The University Hospital of Düsseldorf was found in 1910 and has united about 30 institutes of various directions. Offering maximum service, the Düsseldorf university hospital is the leader in all medicine fields. The special feature of the clinic is close interconnection of medical and research activities that allows applying recent development of science and technology in diagnostics and treatment of the most difficult and seemingly incurable diseases.

The Institute of Orthopedics specializes in minimally invasive and children's orthopedics field. Professor Krauspe is the clinical head. In 2000 he became a leader of German orthopedic society. The basic directions of medical work are:

• Children's orthopedics

• Joint orthopedics: the non-orthopedic method (ultrasonic waves, chondral plastics, etc.) or a method of partial prosthetics is widely applied together with endoprosthesis replacement. Orthopedics of backbone

• Foot surgery

At the present time, biological methods of treatment by means of stem cells, molecular and cellular genetics are widely developed and applied at the Düsseldorf university hospital.

The cardiac surgery clinic under the direction of professor Gams is known for its workings out in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting field. The open-heart surgery without application of pump oxygenator was carried out as one of the first at this clinic.

About 2000 stenting for coronary vessels, 1000 pacemaker implantations, and 1500 electrophysiological examinations are carried out annually at the clinic of angiology headed by professor Strauer.

Recently, the method of allogeneic stem cells transplants into coronary vessels is more and more applied, opening new possibilities in non-surgical revasculization field.

Professor Haas is the leader of the clinic of oncology, hematology and clinical immunology where about 2500 patients receive their examination and treatment annually. Chemotherapy, radioimmunoassay therapy, genetic engineering, stem cell transplant, and heat therapy belong to the clinic specialization. The targeted therapy affecting a tumor without doing essential damage to other organism cells is progressively used. It is invested annually 100 million euro in the clinic research activity. Participation in many international research projects gives a great possibility of use of the most progressive cancer disease treatment methods.

The University Hospital of Düsseldorf guarantees perfect quality of care because our patients find special atmosphere of kind human contact there. Competence of medical staff is a guarantee of that every patient finds excellent care and regardful relation.