THE ASKLEPIOS CLINICS IN Introduction Introduction

ABOUT THE ASKLEPIOS CLINICS IN HAMBURG, THE TUMOUR CENTRE AND THE ASKLEPIOS MEDICAL SCHOOL

Hamburg is the largest city in the north of and the THE TUMOUR CENTRE the maximum rewards from medical Hamburg. Places to study at the HAMBURG progress in the fight against cancer. It Asklepios Campus Hamburg are country's epicentre of medical excellence. Asklepios Kliniken The Asklepios Tumour Centre Hamburg is also irrelevant in which of the seven therefore extremely coveted, and the is the largest centre of excellence. large Asklepios clinics the tumour applicants are required to prove their have contributed significantly to this expertise with their com- This high-performance centre pools patients are treated, as they ultimately abilities in a demanding selection prehensive portfolio of services and top-level doctors with and networks the expertise of over 200 benefit from the knowledge of all spe- procedure. With this strong support specialists for the diagnosis and treat- cialists at the Tumour Centre. for young medical professionals, the outstanding reputations. ment of cancer diseases at the Askle- Asklepios Campus Hamburg is helping pios Clinics in Hamburg. Together they THE ASKLEPIOS to ensure that excellently qualified cater to every aspect of oncology CAMPUS HAMBURG doctors at the Asklepios Clinics will and ensure the highest standards of As part of a joint venture, the Asklepios continue to provide outstanding medical THE ASKLEPIOS CLINICS IN have also been located in the Han- medical care for the metropolitan Clinics in Hamburg have cooperated care to patients from Germany and HAMBURG seatic city since 2005. Over the first region. And although cancer has not closely in the areas of medical training abroad. The eight Asklepios Clinics in the met- decade alone, Asklepios invested been cured by any stretch of the imag- and clinical research with the presti­ ropolitan region cater to around half more than €1 billion in the long-term ination, increasingly targeted therapies gious Faculty of Medicine at the of the patients in Hamburg and many expansion of the Hamburg clinics. enable long-term disease management Semmelweis University in Budapest more from throughout north Germany. With their strategic focus on the or even healing in many cases. But since 2018. Acting as the German off- They also have numerous centres and sustainable corporate objectives of the new insight and methods have also shoot of the Semmelweis University, specialists that are often consulted by quality, innovation and social respon- raised the requirements that are placed the Asklepios Campus Hamburg is in international patients with particular sibility, the Asklepios Clinics enjoy an on medical professionals. How much charge of the clinical education of conditions. Altogether, the seven excellent reputation that extends far experience the attending physicians medical students once they have com- acute clinics and one rehab clinic in beyond the boundaries of Hamburg. possess is now among the key factors pleted their two years of preclinical the urban region of Hamburg make Creating networks of specialists and determining the progression of the training in Budapest. The students up Europe's largest clinic cluster. establishing centres of excellence for disease and the patient's chances of from the Semmelweis University deeply Asklepios took over the large munic- the treatment of particular diseases recovery. By creating a tight network appreciate the close personal support ipal clinics in the city of Hamburg in play an important role in this regard. of experts, the Asklepios Tumour from the experienced lecturers and 2004. The Asklepios headquarters Centre ensures that patients can reap doctors at the Asklepios Clinics in

