Director:	Prof. Dr. med. Angelika Eggert
E-Mail:	angelika.eggert@uk-essen.de
Office:	Stephanie Freund
Phone:	+49 (0) 201-723-3784
Fax:	+49 (0) 201-723-5386
Homepage:	http://www.unikinderklinik-essen.de
Deputy Directors:	Hematology-Oncology: Prof. Dr. med. Kremens Pulmology: PD Dr. med. Uwe Mellies Kardiologie: Dr. med. Ulrich Neudorf

 

Facts and Figures

Lymphatic and myeloid leukemia: 200

Patients with neurooncological diseases: 165

Children with bone marrow or stem cell transplants: 20

Patients with cystic fibrosis (a congenital metabolic disorder) : 160

Cardiac catheter exams: 35

 

Focus areas

Hematology/oncology: Treatment of malignant diseases in children and adolescents; disorders of blood, blood formation, immune response, and blood clotting; therapies including the administration of blood substitutes; chemotherapy; bone marrow transplants; thermotherapy.

Pulmonology: Respiratory tract diseases; cystic fibrosis; sleep medicine; and non-invasive ventilation.

Cardiology: Diagnosis and both pharmacological and interventional treatment of congenital and acquired cardiac disorders; intrauterine cardiac diagnosis in cooperation with the obstetricians; care of adult patients with congenital heart defects in cooperation with the Clinic for Cardiology

 

Special consultations

• Blood disorders
• Bone marrow transplants
• Neurooncology
• Pulmonology
• Pediatric cardiology outpatient treatment

 

Fields of Research

• Participation in all GPOH (Society for Paediatric Oncology and Haematology) multicenter therapy trials
• Organization and management of the GPOH retinoblastoma study
• Regional thermotherapy and chemotherapy for the treatment of solid tumors
• Participation in trials of the German Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects

 

Numbers of patients

Inpatient: 1,290

Outpatient: 12,320

 

Staff

The clinic employs 18 physicians including 10 specialists in pediatric and adolescent medicine. Additional qualifications in pediatric hematology/oncology (3); pediatric cardiology (2); pediatric pulmonology (1) and anesthesiology (1); there are also 56 nurses.

Continued school education of inpatients during their stay is provided by the ?Ruhrlandschule - Schule für Kranke,? a German public school.