Best Gastroenterologists in Germany

• Dr. Boris Pfaffenbach is a reputed Oncologist who has been treating cancers of the digestive system for +28 years. He and his team have performed over 9,000 such procedures. 
• He is a professional member of the German Society of Gastroenterology, the German Dietitian Association and the  European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.
• In 1990, Dr. Pfaffenbach obtained his medical degree in General medicine from University of Bonn. In 1997, he obtained a speciality in gastroenterology. 
• He is an expert at treating disorders pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas and the gallbladder. He also performs Esophagectomy and offers chemotherapy, leukemia chemotherapy and chemotherapy for breast cancer. 
• He has authored and co-authored over 130 publications. 

•  Dr. Bernd Hertenstein is a well-known Clinical Oncologist with a career spanning 32 years of providing chemotherapy and radiotherapy to cancer patients. 
•  His areas of expertise include, performing Tumour Marker Blood Test, chemotherapy, Bone Marrow Transplant, Autologous bone marrow transplantation, Allogenic bone marrow transplantation from a related donor,  Allogenic bone marrow transplantation from an unrelated donor, radiofrequency ablation of the liver, chemotherapy for liver cancer, chemoembolization of the liver, chemotherapy for breast cancer, leukemia chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation. 
• He has contributed many scholarly articles to numerous publications.  

•    Dr.Alessandro Marra is an acclaimed Oncologist and Surgeon with a vast experience of 37 years of treating lung cancer and cardiothoracic ailments. 
•    Over his experience of several decades, he possesses the expertise of performing Lobectomy, lung cancer surgery and cardiothoracic surgery. 
•    He has to his repute, contributions of several articles in various publications. 
 

•    Dr. Dieter Ukena is a renowned Oncologist with an experience spanning across 37 years. Dr. Ukena has worked extensively in the field of treating lung cancer and respiratory ailments. 
•    He holds the professional membership of the German Society of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine (DGP).  
•    Dr. Ukena specialises in the treatment of pulmonary and pleural diseases. This also includes treating cancer and respiratory malfunctions during sleep and lung cancer with immunotherapy. He also offers immunotherapy with Keytruda (Pembolizumab) Clinics and radiotherapy for lung cancer. 
•    He has contributed many articles on obstructive airways disease and bronchial asthma to numerous publications. 

• Dr. Mustafa Aydgodu is an Oncologist with experience of 25 years in treating cancers of the breast, ovaries and cervix.
• Dr. Aydogdu holds a certification by the German Cancer Society.
• His expertise includes, administering radiotherapy for breast cancer. He specialises in the reconstruction of the amputated breast. He holds a certificate of ‘Master in Senology’ and also performs cosmetic operations such as breast reduction, enlargement and correcting breast malformations.  

• Prof. Dr. Med. Nadia Harbeck is an expert in Mammology who has a reputation for diagnosing, treating and performing surgical procedures for malignant and benign breast diseases in women and men for +25 years. 
• Besides holding professional memberships of national and international breast cancer societies, Dr. Harbeck is the founder of GEMKOM and is a Steering Committee member of AGO Annual Breast Cancer Guidelines and German Interdisciplinary S3 Breast Cancer Guidelines. She is associated with the National SpR/SR Academic Fellowship Programme Committee (Ireland)  since 2009, the Swedish Research Council Medicine and Health since 2010 and K.G. Jebsen Foundation, Norway since 2011. She has co-chaired many scientific conferences too. 
• During 1983-89, she attended medical school at Ludwig-Maximilians-University. In 1993, she did her M.D at the same university and M.D, Ph.D in 1998. Till as recent as 2019, she has acquired specialisations in her field, worked as Associate Professor and consultant.
• Dr.Harbeck is an expert at performing surgical interventions for breast-related diseases, breast-conserving surgery, Mastectomy, open- and minimally-invasive interventions for breast tissue sampling. She also performs surgeries on the sentinel lymph nodes and the classical axillary lymph node surgery. Also included is breast reconstruction using implants or own tissues or a combination, preventive Mastectomy with immediate reconstruction and plastic surgery in benign breast changes. 
• She has many research papers to her credit that have received many citations. 
• She has led several clinical trials and has reviewed many national and international grant agencies and journals. 

• Dr. med. Kerstin Lommel is an experienced Oncologist (dermatology) with +23 years of experience in the treatment of basal cell basalioma, carcinoma, spinaloma and melanoma.
• Dr.Lommel acquired Board Certification in Dermatology (2001) and in Occupational Dermatology (2004).
• She is an expert at performing biopsies and surgical removal of tumours and some reconstructive procedures such as skin grafts from other parts of the patient's body and flap surgery. 
•  She has authored few papers for journals.  
   

