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Helios is Europe's leading private hospital operator with more than 120,000 employees. Helios Germany operates more than 80 hospitals, about 230 outpatient care centers with 600 accredited doctor's licenses, six prevention centers and 27 occupational medicine centers. Helios treats...
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17 rehabilitation clinics from all medical specialties of Fresenius Vamed work closely with Helios to enable our patients a well-prepared and smooth transition from acute medicine to rehabilitation. The particular areas of specialties of our rehabilitation hospitals include: neurological...
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The Ortho-Campus of Helios Cäcilien Hospital Hüls (Krefeld) offers a one-of-a-kind service: We take a holistic approach to arthroplasty. This means that patients who require a new hip or knee joint receive all services in one place, from preparation and surgery to subsequent rehabilitation....
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Helios HSK Wiesbaden: New Clinical Director for Gastroenterology
The Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology at Helios HSK Wiesbaden has been under the management of Prof. Dr. Ingmar Mederacke (43) since mid-September. The specialist for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract succeeds Prof. Dr. Ralf Kiesslich, who has been Medical...
Q fever, echinococcosis and co. - zoonoses often leave doctors in the dark
Aching limbs, chills, fever - what initially sounds like the common flu sometimes presents doctors with a medical puzzle. This is because many illnesses, even rarer ones, begin in this way and usually result in late diagnoses for those affected. This includes some pathogens that can...
Helios Hospital Siegburg: Joint embolization - new therapy for painful knee prostheses
Pain relief through special sclerotherapy of the vessels According to statistics, around 200,000 people in Germany receive an artificial knee joint (total knee arthroplasty, knee TEP) every year. One of the main reasons for the use of such a prosthesis is cartilage wear (osteoarthritis)...
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer? Diagnostics and therapy increasingly improve chances of survival
In Germany, around 61,000 people are diagnosed with a malignant bowel tumor every year. Thanks to optimized diagnostic and treatment options, a colorectal cancer diagnosis does not have to be a death sentence. At the certified Helios Colorectal Center Berlin-Buch, patients are successfully...
Heart Center Leipzig: outstanding achievements in the field of cardiovascular imaging
Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Gutberlet has been awarded honorary membership of the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR) for his outstanding achievements in the field of cardiovascular imaging. The award was presented during the joint meeting of the ESCR and the European...
BLOOD COMPONENTS AND THEIR MEANING - What Blood Reveals About Your Health
If the body is not functioning smoothly, this also shows in the blood. In addition to a physical examination, a blood test can therefore tell a lot about the state of health. For example, the values provide information about the function of organs, the concentration of hormones or...
Award for the Cardiac Surgery Clinic at Helios Hospital Siegburg
The colleagues in the Cardiac Surgery department led by Head Physician Prof. Dr. Mirko Doss have implanted 500 special bioprostheses in recent months and have now received an award from the manufacturer. The prosthesis is used in operations on the heart valve....
Leipzig Heart Center implants a completely artificial heart for the first time
A new type of completely artificial heart, a so-called 'total artificial heart' (TAH), has been implanted in a patient for the first time at Herzzentrum Leipzig. The special features of this type of artificial heart are that it completely imitates the heart's functions thanks to its...
Helios Hospital Siegburg - Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Marc Vorpahl
Prof. Dr. Marc Vorpahl has been the new Head of Cardiology, Rhythmology and Angiology at Helios Hospital Siegburg since October 1. In this interview, he explains what particularly fascinates him about the cardiology department and what he focuses on in his work for the Siegburg Heart...
Helios Hospital Duisburg: Colorectal cancer center once again honored for its high quality
In an important interim audit by the German Cancer Society, the Helios Colorectal Cancer Center in the north of Duisburg once again achieved excellent results - the commission was particularly impressed by the modern surgical procedures and the low complication rate. According...
Helios Heart Center Leipzig: Girl from Friedensdorf successfully treated
9-year-old Safa from Afghanistan was successfully treated at the Heart Center Leipzig. The girl has been living in the Peace Village International in Oberhausen since the end of 2022. Her congenital heart defect was repaired thanks to donated treatment by the children's cardiology...
Heart Center Leipzig: Back on the e-bike thanks to bypass surgery
Around six million people in Germany suffer from coronary heart disease. Their heart is not supplied with enough oxygen because the blood flow to the heart is disturbed. Bypass surgery, which is traditionally performed on the open heart, can help. The situation is different at Heart...
Helios St. Josefshospital Uerdingen: Help for chronic (back) pain
Prof. Dr. med. Philipp J. Slotty and Dr. med. Axel Scharfstädt are two proven experts at Helios St. Josefshospital Uerdingen. Gentle, modern procedures can be helpful for many chronic pain disorders and neurological movement disorders. One in five people in Europe suffers...
Helios Rhein-Ruhr Hospitals Duisburg: Certification and additional qualification in cardiac CT
As one of 22 centers in Germany, Helios St. Anna Klinik is now accredited by the German Society of Cardiology (DGK) - Cardiovascular Research e. V. as a "site for additional qualification in cardiac computed tomography". This distinction offers the opportunity to train...
