Asklepios Klinik Barmbek is a multidisciplinary hospital that is part of the largest network of hospitals in Germany. Every year more than 80,000 patients are treated at the Medical Center. Asklepios Oncology and Palliative Care Clinic is accredited by the German Cancer Society (DKG). This confirms the effectiveness and safety of treatment, the availability of modern cancer treatment equipment and the high level of medical care.
The Department of Oncology at Asklepios includes highly specialized centers for the treatment of breast, pancreatic and abdominal cancer as well as palliative medicine, radiation and chemotherapy units. Doctors use the latest equipment and advanced techniques for treatment:
The Da Vinci Robot, a surgical device operated by a physician using a console. The Da Vinci is equipped with a computer that processes the doctor’s movements and translates them into smooth robotic manipulations, eliminating hand tremors. This allows the operations to be performed with maximum precision and accuracy, through punctures of up to 2 cm. The system is used, for example, to treat tumors of the kidneys, prostate, uterus and lungs.
Gamma-knife is a radiation therapy unit that allows a radiation oncologist to irradiate a tumor as precisely as possible without harming healthy tissue. This treatment method is used for brain tumors.
VATS (video assisted thoracoscopic surgery) is a method of lung cancer treatment where doctors remove the tumor through 1-2 cuts up to 2cm, the process is controlled by the surgeon on the monitor – this increases the accuracy of the procedure. One of the main advantages of VATS is maintaining the integrity of the ribs.
In addition to their medical activities, doctors of Asklepios are actively involved in the scientific life of the country. Because of this, they are among the first in the country to introduce advanced cancer treatment methods into practice. Top oncologists work in the clinic:
- Prof. Karl Jürgen Oldhafer, chief physician for general, visceral and oncological surgery, with more than 25 years of experience. Every year Dr. Oldhafer performs more than 100 pancreatic surgeries and 150 open and laparoscopic gastric surgeries. He performs computer-assisted liver surgery, laparoscopic gastrointestinal interventions and minimally invasive tumor removal for colorectal cancer.
- Prof. Axel Stang is the chief physician at Asklepios Klinik Barmbek with more than 25 years of experience. The doctor specializes in oncology and hematology. For cancer treatment, the doctor performs antibody therapy and molecular therapies that shrink tumors. He was part of a group of researchers who studied the effects of liver embolization. The technique cuts off the blood supply to cancer cells and preserves the blood supply to healthy liver tissue.
Asklepios Barmbek is among the top 5 hospitals in the Medical Travel Quality Alliance (MTQA) rankings. MTQA staff inspects hospitals around the world to identify those whose medical quality and level of care for international patients meets stringent international requirements.
