Institute of General Medicine

: Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Gesenhues

Managing Director:	Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Gesenhues
E-Mail:	stefan.gesenhues@uk-essen.de
Secretary:	Ulrike Storb Anja Scheidereiter
Phone:	+49 (0) 201-877 869-0
Fax:	+49 (0) 201-877869-20
Homepage:	www.institut-allgemeinmedizin.de
Deputy Director:	Priv.-Doz. Dr. Birgitta Weltermann, MPH (USA)

Focus areas

Teaching/care research, geriatrics/palliative medicine

Fields of Research

Primary physician care research, focusing on geriatrics and palliative medicine

Staff

The Institute of General Medicine employs 5 part-time scientists, in addition to its director Professor Stefan Gesenhues and his deputy, Professor Thomas Quellmann. There are also 10 other adjunct lecturers and 250 academic teaching offices affiliated with the Institute of General Medicine.