New guidelines for the treatment of vascular malformations
The German Society of Neurology has published new recommendations for the treatment of vascular malformations in the brain. The guideline update was coordinated by Prof. Dr. med. Holger Poppert. As Head of Neurology at Helios Hospital München-West, he is incorporating the recently...
Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch: Samba experienced his personal miracle
The experts at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch save the life of a young boy from Senegal in a total of 77 operations. The story of the recovery of the then three-year-old Samba began ten years ago, shortly before Christmas Eve, and is now coming to a happy conclusion. Everyday...
Helios Mariahilf Hospital Hamburg: "I got my life back" - Hernia surgeon operates in Paraguay
A good quarter of all men and 3% of all women worldwide suffer from a hernia or abdominal wall hernia in the course of their lives. These so-called hernias almost always require surgery. But what is a matter of course in Germany is denied to many people in other parts of the world...
Helios Hospital Siegburg - Prof. Dr. Marc Vorpahl new Head of Cardiology, Rhythmology and Angiology
Prof. Dr. med. Marc Vorpahl, a highly experienced cardiologist, joined the senior medical management team of Cardiology, Rhythmology and Angiology on October 1, 2023. The 48-year-old moved from Helios University Hospital Wuppertal to the Heart Center in Siegburg. He succeeds Prof....
Screening of the colon - What is the procedure for a colonoscopy?
Colonoscopy is one of the most important examinations in colorectal cancer screening. And yet more than 27,000 people worldwide die every year as a result of colorectal cancer. We explain what a colonoscopy is and why it is so important as a preventive measure. Colorectal...
Learn to know your breast - breast palpation
The majority of all cases of breast cancer are discovered by the women themselves, often even by chance when showering or applying cream. However, deliberate palpation of the breast is not difficult at all - and is still an excellent measure for early cancer detection. We...
Mastectomy: Information on breast removal
70 to 80 percent of all tumors can be treated with breast-conserving surgery. However, if the tumor is very large and malignant, affects the skin or forms several tumors in different areas of the breast, a mastectomy is usually performed. What is a mastectomy? The procedure...
Back to everyday life with a stoma
Life with an artificial bowel outlet seems unimaginable to many, but for around 200,000 people, a stoma is part of their everyday life. It is usually the result of a serious bowel disease. To mark World Stoma Day on October 2, the Visceral Oncology Center at Helios Park-Hospital Leipzig...
Novel, bilateral tongue pacemaker for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
People with obstructive sleep apnoea often feel sleepy and tired during the day and have difficulty concentrating. Innovative tongue pacemaker offers hope for sleep apnea patients and expands the range of ENT therapies in the field of surgical sleep medicine. As an alternative...
GAINING AND SUSTAINING HEALTH - Life without a prostate gland
In radical prostatectomy, the entire prostate gland is removed along with the seminal vesicles. The consequences of such an operation and how to deal with it is a very personal and individual experience, which is influenced by various factors. For each man, the removal...
What happens during prostate palpation?
Men over the age of 45 should have an annual prostate screening. In addition to a blood test, this also includes a palpation of the prostate through the rectum and is nowadays the most important screening examination for prostate cancer in Germany. In the medical context,...
Helios Hospital Bad Saarow - Interview with Dr. med. Grigorij Nesterov, Head of Breast Center
The certified breast center at Helios Hospital Bad Saarow has had a new head physician for a quarter of a year, and he has already won the hearts of his patients and his team. Dr. med. Grigorij Nesterov, an experienced breast expert in mammography and ultrasound, took up his post...
Hypothyroidism: Symptoms in women
Almost every tenth woman suffers from hypothyroidism. This means that women are affected by this disease significantly more often than men. Our head physician at the Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery at the Helios Hospital Rottweil explains which symptoms apply to women in particular...
Helios Hospital Bad Saarow: PD Dr. med. Tobias Klatte new Head Physician at the Clinic for Urology
PD Dr. med. Tobias Klatte took over as Chief Medical Director of the Urology Clinic at Helios Hospital Bad Saarow on December 1, 2023. He has extensive clinical experience in open, laparoscopic and robot-assisted urology. The previous Head Physician of Urology, Dr. med. Steffen Hallmann,...
Helios Hospital Siegburg: Certification as atrial fibrillation center
The Heart Center at Helios Hospital Siegburg is a new certified atrial fibrillation center. The certificate is awarded by the German Society of Cardiology - Cardiovascular Research (DKG) and confirms the hospital's high therapeutic standards in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias....
Helios Hospital Siegburg: Artificial hip joint - gentle surgery and fast mobilization
When is an artificial hip joint used? How does the operation take place? And how do patients who are operated on at the Helios Hospital Siegburg benefit? We asked Dr. med. Dennis Vogel, head physician for special orthopedic surgery, endoprosthetics and foot surgery. When...
