Best General Surgeons in Germany

•  Dr. Johann Ockenga is a Surgical Oncologist and a Gastrointestinal Surgeon at Bremen-Mitte Clinic with an experience of 20 years. 
•  He was the Secretary of the German Society of Nutritional Medicine (2012). He has worked on several projects to develop guidelines for nutritional medicine. He has also contributed to the review of the World Journal of Gastroenterology. 
•  He possesses expertise in treating Sigmoid adenocarcinoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hepatitis B, Liver Diseases, Immunology and Colon cancer. 
•  He has contributed several papers to various publications over his career of two decades.  
 

• Dr. Stephan Eggeling is a Surgical Oncologist with experience of 28+ years in the field.
• He is a member of the German Society for Pneumology, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie, International courses for thoracoscopic & mediastinoscopic surgery techniques, DGT, ESTS, and EACTS.
• He completed his medical studies at Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest in 1986, and specialization in thoracic surgery from Oskar-Ziethen Hospital, Berlin, Germany in 2001.
• Dr. Eggeling has exceptional knowledge in Lung cancer staging, curative and palliative surgery, Surgery for mesothelioma, Laser surgery of lung metastases, intraoperative hyperthermic chemotherapy, Surgery for pneumothorax, pleural empyema & emphysema, Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, Tracheal Surgery, Interventional bronchoscopy, stents, laser therapy, endobronchial valve placement, etc.
• He has published many articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals.

• Dr. med. Claudia Gerber-Schafer is one of the most renowned Surgical Oncologist in the field of Breast Cancer.
• She has a rich experience of 25+ years and has performed close to 1000 surgeries.
• She is a member of professional organizations such as the German Society for Senology (DGS), German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG), Working group for aesthetic, plastic, and restorative surgical procedures in gynecology eV (AWO GYN), European Academy of Senology (EAos), North-East German Society for Gynecological Oncology (NOGGO eV), and Professional Association of Gynecologists.
• Dr. Claudia has a special interest in high-resolution breast sonography, high-speed biopsy, breast cancer surgery, reconstructive breast surgery, aesthetic breast surgery, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, complementary and naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, etc.
• She has published several scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to chapters in books.

• Prof. Dr. med. Martin Angele is a Surgical Oncologist with experience of 25+ years in the field.
• He is the founding member of TOP-Course Transplantation Operative Procedures eV; Max-Reger-Str. 2, 82049 Pullach, Germany; Surgical Infection Society; German Society for Surgery; Surgical Infection Society Europe; German Society for Visceral Surgery, and many more.
• He completed his medical studies at the University of Ulm in 1995, and MBA in Health Care Management from European Business School EBS - International University Schloss Reichartshausen in 2008.
• He also has a Doctorate from the Department of Sports Medicine, Ulm University Topic: Breathing and gas exchange when rowing on the rowing ergometer.
• Dr. Angele has exceptional knowledge in curative and palliative surgery, Surgery for mesothelioma, intraoperative hyperthermic chemotherapy, pleural empyema & emphysema, endobronchial valve placement, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, Tracheal Surgery, Interventional bronchoscopy, stents, laser therapy, etc.
• He has published many articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals.

• Dr. med. Marion Paul is one of the most celebrated Surgical Oncologist in the field of Breast Cancer with experience of 23+ years.
• She is a member of the German Society of Senology (DGS), German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG), AWO GYN, and Professional Association of Gynecologists.
• She has completed her medical studies at Free University Berlin, Germany in 1987, and achieved her specialization in Acupuncture in 1999.
• Dr. Paul has exceptional knowledge in Breast Cancer Surgery, Sentinel Node Biopsy, Breast Reconstruction, Aesthetic Surgery, Breast Augmentation, Breast Reduction, Mastopexy (uplift), Chemotherapy & Immunotherapy, Acupuncture, etc.
• She was one of the first doctors in Germany to use the sentinel lymph node method, which is a procedure now used as one of the standard procedures in the treatment of breast cancer.
• She has published several scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to chapters in books.

• Dr. med. Skander Bouassida is a Surgical Gastroenterologist with 18+ years of experience in the field of Coloproctology.
• He is a member of the German Society of Coloproctology (DGK), German Continence Society (DKG), European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP), and German Society of General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV).
• He has been honored by numerous awards and Gold Medals including an Award of the German Society of Coloproctology (DGK) for work about anal fistula (LIFT-Procedure), etc.
• He completed his medical education at the University of Leipzig, Germany in 1997, and he was a Fellow of the European Board for Surgical Qualification – section Coloproctology (EBSQ-C) in 2014.
• He has authored more than 100 publications in various scientific national and international journals.
• Dr. Bouassida is well-versed with procedures such as Laparoscopic minimally invasive colorectal surgery, Robotic-assisted minimally invasive colorectal surgery, Transanal minimally invasive surgery, no scar surgery, Laser surgery in proctology, Reconstructive anorectal surgery, D‘Hoore robotic rectopexy with bioimplant, Botox-supported technique proctology, etc.

• Prof. Dr. F. Joachim Meyer is a leading Pneumological Oncologist with an experience of +10 years in treating tumours related to the lungs, bronchi and pleura. 
• He pursued his medical education in Essen-Heidhausen and London. 
• He is an expert at performing minimally-invasive and non-invasive procedures to treat disorders related to the pulmonary circulation and respiratory muscle weakness and nocturnal disturbances of respiration. 
• His chief interests include, extracorporeal life support, therapy of sepsis and differentiated respiratory diseases. 
• He has authored several research papers for popular journals.       

• Prof. Dr. Johann Pratschke is a well-known Surgical Oncologist with 20+ years of experience in the field.
• He held various board positions including the founding member and scientific advisory board of the Basic Science Committee (BSC), an advisory board for the European Pancreas Society (EPITA) & Liver Transplant Society (ELITA)
• He has also acted as the conference president of the ESOT Congress 2013 in Vienna and been the President of EPITA since 2013. Furthermore, he as a member of the Transplantation Society (TTS).
• He studied human medicine at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich from 1987 to 1994 and later received his doctorate in 1997 at the Institute for Surgical Research on the subject of organ transplantation. 
• From 1997 to 1999, he researched and worked in the field of transplant surgery during a two-year research stay at the Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
• Prof. Pratschke has received numerous German and international research awards in the field of organ transplantation and surgery.
• His main interests are transplant surgery, minimally invasive surgery, tumor surgery & oncological surgery. He and his team are leaders in the world of the implementation of complex laparoscopic operations (keyhole technology).
• He has written various research-based articles in national and international publications.