2 3 Asklepios Klinik Altona Asklepios Klinik Altona

SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS OTHER FOCUSES

■■ General and Visceral Surgery ■■ The Women's Clinic is Hamburg's big- ■■ The Testicular Tumour Centre belongs ■■ Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, gest perinatal centre and one of the to the Department for Urology and has Emergency Medicine, Analgesic largest of its kind in Germany, per- particular expertise in the diagnostics Therapy forming over 3,000 births each year. and therapy of testicular tumours. ■■ Angiology, Conservative and Besides gynaecology and obstetrics, it ■■ Neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, Interventional can draw on the skills of internatio­ trauma surgeons and spinal surgeons ASKLEPIOS KLINIK ALTONA ■■ Ophthalmology nally prestigious experts for surgical work together in the interdisciplinary ■■ Da Vinci Centre Hamburg and oncological gynaecology who are Spinal Cord Centre to provide opti- ■■ Gastroenterology specialised in the minimally invasive mised care for diseases and injuries ■■ Obstetrics (Perinatal Centre) treatment of cervical, ovarian, endo- of the spine. ■■ Vascular and Endovascular Surgery metrial and vulvar cancer, as well as ■■ Gynaecology endometriosis or expectant mothers ■■ Special Surgical and Oncological suffering from cancer, without termi- Gynaecology nation of the pregnancy. Asklepios Klinik Altona is the largest The Neuro Centre Altona pools the exper- Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine with its ■■ Ear, Nose & Throat Medicine, ■■ The Vascular Centre caters to the ■ Gastroenterology Clinic clinic in the west of Hamburg. 100,000 tise of neurologists, neurosurgeons and section for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Head & Throat Surgery needs of patients suffering from ■ patients are treated here each year. The neuroradiologists to ensure optimised possesses outstanding expertise in ■■ Cardiology, Pneumology, Internal diseases of the peripheral blood and Neuro Centre maximum care clinic is home to a broad care for patients suffering from strokes, complex surgery on the head and throat Intensive Care lymph vessels. ■ Da Vinci Centre spectrum of specialist departments and cerebral aneurysms, brain tumours, that are performed with robot assistance ■■ Neurosurgery ■ Haematology and Oncology also has outstanding, interdisciplinary normal pressure hydrocephalus, trige­ whenever necessary. ■■ Neurology ■ Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine / Competence Centres staffed by re- minal neuralgia and other diseases of ■■ Neuroradiology Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery nowned specialists who attract patients the brain, the spinal cord, the peripheral The three PRIVITA Comfort Wards on ■■ Oncology, Haematology, Palliative from throughout Germany and abroad, nervous system and the musculature. the top floor of the Clinic command not Medicine and not just from the north of Germany. only a spectacular view over the Port ■■ Orthopaedics, Trauma and Spinal The nerve centre is installed in Theatre of Hamburg, but also ensure personal Surgery The clinic's gastroenterologists and 5 of the Da Vinci Centre Hamburg at support and amenities on a par with hotel ■■ Radiology visceral surgeons have pooled their Asklepios Klinik Altona: the robot system standards. ■■ Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, resources in the Gastroenterology Clinic "Da Vinci Xi". Specialists from a variety Nephrology to provide coordinated care to patients of disciplines and Asklepios Clinics use ■■ Urology suffering from diseases of the gastroin- the state-of-the-art technology available ■■ Central Accident & Emergency testinal tract. This close, interdiscipli- here to perform particularly gentle, high- Department nary network with joint wards, surgery tech procedures with robotic assistance. hours and case conferences has proven particularly effective in the treatment The Oncology Centre is among the of tumours and other diseases of the pre-eminent locations for oncology and oesophagus, the pancreas and the biliary haematology within the Asklepios Tumour tract. Patients benefit from the compe- Centre Hamburg and coordinates the tency of the assembled experts and are therapies for all departments according A variety of disciplines at Asklepios Klinik cared for by a treatment team from their to the highest scientific standards. Altona use the Da Vinci Xi robot system to admission up until discharge. perform particularly gentle procedures.