Helios Hospital Emil von Behring: German Cancer Society Confirms High Quality of Treatment
The Visceral Oncology Center of the Clinic for General, Visceral and Minimally Invasive Surgery headed by Prof. Dr. med. Marc H. Jansen consists of a certified colorectal cancer center and a certified pancreatic cancer center. There are only eight of these specialized facilities in...
New chief physician at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch: Prof. Dr. med. Roger Wahba
With Prof. Dr. med. Roger Wahba, the Department of General, Visceral and Oncological Surgery at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch has a new chief physician since August 14, 2023. He succeeds Prof. Dr. med. Martin Strik. Prof. Dr. med. Wahba was most recently Managing Senior Physician at...
Helios HSK Wiesbaden founds new clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Dr. med. Ruth Schäfer (41) has assumed the position of Clinic Director of the newly established Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Helios HSK Wiesbaden. "With the surgical discipline, the medical portfolio of Helios HSK Wiesbaden is supplemented...
Helios Heart Center Leipzig: Quick reactions in case of cardiac emergencies
Today, the Heart Center Leipzig opened its expanded and modernized Chest Pain Unit (CPU) together with a Syncope and Rhythm Unit after previous renovation work. Colloquially known as the chest pain outpatient clinic, the certified Chest Pain Unit is available around the...
Helios Hospital Krefeld: Certified as maximum care spine center
With the certification as a maximum care spine center, patients at the Helios Hospital Krefeld have the certainty that the strict requirements of the German Spine Society (DWG) are met here - for the highest level of safety and conservative as well as surgical treatment...
Helios Bad Saarow: State-of-the-art radiotherapy equipment sets new standards in cancer treatment
The Clinic for Radiation Oncology and Radiation Medicine at the Helios Hospital Bad Saarow is equipped with the latest radiation therapy technology. After the first state-of-the-art therapy unit was installed last year, the second sophisticated radiotherapy system also went into operation...
Helios University Hospital Wuppertal: Treatment of lung cancer under one roof
The first DKG-certified lung cancer center in Wuppertal and the Bergisches Land region has once again proven itself in the independent quality review. The German Cancer Society certifies the highest quality for the Lung Cancer Center at Helios University Hospital Wuppertal (HUKW). "If...
Patient Story: Lung replacement procedure saves Karl-Gustav's life
On May 15, little Karl-Gustav was transferred to the Helios Heart Center Leipzig with severe lung failure and successfully treated there. Beforehand, the parents and doctors from Klinikum St. Georg feared for the boy's life for several days and searched for a clinic that could provide...
Helios Hospital Bad Saarow: Grigorij Nesterov takes over as medical director of Breast Center
There is a change in medical leadership at the Breast Center of Helios Hospital Bad Saarow. As of June 1, Dr. med. Grigorij Nesterov will assume the position of chief physician at the Breast Center and continue the existing commitment to excellent breast health. He succeeds experienced...
Privilege and honor for heart surgeon at Helios Hospital Krefeld
Prof. Diyar Saeed, Chief Physician of the Clinic for Cardiac and Cardiac-Related Vascular Surgery at Helios Heart Center Niederrhein, has been appointed a member of the prestigious American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). Founded in 1917, the association of leading...
Helios Heart Center Leipzig again "Excellent. FOR CHILDREN"
For the 7th time in a row, the University Hospital for Pediatric Cardiology at the Helios Heart Center Leipzig receives the seal of approval "Ecellent. FOR CHILDREN". This means that it can once again demonstrate inpatient care that is particularly suitable for children and families...
Helios Heart Center Leipzig: Heart transplants are never routine
PD Dr. med. Alexey Dashkevich is Senior Physician and Division Director of the Heart Transplantation and Artificial Heart Program at Helios Heart Center Leipzig. Around 30 hearts and 50 artificial hearts are transplanted here every year. On the occasion of Organ Donation Day on June...
New cardiac catheterization laboratories at Helios Hospital Bonn/Rhein-Sieg
The cardiology department at Helios Hospital Bonn/Rhein-Sieg opens two new cardiac catheterization laboratories after several months of construction. Patients with coronary artery disease, acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmias or valvular heart disease can be optimally treated...
Helios Heart Center Wuppertal: Research on post-COVID syndrome awarded a prize
After a COVID-19 infection, many people find that they do not regain their fitness properly. Some notice heart palpitations or palpitations in addition to impaired performance. "Has the COVID-19 infection left its mark?" people wonder. An MRI of the heart, known as a cardio-MRI, is...
Helios Women's Hospital brings quality triple to Munich
The gynecology team at Helios Hospital München West can be pleased about three awards at once. The German Cancer Society recommends the facility both for the treatment of breast cancer and for cancers of the female genitals. The Working Group for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy...
