Internal Medicine (Department of Medicine I)

Gastroenterology:

Full spectrum of Gastroenterology: diagnosis and treatment of all diseases of the Oesophagus, Stomach, Ileac, and Colonic diseases Particular focus on the interdisciplinary treatment of patients with Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease and tumours of the Gastrointestinal Tract Abdominal ultra-sound, including contrast media ultrasound, doppler ultrasound Endoscopic diagnostic, and therapeutic interventions such as Gastro Duodenoscopy and Co- lonoscopy, Chromoendoscopy of the Colon, Capsule Endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy. Interventional maneuvers such as Endoscopic treatment of GI bleeding, Polypectomy, Mucosal Resection of the Oesophagus, Stomach and Colon; Treatment of Gall Bladder Stones, Stenoses of the Bile duct and Pancreas Duct System, Photodynamic Treatment of Bile Duct Tumours, Percutaneous Transhepatic Drainage of the Bile Duct, Liver punction, implantation of endoprotheses, nutrional tubes Diagnosis, and treatment of pancreatitis and its complications; gastroenterological function tests

Hepatology:

Full spectrum of Liver Diseases and associated disorders such as toxic alcohol-related disease, autoimmune hepatitis, primary Biliary Cirrhosis, and primary Sclerosing Cholangitis diagnosis and treatment of genetic liver disorders, and associated metabolic problems. Special focus on the diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis

Endocrinology:

Full spectrum of endocrine disorders; i.e. diagnosis and treatment of the Endocrine Glands such as Pituitary, Thyroid Gland, Parathyroids, Adrenal Glands, and gonads. Special focus on the evaluation of Hypertension (endocrine hypertension), Endocrine Tumours, Osteoporosis, male infertility, and gender identity disorders

Diabetology:

Diagnosis and treatment of all types of Diabetes: Type 1, Type 2, MODY, gestational diabetes and special forms as well as the diagnosis and treatment of all diabetes associated complications including the diabetic food syndrome. Evaluation and treatment of associated risk factors for vascular disorders, such as Lipid Disorders, Hypertension, Depression, low physical activity treatment of metabolic syndrome nutritional counseling

Nephrology:

Full spectrum of diagnosis and treatment of Kidney Disorders (including renal biopsy) assessment of acid-base homeostasis, evaluation and treatment of hypertension. Treatment with all state of the art replacement methods such as Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis, Hemifiltration, Hemodiafiltration, Plasma Apheresis or Immune Absorption Lipid apheresis, Kidney Transplantation and simultaneous kidney pancreas transplantation including living donor transplant and ABO-incompatible transplant; interdisciplinary treatment of kidney-patients in close collaboration with the intensive care unit Urinary protein analysis.

Hematology, Oncology, and Hemostaseology:

Diagnosis and treatment of all tumor disorders, including malignancies of bone marrow, lymphatic system, as well as solid organs; high-dose chemotherapy withautologous stem cell transplantation; large clinical laboratory for hemotology and for assessment of hemostasis

Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine:

Interdisciplinary treatment of patients with severe disorders necessitating intensive care treatment with state of the art ICU

Endocrinology:

Focus on neuroendocrinology, neuroendocrine tumours, pathophysiology of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes complications as well as brain and energy metabolism

Nephrology:

Cytokines and chemokines in inflammation and angiogenisis, cell- and cell-matrix interactions, immune modulation of renal cell populations, stem cell biology, and its impact on nephrogenesis

Gastroenterology:

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease, in particular antigen presentation by enterocytes and antimicrobial peptides in IBD; multi-center treatment studies in viral hepatitis; animal models of experimental colitis

Hematology, and Oncology:

Pharmacological studies in Oncology, in particular studies on combination treatment in multiple myeloma and tumor cell lines, anti-angiogenetic treatment, analysis of endothelial progenitor cells, numerous multi-center treatment studies in leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and solid tumors

Endocrinology
Obligatory courses in internal medicine, courses on physical examination; additional teaching courses on endocrinology, differential diagnosis in internal medicine, clinical rounds, and methods in endocrinology

Nephrology
Obligatory teaching in pathophysiology and clinical nephrology; courses on tissue engineering, dialysis, and renal pharmacology

Gastroenterology
Obligatory courses on Gastroenterology and Hepatology; interdisciplinary seminars on Gastroenterology and Oncology

Hematology and Oncology
Obligatory courses in Hematology, Hemostaseology and Oncology; interdisciplinary seminars in Hematology-Oncology and Pathology; multiple tumor boards

Special courses
Master class Internal Medicine for promotion of particularly talented students