Specialist Centers
& Clinics

The Italiano site of Ospedale Regionale di Lugano (EOC) in Viganello offers general internal medicine consultations including gastroenterology, along with newly installed endoscopy rooms for gastroenterological examinations. The site is part of the EOC network and works closely with the main Civico site.

The Department of General Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Oncology and Palliative Care at Klinikum Friedrichshafen (Medizin Campus Bodensee), led by Prof. Dr. Christian von Tirpitz, offers gastroenterological diagnosis and treatment including gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as ultrasound diagnostics. The department is part of Medizin Campus Bodensee with sites in Friedrichshafen and Tettnang.

The Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at Klinikum Wolfenbüttel, led by Prof. Dr. Kinan Rifai, treats diseases of the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, bile ducts and pancreas. The department offers advanced endoscopic procedures with 24-hour emergency service, ultrasound diagnostics and interventional sonography, as well as interdisciplinary tumor diagnostics.

The Department of Internal Medicine at Kantonsspital Frauenfeld provides diagnosis, treatment and prevention of digestive tract diseases including liver, gallbladder and pancreas conditions in its gastroenterology unit. Services include endoscopic examinations (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy), ERCP, and ultrasound imaging of abdominal organs for both inpatients and outpatients.

Internal Medicine / Gastroenterology

Medical Department 2 at Klinikum Leverkusen, led by Director Prof. Dr. Henning Adamek, specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the digestive tract, liver and pancreas as well as diabetes, with a focus on inflammatory bowel disease.

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

The Gastroenterology Department at Hôpital du Jura, Delémont site, with Dr. David Axelos, offers all diagnostic and therapeutic measures related to the digestive tract and liver, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, abdominal ultrasound, and functional testing (manometry). The department specializes in managing digestive hemorrhage and colorectal cancer screening.

The Department of Gastroenterology at Asklepios Klinikum Harburg in Hamburg is led by PD Dr. Daniel Benten. The team offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as modern ultrasound diagnostics for digestive and liver diseases.

The Department of Internal Medicine I at Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen is led by Prim. ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Harald Hofer and specializes in gastroenterology, hepatology, rheumatology, endocrinology and diabetology. The team offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as modern ultrasound diagnostics.

Department of Internal Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine A

The Gastroenterology unit of the Department of Internal Medicine at Kantonsspital Münsterlingen (Spital Thurgau) offers upper and lower endoscopy, ERCP, upper and lower endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), abdominal ultrasound, liver biopsy, capsule endoscopy, and enteroscopy. Clinical focus areas include hepatitis, hemochromatosis, fatty liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and pancreatic disease.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology at Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann Potsdam, led by Chief Physician Prof. Dr. Daniel C. Baumgart, is a certified pancreatic, esophageal and colorectal cancer center specializing in minimally invasive visceral medicine, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound and capsule endoscopy.

The Department of Gastroenterology at Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bethesda in Duisburg is led by Prof. Dr. Abdurrahman Sagir. The team is closely affiliated with the Bethesda Colorectal Cancer Center and 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, Gastrointestinal Oncology and Diabetology at Kemperhof Koblenz (Gemeinschaftsklinikum Mittelrhein) is led by Prof. Dr. Kilian Weigand. The team offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as modern ultrasound diagnostics.

Department of Internal Medicine II

Medical Department II

Medicine and Hepatology

The Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis für Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselerkrankungen Leipzig (IGVS), with Dr. med. Chris Klecker, Prof. Dr. med. Niels Teich and Dr. med. Tobias Klugmann, offers colonoscopy, gastroscopy, abdominal ultrasound and capsule endoscopy. Dedicated clinics exist for inflammatory bowel disease and chronic liver disease.

The Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Kantonsspital Winterthur treats diseases of the digestive tract and liver.

The Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Kantonsspital Aarau, led by Chief Physician PD Dr. Thomas Kuntzen, is an independent department of the university medical clinic for diseases of the esophagus, stomach, bowel, liver, biliary tract and pancreas, offering ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound and sonography.

The Department of Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology, Proctology and Hepatology at Klinikum Merzig is led by Dr. Zuhair Wolf Dietrich Ataya. The team offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as modern ultrasound diagnostics for digestive and liver conditions.