Pioneer in Upper Bavaria: Chief gynecologist uses robotics in cancer surgery
At Helios Amper-Hospital Dachau, the head physician of the Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics of the Upper Bavarian Hospital Association, Dr. Sabine Keim, removes lymph nodes in the area of the abdominal aorta and the female pelvis with robotic assistance. This minimally invasive...
Best possible care in an emergency: Helios Hospital Bonn/Rhein-Sieg confirmed as local trauma center
The Helios Hospital Bonn/Rhein-Sieg was once again confirmed by the DGU to treat severely injured patients at a high level. In an emergency, rapid, high-quality patient care is imperative for a successful recovery. The prerequisite for this is a close-knit network of well-equipped...
Seal of quality for hernia surgery at Helios St. Elisabeth Hospital Oberhausen
The Department of General and Visceral Surgery at Helios St. Elisabeth Hospital Oberhausen recently received the seal of the German Society for Hernia Surgery. This is associated with quality assurance in the treatment of hernias. In addition to the treatment of reflux,...
Department of Rhythmology at Helios Heart Center Wuppertal is certified atrial fibrillation center
The Rhythmology Department headed by Dr. med. Armin Sause is the first clinic in the Bergisches Land region to be certified as an "Atrial Fibrillation Center" by the German Society of Cardiology. The certification requires very good personnel, equipment and organizational facilities. Head...
Helios Krefeld: 1 hospital, 3 locations - Best treatment options through specialization and network
Helios Hospital Krefeld, Helios St. Josefshospital Uerdingen and Helios Cäcilien-Hospital Hüls will operate as one hospital under the umbrella of Helios Hospital Krefeld GmbH from January 2023. In terms of the number of inpatients, Krefeld thus currently has the largest hospital in...
Helios University Hospital Wuppertal: Using new radiologists' tools to fight cancer
Helios University Hospital Wuppertal has successfully achieved a new certification, which proves that all quality requirements for the provision of interventional oncology services are met at the required high level. IASIOS Certificate for Interventional Radiology Demonstrates...
Patient Story: Abdul can walk again without pain
Abdul is seven years old and comes from Afghanistan. A painful bone inflammation in his left foot has severely restricted his mobility for several months. Now Dr. David Schramm, Senior Consultant at the Clinic for Trauma, Hand and Orthopedic Surgery at Helios HSK Wiesbaden, has operated...
Helios Hospital Bad Saarow: The dog tapeworm - small and dangerous!
On January 11, 2023, a rare lung operation was performed very successfully on a child at the Helios Hospital Bad Saarow. After intensive interdisciplinary preparation by physicians from pediatric surgery, anesthesia and thoracic surgery, a large fluid-filled cyst caused by an infection...
Hernia and abdominal wall surgery: An interview with Dr. med. Wolfgang Reinpold
"Surgical competence is extremely important. Above all, however, is humanity!". Dr. med. Wolfgang Reinpold, is one of the international opinion leaders and top specialists in hernia and abdominal wall surgery. Since 2020, he has been one of the top five European specialists...
Patient Story: Living with an abdominal aortic aneurysm
"... and then it went black around him and he realized how he was slowly losing consciousness." What sounds like a sentence from a suspense novel is what John Walmsley actually experienced. He recalls Oct. 3, 2017, "I had a pain in my abdomen in the morning, then quickly got...
Helios Hospital Bad Saarow: Institute for Radiology awarded
Due to the constantly growing number of radiological interventions and the ongoing expansion of the range of services, the team of the Institute of Radiology at the Helios Hospital Bad Saarow can be pleased about a special recognition: The institute, which is headed by head physician...
Helios Wuppertal: Prof. Florian Gebauer new Director of Clinic for General & Visceral Surgery
The Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery at Helios University Hospital Wuppertal is now under new management: Prof. Dr. med. Florian Gebauer has been Clinic Director since December 1, 2022, replacing Prof. Dr. med. Hubert Zirngibl, who will remain with the hospital as Chief Physician...
Helios Park-Hospital Leipzig: Nexaris stays on track for success
With the commissioning of the "Nexaris Angio CT" two years ago, the Helios site in Leipzig possessed a unique selling point throughout Germany. Only the interventional radiology department at Helios Park-Hospital Leipzig was able to offer this innovative technology for patient care....
Helios Park-Hospital Leipzig - First class seal of quality for interventional radiology
Two professional associations confirm the excellent work of the interventional radiology department at the Helios Park-Hospital Leipzig. Anyone who visits a doctor needs one thing first and foremost: trust. After all, the judgment of how to deal with one's own body and its...
Helios Hospital Duisburg-Homberg: Surgeon enables children to lead normal lives
Oral and maxillofacial surgery (MKG) at the Helios Clinic Duisburg-Homberg regularly treats children from war and crisis zones in cooperation with Friedensdorf International. Most recently, the treatment of two small patients was successfully completed, in whose home countries medical...
