General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery
Prof. Dr. med. Ulf Peter Neumann
Head of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery Department, Essen University Hospital
One of the leading German transplant surgeons
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Professor Neumann is currently in charge of a university hospital department wich is the main structural unit of Europe’s leading liver and kidney transplant center. Its second major area of expertise is the surgical treatment of malignant tumors. Thanks to close interdisciplinary cooperation, patients with the most complex cancers can benefit from the most advanced treatment strategies.
Prior to taking up his position in Essen, Ulf Neumann spent 17 years as Head of the General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery Department at RWTH Aachen University Hospital, where he was directly involved in the establishment of the Liver Transplant Center where doctors now successfully save the lives of hundreds of patients with severe liver conditions pathologies every year.
Ulf Neumann’s major specialty is complex liver and pancreatic surgery, including liver transplantation.
His research interests include the mechanisms of hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma, treatment of colorectal metastases, liver regeneration.
Professor Neumann is a member of several specialized professional societies, including the International Society of Liver Transplantation, the International Association of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, the German Society of Surgery, the German Society for Tissue Transplantation and the German Association for Liver Research. He is on the editorial board of Frontiers in Oncology and Digestive Surgery, and is a reviewer for many international journals such as Gastroenterology, Journal of Hepatology, Surgical Oncology, International Journal of Colorectal Disease.
Education
- Human medicine The Free University of Berlin
Professional Experience
- Provisional license to practice medicine
- Intern Department for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Charité University Hospital, Berlin
- License to practice medicine
- Research assistant Department for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Charité University Hospital, Berlin
- Obtaining a doctorate The Free University of Berlin
- Research assistant Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Charité University Hospital, Berlin
- Surgeon qualification
- Habilitation in surgery Berlin Humboldt University
- Senior physician Department for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Charité Univrsity Hospital, Berlin
- Deputy Director General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery Department, Charité Univrsity Hospital, Berlin
- Director General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery Department, RWTH Aachen University Hospital
- Director General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery Department, Essen University Hospital
Expertise
Oesophageal and gastric surgery
Pancreas surgery
Hepatobiliary surgery
Colorectal surgery
Hernia surgery
Endocrine surgery
Paediatric surgery
Bariatric surgery
Minimally invasive and robotic surgery
Living donor liver transplantation in adults
Living donor kidney transplantation in adults
Research Focus:
Ischaemia/reperfusion during liver transplantation
Liver regeneration
Wound healing, biomaterials
Molecular and clinical oncology
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In October 2023, Ulf Peter Neumann, one of Germany's leading transplant surgeons, took over as head of visceral surgery at Essen University Hospital.
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