4 5 Asklepios Klinik Barmbek Asklepios Klinik Barmbek

SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS FOCUSES AND CENTRES ■■ The Nephrology Centre looks after ■■ General and Visceral Surgery patients with complex kidney ■■ Anaesthesiology and Surgical diseases and even those requiring Intensive Care a kidney transplant. The associated ■■ Ophthalmology Shunt Centre is the only facility ■■ Breast Centre worldwide to offer the surgical fitting ■■ Gastroenterology and Interventional of dialysis access points, including ASKLEPIOS KLINIK BARMBEK Endoscopy the laparoscopic Ellipsys® and ■■ Obstetrics & Prenatal Medicine WavelinQ™ methods. ■■ Gynaecology ■■ The Eye Centre is known for ■■ Cardiology performing laser interventions on ■■ Neonatology glaucoma, photodynamic therapies ■■ Nephrology, Diabetology, Dialysis and for the treatment of macular ■ Oncology Centre ■■ Neurology degeneration. Asklepios Klinik Barmbek is the Certified by the German Cancer Socie- A team of breast care nurses, certified ■■ Oncology & Palliative Medicine ■■ The Perinatal Centre Level I is among ■ General and Visceral Surgery largest clinic in the Hamburg district ty (DKG), the Oncology Centre provides breast surgeons, radiologists, oncol- ■■ Pneumology the leading facilities for the treat- ■ Breast Centre of Barmbek and provides outstanding, all modern diagnostic and therapeutic ogists, radiotherapists, plastic sur- ■■ Radiology and Neuroradiology ment of risk pregnancies in north ■ Urology focused care in the areas of oncology procedures to ensure the best pos- geons, psycho-oncologists and social ■■ Shunt Centre Germany and provides the highest and oncological surgery, nephrology sible, personal treatment of tumour workers at the Breast Centre support ■■ Thoracic Surgery standards of prenatal diagnostics ■ Neurology and neurology, attracting patients from diseases in all stages. Experts from patients suffering from breast cancer ■■ Trauma Surgery and therapy. far beyond Hamburg and even abroad. oncology, gastroenterology, hepatology, and benign diseases of the breast. ■■ Urology The modern clinic was planned and gynaecology, senology, pneumology, ■■ Central Accident & Emergency built for optimised processes and, thoracic surgery, urology, visceral Drawing on the most advanced proce- Department with its structures and procedures that surgery and radiology collaborate here dures like fusion biopsy, Aquabeam®, are tailored specifically to the needs of within an interdisciplinary framework. HIFU and laser therapy, the Depart- modern medicine, remains a role mod- Specialists on the interdisciplinary tu- ment for Urology is perfectly equipped el for the design of new large clinic mour board jointly decide on the ideal for the treatment of all benign and facilities around the world. While the treatment strategy for each individual malignant diseases of the urinary central building is home to all the patient. When necessary, patients also system. examination and treatment units, pa- receive psycho-oncological and pallia- tients are housed exclusively in single tive support. The team of experts in Neurology fo- and double, en-suite rooms in the cuses on Parkinson's disease, neuro- wards located directly adjacent. The The Department for General and muscular diseases, multiple sclerosis clinic's PRIVATA Comfort Wards boast Visceral Surgery is among the leading and myasthenia gravis in particular particularly exclusive amenities on a international facilities for the therapy and is well-known far beyond the par with hotel standards. of liver tumours and metastases using boundaries of Hamburg. Multimodal cutting-edge surgical procedures. pain therapy is also provided in order Visceral Surgery at the Asklepios Klinik Other focus areas at the department to deal with the chronic pain that is Barmbek is among the world's include surgery on the oesophagus frequently associated with neurological leading centres for the treatment of liver and pancreas. conditions. tumours and metastases.

6 7 Asklepios Klinik Nord Asklepios Klinik Nord

SOMATIC OTHER FOCUSES ASKLEPIOS KLINIK NORD SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS ■■ With neonatology, paediatric intensive ■■ General and Visceral Surgery care, paediatric and adolescent med- ■■ Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, icine, as well as paediatric surgery, Emergency Medicine, Analgesic Asklepios Klinik Nord caters to a Therapy broad range of medical treatments for ■ Head Centre ■■ Eye Centre children in any age group. Home to over 3,000 employees The interdisciplinary Head Centre is a peripheral bypass surgery, balloon ■■ Vascular Surgery ■■ The Centre for Interdisciplinary ■ General and Visceral Surgery and more than 1,800 beds at three vital facility catering to the disciplines angioplasty and stents, as well as ■■ Geriatrics Analgesic Therapy (ZIS) is specialised ■ Vascular Surgery locations in the districts of Heidberg, of ophthalmology, ENT, oral and maxi- gentle hybrid procedures combining ■■ Gynaecology and Obstetrics in multimodal pain therapy. Pain ■ Geriatrics Ochsenzoll and , Asklepios ofacial surgery, neurosurgery, neurology surgery and catheter techniques to ■■ Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine therapists from the fields of anaesthe- Klinik Nord is the largest clinic in and neuroradiology. Injuries, tumours ensure the best possible results with a ■■ Internal Medicine sia and neurology are on hand to treat ■ Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Hamburg's metropolitan region. The and other diseases of the head and low risk of recurrence. ■■ Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine every conceivable affliction. maximum care clinic caters to virtually throat receive the highest standards of ■■ Section Paediatric Surgery all conditions and therapies, from birth diagnosis and treatment here within an Ancoris Geriatric Medicine is special- ■■ Neonatology and Paediatric until an advanced age. interdisciplinary framework. The experts ised in the treatment of patients at Intensive Care working at the centre can draw on an advanced age. The specialists for ■■ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery The institutions in Ochsenzoll and state-of-the-art medical technology and geriatric medicine help their colleagues ■■ Neurology and Early Neurological Wandsbek create one of the largest even an intra-operative MRI scanner. from other departments to adapt their Rehabilitation Psychiatric-Psychotherapeutic Centres therapies to the needs of very old ■■ Neurosurgery in Germany and have special depart- The Department for General and Visceral patients. ■■ Pathology / Neuropathology ments for depression, anxiety and Surgery possesses outstanding exper- ■■ Radiology / Neuroradiology compulsive disorders, eating disorders, tise in the field of oncological tumour The PRIVITA Comfort Ward in Heidberg ■■ Traumatology and Orthopaedics burnout, personality disorders and surgery, pancreatic, thyroid, oesopha- offers spacious rooms and personal ■■ Spinal Surgery post traumatic conditions, acute geal, stomach and intestinal surgery, care, as well as catering and amenities ■■ Central Accident & Emergency psychiatry and psychosis, dependencies, as well as the surgical treatment of on a par with hotel standards. A bed Department geronto-psychiatry and behavioural hernias. can also be provided for an accompa- medicine. nying person on request. Vascular Surgery at Asklepios Klinik Asklepios Klinik Nord in Heidberg has Nord covers a broad spectrum of State-of-the-art medical devices are avail- a broad range of medical departments therapeutic procedures: conventional able to the neurosurgeons at Asklepios that focus on physical diseases. and endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), Klinik Nord, including a MRI scanner in the theatre.