Once an artificial heart and back - cutting-edge medicine at the Heart Center Siegburg
Markus T. has been standing firm in life for 58 years. He never expected that he would require the use of an artificial heart (LVAD). Even less did he think that his heart would be so strong that it would eventually make the use of the LVAD unnecessary. The avid motorcyclist...
Cardiac MRI: Catheter ablation with MRI imaging performed for the first time in Berlin-Buch
At Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch, a catheter ablation was performed with the help of a cardiac MRI. For the first time, a team of cardiologists paired the standard procedure of catheter ablation with cardiac MRI. This new procedure promises to improve the treatment of complex cardiac...
Patient Story: Shireno can finally walk again without pain
Shireno has traveled more than 5,000 km from her home country of Afghanistan to get well again. The 11-year-old has a complicated bone inflammation that no one has been able to treat. She found help from PD Dr. med. Koroush Kabir at the Helios University Hospital in Wuppertal. It...
New linear accelerator at Helios Hospital Wuppertal: even more precise, even more convenient
Another new linear accelerator is in use at the Clinic for Radiation Therapy and Radiation Oncology at Helios University Hospital Wuppertal. Helios University Hospital Wuppertal has had two linear accelerators for the radiotherapeutic treatment of tumor patients since...
Less is more: Minimally invasive procedures facilitate complex heart operations
The Heart Center at Helios Hospital Siegburg is one of only a few specialized heart centers in Germany. For more than 20 years, heart specialists at the Heart Center Siegburg have been working to provide cardiological patients with the most up-to-date and highest-quality...
The "Ortho-Campus" in Hüls: A modern treatment concept for hip and knee replacement surgeries
“All-in-one”: The "Ortho-Campus" in Hüls as part of Helios Hospital Krefeld offers joint replacement and rehabilitation under one roof. There is no need anymore to switch between the hospital, where the surgery is carried out, and a rehabilitation center. The same surgeon and...
Helios Hospital Duisburg: Colorectal Cancer Center receives highest award
The Colorectal Cancer Center at the Helios St. Johannes Clinic has been certified by the German Cancer Society. It certifies that the Hamborn site is of particularly high quality in the treatment of patients with colorectal tumors. Widespread, but often curable...
First robotic surgery at Helios Hospital München West
At the Endoprosthetics Center Munich West, a knee prosthesis has been implanted for the first time using robotic arm-assisted technology. The new Mako system offers more safety and precision for patients. Ingrid Misslbeck enjoys sports, rides her bike a lot and often goes...
Helios St. Josefshospital Uerdingen: After an untreated jaw fracture, Amir can chew again
Amir (name changed by the editors) comes from Afghanistan. Due to an incorrectly healed and as yet untreated fracture of the temporomandibular joint, the boy came to the Helios St. Josefshospital in Uerdingen for treatment via Friedensdorf International. Helios St. Josefshospital...
Patient Story: Rohan was treated at the Helios Hospital Siegburg in cooperation with Peace Village
When Rohan (name changed) from an Afghan province near Kabul suffered a thigh injury in the spring, the 11-year-old certainly wouldn't have thought that a few weeks later this would take him almost 5,000 kilometers away, all the way to Germany. "In February, we received...
Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery in Krefeld - an interview with Prof. Dr. med. Michael Stoffel
Today we are talking to Prof. Dr. med. Michael Stoffel, head of the clinic for neurosurgery and spine surgery at Helios Hospital Krefeld, about neurosurgical procedures, modern surgical techniques as well as advancements in neurooncological surgery. There is already a...
New robotic technology for knee joint replacement at Helios Hospital München West
DIGITALIZATION IN ENDOPROSTHETICS Patients who receive an artificial knee joint at the Helios Klinikum in Pasing will in future benefit from human expertise and the latest technology. A new robotic arm-assisted surgical procedure now supports the medical team of the...
Helios St. Josefshospital Krefeld establishes competence center for complex urethral surgery
With the center for reconstructive urological surgery for children and adults, which focuses on complex interventions, a medical beacon is being created in the region at Helios St. Josefshospital Uerdingen. "With Prof. Darko Kröpfl and Dr. Inga Kunz, we have been able to gain two...
Branch of the renowned ENDO-Klinik Hamburg opens at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
As of June 1, Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch will be a partner hospital of Europe's largest specialist clinic for endoprosthetics, sports orthopedics and spine surgery - ENDO-Klinik Hamburg. After two years of preparation, endoprosthetic care at the highest medical level...
ENT at Helios Hospital Erfurt certified as cochlear implant-supplying facility
Treatment quality for severe hearing loss and deafness - ENT at Helios Klinikum Erfurt certified as cochlear implant-supplying facility The Department of Otolaryngology at Helios Hospital Erfurt has been certified for the first time as a "cochlear implant-supplying facility...
Sarcoma Center at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch is part of the EURACAN network
Sarcoma Center at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch is part of the EURACAN network Since March 17, it is official: The Sarcoma Center at Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch is now part of the European Reference Network for Rare Tumors in Adults (EURACAN). After a two-year application...
