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Pediatric Surgery (Division of General and Thoracic Surgery)

Emphases in Patient Care

  • Prenatal Surgery and Prenatal Counselling

  • Surgery of Congenital Malformations (such as: Anorectal Malformations, Cloaca, Hirschsprungs Disease, Gastroschisis, Omphalocele, Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Conjoined Twins, Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations (CPAM), Pulmonary Sequestration, Choledochal Cysts, Biliary Atresia, and others)

  • Fetal Surgery

  • Neonatal and Newborn Surgery

  • Surgery of Infants

  • Surgery of toddlers and adolescents

  • Minimally invasive and robotic surgery

  • Surgery and treatment of Vascular Malformations

  • Funnel Chest, Pectus Excavatum, Pectus Carinatum

  • Surgical Oncology (such as Wilms Tumor, Hepato- blastoma, Nephroblastoma, Neuroblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Sarcomas, and others).

Emphases in Research

  • Our research focuses on minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery and fetal We are the only pediatric surgery department in Germany with a long standing history of experimental fetal interventions.

Emphases in Education

  • We educate the students of the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel in pediatric surgery with emphasis on hands on experience and one-on-one teaching in the operating theatre.

Additional Information/Services

  • The Division of Pediatric Surgery is embedded in the Department of General-, Visceral-, Thoracic-, Transplant- and Pediatric Surgery and works closely with all other surgical specialties for treating children of Within our surgical network, we can provide every surgical support your child needs.

Dept. of General-, Visceral-, Thoracic-, Transplant- and Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon-In-Chief

Prof. Dr. Robert Bergholz


Contact

UKSH International
Phone
Kiel: +49 431 500-10730
e-mail international@uksh.de