8 9 Asklepios Klinik St. Georg Asklepios Klinik St. Georg

SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS OTHER FOCUSES

■■ General and Visceral Surgery ■■ The Eduard Arning Clinic for Der- ■■ Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, matology & Allergology caters to the Emergency Medicine, Analgesic entire spectrum of conservative and Therapy surgical dermatology and has its own ■■ Angiology laboratory for dermatopathology, ■■ Eduard Arning Clinic for Dermatology molecular biology and mycology. & Allergology ■■ The Department for Plastic and ■■ Arthrosis and Joint Replacement Aesthetic Surgery provides for the ■■ Arthroscopy, Joint Surgery, Sport entire spectrum of top-level plastic-­ Traumatology reconstructive and hand surgery. ■■ Interdisciplinary Early Rehabilitation Specialist medical care is guaranteed & Physical Medicine 24/7 thanks to its integration within a ASKLEPIOS KLINIK ST. GEORG ■■ Vascular Surgery modern, cutting-edge clinic. ■ Cardiology ■■ Haematology, Oncology, Stem Cell ■■ The interdisciplinary Spinal Cord ■ Vascular Medicine Transplants Centre Hamburg (IWSZH) at Asklepios ■ Haematology, Oncology, Stem Cell ■■ Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine, Head Kliniken St. Georg and Wandsbek is Transplants and Throat Surgery, Plastic Surgery among the leading institutions for ■ Radiotherapy ■■ Cardiac Surgery spinal surgery and scoliosis therapy. ■■ Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Its specialists treat patients from ■ Orthopaedics, Trauma & Recon- ■■ Institute for Sports Medicine and throughout Germany, Europe and structive Surgery Founded 1823, Asklepios Klinik St. new blood vessels from stem cells when radiation dose exactly to suit the various Prevention beyond. Georg is the oldest clinic in Hamburg. indicated. regions of the tumour. ■■ Cardiology Today the clinic blends state-of-the-art, ■■ Neurosurgery high-performance medicine with social Stem cells are becoming increasingly Specialists for orthopaedics, sports ■■ Neurology traditional and clinical progress at its significant within cancer therapy as well, traumatology, knee and shoulder surgery, ■■ Pathology central location. especially in cases of leukaemia and spinal & scoliosis surgery, plastic and ■■ Plastic, Reconstructive & Hand lymphoma. The Department for Haema- hand surgery, endoprosthetics and hip Surgery The clinic now enjoys an outstanding tology, Oncology & Stem Cell Transplan- diseases work together under one roof at ■■ Palliative Medicine international reputation, above all for its tation has a treatment unit (Leukemia the Surgery and Trauma Centre. Almost ■■ Prevention particular expertise in the field of Unit) that is equipped specifically for 50 percent of the people who have suf- ■■ Radiology/Neuroradiology – Cardiology. It is home to one of the the protection of blood cancer patients fered life-threatening or multiple injuries Albers-Schönberg Institute for world's leading centres for catheter abla- following stem cell transplants (Leu- in the region of Hamburg are treated Diagnostic Radiology tion in the treatment of atrial fibrillation kemia Unit), as well as a special labo- here. Top-level athletes and other ■■ Spine Centre St. Georg and ventricular arrhythmia. The clinic ratory for haematological diagnostics. patients with complex joint conditions ■■ Hermann Holthusen Institute for is also among the most innovative and Highly innovative procedures like CAR-T come from Germany and abroad due to Radiotherapy prestigious centres for the diagnostics cell therapy are also included in the their trust in the specialists. ■■ Trauma & Reconstructive Surgery, and therapy of valvular insufficiency and specialists' treatment portfolio. Orthopaedics diseases, heart failure and circulatory Directly overlooking the Außenalster ■■ Central Accident & Emergency disorders of the coronary vessels. Asklepios Klinik St. Georg is home lake and the rooftops of Hamburg, the Department to Hamburg's largest facility for PRIVITA Comfort Wards at Asklepios Angiologists, neuroradiologists and Radiotherapy. The Hermann Holthusen Klinik St. Georg offer single and double vascular surgeons in the Department for Institute for Radiotherapy at Asklepios rooms and personal care, as well as ca- Vascular Medicine diagnose and treat all Klinik St. Georg has two highly precise tering and amenities on a par with hotel kinds of diseases of the arteries, veins linear accelerators for the image-guided standards. Hybrid surgery at Asklepios Klinik St. Georg and lymph vessels. Besides medication, radiation therapy of tumours and me- includes catheter interventions and vascular catheter interventions and surgery, they tastases (IRGT technology), combined surgery, as well as combined procedures. also use regenerative methods to grow with VMAT technology, which adjusts the