Transarterial Periarticular Embolization (TAPE)
New outlook for pain patients through novel intervention at the joint For sufferers of joint or tendon pain for whom conservative and surgical therapies no longer achieve a satisfactory effect, there is now the option of so-called transarterial periarticular embolization...
New endoscopic procedure at Helios Duisburg-Homberg
New endoscopic procedure at Helios Duisburg-Homberg - Removing tumors in the stomach wall without surgery Until now, surgery was almost the only alternative for tumors located in the wall of the stomach or duodenum. But now a new endoscopic procedure is available....
Portrait: Helios Heart Surgeon Prof. Dr. Diyar Saeed
IN PORTRAIT: HEART SURGEON PROF. DR. DIYAR SAEED Down-to-earth networker at world level The congratulations were many and came sincerely. Each of the well-wishers knew only too well the medical achievements of Prof. Dr. Diyar Saeed over the past two decades before his...
Helios Hospital Krefeld recognized as one of the best national hospitals again
For the third time in a row, Helios Klinikum Krefeld has been included as a TOP national hospital in the list of Germany's 100 best hospitals recommended annually by Focus Gesundheit. Helios Klinikum Krefeld is one of the 100 best hospitals in Germany: this is the conclusion...
German oncology society recommends Leukemia and Lymphoma Center in Wuppertal
Wuppertal University Hospital, part of the Helios hospital chain, offers optimal structures for leukemia and lymphoma treatment, which are the fourth most common type of cancer. In the recently certified center, all malignant diseases of the blood, lymph nodes and bone...
TrueBeam® linear accelerator at Helios Hospital Krefeld
New linear accelerator: Highly precise, convenient and fast A new linear accelerator is in use at the Clinic for Radiotherapy and Radiological Oncology at Helios Klinikum Krefeld. The modern large-scale 'TrueBeam'® unit shortens the duration of irradiation while offering...
Helios Hospital Wuppertal certified as Interregional Heart Failure Unit
The cardiology department in the Helios University Hospital Wuppertal is certified as Interregional Heart Failure Unit by the German Cardiology Society (DKG). Following an intensive review, the German Society of Cardiology (DKG) has granted certification for the state-of-the-art...
Improved Treatment Methods for Lung Cancer: Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy
With immunotherapy and targeted therapy, better treatment options for lung cancer have emerged. These therapies are available at Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring. To date, chemotherapy and radiotherapy have been the most common treatment options for lung cancer. With immunotherapy...
Important Information for Ukrainian refugees upon arrival in Germany
Humanity is … being there for other people every day. Any violence is inhuman. In view of the war in Ukraine, we would like to speak out for a world without violence. We are shocked by what has happened and our thoughts go out to all those who are experiencing...
Modern nuclear medicine at Helios - an interview with Prof. Dr. med. Dresel
Nuclear medicine involves using radioactive substances for diagnostics and treatment. What is the difference between nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, and radiology? What is radionuclide therapy, and what approaches are currently the most promising? These are the topics of our conversation...
Certified Visceral Oncology Centre in Erfurt
The Helios Hospital Erfurt announces successful recertification of the Pancreatic and Colon Cancer Therapeutic Centre. For the first time ever, the Gastric Cancer Therapeutic Centre was certified as one of two hospitals in Thuringia. High quality of work performed...
Patient Story: After Surgical Intervention: Levent Cukur Has to Take Care of His Wrist
This weight bearing has been too much, even for the trained wrists of a former world boxing champion: Levent Cukur suddenly felt pain during a training session with his son Emre, current European champion in super middleweight. "First I didn't take it seriously and just...
New center for the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma
The Helios Amper Hospital Dachau is expanding the treatment scope available: the new center will treat hematologic malignancies, such as lymphoma or acute and chronic leukemia. The Hematologic Neoplasia Center is certified by the German Cancer Society as one of the first of its kind. A...
Heart Center Leipzig is the first hospital in Europe to apply innovative catheter placement method
For the first time ever in Europe, medical professionals of the Helios Heart Center Leipzig have used ultrasound renal denervation to treat uncontrolled hypertension outside of clinical trials. Several studies show that the procedure lowers a patient’s blood pressure, making...
Every day, 6 to 10 arthroplasties are done in an operating room at Helios Krefeld
Today we are talking to Prof. Dr. Med. Clayton Kraft, head of the clinic for orthopedics, trauma, and hand surgery at Helios Hospital Krefeld, about orthopedic procedures as well as modern and traditional approaches in endoprosthetic surgery. Why did you decide...
Spine Surgery in Erfurt - Highly Appreciated and Awarded
The Spine Surgery Hospital team of Helios Hospital Erfurt has received two awards for their outstanding work. What is finally presented as a certificate meant not only plenty of work done earlier. But it is worth it: "We are specially proud of our most important achievement: AOSpine...
