General and Thoracic Surgery (Department)

Oncologic surgery of the Gastrointestinal Tract including the Esophagus, Stomach, Small, and Large Intestines

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery

Oncologic Thoracic and Thoracoscopic surgery

Endocrine surgery

Minimally invasive Visceral surgery

Pediatric surgery

Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis (cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC)

Metabolic and Bariatric surgery (DGAV certified reference center)

Robotic surgery of complex procedures

Esophagus, Colon/Rectum Pancreas, Liver, Lung Suraprenals, Bariatric surgery specially redoprocedures

Transplant surgery of all visceral organs, including the Small Intestine; living donor Liver surgery in adults and pediatric; Renal Transplantation robotic minimal invasive live done nephrectomy

Surgical endoscopy, proctology, and endosonography

Psycho-Oncological care (pre-op to follow-up care)

Molecular Oncology with a focus on the Pancreas, Lung, Colon and Bile Duct system

Clinical significance of molecular analysis of disseminated tumor cells

Apoptosis resistance and immunosuppression mechanisms

Therapy-induced malignant modulation of gastrointestinal and pulmonary tumors

Clinically adapted Orthotopic tumor models and molecular imaging

Transplantation medicine, stem cell research

Clinical tolerance studies, programming of human neo-hepatocytes, and islet cells

Established animal models for heart, liver, and kidney transplants

Clinical QoL studies (GI and urological tumors)

Transplantation and biotechnology research

Shock and Sepsis research

Quality of Life research

Applied IT research

Interdisciplinary courses in the field of surgery, with other surgical disciplines (technical and organizational direction)

Active participation in curriculum development, Master of Medical Education program

Basic and specialist surgery courses, practical training

Bedside teaching

Ethics seminars

Practical year curriculum

This clinic consists of three divisions: Transplantation Medicine, Oncological Surgery, Thoracic Surgery (Prof. Jan-Hendrik Egberts)

DHG Certified Oncology Center

Only center for small intestine transplantation in the North of Germany

QoL reference center, psycho-oncology, quality assurance

Ablative procedures (RITA, ECU)

Fast-track surgery

Surgical Anesthetic Intensive Care Unit