Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Schmidt

As a maximum care gastroenterology and hepatology centre, Prof. Schmidt’s clinic covers the entire spectrum of gastroenterology and hepatology. All diagnostic, endoscopic, interventional endoscopic and sonographic (ultrasound) techniques are utilised in the Endoscopy Department of the University Hospital, Essen and approximately 10,000 examinations are performed annually. In addition to a general gastroenterology clinic, the Department’s Out-patients’ Clinic under the gastroenterology specialist, Prof. Schmid, also holds specialist clinics for liver and biliary tract diseases, chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, functional gastrointestinal conditions, diseases of the pancreas and gastroenterological tumors, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma. A large proportion of the patients of the specialist in gastroenterology hepatology is referred by hospitals or private medical practitioners from outside the Essen metropolitan area. Increasingly, in recent times, this includes patients with advanced liver diseases, including acute and chronic liver failure, for further clarification with regard to a liver transplant.