The facial reconstruction and the first nasal replantations in modern medicine
UPDATE: Prof. Dr.Med.Reinhard Bschorer is no longer employed by Helios Group. Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Prof. Dr.Med. Reinhard Bschorer - about one of the first nasal replantations in modern medicine, about the facial reconstruction and, finally, about...
Patient Story: Frank Wernicke talks about a stem cell transplantation
Quite by accident, Frank Wernicke was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Malignant blood disease is the third most common type of blood cancer and results in bone loss and bone defects. Frank Wernicke decided to go for a stem cell transplant – and told us how he is today. From...
Neuroendocrine tumor: peptide radioreceptor therapy (PRRT) with Lutetium-177 DOTATOC
Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) is a molecular therapy used to treat a specific type of cancer called neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). For patients who are suffering from this tumor disease, a special therapy, peptide radioreceptor therapy (PRRT), can be offered as a...
Robotic surgical systems set new standards
A robot behind the operating table: at first glance, this sounds weird. However, statistics show that robotic surgical systems are of great benefit to patients and doctors. Helios Hospitals are implementing the state-of-the-art da Vinci system. Human-robot teamwork The da Vinci...
Coronavirus: exacerbating heart attack
Doctors at Helios Hospitals note that with the growth of the coronavirus pandemic, the severity of heart attacks has increased, while the number of patients undergoing treatment for heart attacks in hospitals has decreased dramatically. Prof. Dr. Holger Thiele, Director...
Diagnosis and therapy for prostate cancer with Lutetium-177 PSMA–DKFZ 617
A new procedure (the Lu-177 PSMA therapy) combines exact diagnostics with efficient therapy. This opens up additional treatment options for patients with advanced prostate cancer. The preliminary costs of 1 cycle (excluding PET/CT , scintigraphy of the kidneys) are around 8.500,00...
Customized knee joint prosthesis
Artificial knee joint should fit the bone like a tailor-made suit because each knee joint is unique. To ensure an exact fit to the patient's anatomy, Helios Hospital Krefeld works with customized templates for the placement and stabilization of the implant components - PSI...
The Ozaki procedure is a good alternative to a biological valve replacement
Today we are talking to PD Dr. med. Jaroslav Benedik, senior consultant at the Clinic for Cardiac Surgery and Cardiac Vascular Surgery at Helios Hospital Krefeld, about heart valve diseases and the innovative Ozaki method Dr. Benedik, heart valve diseases are...
Patient story: innovative joint surgery brings new hope to a dancer
Denise Ludwig cannot imagine her life without dancing, but her right knee is no longer able to withstand vigorous physical activity. When she was 21, she suffered from chronic joint pain. For five years, the girl had unsuccessfully tried various treatment methods until she underwent...
Male breast cancer: detection at an advanced stage
In spite of the fact that breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and sounds like a purely female disease, about 1% of 70,000 new breast cancer cases are diagnosed in men each year. May breast cancer be developed in men? Should you suddenly detect a fixed lump in the...
The Fontan principle is a long-term treatment solution for children with congenital heart disease
Today we are here together with Prof. Dr. Ingo Dähnert, Director of the University Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology at the Helios Heart Center in Leipzig, talking about congenital heart defects and the most common types of surgical treatment in pediatric heart surgery including...
Bariatric surgery is not only about weight loss
Dr.med. Oliver Stumpf, the Chief Physician of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Department at Helios Berlin-Buch, tells about wide-spreading obesity problem and about bariatric surgery as the most effective solution. The pandemic turned the world upside down. Have you...
Colonoscopy is a disease prevention
Prof. Dr.med. Michael Bartels, the chief physician of the General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at the Helios Park Hospital Leipzig, answers the patients’ questions about colon, liver and pancreatic cancer. We would like to find out more about prevention, examinations...
Being able to smile again: the Olympic Games as a goal
Katsiaryna Halkina is 23 years old, and she has been active in sports since she was five years old. As well as for many professional athletes, the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted Katsiaryna's plans to attend the Tokyo Olympics 2020, which have been postponed to 2021. However, besides...
“Second opinion” of a German heart surgeon on why patients choose Leipzig Heart Center
Prof. Dr. med. Sergey Leontyev, medical director of the Helios private clinic in Leipzig and operating surgeon at the Leipzig Heart Center, one of the most recognized cardiac surgery hospitals in Germany, talks about minimally invasive heart surgery techniques that eliminate...
Transcatheter valve surgery (TAVI/MitraClip)
During these procedures, heart specialists replace or repair damaged heart valves with catheters. During transcatheter valve surgery heart valves are replaced or repaired with a catheter, that is usually inserted through the inguinal vessels and guided into the heart. These procedures...
Bypass operation
Bypass surgery In order to restore the proper blood supply in the heart, damaged with narrowed coronary vessels, the doctors at Helios perform a special surgery. Bypass surgery is used to treat narrowing of the coronary arteries when treatment with drugs or stents and a change...
