The program includes:
- Initial presentation to clinic
- medical history taking
- general clinical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- kidney function test (creatinine, urea)
- blood coagulation analysis (aPTT, PT, INR)
- iron content (ferritin, iron)
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- testosterone
- PSA
- abdomen and pelvic ultrasound
- transrectal ultrasound of the prostate
- semen analysis
- cystoscopy (on indication 1000 €)
- consultation of all realted experts
- development of individual treatment plan
- written statement
Required documents
- Medical records (if availale)
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About the department
The Department of Urology at the Vivantes Am Urban Hospital offers prompt and conservative treatment of urological diseases at the highest level. The main goal of all employees of the department is to support the patient, provide him with competent and individual counseling, and develop an optimal treatment strategy. The department has 55 beds at its disposal and annually provides treatment to about 4000 patients in a hospital setting. The head of the department is an urologist Prof. Dr. med.
Ahmed Magheli.
Specialists of the department take into account personal wishes of patients, use the latest methods of treatment and diagnostics, implement the achievements of advanced medical research, because they believe that only a combination of all these aspects contributes to individual and optimal therapy.
Since a large number of patients go to the department with a diagnosis of prostate cancer, it is one of the largest centers for the treatment of prostate cancer in Germany.
The department has a rich and long history. Since 1890, there have been treated patients with urological diseases, but it received the status of an independent Department of Urology at the Vivantes Am Urban Hospital only in 1970 thanks to V. Klutke. Since 1984, the department has undergone modernization and restructuring and has become a standard medical institution that meets the requirements of modern medicine. In 2016, the department was equipped with technology for robotic surgery and modern diagnostic devices for effective diagnosis of prostate cancer. In 2017, a new unit of reconstructive urology and a gender identity disorder was established at the department.
The main directions of treatment are:
- Prostate Cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Tumors of the kidneys, organs of the small pelvis and ureter
- Tumors of the adrenal glands
- Testicular cancer
- Penile cancer Disorder of gender identity
- Andrological surgical therapy
- Kidney and ureter stones
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Medicamentous treatment of tumors
Curriculum vitae
After studying medicine in Hamburg, Professor, Dr. Magheli began his professional career in the Department of Urology at the University Hospital Bochum. Then the doctor spent two years at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, where he was engaged in both clinical and research activities under the guidance of the famous urologist, Professor P. Walsh. Before Professor Magelli took up his position at the Vivantes Am Urban Hospital, he worked as head physician of the robotic surgery unit at the Charité Hospital, where he performed robotic radical prostatectomy and cystectomy.
Since March 2016, the professor is the head physician of the Department of Urology at the Vivantes Am Urban Hospital, and in December 2017 he was also appointed medical director of this clinic.
Photo of the doctor: (с) Vivantes - Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH
About hospital
The Vivantes Am Urban Hospital, in Berlin-Kreuzberg, is an academic clinic at Charité University Hospital. About 220 physicians and 360 medical personnel in 12 specialized departments conduct their high-quality work here. The hospital is equipped with 620 beds. Annually it treats about 65,000 patients. Each year 1500 children are born here.
The hospital also includes the Breast Center, the Tumor Center with the specialization "Gastrointestinal oncology" and the Berlin Center for Cardiac Rhythm Disorders.
The Vivantes Am Urban Hospital was opened in 1890. It immediately established itself as a scientific and educational medical institution with great potential.
Many departments of the hospital are honored for their outstanding medical and patient care services.
Photo: (c) depositphotos
Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
Patients of the hospital are offered a comfortable stay in the hospital for the entire period of treatment.
1 or 2-bed modern cozy rooms are equipped with everything patients need. The rooms have a bed with electric drive for convenient changing of the bed position, bedside table, wardrobe, safe, shower and bathroom.
In addition, the patient can use wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) for free.
Meals and Menus
All types of food are offered at the restaurant of the hospital. If desired, the patients can order food to their room.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Accompanying person
Upon request, the accompanying person can be placed in the patient's room.