Specialist Centers
& Clinics

The Department of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology at Städtisches Klinikum Wolfenbüttel, led by Prof. Dr. Kinan Rifai, treats disorders of the esophagus, stomach, bowel, liver, gallbladder and pancreas using gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, capsule endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound, including 24-hour emergency endoscopy.

Medical Clinic II (Gastroenterology) at St. Josefs-Hospital Wiesbaden, led by Prof. Dr. Christoph Sarrazin, covers the full spectrum of internal medicine with a focus on GI disorders, hepatology and GI oncology, using endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound, with 24-hour emergency care.

The Department of Internal Medicine II (Oncology, Gastroenterology, Diabetology, Angiology) at Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Klinikum Steyr, led by Prim. Dr. Johannes Andel, offers a broad range of gastroenterology services: upper and lower endoscopy, ERCP, pH-metry, manometry, capsule endoscopy, argon plasma coagulation, PEG placement, variceal band ligation, polypectomy, and hemostasis. Dedicated clinics exist for inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) and hepatitis C.

The Department of Internal Medicine specializing in Gastroenterology at Herz-Jesu-Krankenhaus Münster-Hiltrup, led by PD Dr. Anton Gillessen, treats conditions of the stomach, esophagus, intestines, liver and pancreas. The department operates an interdisciplinary abdominal center for cases of unclear abdominal pain and offers modern endoscopic procedures including gastroscopy, colonoscopy and balloon enteroscopy, along with an in-house laboratory for rapid blood analysis.

The gastroenterology/hepatology department at Hochtaunus-Kliniken Bad Homburg, headed by PD Dr. Stefan Heringlake, offers a comprehensive range of services with high-end endoscopy, interventional ERCP and endosonography. Services include gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endosonography, capsule endoscopy and high-resolution ultrasound including elastography and contrast agents; a 24-hour emergency endoscopy service is available.

Kliniken Dr. Vötisch in Bad Mergentheim is a 260-bed rehabilitation clinic with a gastroenterology specialty department. Details of the service range were not fully accessible on the official website.

The Hepato-Gastroenterology Section of Medical Clinic I at Bonn University Hospital, led by Prof. Dr. Jacob Nattermann, treats diseases of the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, bile ducts and pancreas. Focus areas include chronic viral infections, autoimmune and inflammatory bowel disease, and cooperation for liver transplantation. Services include gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endosonography, ultrasound and FibroScan.

The Department of Gastroenterology at Essen University Hospital, led by Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Schmidt, is a supra-regional center for liver failure and liver tumors, inflammatory bowel disease, and rare liver and metabolic diseases. Its diagnostic spectrum includes endosonography-guided fine-needle aspiration, duplex and contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and FibroScan, in close cooperation with visceral surgery and oncology.

The MVZ Hochfranken in Hof, with physicians including Marwan Khoury and MUDr. Pavel Pekarek, performs around 4,000 gastric and colon endoscopies per year, offering gastroscopy, AI-assisted colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy and contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

Department of Gastroenterology, Metabolic Diseases and Internal Intensive Care Medicine (Medical Clinic III) at Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, currently led on an interim basis by Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Alexander Koch. Operates its own liver transplant center providing pre- and post-transplant care.

The 2nd Medical Department at Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Wien, led by Primar Dr. Franz Pfeffel, treats internal medicine conditions with a focus on gastroenterology, hepatology and metabolic/inflammatory diseases, performing around 6,100 endoscopic examinations annually.

The Department of Internal Medicine I (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Oncology and General Internal Medicine) at Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder München treats internal medicine conditions in gastroenterology, hepatology and oncology.

Department of Internal Medicine IV – Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases at Jena University Hospital, Director Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Stallmach. Active in-house liver transplant program, including specialized adult living-donor liver transplantation.

The Department of Internal Medicine 2 at Kreiskrankenhaus Greiz-Ronneburg, led by Dr. Peter Gottschalk, specialist in internal medicine, gastroenterology and nutritional medicine, offers a broad range of gastroenterological diagnostics and therapy, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound, capsule endoscopy and sonography.

Hepatitisforeningen is a Danish patient organization for people with hepatitis. It provides education, advocacy and support for those affected and their families in Denmark.

Medical Clinic II at Rheinlandklinikum Lukaskrankenhaus Neuss, led by Prof. Dr. Tobias Heintges, offers a broad range of endoscopic services including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound and capsule endoscopy, focusing on gastroenterology, oncology and infectious diseases.

The Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum Berlin is led by PD Dr. med. Tobias Weismüller. The department treats conditions of the digestive tract and liver, offers diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy) and ultrasound diagnostics, and is certified as a tumor center.

