Best surgeons in Germany: TOP 28 doctors

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Jorn Jorgensen
  • 5 Excellent 5 reviews
  • 35 years of experience
  • Germany, Hamburg, EuroEyes Clinic
  • Dr. Jørn Slot Jørgensen is a renowned ophthalmologist with over 30 years of experience, specializing in refractive surgery. He has introduced multiple innovations in his field, including outpatient cataract surgery and LASIK in Hamburg, and has performed the most ICL operations and trifocal surgeries in Europe. He is recognized with multiple awards such as the Hans-Sautter Award and several ICL™ Awards. He holds memberships in various professional associations and has served as the President of VSDAR.
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Plamen Staikov
  • 3.9 Good 14 reviews
  • 31 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Sachsenhausen Hospital
    • Specializes in bariatric and metabolic surgery treatments.
    • Extensive international experience in Germany, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
    • Notable for revision surgery success before bariatric/metabolic procedures.
    • No specific surgery success rates or statistics provided in biography.
    • No doctor's ranking mentioned in the provided biography.
    • Certified Da Vinci surgeon, expertise in robotic surgery.
    • Certified hernia surgeon by the German Hernia Society.
    • Member of German, Swiss, and American surgical societies.
    • Affiliated with International Federation for Surgery of Obesity.
    • Offers consultations, potentially remote, for surgical treatment planning.
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Resection of gallbladder
$8,854 - $17,188
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Andreas Sesterhenn
  • 4.6 Excellent 56 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Germany, Solingen, Medical Center in Solingen
  • Prof. Andreas Sesterhenn is the Chief Physician of the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Plastic Surgery Departments at Solingen Clinic in Germany. He has over 11 years of experience and specializes in sparing treatment of tumors of the head, neck, and upper airways. Prof. Sesterhenn is an author and co-author of 78 scientific publications, and patients can make an appointment with him via Bookimed.
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Colectomy (large bowel resection)
$19,792 - $26,042
Resection of the esophagus
$23,959 - $23,959
Throat cancer operation
$26,042 - $26,042
Manuela Seifert
  • 4.6 Excellent 56 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Germany, Solingen, Medical Center in Solingen
  • Dr. Manuela Seifert is a top German breast specialist.

    Specialty

    Dr. Manuela Seifert is a specialist in diagnostics, therapy and aftercare of breast diseases and sonography.

    Dr. Seifer applies breast conserving operations as a key treatment method.

    Work experience

    • Since 2016 – Head of Breast Clinic at Medical Center in Solingen
    • 2012-2016 – Breast & senology specialist at Helios Universitätsklinikum Wuppertal
    • 2001-2012 – Senior gynecologist and obstetrician in the Gynecology & Obstetrics Department at Klinikverbund St. Antonius und St. Josef GmbH.

    Education

    • The Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University – Degree in general medicine
    • Klinikverbund St. Antonius und St. Josef GmbH – Specialty in gynecology and obstetrics.
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Colectomy (large bowel resection)
$19,792 - $26,042
Resection of the esophagus
$23,959 - $23,959
Throat cancer operation
$26,042 - $26,042
Stefanie Veit
  • 4.4 Good 52 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Nordwest Clinic (Krankenhaus)
    • Specializes in minimally invasive surgical techniques.
    • Trained in Germany and the United States.
    • No specific Surgery success rates provided in biography.
    • No specific Surgery ranking stated in biography.
    • Holds a Doctorate in Medicine from Julius Maximilians University.
    • Member of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery.
    • Does not specify offering remote consultations for Surgery.
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Lung segmentectomy
$17,709 - $21,875
Breast cancer surgery
$12,500 - $15,625
Christoph Rangger
  • 4.4 Good 52 reviews
  • Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Nordwest Clinic (Krankenhaus)
  • Chief physician of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Centre, Orthopedist-Traumatologist, surgeon

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Lung segmentectomy
$17,709 - $21,875
Breast cancer surgery
$12,500 - $15,625

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Thomas W Kraus
  • 4.4 Good 52 reviews
  • Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Nordwest Clinic (Krankenhaus)
  • 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.