10 11 Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek

SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS FOCUSES AND CENTRES ■■ The Department for Plastic and ■■ General and Visceral Surgery Aesthetic Surgery caters to the entire ■■ Anaesthesia , Intensive Care and spectrum of top-level plastic-recon- Traumatology structive and hand surgery. Specialist ■■ Diagnostics Centre medical care is guaranteed 24/7 ■■ Gastroenterology and General Internal thanks to its integration within a mo­ Medicine dern, cutting-edge clinic. ASKLEPIOS KLINIK WANDSBEK ■ Geriatrics ■■ Obstetrics ■■ The experts within Urology treat all ■■ Vascular Surgery diseases of the urinary and sexual ■ Gastroenterology ■■ Gynaecology organs. Besides endoscopic proce- ■ Visceral Surgery ■■ Hernia Centre dures and major tumour surgery, the ■ Vascular Surgery ■■ Internal Medicine – Cardiology & portfolio of services covers all dia­ Pneumology gnostics and conservative therapies ■ Spinal Surgery ■■ Ancoris – Neurogeriatriatrics for urological diseases. Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek is a major very advanced ages and to enable them arteries and the arteries to the leg (ar- ■■ Ancoris – Special Geriatrics specialised clinic in the east of Ham- to enjoy an independent and fulfilled terial occlusive disease). Compression ■■ Neurology burg with 14 departments, including life as far as possible into old age. syndromes, diabetic foot syndrome ■■ Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery for seven surgical disciplines. The and the treatment of varicose veins are ■■ Urology clinic provides extensive expertise The Gastroenterology Department uses also included in the portfolio of this ■■ Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery and is also one of the largest centres state-of-the-art technology in the fields department, which is equipped with ■■ Radiology / Neuroradiology for geriatric medicine in the north of of endoscopy, ultrasound, endosono­ state-of-the-art medical technology. ■■ Spine and Scoliosis Centre Germany. graphy, capsule endoscopy, contrast en­ ■■ Central Accident & Emergency hanced ultrasound (CEUS) and func- The interdisciplinary Spine and Scolio- Department Ancoris Geriatric Medicine is specia­ tional diagnostics for the diagnosis and sis Centre brings together neurologists lised in the treatment of patients at a treatment of cancer and inflammatory and orthopaedic surgeons who have significantly advanced age. A part of diseases of the entire gastrointestinal specialised in the treatment of back Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek, it includes tract, the liver, the pancreas and the conditions such as spinal canal steno- the Departments for Special Geriatrics bile tracts. Together with the prestig- sis, herniated discs, spondylolisthesis, and Neurogeriatrics. Diabetes in old ious Department for Visceral Surgery, tumour diseases and injuries of the age, memory disorders, multi-morbi­ it makes up the Centre for Visceral spine. dity and frailty are among the main fo- Medicine at Asklepios Klinik Wands- cus areas. The specialists for geriatric bek. The certified Hernia Centre is of The PRIVITA Comfort Ward in Askle- medicine collaborate with the ortho- particular significance here. pios Klinik Wandsbek offers spacious paedic surgeons and trauma surgeons single and double rooms and personal in the Geriatric Traumatology Centre The Department for Vascular Surgery care, as well as catering and amenities ATZ, as older patients often suffer is part of the Vascular Centre East. It on a par with hotel standards. A bed from multiple conditions that require performs both complex surgery on the can also be provided for an accompa- State-of-the-art 4K UHD technology ensures parallel treatment. The experienced chest and abdominal section of the nying person on request. that the surgeons at Asklepios Klinik specialists for geriatric medicine also aorta, as well as open and catheter Wandsbek have a perfectly clear view during help other departments to consider the interventions in cases of narrowing minimally invasive procedures. particular requirements of patients at of the aorta, the kidney or intestinal