The Department of Internal Medicine 4 at Heinrich-Braun-Klinikum Zwickau specializes in gastroenterology, hepatology and general internal medicine. The team offers a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as well as modern ultrasound examinations for digestive and liver conditions.

Saarland University Medical Center (Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, UKS) in Homburg is the university hospital of Saarland University and the largest hospital in the Saarland region. It comprises numerous clinics and institutes, including departments for gastroenterology and hepatology.

Swiss HePa is the Swiss liver patients' association, headquartered in Zollikerberg. The association supports people with liver disease through information, peer exchange and advocacy, but is not a medical treatment facility and does not offer gastroenterological examinations.

Department of Gastroenterology and Visceral Medicine at St. Josef Krankenhaus Moers (GFO Kliniken Niederrhein), Chief Physician Dr. med. Cetin Sen. Focus areas: diseases of the esophagus, stomach and intestines, endoscopy with an interdisciplinary tumor board, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, and specialized techniques such as endoscopic full-thickness resection and balloon enteroscopy.

The Department of Internal Medicine II at Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch, led by Priv.-Doz. Dr. Thomas Winder, PhD, performs over 4,000 endoscopic procedures annually: upper and lower endoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), polypectomy (forceps/snare, EMR), ESD, endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR), and stenting for strictures. Further focus areas include hepatology (viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver disease) and inflammatory bowel disease, with 24/7 emergency care for GI bleeding.

The Department of General Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Pneumology at Klinikum Lüneburg, led by Chief Physician Prof. Dr. med. Torsten Kucharzik, cares for over 110 beds’ worth of patients with digestive, liver and lung diseases, specializes in inflammatory bowel disease, and operates an ultrasound center along with certified tumor centers for colorectal, pancreatic and esophageal cancer.

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and Intoxications (Internal Medicine IV) at Heidelberg University Hospital, Medical Director Prof. Dr. med. Patrick Michl. Focus areas: liver disease, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatic disease, interventional endoscopy, and gastrointestinal tumors in collaboration with the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT). Runs its own liver transplantation program (transplant hepatology).

Gastroenterology at Krankenhaus Nordwest Frankfurt is part of a combined department for pulmonology, gastroenterology, cardiology and nephrology, with Dr. Ahmed Elkharsawi among its physicians, offering specialized diagnostics and therapy for gastrointestinal and liver disease, including colorectal and esophageal tumors.

Magen Darm Zentrum Wiener Platz in Cologne is a joint gastroenterology practice with several specialists, including Dr. Anna Schmidt and Dr. Jan-Hinnerk Weingärtner, focusing on endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy), ultrasound and coloproctology.

The Clinic for Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Helios Kliniken Kassel, headed by Chief Physician Ralf Gehrke, provides diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, biliary tract, and pancreas. Key focus areas include chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease), gastrointestinal tumor diagnostics, and non-invasive liver diagnostics using transient elastography (FibroScan) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), integrated within an interdisciplinary liver center.

The Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Endocrinology/Diabetology and Rheumatology at Helios Klinikum Erfurt, led by Chief Physician PD Dr. med. Jens Martin Kittner, treats about 4,000 inpatients annually with interdisciplinary care, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, small bowel endoscopy, endosonography and ultrasound.

The gastroenterology and hepatology unit at Helios Weißeritztal-Kliniken Freital is led by Dr. Mirjam Wendt, with functional diagnostics led by Dr. Myrko Zobel. Services include endosonography-guided biopsies and sonography.

Department of Internal Medicine I with a focus on gastroenterology at Helios Vogtland-Klinikum Plauen, led by Dipl. Med. Ulf Parulewski. Certified colorectal cancer center (OnkoZert, since Dec. 2022). Offers gentle endoscopic procedures and modern diagnostics/therapy for gastroenterological conditions.

Department of General Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Diabetology at Helios Klinikum Bad Saarow, led by Prof. Dr. Florian Hentschel. DKG-certified gastroenterology/hepatology department. Services: gastroscopy/colonoscopy incl. polypectomy and PEG, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), high-resolution abdominal ultrasound, pH-metry/manometry, H2 breath test, hepatology (liver/biliary disease).

The Medizinische Klinik I at Städtisches Klinikum Solingen, led by Chief Physician Prof. Dr. med. Boris Pfaffenbach, treats all abdominal and liver diseases, infections and metabolic disorders, with a focus on tumor and blood disorders, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endosonography and capsule endoscopy.

Department of Gastroenterology and Interventional Endoscopy at Helios Klinikum Gifhorn, led by Dr. med. Mihnea Horia Strain. Services: gastroscopy, colonoscopy, rectoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), capsule endoscopy, balloon enteroscopy, ultrasound, ultrasound-guided biopsy, polypectomy/EMR, hemostasis, PEG placement, stenting.

