The close and efficient interdisciplinary cooperation of the departments presented is an attribute most advantageous to the patients. Thoraxklinik Heidelberg Department Heads and Seniors are renowned world-wide.
They are heading organizations and committees dedicated to improving care and advancing knowledge and guidelines within their specialities. Head of Department Thoraxchirurgie. The large team of thoracic surgeons perform 2, operations per year, in both pediatric and adult patients. Open thoracotomy is used to address invasive tumor growth, and for multivisceral resections. Reconstructive surgery is performed on the chest wall or on the tracheobronchial system, including so-called sleeve resections conducted to spare the patient an unnecessary loss of lung tissue.
Where required, surgical procedures are performed jointly with related surgical departments of the University of Heidelberg Plastic Surgery, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Cardiac Surgery, Intestinal Surgery.
Head of Department Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin. Pneumology and respiratory medicine - Specialists in Pneumology and Ventilatory Support:. The Department of Pulmonary and Respiratory Critical Care Medicine focuses on the diagnosis and therapy of respiratory tract diseases such as lung emphysema, cystic fibrosis, fibrosing alveolitis, and pulmonary hypertension; on non-invasive ventilatory support for patients with respiratory deficiency or failure; on sleep related respiratory disorders.
An outstanding expertise is provided in all fields of bronchoscopy, taking a lead position in the development of devices for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Head of Department Thoraxonkologie. The Thoracic Oncology Team provides the latest options on systemic therapy and multi-modal approaches to care for about 4, patients with thoracic malignancies annually.
