About the doctor
Profile
Comprehensive treatment of prostate cancer and benign prostate conditions, management of bladder cancer, renal (kidney) cancer, and testicular cancer, minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery using the da Vinci surgical system, treatment of kidney stones and urinary tract calculi (lithotripsy, ureteroscopy, PCNL), surgical and systemic therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), metastasectomy and multimodal therapy for metastatic urologic cancers, surgical correction of pelvic organ prolapse (including reconstructive techniques), laser therapy for prostate cancer and BPH (e.g., HoLEP, ThuLEP), management of urinary tract infections and chronic inflammation, treatment of urinary incontinence (slings, artificial urinary sphincters), bladder reconstruction and replacement (neobladder, ileal conduit), systemic medical therapy for urologic tumors (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted agents)
Work experience
28 years
Scientific activity
Author of over 530 peer-reviewed scientific publications in urologic oncology, robotic surgery, and stone disease
Recipient of the Crystal Matula Award — the highest scientific honor of the European Association of Urology (EAU)
Awarded the Ruprecht-Karls Prize by Heidelberg University for the best doctoral dissertation
Urology has been my lifelong passion, and I am committed to continuous advancement in this field—so that as many patients as possible can benefit from high-quality, effective care.
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Director, Department of Urology, University Hospital Mannheim
Ranked among Germany’s Top 100 Urologists by FOCUS magazine
Community
German Society of Urology (DGU)
European Association of Urology (EAU) — Crystal Matula Award laureate (2019)
Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO)
German Cancer Society (DKG) — Certified center lead for prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)