Prof. Dr. med. Horst Neuhaus

Professor Neuhaus' main practice and research areas include diagnosis (especially in the early stages) and treatment of various forms of digestive tract malignancies and the bile ducts and pancreas disorders, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.

For 27 years Horst Neuhaus headed the internal medicine department at one of the leading multidisciplinary hospitals in Duesseldorf. Under his leadership, a team of excellent professionals was created and state-of-the-art techniques were introduced, making the department a recognized national reference center for internal medicine, while its perfectly equipped endoscopy laboratory was designated as the World Endoscopy Organization (WEO) Center of Excellence.

Prof. Neuhaus is honorary president of the German Society for Endoscopy and Imaging (DGE-BV). He was also president of the European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and served for many years as board member of the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) and the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS). He has received numerous awards, e.g., the International Award of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). He was the first German physician to become an honorary member of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES).

Professional Experience

• 1979 License to practice medicine
• 1987 – 1995 Leading physician, head of Endoscopy Department University Hospital Rechts der Isar, Munich Technical University
• 1992 Full professor Faculty of Medicine, Munich Technical University
• 1995 – 2022 Chief physician Internal Medicine Department, Duesseldorf Evangelical Hospital
• since 2023 Gastroenterologist Gastroenterology Department, RKM 740 Medical Center, Duesseldorf

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