Visceral & General Surgery
Dr. med. Norbert Hennes
Head of General, Visceral and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Helios Hospital DuisburgDa Vinci-X® Thoracic surgery Tumor surgery
General & Visceral Surgery in Germany
From the thyroid to the rectum, a variety of diseases are treated in our departments in a particularly gentle and innovative way according to the latest standards. Since our patients are always the focus, our specialists work together with patients to develop individual and tailor-made treatment concepts for better results.
Our experts in visceral & general surgery
Visceral & General Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. Marc H. Jansen
Chief Physician Clinic for General, Visceral and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery Berlin Southwest
Helios Hospital Emil von BehringLaparoscopic and open surgical and minimally invasive interventions of the digestive tract Surgical treatment of tumors on the stomach, colo…
Visceral & General Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. Michael Bartels
Chief Physician of the Clinic for General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery
Helios Park Hospital LeipzigHepatobiliary surgery Pancreatic surgery Colorectal and cancer surgery Minimally invasive procedures
Visceral & General Surgery
PD Dr. med. Christoph Wullstein
Chief Physician general, visceral and minimally invasive surgery
Helios Hospital KrefeldMinimally invasive surgery: Hernia, cholecystectomy, reflux surgery, colectomy, oesophagectomy, gastrectomy, pancreatectomy Surgical oncolog…
Visceral & General Surgery
Dr. med. Erich Bielesch
Chief Physician for General and Visceral Surgery
Helios Hospital München WestOncological surgery colorectal surgery minimally invasive surgery
Visceral & General Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. Michael Stumpf
Chief Physician General & Visceral surgery
Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Hospital Wiesbaden
Visceral & General Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. Jörg-Peter Ritz
Chief Physician for General and Visceral Surgery and Medical Director
Helios Hospital SchwerinONCOLOGY Over 3,000 independently performed oncolog. resections Treatment of the entire spectrum of oncological surgery in the gastrointesti…
Visceral & General Surgery
PD Dr. med. Joachim Kai Seifert
Chief Physician of General and Visceral Surgery, Head of the certified Colorectal Cancer Center
Helios Hospital SiegburgMinimally invasive surgery Endocrine surgery Gastrointestinal surgery Liver surgery Pancreas surgery Surgical oncology
Visceral & General Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. habil. Friedrich-Eckart Isemer
Chief Physician of the Hernia Center
Helios DKD Hospital WiesbadenIncisional hernias Surgical treatment of inguinal, thigh, umbilical and abdominal wall hernias
Visceral & General Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. Florian Gebauer
Director Surgical Center, Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery
Helios University Hospital WuppertalVisceral surgery: pancreatic surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, gastric and esophageal surgery, multivisceral resections Minimally invasive: ga…
Visceral & General Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. Roger Wahba
Chief Physician for General, Visceral and Oncological Surgery
Helios Hospital Berlin-BuchClinical surgical focus: Oncological surgery, Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, Surgery of the upper gastrointestinal tract, Treatment of pe…
Visceral & General Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. Axel Kleespies
Chief Physician General, Visceral, Thoracic and Oncological Surgery | Head of Cancer Center
Helios Amper Hospital DachauSpecialist in surgery, visceral surgery, special visceral surgery, oncological surgery (EBSQ), proctology Specialist for complex tumor and m…
Visceral & General Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. habil Prof. h.c. Matthias Birth
Medical Director and Chief Surgeon
Helios Hanseatic Hospital Stralsundin particular: complex tumor surgery, hepato-biliary and pancreatic surgery including interventional techniques (RFA, microwave, irreversibl…
Visceral & General Surgery
Dr. med. Jörg Rose
Chief Physician General and Visceral Surgery
Helios Hospital Gotha
Visceral & General Surgery
PD Dr. med. Marcus Overhaus
Chief Physician General and Visceral Surgery
Helios Hospital Bonn/Rhein-Siegminimally invasive coloproctology hernia surgery Visceral surgery Endocrine surgery
Visceral & General Surgery
Dr. med. Christina Klein
Senior Physician General and Visceral Surgery and Head of Visceral Oncology Center
Helios Park Hospital LeipzigOur Departments of Visceral & General surgery in Helios Hospitals
Wiesbaden
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Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Hospital Wiesbaden
Ludwig-Erhard-Strasse 100 65199
Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Hospital Wiesbaden (HSK Wiesbaden) is the largest tertiary care hospital in Wiesbaden and one of the largest hospitals in the…
Berlin
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Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Schwanebecker Chaussee 50 13125
Helios Berlin-Buch belongs to the clinics with the highest level of provided services — all existing areas of medicine are represented here. The hospi…
Duisburg
Helios Hospital Duisburg
An der Abtei 7-11 47166 Duisburg
The Helios Hospital Duisburg is a tertiary care hospital and Academic Teaching Hospital of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. The hospital comprise…
Erfurt
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Helios Hospital Erfurt
Nordhäuser Straße 74 99089
Welcome to the website of the Helios Hospital Group. Here and on the following pages, we would like to introduce to you Helios Hospital Erfurt in grea…
Krefeld
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Helios Hospital Krefeld
Lutherplatz 40 47805
Helios Hospital Krefeld is an academic tertiary care hospital affiliated with RWTH Aachen University. Each year, the hospital treats more than 60,000…
München
Helios Hospital München West
Steinerweg 5 81241
A multidisciplinary clinic at the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, ranked among the best both in Germany and worldwide. In the ranking for Germ…
Stralsund
Helios Hanseatic Hospital Stralsund
Große Parower Straße 47-53 18435 Stralsund
The Helios Hanseatic Hospital Stralsund is a specialist care facility with 19 specialist departments. Over 50,000 outpatients and inpatients are treat…
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