Specialist Centers
& Clinics

Demo location for demonstration purposes – fictional example, not a real facility. Morgenhain Clinic Frankfurt is part of the fictional Morgenhain hospital network and illustrates how a location focused on hepatology and cardiology is presented on Liver & Heart.

The Internal Medicine I department at Bayerwald-Klinik in Cham-Windischbergerdorf, headed by Dr. Bernd Hardmann, treats a broad range of internal conditions, including heart failure and pneumonia, across cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, nephrology and infectious disease. Specific gastroenterology procedures are not separately listed on the clinic's website.

Klinik Wartenberg is a geriatric rehabilitation clinic. It has no dedicated gastroenterology department; outpatient colonoscopies for colorectal cancer screening are offered in cooperation with Klinikum Landkreis Erding.

The Liver Center at Helios Park-Klinikum Leipzig, led by PD Dr. Ulrich Halm, offers a comprehensive range of diagnostics and treatment for liver diseases, including ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound and sonography.

Leberzentrum Checkpoint in Berlin-Kreuzberg is a specialized hepatology practice for liver, stomach and intestinal diseases run by physicians Dr. med. Renate Heyne, Hjördis Möller and Burkhard Jäger, with an affiliated clinical research study center. Services include ultrasound and FibroScan.

The University Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases at Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg (Otto von Guericke University), led by Prof. Dr. med. Verena Keitel-Anselmino, treats disorders of the digestive tract, liver disease, and infectious diseases. Services include a gastroenterology specialist outpatient clinic, endoscopy, ultrasound, and functional diagnostics, as well as specialized oncology care for gastrointestinal cancers. Several specialized outpatient clinics meet weekly for interdisciplinary case discussions of complex conditions. The department also offers an infectious disease consultation clinic.

Frankenland-Klinik in Bad Windsheim is a rehabilitation clinic focusing on orthopedics, pain therapy, dermatology and diabetology. It has no gastroenterology department.

Department of Internal Medicine

Demo location for demonstration purposes – fictional example, not a real facility. Morgenhain Outpatient Center Wiesbaden is part of the fictional Morgenhain hospital network and illustrates an outpatient location focused on nutrition counseling.

The Universidad de Sevilla hosts the "Cátedra de Hepatología US-SAPD-GS" (Chair of Hepatology), run jointly by the University of Seville, the Sociedad Andaluza de Patología Digestiva (SAPD) and the Andalusian health service, coordinated via Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío. Its research focus includes hepatitis C elimination, diagnostics for metabolic liver disease, and coordinating Andalusian hepatology research groups.

The Department of Gastroenterology, GI Oncology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases at Klinikum Stuttgart – Bad Cannstatt Hospital is jointly led by Prof. Dr. Jörg Albert and Prof. Dr. Tilo Andus. It treats GI and liver conditions with a focus on GI oncology and inflammatory bowel disease. Services include gastroscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic polypectomy, capsule endoscopy, endosonography, ultrasound, ERCP and FibroScan.

Visceral medicine at München Klinik Schwabing, led by Dr. Marco Rudolph, brings gastroenterologists and visceral surgeons together to treat gallstones, hernias and malignant GI tumors.

The Department of Internal Medicine with Gastroenterology and Acute Geriatrics/Remobilization at Klinik Floridsdorf Vienna, led by Prim.ª Prof.ª Dr.ª Monika Ferlitsch, focuses on inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease and functional GI disorders.

The Department of Internal Medicine II (Gastroenterology, Hepatology) at Saarland University Hospital in Homburg, led by Prof. Dr. Jörn Schattenberg, provides outpatient and inpatient diagnostics and treatment of gastroenterological and hepatological diseases.

The Gastroenterology department at Lindenhofspital Bern treats diseases of the stomach and intestines through a team of experienced specialists, including Prof. Dr. Frank Seibold and Prof. Dr. Felix Stickel.

Medical Clinic 1 (Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Pulmonology and Allergology, Endocrinology and Diabetology, Nutritional Medicine) at Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt, including the liver transplant center, is led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Zeuzem.

Demo location for demonstration purposes – fictional example, not a real facility. Morgenhain Day Clinic Mainz is part of the fictional Morgenhain hospital network and illustrates a day-clinic location focused on hepatology.

The Department of Gastroenterology at Göttingen University Medicine (UMG), directed by Prof. Dr. V. Ellenrieder, offers the full spectrum of gastroenterology, interventional endoscopy and ultrasound as well as endocrinology, with a focus on gastrointestinal tumors – especially pancreatic cancer – and molecular tumor diagnostics. A dedicated center for interventional ultrasound underscores its diagnostic focus.

Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II with Section of Gastroenterology at Würzburg University Hospital, Overall Clinic Director Prof. Dr. med. Ralf Bargou, Gastroenterology/Hepatology Section Head Prof. Dr. med. Alexander Meining. Active in-house liver transplant program (Liver Center with liver transplant surgery cooperation, including for acute liver failure).

Internal Medicine with a focus on gastroenterology and diabetology at Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hattingen (Augusta-Kliniken), led by Prof. Dr. Juris J. Meier, provides holistic patient care including gastroscopy, colonoscopy and sonography.

The First Medical Clinic and Polyclinic at UKE Hamburg, co-directed by Prof. Dr. med. Samuel Huber and Prof. Dr. med. Ansgar W. Lohse, treats patients with liver diseases (hepatology), disorders of the esophagus, stomach, intestines and pancreas (gastroenterology), as well as infectious and tropical diseases and tumors. Its diagnostic spectrum includes ultrasound and FibroScan; interventional endoscopy is performed in close cooperation with the Department of Interdisciplinary Endoscopy.

The Medical Clinic at Israelitisches Krankenhaus Hamburg, headed by Prof. Dr. Alexander Arlt (chief physician since 2024, previously at Oldenburg University Hospital), is a leading internal-medicine center focused on gastroenterology, oncology and endocrinology. Services include gastroscopy, colonoscopy, endosonography and ultrasound, offering diagnostics that are in part nationally unique.

Practice for internal medicine, gastroenterology, hepatology and proctology in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, led by Nabil Babougian, M.D., at this location since 2008.

The Praxisklinik für Gastroenterologie und Proktologie in Leipzig, led by Prof. Dr. med. habil. Thomas Körner, Dr. med. Julia Kretschmar and Dr. med. univ. Stefan Körner, specializes in gastroenterology and proctology, offering a broad range of endoscopic and ultrasound diagnostics including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration and capsule endoscopy.

ZIMIH Wünsche.Berlin is an outpatient medical center (MVZ) for internal medicine focused on infectious disease and hepatology (including HIV and hepatitis B/C treatment), general medicine, prevention and travel medicine, led by Dr. med. Thomas Wünsche. Note: classic gastroenterology endoscopy services (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, etc.) are not offered here – the focus is on infectious-disease hepatology.

Gastroenterology at Herz-Jesu-Krankenhaus Fulda, led by Prof. Dr. Bernd Kronenberger, offers comprehensive diagnostics and therapy with a focus on interventional endoscopy for bile duct, pancreatic and bowel diseases, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound and capsule endoscopy.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases at CaritasKlinikum Saarbrücken (St. Theresia site) is led by PD Dr. Markus Casper. The team offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as modern ultrasound diagnostics.

The Department of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology at Agaplesion Diakonie Kliniken Kassel, led by PD Dr. med. Richard Knoop, offers diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, liver, bile ducts and pancreas using high-resolution endoscopy, including ERCP, endosonography and ultrasound, along with therapeutic interventions.

Carrefour Hépatites – Aide et Contact (CHAC) is a Belgian patient and self-help organization for people with hepatitis B and C. The association advocates for better diagnosis and care and is active in public outreach, including around World Hepatitis Day.

MVZ for Gastroenterology at Fachkrankenhaus Kloster Grafschaft, led by Dr. med. Carl Wunderlich. Outpatient gastroenterological diagnostics (gastroscopy, colonoscopy). No in-house liver transplantation program.

The Department of Internal Medicine I (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Oncology) at Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder München, led by Prof. Dr. Christian Rust, treats gastroenterological, hepatological and oncological conditions as well as general internal medicine cases.

The Associació Catalana de Malalts d'Hepatitis (ASSCAT) is a Catalan patient organization for people with hepatitis, particularly hepatitis C. It offers individual counseling by trained peer advisors (in person or via video), HCV antibody rapid tests, and information booths in Catalan hospitals on transmission and treatment.

Medical Clinic II at the Gießen site of Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (UKGM) combines pulmonology, nephrology, gastroenterology and internal intensive care under joint leadership.

The gastroenterology department at St. Elisabeth Krankenhaus Damme, led by Dr. Tobias Hoge, treats disorders of the digestive tract, liver, gallbladder and pancreas using modern endoscopic techniques, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound.