• Dr. Andreas Naumann is a reputed Oncologist with an experience spanning across 22 years. He is a specialist in ENT, Plastic Surgery and Special Pain. 
• He has held memberships of, the German Society for ENT medicine, ear and head surgery (1992), the Spanish-German Society for ENT medicine, ear and head surgery (1997), the European Tissue Engineering Society (2000), German Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery eV (DGPW) (2002), Working Group on Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Head and Neck Surgery (APKO) (2003), European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) (2004) and the Guideline Commission "Auricular Surgery" of the German Society for ear, nose and throat medicine, ear and head surgery (2008).   
• He has also served as a Board member of the Otorhinolaryngologische Gesellschaft zu München eV (2001) and of the Working Group for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Head and Neck Surgery (APKO) (2007). 
• He was the Presidium member, as a non-permanent advisory board for ENT medicine (2007). He was the Chairman of the Working Group for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Head and Neck Surgery (APKO) of the German Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery (2014).
• He completed his study of Human Medicine at Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, 1987-94. From July 1994 to December 1995, he underwent internship at the clinic and polyclinic for ENT patients at Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich.
• He earned a doctoral thesis in 1995 and a Postdoctoral qualification in 2005.  
• Dr. Naumann is an expert in general and special conservative/operative ENT medicine, neck and head cancer surgery, skull base surgery and endoscopic nasal and sinus surgery, restorative and hearing-improving surgery of the ear, Reconstructive neck and head and plastic surgeries.  
• He is also a qualified medical professional of Allergology and laser protection.
• He has contributed several scholarly articles to publications and written books and book contributions.  

• Prof. Dr. Ayman Agha is a reputed Munich-based Oncologist specialising in the treatment of oncological diseases of the abdomen for +23 years. He has expertise in treating bowel cancer and pancreatic cancer.
• He holds professional memberships of the Bavarian Surgeons Association, the Professional Association of German Surgeons, the Surgical Working Association for Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIC), the Surgical Working Association for Endocrine Surgery (CAEK), the German Society for Visceral Surgery, the Tumor Center Regensburg and the Rescue Center, Regensburg. Dr. Agha is also a Full member of the German Society of Surgery. 
• He obtained his medical education during 1987-93, from Friedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–Nuremberg. Dr. Agha did his PG training in General Surgery in 1993 at University Hospital, Regensburg. Between 2000-04, he obtained Board Certification for General and Visceral surgery. 
• He is an expert at treating bowel cancer, tumuors in the pancreatic tail, Peritoneal cancer, minimally-invasive surgery for benign and malignant colon disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and intestinal prolapse.  
• Dr. Agha has acquired vast experience over the years by leading, developing and monitoring clinical trials, by introducing new laparoscopic techniques for mobilization of the left colonic flexure during laparoscopic rectal resection, establishing 'single port surgery', and by attending international laparoscopic congresses. 
• He has to his credit, several research papers that have been published in reputed journals.

• Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Werner Kraus is a reputed General Surgeon with experience of more than 36+ years.
• He is a member of the FACS Fellow American College of Surgeons, DGC German Society for Surgery, DGAV German Society for General and Visceral Surgery Various scientific working groups of the DGAV, BDC Association of German Surgeons, DGG German Society for Vascular Surgery, Rhein-Main Working Group for Gastroenterology Frankfurt, Frankfurt Society for Trade, Industry and Science eV, etc.
• He pursued his studies of medicine at the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg in 1981, and also studied medicine at Westminster Medical School London Charing Cross Medical School London in 1985.
• He also has a Ph.D. at Heidelberg University in 1987, and started his Basic military service in the German Armed Forces - High Mountain Range 1st Mountain Hunters Division Mittenwald/Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
• He has a Master of Business Administration "General Hospital Management" from Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, and German International School of Management and Administration (GISMA), Hanover.
• Dr. Kraus has over 500 lectures and chairs at scientific congresses and meetings, 130 Medline-cited publications, and 18 book chapters.

• Prof. Dr. med. Plamen Staikov is a Frankfurt-based General Surgeon with experience of more than 26 years.
• He has an Honorary Membership of the Society of bariatric and metabolic Surgeons of Kazakhstan and is a member of the German Society for Surgery Swiss Society of Surgery American College of Surgeons, Professional Association of German Surgeons, German Workgroup of minimally invasive Surgery, a Swiss study group for morbid obesity Convention senior hospital surgeons, and many more.
• After completing her studies at OVGU Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg in 1994, he started his medical career as a specialist in surgery.
• He has performed more than 10,000 operations and does all operations on the stomach, intestines, and gallbladder, while also treating abdominal wall fractures and tumor diseases.
• Dr. Staikov treats obesity both conservatively as well as surgically with the aim of lasting weight reduction, health restoration, and minimization of sequelae.
• He serves in the field of general surgery while also writing articles in national and international journals.

• Prof. Markus W. Buchler is a Heidelberg-based General Surgeon with experience of more than 33 years.
• He is a member of reputed organizations such as the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and an honorary member of numerous professional societies including the Royal Society of Medicine of England, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the American Surgical Association, and the American College of Surgeons.
• Additionally, he acts as an editor and a member of editorial boards of international medical journals and has been Editor-in-Chief of Digestive Surgery and Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery.
• He studied medicine at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg and later trained in general and cardiovascular surgery at the Free University of Berlin in 1980. 
• He also received the Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Heidelberg and further specialized in surgery at the University of Ulm, where he qualified for habilitation and was appointed as an attending surgeon in 1987.
• Prof. Buchler has won several awards such as the Research Prize of the Swiss Society of Surgery, Surgery Prize of the Swiss Society of Surgery, Hippocrates Award, Hellenic Society for Internal Medicine, and many more.
• He resumes serving in the field of general surgery while also writing articles in national and international journals.