Prof. Wolfram T. Knoefel

Director of the Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery of the Düsseldorf Clinic. Top specialist in Germany in visceral surgery. He is a recognized expert in the surgical treatment of malignant tumors of the liver, gallbladder and pancreas. He graduated from Hamburg University, also studied in the US and passed the American State Medical Exam. A well-known surgeon prefers minimally invasive surgical methods. Under the guidance of the professor, unique operations are performed, which use the patient’s own stem cells to develop the remaining liver tissue. Also Wolfram T. Knopfel has a unique method of liver cancer surgery with metastatic ALPPS (metastases are removed through 2 interventions, also using fast liver regenerative capacity). Another specialization prof. Knoefel and his team is conducting hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in combination with surgery to treat peritoneal carcinosis (advanced stage of a tumor with metastases).

Specialization of the doctor: oncological surgery, metastasis surgery, colorectal carcinoma, hepatobiliary surgery, gall bladder cancer, biliary tract cancer, pancreatic surgery, esophagus and stomach surgery, colorectal surgery, bariatric surgery, endocrine surgery, neuroendocrine surgery, minimally invasive surgery.