Department of Internal Medicine II – General Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology (with Diabetology/Metabolic Disease) at Südharz Klinikum Nordhausen, led by Dr. med. Peter Tarillion. Operates a modern endoscopy unit offering standard and interventional endoscopic procedures.

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and Diabetology at Helios Klinikum Pforzheim, led by Prof. Dr. Christian Rupp. Services: colonoscopy, gastroscopy, sigmoidoscopy, small-bowel endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, double-balloon enteroscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), esophageal manometry/pH-metry, PEG placement, laparoscopy, breath testing, 24/7 emergency endoscopy.

Gastroenterology and Hepatology (part of the Department of Internal Medicine) at Helios Klinik Leisnig, led by Dr. med. Kay Lange. Services: upper endoscopy, colonoscopy with polypectomy, ERCP with stenting/dilation/stone extraction, endoscopic ultrasound with tissue sampling, ultrasound-guided liver biopsy, capsule endoscopy, variceal ligation, endoscopic hemostasis, ascites puncture, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, 24/7 ultrasound emergency service.

The Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology at Charité (CCM/CVK), led by Prof. Dr. Frank Tacke, offers gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound, capsule endoscopy, sonography and FibroScan/elastography.

At VaiSana Ärztehaus, a team of specialists including Dr. Ulrich Sapper, Dr. Christoph Klinger and Dr. Christopher Hofmann treats internal medicine and gastroenterology conditions using gastroscopy, colonoscopy and sonography.

Medical Clinic II at Klinikum Vest, Paracelsus-Klinik Marl, led by PD Dr. Markus Reiser, treats over 5,000 patients annually with a broad range of interventional endoscopy and ultrasound, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound, with 24-hour emergency availability.

Department of Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases at Helios Kliniken Schwerin, led by Dr. med. Martin Kliment. Services: upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), ERCP with cholangioscopy, capsule endoscopy, single-balloon enteroscopy, EMR/ESD, EUS-guided drainage, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, pH-monitoring, manometry, breath tests, GI oncology therapy.

Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch, led by Prof. Dr. Frank Kolligs. Services: gastroscopy/colonoscopy (incl. zoom endoscopy, chromoendoscopy), ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), abdominal ultrasound (B-mode/Doppler/contrast), EMR/ESD, TIPS, ascites pump implantation.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Diabetology at HELIOS Klinikum Emil von Behring Berlin, led by Chief Physician Prof. Dr. med. Eckart Schott, specializes in all digestive tract diseases, with a certified diabetes center and 24/7 emergency endoscopy, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endosonography, capsule endoscopy and ultrasound with elastography.

Knappschafts-Klinik Bad Neuenahr, led by Prof. Dr. Kerstin Herzer, specialist in internal medicine and gastroenterology/hepatology, treats benign disorders of the esophagus, stomach, intestine, liver, gallbladder and pancreas as well as chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

Internal Medicine II (Gastroenterology, Hepatology) at Asklepios Stadtklinik Bad Tölz, led by Dr. Klaus Egger, focuses on pancreatic and metabolic diseases as well as benign and malignant GI tumors, using gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP and sonography.

The MVZ at Schillerstraße in Wolfsburg, led by Dr. Christian Povel, is a practice for internal medicine and gastroenterology with an additional qualification in palliative care.

The Department of Internal Medicine I (Gastroenterology) at the Kemperhof Koblenz site of Gemeinschaftsklinikum Mittelrhein, led by Chief Physician Prof. Dr. Kilian Weigand, treats benign and malignant diseases of the digestive and metabolic organs, focusing on diagnostic and interventional endoscopy, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound.

The Department of Internal Medicine I at Oberschwabenklinik Ravensburg (St. Elisabethen-Klinikum), led by Prof. Dr. Peter Klare, offers interventional endoscopy including endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early cancers and endosonographically-guided interventions. The department performs around 5,000 ultrasound examinations and 250 endosonographies annually, and hosts an accredited oncology center.

The Department of Gastroenterology at Asklepios Klinik Langen, headed by Prof. Dr. med. Dominik Faust, treats diseases of the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder and pancreas, performing interventional endoscopy including ERCP, endosonography and ultrasound for roughly 5,000 patients annually.

Synlab is a Europe-wide medical laboratory diagnostics provider with corporate ties to Augsburg. It is not a gastroenterology clinic or practice but a diagnostics service provider.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Interventional Endoscopy at Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, led by Prof. Dr. Thomas von Hahn, treats gastrointestinal diseases with particular focus on liver disease and interventional endoscopy, including ERCP, endosonography and ultrasound.