Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Our main focus is on:

Coronary bypass surgery
Surgery for complications of coronary artery disease, LV aneurysm, papillary muscle rupture, postinfarction ventricular septal defect, ventricular rupture
Valve surgery
Surgery for grown-ups with congenital heart disease (GUCH)
Heart transplantation
Ventricular assist devices
Surgery for cardiac trauma
Surgery for pericardial disease
Pacemaker implantation
Defibrillator implantation

Treatment of benign and malignant tumors of the lung, mediastinum, pleural space and chest wall tumors
Treatment of infectious lung disease
Resection of advanced lung cancer in combination with chemo- and radiotherapy
surgery of lung metastases (incl. laser-resections)
“Keyhole” lung surgery
Surgery of lung emphysema
Palliation of recurrent pleural effusions
Tracheal surgery

Consultation hours cardiac surgery

Monday to Thursday
08:30 AM to 15:00 PM

Friday
08:30 AM to 13:00 PM

Consultation hours thoracic surgery

Tuesday 08:30 AM to 15:00 PM
Friday 08:30 AM to 13:00 PM

Special outpatient clinics

Telephone

Clinic director
Prof. Dr. med. Ivan Aleksic (acting)

Assistant Director
Anna-Lena Nickel
+49 931 201-33001
Fax: +49 931 201-33009

Secretary's office
Cardiac Surgery Outpatient Clinic
Angelina Steiner
+49 931 201-33135

Thoracic Surgery Outpatient Clinic
Kerstin Bausenwein
+49 931 201-33100

Registration for heart surgery
Mareike Blum
+49 931 201-33462
Fax: +49 931 201-633133

EMERGENCIES

Intensive care unit, 24 h
+49 931 201-33461

Thoracic surgery hotline
+49 931 201-33312

E-Mail

Management assistance: info.htc@ ukw.de

Cardiac surgery outpatient clinic: steiner_a1@ ukw.de

Thoracic surgery outpatient clinic: bausenwein_k@ ukw.de

Registration for heart surgery: blum_m1@ ukw.de

Fax

+49 931 201-33109

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