12 13 Asklepios Klinikum Asklepios Klinikum Harburg

SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS OTHER FOCUSES

■■ General and Visceral Surgery ■■ The specialists at the Clinic for Ear, ■■ Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Nose and Throat Medicine possess Emergency Medicine, Analgesic particular expertise in the treat- Therapy ment of hearing impairments and ■■ Angiology deafness, for instance by means of ■■ Respiration Centre middle ear surgery or the fitting of ASKLEPIOS KLINIKUM HARBURG ■■ Early Rehabilitation cochlea implants. ■■ Gastroenterology ■■ The Clinic for Neuromedicine treats ■■ Vascular Surgery patients with diseases of the ■■ Geriatrics brain, the spinal cord, nerves and ■ Pancreas Centre ■■ Cardiac Surgery musculature. ■■ ENT ■■ The Centre for Mental Health includes ■ Vascular Medicine ■■ Cardiology the Departments of Psychiatry, ■ Prostate Centre ■■ Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics, ■ Pulmonology Asklepios Klinikum Harburg is the diseases of the arteries, veins and addition to thoracic oncology, so the ■■ Pulmonology Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. A largest clinic in the south of Ham- lymph vessels, as well as other with treatment of lung and pleural cancer, ■■ Nephrology particular focus is the treatment of ■ Cardiology burg. Asklepios Klinikum Harburg is chronic wounds. The cardiac surgeons the clinic is specialised in the fields of ■■ Neurology depression and bipolar disorders. well-known in Germany and further from Asklepios Klinikum Harburg are intensive care and respiratory medi- ■■ Oncology afield for its medical focuses such as also included in the interdisciplinary cine, as well as sleep medicine. ■■ Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery the interdisciplinary Pancreas Centre, team for the treatment of aortic aneu- ■■ Plastic-Aesthetic, Reconstructive urology, vascular medicine, pulmono­ rysm near the heart. Cardiology and cardiac surgery are the and Hand Surgery logy, thoracic medicine, cardiology and main disciplines within Heart Medi- ■■ Psychiatry, Psychotherapy & cardiac surgery. The Prostate Centre at Asklepios cine. Besides providing emergency Psychosomatics Klinikum Harburg is the world's first care for acute heart attacks, the main ■■ Radiology Among the clinic's most prominent clinic to apply the particularly gentle focus areas include cardiac arrhyth- ■■ Thoracic Surgery areas of competence is the interdis- Aquabeam robot that uses a high- mia, circulatory disorders of the ■■ Urology ciplinary Pancreas Centre. Inflamma- pressure water jet to eliminate benign coronary vessels, diseases of the heart ■■ Spinal Surgery tions and tumours of the pancreas prostate enlargements without placing valves and chronic cardiac insufficiency. ■■ Central Accident & Emergency are diagnosed and treated by a team the adjacent tissue at risk. It also has Department of experts from various fields, who all the other laser and conventional The PRIVITA Comfort Ward at the apply both conservative and surgical methods at its disposal. Among other clinic is located on the top floor of the procedures. The specialists at the things, the experts in Harburg use the main building, where it offers patients centre have extensive experience with surgical robot da Vinci for the treat- a spectacular view of the adjacent for- both benign symptoms, as well as with ment of prostate cancer. est, the port and the Hamburg skyline, malignant conditions in all stages of in addition to high-quality amenities the disease. Experts for pulmonology, ENT, respira- and personal care on a par with hotel tory and thoracic medicine cooperate standards. The interdisciplinary Clinic for Vascular Experts from vascular surgery, radiolo- closely at the Clinic for Respiratory, Medicine at the Asklepios Klinikum Harburg gy and angiology at the Clinic for Vas- Pulmonary and Thoracic Medicine to unites expertise in angiology, radiology cular Medicine jointly look after more develop optimal answers to complex and vascular surgery. than 11,000 patients suffering from diagnostic and therapeutic issues. In

