Martin Strick
Surgery
Head of the Department of General, Visceral and Oncological Surgery. He trained at the Medical School of the University of Würzburg. He specialises in minimally invasive surgical procedures for the treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the digestive tract and endocrine organs.
Membership of professional organisations:
- President of the German Association for Minimally Invasive Surgery (2008–2014);
- President of the New European Surgical Academy (NESA).
Doctor’s area of expertise: minimally invasive surgery.
Oliver Heese
Neurosurgery
Experience: 20 years
Chief Physician of the Department of Neurosurgery and Surgery of the Spine of the Clinic Helios Schwerin. He graduated from the University of Lübeck. For an year he practiced abroad - in Michigan and New York universities.
Successfully passed the American State Medical Exam. Took part in the studies conducted by the Center for the Study of Brain Tumors of the Harvard Medical School. Passed the MBA program in the field of health and social management. He is one of the Top specialists of Germany in the treatment of benign and malignant tumors of the brain and spinal cord.
Membership in professional organizations: German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC); German Skull Base Surgery Society (DGSB); German society of the spine; German Cancer Society (DKG).
Specialization of the doctor: glial tumors, meningioma, aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, herniated disc, implantation of the intervertebral disc prosthesis, vertebral fractures.Juergen Kiwit
Neurosurgery
Experience: over 32 years
Top neurosurgeon in Germany. The head of the neurosurgical department of the Helios Berlin-Buch clinic. He graduated from Heinrich Heine University. During the residency, he worked in the Central Hospital of the German Armed Forces, the Institute of Neuropathology of the University of Heinrich Heine, as well as the Medical School of the University of Heinrich Heine.
He practiced at the Middlesex Clinic in London. Is a recognized expert in the treatment of diseases of the brain and spinal cord by microsurgical methods. He passed his training in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Mayo Clinic, USA. Prior to joining the Helios group, Juergen Kiwit held the top positions: deputy chief physician in the department of neurosurgery of the University of Heinrich Heine, senior neurosurgeon specialist at the Meoclinic medical center.
He is the honorary professor of neurosurgery for more than 20 years.Membership in professional organizations: American Association of Neurosurgeons; Community of neurosurgeons in Germany; World Federation of Neurosurgical Sciences.
Specialization of the doctor: surgery of aneurysm and other vascular deviations, surgical treatment of tumors and spinal trauma, endoscopic neurosurgical operations.Michael Untch
Oncology
Experience: 33 years
Leading gynecologist and specialist in gynecological oncology in clinic Helios Berlin-Buch. He graduated from the medical school at the University of Ludwig Maximilian in Munich. Achieved his specialization in internal medicine and surgery at the University Hospital of Augsburg.
He was on doing of research fellowship at the Oncology and Gynecology Laboratory at Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the University of Munich-Grosshadern. Later he received a post of deputy doctoral student at the Department of Gynecological Oncology at the School of Medicine of the University of Miami. Since 2005, he is having the title of Professor. He is the head of the clinic of gynecology, gynecological oncology and obstetrics, as for more than 10 years.
Specialization of the doctor: breast cancer surgery, lymph node surgery, ovarian cancer surgery, cervical cancer, endometriosis, uterine sarcoma, chemotherapy and antibody therapy, preoperative systemic breast cancer therapy, metastatic breast cancer, genetic counseling, conservation measures.Michael Friedrich
Oncology
Experience: 26 years
Leading gynecologist and specialist in gynecological oncology at clinic Helios Krefeld. He has more than 25 years of experience and is a recognized expert of oncogynecology in Germany. He graduated from Albert Ludwig University in Germany. Passed his specialization in gynecology in the basis of the Diakoni Evangelical Clinic. Earned the title of professor of gynecology. Before heading the department of gynecology in Helios, he was the chief physician of the urogynecology department at the University Hospital in Homburg. Manages his own laboratory as well.
Membership in professional organizations: - German Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (DGGG);
- European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO);
- American Society of Oncology (ASCO);
- European Society of Mastology (EUSOMA);
- Society of Restorative Surgery in Gynecology (AWO-Gyn);
- German Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy (AGE);
- European Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy (ESGE);
- International Society of Gynecological Endoscopy (ISGE).
