Certified Center, RUCCC – Ruhr-University Comprehensive Cancer Center
State-of-the-art multimodal cancer therapy for all tumor diseases and tumor stages
Blood and bone-marrow diagnostics
Combined chemoradiotherapy
Palliative oncological treatments
Multimodal pain therapy
Regular interdisciplinary oncology conferences
Supra-regional tumor board conferences. Palliative care
Rheumatology / autoimmune diseases
Internal dermatological center for rheumatology
Multimodal treatment of rheumatological complexes
Diabetology / metabolism
Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes treatment center
‘Diabetic foot’ department
Internationally competitive top research in the field of beta cell protection
Special consultations for diabetics (diabetes outpatient department)
State-of-the-art metabolism laboratory and special research laboratory
Immune deficiency syndromes focusing on HIV
General and visceral surgery
Certified Center for Pancreatic and Intestinal Surgery
Abdominal and esophageal surgery
Hepatobiliary surgery
Minimally invasive surgery
Thyroid gland and endocrine surgery
Coloproctology
Intensive care surgery
Accident and emergency care
Dermatology
Allergology, occupational and environmental dermatology
Aesthetic surgical care
Skin tumor center
Northrhine-Westphalia Center for Laser Medicine
Dermatohistology
Photodermatology
Photopheresis
Psychodermatology and psycho-oncology
Center for vein treatment
Center for sexual health and medicine, HIV outpatient department
Center for rheumatology and autoimmune diseases
Center for hidradenitis suppurativa / acne inversa
Vascular surgery
Open surgical treatment of dilated abdominal arteries (aneurysms) according to the so-called ‘fast track’ method
Treatment of aneurisms using stenting in a state-of-the-art angio-suite (x-ray and operating theater in one)
Quality-assured treatment of carotid stenoses (narrowing of the carotid arteries)
Minimal invasive treatment of vascular occlusions and thromboses (using catheter procedures where possible)
Special outpatient department for dialysis access
Bypass systems down to the smallest vessels in the foot or arm
Treatment of vascular malformations
The interdisciplinary vascular center, the first certified Vascular Competence Center at a university clinic in Germany, is attached to the clinic. This is a special facility for venous diseases that is being run in conjunction with the Dermatological University Clinic.
Cardiology
Non-invasive cardiology
Cardiac CT
Echocardiography
Transesophageal echocardiography
Stress echocardiography
3D echocardiography
Sleep medicine
Bicycle / treadmill ergometry
Spiroergometry
Long-term ECG / late potentials
Cardiac stress MRIs (with radiology)
24-hour blood-pressure measurement
Renal arteries diagnostics
Pacemaker and defibrillator checks
Telemedicine
Angiology
Hypertensiology
Invasive cardiology
Diagnostics:
Right heart catheterization
Left heart catheterization (inpatient or outpatient)
Intravascular ultrasound
Intracoronary pressure measurement
Endomyocardial biopsies, myocarditis diagnostics
Electrophysiological examinations
Treatment:
Balloon angioplasty (PTCA / stent)
Coated stents to prevent restenosis
Intracoronary radiation therapy to prevent restenosis (brachytherapy)
Catheter occlusion open foramen ovale and atrial septal defects
Pacemaker implantation
Defibrillator (ICD) implantation
Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) to assist circulation during cardiogenic shock
Local gene therapy to prevent restenosis after PTCA (clinical study)
Immunoadsorption
Renal artery dilation and stent implants
Pediatric and adolescent care
Treatment specialties
Respiratory disorders, including cystic fibrosis (pneumology, allergology)
Disorders of the peripheral nervous system and muscles
Polyneuropathies
Myopathies
Specialized departments
Interdisciplinary intensive care unit with resuscitation beds
Stroke unit
Special department for neuroimmunological disorders, including multiple sclerosis
Special department for extrapyramidal movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease
Northrhine-Westphalia Huntington's Disease Center
Treatment options
Intensive medical care
Plasmapheresis (hemodialysis)
Drug treatments
Orthopedic and trauma surgery
Spine, center for back pain, osteology
Hips, hip endoprosthesis, hip deformities
Knee, knee endoprosthesis, knee deformities
Hand orthopedics
Shoulder orthopedics
Foot orthopedics
Knee orthopedics, arthroscopic joint operations
Sports orthopedics
Center for regenerative medicine and cartilage surgery
Trauma surgery
Center fpr tendon care
Rheumatic orthopedics
Radiotherapy and oncology
Ear, nose and throat treatment
Surgery to improve hearing, including surgery for chronic middle-ear inflammation
Treatment for patients with impaired hearing using implant hearing systems (cochlear implants, implanted hearing aids (Vibrant Soundbridge), bone-anchored hearing systems)
External-nose surgery
Surgery on the main nose cavity and sinuses, including anterior skull base, mainly in the form of microscopically and endoscopically controlled interventions, supported in certain circumstances by navigation systems
Surgery on tumors in the head and neck area with required defect reconstruction (micro-vascular radialis flap)