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital, Medical Director Prof. Dr. Christoph Michalski. Performs liver and kidney transplantation (including living donation), as well as oncologic, colorectal and pancreatic surgery. Runs a dedicated liver transplant consultation service.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Palliative Medicine at Helios Klinikum Niederberg in Velbert, led by Chief Physician Uwe Henkelüdecke, offers comprehensive treatment of digestive, pancreatic and liver diseases, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endosonography, capsule endoscopy and ultrasound.

Morbus Wilson e.V. is a German non-profit patient association (founded 1990) for people with Wilson disease, a rare copper-metabolism liver disorder. It provides information, counseling and support for patients, families and physicians, facilitates contacts, organizes events and funds research.

The practice of Dr. med. H. Knechten at PraxenZentrum Blondelstrasse Aachen specializes in internal medicine with a focus on infectious diseases, HIV and viral hepatitis. It has no gastroenterology endoscopy department.

Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II at LMU University Hospital (Großhadern campus), directed by Prof. Dr. med. Julia Mayerle, is a modern university center performing over 12,000 endoscopies per year, certified (Onkozert). Focus areas include ERCP and therapeutic endosonography (each over 1,000 procedures/year), small-bowel capsule endoscopy, and functional esophageal/gastric disorders (POEM).

The University Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery in Tübingen is part of the Tübingen Transplant Center and specializes in liver, pancreas and kidney transplantation as well as multivisceral procedures. Chief Physician is Prof. Dr. André L. Mihaljević; Deputy Chief Prof. Dr. Silvio Nadalin specializes in hepatobiliary and transplant surgery. Across 74 beds on three wards, the department also offers oncological, endocrine and bariatric surgery.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Diabetology and Nutritional Medicine (ASV-IBD) at Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe, led by Dr. med. Markus Wispler, offers upper and lower endoscopy, recto-/proctoscopy, ERCP, cholangio-/pancreatoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, abdominal ultrasound, video capsule endoscopy, single-balloon enteroscopy, and stent/drainage placement. The department runs a specialized outpatient care program (ASV) for inflammatory bowel disease with 24-hour endoscopy availability.

The Department of Internal Medicine II (Gastroenterology) at Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM Munich, led by Prof. Dr. Roland M. Schmid, treats over 5,000 inpatients and about 15,000 outpatients annually, focusing on gastroenterology, hepatology, oncology and diabetology.

Pforzheimer Internisten is a cross-disciplinary gastroenterology-cardiology practice run by partners Dr. med. Johannes Kunz and Bernd Lemos. Services include gentle CO2 endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy), small-bowel capsule endoscopy, and broad ultrasound diagnostics of the abdomen, heart and neck.

The University Clinic for Internal Medicine I (gastroenterology, hepatology, endocrinology, diabetology, nutritional medicine) at Halle University Hospital, led by Prof. Dr. med. Jonas Rosendahl, offers the full spectrum of modern diagnostics and treatment, including highly specialized interventional endoscopy with gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endosonography and capsule endoscopy.

The private practice Gastroenterologie Fontenay in Hamburg-Rotherbaum, led by Dr. med. Jens-Peter Bruhn, specializes in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Services include upper and lower endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy) as well as ultrasound diagnostics for liver, stomach and intestinal conditions.

The Department of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology at Herz-Jesu-Krankenhaus Münster-Hiltrup offers a broad range of endoscopic diagnostics and treatment for gastrointestinal and biliary conditions, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endosonography, capsule endoscopy and balloon enteroscopy.

Klinik Rosenberg (DRV Westfalen) in Bad Driburg is a rehabilitation center for gastroenterological and diabetic conditions, led by Dr. med. Harald Fischer, offering broad endoscopic and ultrasound diagnostics including gastroscopy, colonoscopy and ultrasound.

SHG Untere Saar is a peer support group for people with hepatitis C in the Beckingen area (Saarland, Germany), listed as a member group of Deutsche Leberhilfe e.V., the national umbrella organization for liver patients.

Medical Department 1 at Erlangen University Hospital, led by Director Prof. Dr. Markus F. Neurath, treats inflammatory bowel disease, liver and lung diseases, as well as oncological, inflammatory and infectious conditions of the digestive and respiratory systems, including ultrasound diagnostics.

VITREA Rehaklinik Lehmrade (formerly Helios Klinik Lehmrade) is a specialist rehabilitation clinic for oncology and gastroenterology near Hamburg. It treats patients recovering from cancer as well as benign conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, including after surgery on the liver, pancreas, and digestive organs. The rehabilitation concept combines medical care with physiotherapy, nutritional counseling, psycho-oncology, and exercise therapy. The clinic treats around 1,200 patients per year.