Specialization of the doctor: surgical treatment of breast diseases, breast reconstruction, oncogynecology, HIPEC and intraoperative radiation therapy, minimally invasive surgery, endometriosis, prenatal diagnostics and therapy, obstetrics at risk, organ-sparing surgical methods, brachytherapy, reproductive medicine.
Marek Budner
Oncology
Experience: 39 years
Leading specialist of Germany in oncology and oncogynecology. Head physician of the department of gynecology and obstetrics, gynecological oncology of the Helios Bad Zarov clinic. He graduated from the Marzinkowski Academy of Medical Sciences in Poland.
Worked at the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Poznan. Having moved to Germany, he became the chief consultant of the Women's Clinic at Hansa Stralsund Hospital. For more than 15 years he is the head of gynecology and oncogynecology department in Helios Bad Zaroff.
Specialization of the doctor: gynecology, oncogynecology, diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases, surgical treatment of breast carcinoma, breast oncoplasma, reconstructive breast surgery.Holger Mellerowicz
Orthopedics and traumatology
Experience: 39 years
Chief physician of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department at the Pediatric Center of Clinic Helios Emil von Bering. Leading children's orthopedic specialist in Berlin. He graduated from the Free University of Berlin worked as an assistant doctor in the orthopedic department of Urban City Hospital.
He also served as a research associate in the Oscar-Helene-Heim Orthopedic Clinic at the University of Berlin, where he later became a senior physician in the Department of Orthopedics. He is head of the department of pediatric orthopedics and traumatology in clinic Helios Emil von Behring for 13 years already.
Membership in professional organizations: International Association of Prosthetics and Orthopedics (ISPO); International Association of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Orthopedics (IGESTO); German Association of Specialists in Ultrasound Diagnostics (DEGUM); German Society of Orthopedic and Traumatology Physicians (DGOT).
Specialization of the doctor: deformities and traumas of the foot, as well as their consequences; Deformities of the lower extremities; Dysmelia, hemygypertrophy, hip dislocation, hip dysplasia, Perthes disease, epiphysiolysis; Knee injuries and their consequences, dislocation of the kneecap; Scoliosis, spondylolisthesis; Old injuries of the musculoskeletal system.Lothar Schweigerer
Oncology
Experience: over 20 years
Pediatric oncologist with more than 20 years of experience. Leading pediatrician, as well as oncohematologist at the Helios Berlin-Buch clinic. He graduated from the University of Hesse in Germany. For long time lived in America, where he led research efforts in the field of exploring new methods of treating cancer.
He worked as a pediatrician in the clinic at Harvard University and received a certificate from the German Collegium of Pediatricians, as well as a certificate in the field of oncohematology. Before leading the Children's Clinic Helios hospital, he worked in university medical institutions in Göttingen, Heidelberg, Essen and Marburg.
Specialization of the doctor: pediatrics, pediatric oncology, pediatric oncohematology.Klaus Schaarschmidt
Surgery
Experience: 30 years
The leading pediatric surgeon in Berlin, specializing in orthopedics and traumatology. He graduated from the University of Munich, a achieved his specialization in Surgery. He also studied at the European Specialized Medical Center, where he mastered several other specialties. For eleven years, Professor worked in the department of pediatric surgery at the University Hospital of Munich and was a consultant on issues related to neonatology.
Also Prof. Klaus Shaarschmidt is a recognized expert in abdominal microsurgery. The professor uses various methods, including palliative surgical removal of tumors, and is also engaged in plastic surgery: eliminates birth defects, performs reconstruction operations. For 19 years he has been heading the Children's Surgery Center at Helios Berlin-Buch.
He is the author of new approaches in endoscopic surgery. For his services in medical practice and science Klaus Scharschmidt received the title of Honorary Doctor of Riga Medical University. The professor, along with practical activities in the clinic also works as a lecturer at the Institute of Telesurgery in Strasbourg, where he conducts a cycle dedicated to endoscopic surgery in pediatrics.
Specialization of the doctor: pediatric surgery, pediatric urology, pediatric traumatology, pediatric surgery of the thorax, minimally invasive abdominal surgery, pediatric oncology surgery, pediatric plastic surgery, surgery for newborns and premature infants. 