Aortic Valve Surgery
The aortic valve connects the left ventricle with the aorta. This is the largest artery in the human body. The aortic valve consists of three valve leaflets which open during the contraction of the heart and close after contraction to prevent the blood from flowing back from the aorta...
Mitral valve surgery
Mitral valve surgery is a method, which is used to treat a leaking or narrowed mitral valve leakage (regurgitation) or narrowing (stenosis). The mitral valve is one of four valves, also known as bicuspid valve, located in the heart. It consists of posterior and anterior valve flaps...
Breast reconstruction after MRM
Important surgery Removal of one breast, its part or even both breast glands is a vital solution in the treatment of breast cancer. In addition, the breast can dramatically change its shape due to trauma, radiation or medical manipulation. That’s why many women consider breast...
Fighting breast cancer
Every year in Germany there are exactly 60,000 new breast cancer cases. Around 12,000 of them are so-called HER2-positive breast carcinoma. Professor Michael Unch, MD, Chief Physician at the Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Helios Berlin-Buch Clinic, presented the results...
Surgical treatment of thyroid, adrenal and pancreatic glands
Treatment of thyroid, adrenal or pancreatic diseases often requires surgery. The Center for Endocrine and Thyroid Surgery, together with specialists from other departments, develops the best individual treatment for each patient in order to restore normal organ function as soon as...
Treating children with cancer at the Helios hospital: check list for parents
If your child is treated for cancer In the Pediatrics Department, professional physicians, nurses and specially trained medical staff treat children and adolescents with cancer and blood diseases. If you have any questions, problems or concerns about treatment, please refer to...
Knee replacement surgery: for your information
Routine surgery Knee replacement surgery usually lasts 1-2 hours. This is a so called routine surgery, which may still somewhat vary depending on the exact patient. Anaesthesia Knee replacement surgery is performed while patient is asleep, so that he or she doesn't feel pain...
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Physicians at Helios
Chief Physician Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Prof. Dr. med. Marc Bloching
Ear, Nose & Throat
Chief Physician Nuclear Medicine at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Dresel
Nuclear Medicine
Chief Physician at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Prof. Dr. med. Frank Kolligs
Internal Medicine & Rheumatology
Chief Physician Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Prof. Dr. med. Robert Krempien
Radiotherapy
Chief Physician Dermatology & Allergology at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Dr. med. Kerstin Lommel
Dermatology
Chief Physician Oncology and palliative medicine & Head of the Sarcoma Center Berlin-Brandenburg at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Reichardt
Oncology
Chief Physician Pediatric Surgery at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
PD Dr. med. Stefan Gfrörer
Pediatric Surgery
Chief Physician Obstetrics & Gynecology at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Prof. Dr. med. Michael Untch
Gynecology
Chief Physician at Helios Park Hospital Leipzig
Prof. Dr. Med. Michael Bartels
Visceral & General Surgery
Medical Director of Helios Private Clinic Leipzig I Managing Senior Physician of the University Clinic for Cardiac Surgery at Heart Center Leipzig
Prof. Dr. Med. Sergey Leontyev
Cardiac Surgery
Chief Physician of the Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics Head of the Gynecological Cancer Center at Helios Hospital Krefeld
Prof. Dr. Med. Michael Friedrich
Gynecology
Chief Physician of the Medical Clinic II and Medical Director of the Helios Private Clinic Krefeld at Helios Hospital Krefeld
Prof. Dr. Med. Thomas Frieling
Gastroenterology
Chief Physician of the Clinic for Orthopedics, Trauma and Hand Surgery at Helios Hospital Krefeld
Prof. Dr. med. Clayton Kraft
Orthopedics
Chief Physician of the Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Helios Hospital Krefeld
Prof. Dr. med. Tim Niehues
Pediatrics
Chief Physician of the Clinic for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at Helios Hospital Krefeld
Dr. Med. Truong Phan
Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery
Chief Physician of the Clinic for Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery at Helios Hospital Krefeld
Prof. Dr. med. Michael Stoffel
Neurosurgery
Chief Physician Pneumology, sleep and respiratory medicine at Helios Hospital Krefeld
Dr. med. Manuel Streuter
Respiratory Diseases
Chief Physician general, visceral and minimally invasive surgery at Helios Hospital Krefeld
PD Dr. Med. Christoph Wullstein
Visceral & General Surgery
Chief Physician Hematology & Stem Cell Therapy at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Prof. Dr. med. Bertram Glaß
Hematology & Oncology
Chief Physician Orthopaedic Oncology at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Priv. Doz. Dr. med. Per-Ulf Tunn
Tumor Orthopedics
Chief Physician of the Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Director of the Heart Center Lower Rhine at Helios Hospital Krefeld
Prof. Dr. med. Diyar Saeed
Heart & Heart Surgery
Chief Physician for General, Visceral and Oncological Surgery at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Prof. Dr. med. Roger Wahba, FEBS
Visceral & General Surgery
Chief Physician Angiology, internal medicine, diabetology at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Dr. med. Peter Klein-Weigel
Angiology
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