Best Pancreatic cancer doctors in Germany: TOP 15 doctors

• Dr. Plamen Staikov specializes in pancreatic cancer treatment, focusing on minimally invasive pancreatic surgery.
• Standard treatment options for pancreatic cancer include surgical resection, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and targeted therapy.
• Dr. Staikov has experience in international practice at medical institutions in Germany, Switzerland, and Bulgaria.
• Certified Da Vinci surgeon by DaVinci training center IRCAD-EITS (France).
• Member of The German Society of Surgery and The American College of Surgeons.

• Prof. Dr. med. Karl J. Oldhafer specializes in the treatment of pancreatic cancer at Barmbek Asklepios Hospital.
• He utilizes advanced methods including surgical resection, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and minimally invasive surgery.
• He has experience practicing at medical institutions in Germany, the USA, and Switzerland.
• Senior Consultant of General and Abdominal Surgery and Surgical Oncology at Barmbek Asklepios Hospital.
• Member of the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) and the German Cancer Society (DKG).

• Prof. Boris Pfaffenbach specializes in pancreatic cancer treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
• He has led over 9,000 surgeries, demonstrating extensive expertise in complex pancreatic procedures.
• His international training in Germany has contributed to his proficiency in pancreatic cancer care.
• He is a member of the German Society of Gastroenterology and the European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.
• He serves as the Head of the Department of Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Internal Medicine at the Medical Center in Solingen.

Oncologist, Oncohematologist, Surgeon

Head physician of Oncology and Hematology Center

Prof. Elke Jaeger is one of the best German doctors according to Focus rating.

Prof. Thomas W Kraus is a renowned gastrointestinal doctor in Germany with over 30 years of experience and 3,000+ surgical interventions performed. He specializes in Whipple procedure management, stomach oncology and treatment of liver diseases, and is the Chief Physician in Nordwest Clinic in Francfurt am Main. Prof. Kraus is a member of several prestigious national and international medical associations, and has received numerous awards for his achievements. He has a wide range of surgical services, including laparotomy, laparoscopy, radical resection, draining of inflammatory diseases, bile ducts surgical reconstruction, bypass, stapling of the damaged bile ducts, endoscopic correction of hernias, and more.

Radiologist. Hear of the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Dr. Friedemann Schad is a specialist in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, and the head of the Oncology Center at the Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe in Berlin, Germany. He is also a member of the Management of Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe, the Research Institute Havelhöhe, Berlin, Netzwerk Onkologie, Tumorzentrum Berlin, and Tumorzentrum gemeinnütziger & denominational hospitals in Berlin eV

Membership in societies:

German Society of Oncology and Haemato-oncology GDHO
German Association of Physicians

American Association for Cancer Research

Expert in scientific journals 

Close collaboration with leading haematologists 

Involved in molecular biology research on the treatment of haemato-oncological diseases

Specialization:

Comprehensive treatment of tumour diseases, in particular chemotherapy, immunotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation therapy molecular diagnostics.

Work experience:

2006: Graduation from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Köln

2011: Specialization ‘Haematologist, Oncologist and Immunologist’

2011: Deputy Chief Physician of the Pulmonology Clinic Köln, Haematologist, Oncologist and Immunologist. Cologne, Haemato-oncologist and senior palliative care physician

2016: Qualification as a specialist in genetics

2021: Chief Physician of the Clinic for Haematology, Oncology and Palliative Care at the certified interdisciplinary cancer centre BKZ Solingen.

Dr. Fox is also actively involved in molecular biology research to develop and implement innovative treatments for haemato-oncological diseases. Her scientific work in this area has contributed to significant advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer and the development of effective therapies.

Dr. Fox specializes in the comprehensive treatment of tumour diseases, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, radiation therapy and molecular diagnostics.

Throughout her career, Dr. Fox has proven herself to be an outstanding specialist, constantly innovating treatment methods and approaches. Her patients receive the most effective and state-of-the-art treatments, which has earned her recognition and respect amongst colleagues and patients alike.