14 15 Asklepios Westklinikum Hamburg Asklepios Westklinikum Hamburg

SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS FOCUSES AND CENTRES ■■ The Clinics for Psychiatry and ■■ The Department for Urology is part ■■ Bariatrics Centre – Reference Centre Psychosomatic Medicine treat a broad of the Continence Centre Hamburg for Bariatric Surgery spectrum of mental conditions such West and focuses in particular on the ■■ General, Visceral and Vascular as depression, dementia, anxiety, treatment of urinary incontinence, Surgery adjustment, eating and compulsive benign prostate enlargement, calculi ■■ Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery disorders, as well as personality and cancer of the urogenital tract. ASKLEPIOS WESTKLINIKUM ■■ Anaesthesia and Intensive Care disorders and dependencies. ■■ Diabetology ■■ The Department for Cardiology at ■■ Gastroenterology Asklepios Westklinikum is renowned HAMBURG ■■ Geriatrics above all for its expertise in the ■■ Cardiology field of 3D echocadiography and ■■ Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery has other focus areas in the areas of ■ Bariatrics Centre ■■ Palliative Ward telecardiology, hypertension, sports ■■ Psychiatry & Psychotherapy cardiology and nutritional medicine. ■ Centre for Minimally Invasive Offering a broad range of treatments using 3D imaging, while intraoperative main focus is orthopaedic rheuma- ■■ Psychosomatic Medicine and ■■ The Sleep Lab is specialised in the Surgery at its location in the district of , fluoroscopy ensures good blood supply tology, which covers a wide range of Psychotherapy diagnostics of sleeping disorders ■ Gastroenterology Asklepios Westklinikum Hamburg to the organs in order to prevent com- surgical and conservative therapies. ■■ Radiology ranging from sleep apnoea syndrome ■ Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery provides medical care in the west of plications. ■■ Sleep Lab to restless legs, obesity hypoventila- with Endoprosthetics the city. A focus area of supra-region- The Spinal Cord Centre mainly treats ■■ Urology tion and narcolepsy. ■ Spinal Cord Centre al importance is the comprehensive The Clinic for Gastroenterology enjoys herniated discs, spinal canal stenoses ■■ Spinal Surgery treatment of patients with dietary an excellent national and international and fractures of the intervertebral ■■ Central Accident & Emergency problems. reputation, above all in the treatment discs. Specialists from the fields of Department and research of chronic inflamma- spinal surgery, pain therapy, neuro- The experts at the Bariatrics Centre tory bowel diseases such as Crohn's surgery, orthopaedics, osteology and Hamburg help severely overweight disease and ulcerating colitis. Irritable physiotherapy collaborate closely at (obese) persons to reduce their weight bowel syndrome, food intolerances, the facility, combining their interdisci- permanently – providing interdiscipli- inflammation of the liver, the gall plinary experience with cutting-edge nary assistance from personal bladder or the pancreas, as well as technologies to alleviate pain as nutritional counselling and individual liver cancer and diverticulosis, also quickly as possible. Spinal surgery exercise programmes, to medicinal belong to the medical fields that are is conducted by means of minimally therapies and psychological counsel- dealt with in this prestigious depart- invasive procedures using surgical ling, as well as standard interventions ment. microscopes and neuronavigation. and innovative surgery. The Centre for Minimally-Invasive and Bariatric The Clinic for Orthopaedics and Trauma The PRIVITA Comfort Clinic at Askle- Surgery is specialised in particularly Surgery is a certifiedendoprosthetics pios WestKlinikum Hamburg offers its gentle procedures like single incision centre of maximum care and is hence patients first-class service in spacious laparoscopic surgery (SILS), in which specialised in the implantation and re-­ single and double rooms, personal the surgeons operate only through the placement of artificial joints – inclu­ care, as well as catering with a wide Minimally invasive surgery navel and therefore prevent the crea- ding hip, knee and shoulder joints, as range of culinary extras. A bed can is among the major focus areas at tion of scars on the abdominal wall. well as ankles, elbows and even joints also be provided for an accompanying Asklepios Westklinikum Hamburg. All forms of laparoscopy are performed in the hands and the fingers. Another person on request.

