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About doctor Karl J. Oldhafer

Karl Jürgen Oldhafer is the chief physician of general, oncological and visceral surgery at the Asklepios clinic. He specializes in the treatment of diseases of the stomach, intestines, liver and gallbladder.

Professor Oldhafer operates with innovative methods of computer navigation and laparoscopy. Every year doctor performs 100 operations on the pancreas and 150 laparoscopic and open procedures on the liver and stomach.

The doctor is the author and editor of over 160 publications in international scientific journals.

Most often, patients go to the doctor with the following diseases:

  • Gastritis;
  • Cholelithiasis;
  • Tumors of the gallbladder;
  • Crohn’s disease;
  • Ulcerative colitis;
  • Diverticulum;
  • Cirrhosis;
  • Hepatitis B and C;
  • Liver cysts;
  • Liver adenoma;
  • Inguinal or umbilical hernia;
  • Hemorrhoids;
  • Fissure of the anus.

Doctor’s education

  • 1983

    Georg August University of Göttingen, Germany;

  • 1984

    Internship at the University of Illinois;

  • 1985

    Study of Experimental Pathology at the Hannover Medical School;

  • 1992

    Residency at the Hannover Medical School;

  • 1993

    Specialization in General Surgery;

  • 1998

    Specialization in Visceral Surgery and appointment as Adjunct Professor.

Achievements and awards

  • 1995

    Best Transplant Study: "Assisted Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. New Therapeutic Option in Acute Liver Failure";

  • 1997

    Best lecture on the topic: "Hyperthermic isolated liver perfusion (HILP) with tumor necrosis factor - an experimental study".

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