The Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery at the University Hospital Heidelberg consists of 39 doctors, 120 nurses, and treats approximately 6392 inpatients per year. The specialized clinic provides the following medical services for its patients:
Diagnosis and treatment of tumors in the head and neck region
Bariatric surgery (surgery for obesity)
Ligament reconstructions/flaps
Treatment of pressure ulcers
Care of patients before and after transplantation
Surgical intensive care medicine
Dialysis shunt surgery
Endocrine surgery
Endosonography
Pediatric surgery
Liver, gallbladder, and pancreatic surgery
Gastrointestinal surgery
Mediastinoscopy
Removal of metal/foreign bodies
Minimally invasive endoscopic surgeries
Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeries
Native sonography
Kidney surgery
Kidney transplantation
Emergency medicine
Thoracic trauma surgeries
Port implantation
Reconstructive surgery in the head and neck region