Asklepios St. Georg is a clinic with a nearly 200-year history of diagnosing and treating patients from all over the world. As a maximum care medical center, it has a capacity of 732 inpatients at a time.
Each year, more than 85,000 people visit the hospital, many of whom come from abroad. This shows great experience in the treatment of rare and severe forms of diseases and emphasizes the professionalism of the specialists.
The clinic is divided into 20 subspecialty departments and 5 medical centers. More than 1600 medical employees work here, providing quality medical care and comfortable stay for the whole period of treatment.
Honors and achievements
- The Department of Cardiology was certified by the German Society of Cardiology (DGK) in 2020 and received certification as a center for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
- The Chest Pain Unit has also been certified by the DGK. The unit ensures immediate specialized cardiac evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute chest pain.
- Cardiac patients are treated in the specialized Heart Failure Unit, which has been designated as an interregional center by the German Society of Cardiology, Heart and Circulatory Research, and the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
- In 2018, the Interregional Trauma Center was re-audited and certified. Diagnosis and treatment are performed here according to the standards of the German Society of Trauma Surgeons (DGU).
- In 2021, the clinic was once again listed among the 100 best medical facilities in Germany by the prestigious magazine Focus. The hospital is recommended for vascular and heart surgeries, cardiac pathology, diabetes and orthopedic diseases.
Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care
Asklepios St. Georg has one of the largest electrophysiology heart centers in Europe. In the course of a year, more than 2000 ablations are performed here. This procedure can be indicated in patients with these heart conditions:
- Atrial fibrillation,
- Ventricular arrhythmia,
- AV nodal tachycardia,
- WPW syndrome,
- Cardiomegaly (enlarged heart.
The department has a team of 16 specialists, including Prof. Karl-Heinz Kuck. The doctor founded the Department of Cardio-Physiology, which is currently the most advanced center for arrhythmia treatment in Germany. Since its establishment, more than 10,000 successful ablations have been performed. This is one of the highest rates in Europe.
Since 2019, Professor Stefan Willems has been the chief physician of the department. The doctor is chairman of the executive board for cardiac arrhythmia research, which demonstrates the doctor’s outstanding success in treating challenging cases of cardiac arrhythmias.
Dermatology Clinic
At St. Georg, all types of skin conditions are diagnosed and treated. This is available at the Eduard Arning Dermatology Clinic. Various dermatological diseases are treated here:
- Acnea, rosacea and couperose, psoriasis,
- Acnea, rosacea, couperose, psoriasis,
- Allergic reactions (urticaria, occupational dermatoses, atopic eczema and vascular edema),
- Skin lymphoma,
- Diseases of connective tissue (collagenosis),
- Cancerous skin diseases: melanoma, basalioma, spinalioma.
The treatment of malignant skin tumors is carried out using systemic chemotherapy, external radiation therapy, immunotherapy with the Ervoy preparation (Yervoy). Tumor surgeries are performed under local anesthesia, which improves the patient’s general condition after surgery and reduces the risk of complications.
Multidisciplinary Spine Center
The spine treatment center offers a wide range of spine specialists: neurosurgeons, reconstructive surgeons, specialists in surgical treatment of scoliosis and other spine deformities, sports physicians and rehabilitation therapists.
Interdisciplinary approach allows us to find the optimal treatment strategy and develop an individual recovery program for each patient. The main directions of the center are:
- Surgical treatment of spinal cord and spine tumors,
- Stabilization and decompression of the spine for degenerative and inflammatory diseases
- Intervertebral disc prosthetics with dynamic stabilization.
Operations are performed using modern intraoperative microscopes and an endoscopy system. This allows doctors to perform complex operations through several small incisions in a minimally invasive manner.