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Lung segmentectomy
$17,709 - $21,875
Breast cancer surgery
$12,500 - $15,625
Andreas Naumann
  • 4.2 Good 37 reviews
  • Germany, Bremen, Bremen-Mitte Clinic
  • Head of the Department of ENT, Plastic Surgery and Special Pain Therapy
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Nephrectomy
$18,750 - $23,959
Gastroectomy
$20,834 - $20,834
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Daniel Kendoff
  • 4.6 Excellent 84 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • Germany, Berlin, Helios Hospital Berlin Buch
  • Prof. Daniel Kendoff is an associate professor, Chief Physician at Helios Center for Orthopedics and Traumatology, and scientific director of the Endo Klinik. He is a highly-rated orthopedic doctor and specializes in knee, hip, and shoulder replacement surgery. Prof. Kendoff has published more than 150 articles and has developed new technologies such as computer assisted surgery, robotics, and intra-operative 3-D imaging for orthopedic procedures. Additionally, he has completed education at multiple universities and hospitals in the US and Europe.
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Jorn Halberstadt
  • 4.5 Good 123 reviews
  • Germany, Hamburg, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek
  • Head of the Thoracic Surgery Department

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Whipple surgery
$36,459 - $43,750
Ovarian cancer surgery
$20,834 - $31,250
Pancreatic cancer surgery
$36,459 - $43,750
Wolfgang Hiller
  • New
  • Germany, Detmold, Lippe Detmold Clinic
  • Prof. Dr. medical Wolfgang Hiller is a Chief Physician and Specialist in Surgery, with an additional qualification as a doctor in the emergency services. He has a PhD with the grade "summa cum laude" and has been a member of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes since 1981. He has extensive research experience, with projects funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research from 1999 to 2011.

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Hysterectomy (uterus removal)
$15,500 - $15,500
Holger Bahn
  • 3.9 Good 14 reviews
  • 24 years of experience
  • Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Sachsenhausen Hospital
  • Surgeon
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Resection of gallbladder
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Michael Schütz
  • 3 Good 3 reviews
  • Germany, Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • Orthopedic surgeon

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Cochlear implant placement
$40,625 - $43,750
Michael Schenk
  • New
  • Germany, Berlin, Hospital Havelhoehe
  • Doctor, specialist in anesthesiology

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Johann Pratschke
  • 3 Good 3 reviews
  • Germany, Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • Prof. Dr. Johann Pratschke is an experienced Surgical Oncologist with a long record of achievements, including awards, publications and membership in boards and societies. He is also an expert in complex laparoscopic operations.

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Cochlear implant placement
$40,625 - $43,750
Patricia Dé-Malter
  • New
  • Germany, Berlin, Hospital Havelhoehe
  • Doctor, specialist in surgery, visceral and vascular surgery

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Hans-Peter Lemmens
  • New
  • Germany, Berlin, Hospital Havelhoehe
  • Doctor, specialist in surgery, visceral surgery

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Wolf Bechstein
  • 5 Excellent 1 review
  • Germany, Frankfurt, University Hospital Goethe Frankfurt
  • Professor, specialist in surgery

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Max Zegelman
  • 4.4 Good 52 reviews
  • Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Nordwest Clinic (Krankenhaus)
  • Professor Max Zegelman is an esteemed phlebologist, avascular and thoracic surgeon, and head of the Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at the Nordwest Center. He is renowned for his research on laser techniques in thoracic surgery and endovascular vascular surgery, and is often a speaker at thoracic surgery conferences. He has numerous scientific publications in international publications.
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Lung segmentectomy
$17,709 - $21,875
Breast cancer surgery
$12,500 - $15,625
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