16 17 Asklepios Klinik Am Kurpark Bad Schwartau

WELCOME TO

ASKLEPIOS KLINIK AM KURPARK BAD SCHWARTAU

The Asklepios Klinik Am Kurpark Within the framework of follow-on SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS Bad Schwartau is a special clinic for care, the Department for Orthopaedics medical rehabilitation and is located in Rehabilitation mainly treats patients ■■ Gynaecology Lübeck on the Baltic Sea, around 40 after endoprosthetic surgery on the ■■ Orthopaedics minutes from Hamburg. knee or the hip to ensure their earliest possible return to their professional OTHER FOCUSES The Department for Gynaecological Reha- and personal lives. Follow-on care bilitation is specialised in the treatment is also provided after surgery on the ■■ Certified Endometriosis Centre, of patients suffering from breast, cervi- spine or the intervertebral discs, bone specialised in the alleviation of painful cal, endometrial, ovarian, tubal, vulvar or fractures or ligament-capsule recon- adhesions in the abdominal cavity by HAMBURG vaginal carcinoma. Experts at the clinic structions. means of physio-, movement, pain and HAMBURG – THE Elbphilharmonie by the port and the can also provide effective therapeutic occupational therapy GATEWAY TO THE WORLD infamous red light district along the measures following multiple gynaecolog- As iodine-brine thermal baths, the ■■ Degenerative diseases of the spine Hamburg is Germany's second largest in St. Pauli, Hamburg also ical procedures, in cases of pelvic floor Therme Bad Schwartau is and all joints city and home to the third biggest boasts a vibrant cultural and music weakness or urinary incontinence. an integral part of the therapy offered ■■ Herniated discs, malpositions and port in Europe. Established during the scene with countless clubs, galleries, at Asklepios Klinik Am Kurpark. stress-related symptoms, frequently Roman Empire, the city has preserved theatres and museums. Today Ham- Patients can use the facility free of recurring vertebral blockage, osteo- much of its historical architecture, burg is a lively urban centre that is ■ Gynaecological Rehabilitation charge every day. It has a 300 m2, porosis and inflammatory-rheumatic despite the devastation of the Second home to many large and modern com- 32 °C inside pool and a 29 °C outside diseases World War. Two artificial lakes shape panies. The extraordinarily advanced ■ Orthopaedics Rehabilitation pool, bubble systems, massage jets, the unique cityscape, the smaller Bin- healthcare industry is among the whirlpools and a current channel. nenalster and the larger Außenalster, metropolitan region's leading sectors, providing a popular expanse of water in addition to commerce, shipbuilding, for sailing enthusiasts at the heart aviation, medical technology, media of the city. The port and the major and publishing. Accounting for around river also contribute to the city's 50 percent of the market here, the beauty and to the special Hamburg Asklepios Clinics are the undisputed lifestyle. Besides the world-famous leaders.

18 19 LOCATIONS OF Standorte derTHE Asklepios-Gruppe ASKLEPIOS GROUP

Sylt

Langenhorn

Fuhlsbüttel Barmbek Osdorf Eppendorf Ostseebad Trassenheide Rissen Wandsbek St. Georg Altona Horn Neustadt Hamm Bad Schwartau Bad Oldesloe Elmshorn Norderstedt Wilhelmsburg Uetersen Crivitz Hamburg Waren (Müritz) Pasewalk Neugraben/Fischbek Plau am See Harburg Seevetal/Meckelfeld Parchim

Schwedt

Soltau Bad Bodenteich

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