also actively engaged in research activities aimed at finding new and improving existing methods for eliminating pain. Of particular interest are neurosciences, especially studies of the functions and disorders of the central nervous system.
The service range of the department includes:
- Anesthesiology
- All modern methods of general anesthesia
- All common techniques of spinal anesthesia and peripheral regional anesthesia (ultrasound-guided)
- Regular monitoring of brain function (EEG monitoring, evoked potentials)
- Neuromuscular conduction monitoring
- Advanced hemodynamic monitoring (for example, PiCCO®, TEE) in appropriate indications
- Other services
- Intensive care
- Pain management
- Segmental pain management with the use of spinal and peripheral regional anesthesia
- Systemic use of painkillers
- Other techniques
- Emergency medical care
- Other medical services
Curriculum vitae
On October 1, 2016, Prof. Gerhard Schneider took up the post of Head of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich. He is also the Professor in Anesthesiology at the Technical University of Munich. Prior to that, Prof. Schneider was the Head of the Department of Anesthesiology at the Helios Hospital Wuppertal and the Professor of the Chair of Anesthesiology at the University of Witten-Herdecke. Since 2014, he has served as the Medical Director of the Helios Hospital Wuppertal. Dr. Schneider studied medicine at the Technical University of Munich, after which he completed his internship at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich. Until 2009, he served as a Senior Physician in the Department of Anesthesiology at the same hospital.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München