The Department of Internal Medicine II at Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch is led by PD Dr. Thomas Winder, PhD and specializes in oncology, hematology, gastroenterology and infectious diseases. The team offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy at the new central endoscopy unit, including gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as modern ultrasound diagnostics.

Internal Medicine IV (Gastroenterology)

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Department of Internal Medicine III

Medicover Ulm MVZ at Münsterplatz offers internal medicine with focus areas in endocrinology, diabetology, andrology and infectious diseases, as well as general medicine. It does not have a gastroenterology focus.

The Department of Gastroenterology at Klinikum Saarbrücken, led by Dr. Klaus Radecke, treats gastrointestinal, liver and biliary disorders and offers a 24-hour emergency endoscopy service with over 4,000 procedures annually, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, sonography and FibroScan.

The Medical Clinic for Internal Medicine at DIAKO Krankenhaus Flensburg is led by Prof. Dr. Christoph Garlichs and includes gastroenterology alongside cardiology. The team offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as modern ultrasound diagnostics.

Specialist gastroenterology practice in Düren (part of MVZ Rur, affiliated with Düren Hospital) led by Dr. med. Horst Kinkel. Services: high-resolution gastroscopy and colonoscopy, abdominal ultrasound incl. CEUS (DEGUM Level III), IBD clinic, and liver disease consultation (viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, autoimmune disease).

Department of Internal Medicine I

The Gastroenterology and Hepatology MVZ Kiel, with physicians including PD Dr. med. habil. Holger Hinrichsen, Dr. med. Michael Schroeder, Dr. Susanne Hinrichsen, Dr. Gisela Schroeder and Dr. Barbara Seegers, is a center with several internal medicine/GI specialists focused on endoscopy including endosonography.

The Gastroenterology department at Asklepios Harzklinik Goslar, led by Chief Physician Dr. Sharif Daudi, treats GI, liver and kidney disease with modern endoscopy and ultrasound, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound and capsule endoscopy, working interdisciplinarily with surgery and oncology.

AMZ location of Gastropraxis Mönchengladbach (Rheydt), with Dr. med. Simon Hörster, Dr. med. Philipp Bender and Dr. med. Thomas Nordmann, all specialists in internal medicine and gastroenterology (Hörster and Bender also nutritional medicine specialists). Practice focus: gastroenterological diagnostics and treatment including endoscopy.

Gastroenterology practice in Ingolstadt led by Dr. med. Stefanie Strobl, specialist in internal medicine with a focus on gastroenterology. Services include colonoscopy and gastroscopy, ultrasound, care for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), hepatology, proctology, cancer screening and follow-up care, and hydrogen breath testing.

Location of the Ortenau MVZ in Offenburg-Weingartenstraße with Dr. Ralph Link, specialist in internal medicine focusing on gastroenterology, proctology and hepatology.

The Gastroenterologische Facharztpraxis Calw is led by Dr. med. Axel Hahn and Dr. med. Konrad Iffland, both specialists in internal medicine with a focus on gastroenterology and hepatology.

General medicine group practice in Cologne with an HIV specialty focus (Dr. Katja Römer, Dr. Nazifa Qurishi). Treats viral hepatitis (A–E) and other infectious diseases medically. No gastroenterology board certification and no endoscopic services (gastroscopy/colonoscopy) on site – serves as a treatment point for viral hepatitis, not a specialized gastroenterology practice.

The Gastroenterologische Schwerpunktpraxis Stuttgart am Karl-Olga-Krankenhaus is led by Dr. med. Boris Uhel, Dr. rer. nat. Gert Grygar, and Dr. med. Johannes Hackmann, focusing on gastroenterology and hepatology, endoscopic diagnostics (colonoscopy, gastroscopy, capsule endoscopy), and ultrasound and functional diagnostics.

Medicentrum location of Gastropraxis Gastroenterologie Mönchengladbach Rheydt (Hörster, Bender et al.) with Dr. med. Markus Schneider and Dr. med. Jörg Höllerich, both board-certified in internal medicine/gastroenterology with endosonography/ultrasound certification. Daniela Schäfer, specialist in internal medicine/gastroenterology, practices at both locations (medicentrum and AMZ).

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.