International patient profile

Heidelberg University Hospital

Heidelberg University Hospital operates a Medical International Office for international treatment enquiries. Its official clinical pages publish specialist gastroenterology/hepatology, interventional endoscopy and a dedicated Nephrology Clinic (Nierenzentrum Heidelberg).

This profile summarizes practical information published by the hospital for patients who live abroad and are considering planned care in Germany. It is not a hospital ranking and does not assess whether this center is appropriate for an individual diagnosis.

CityHeidelberg, Baden-Württemberg
AddressIm Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
International patient phone+49 6221 56-6243

International patient support

According to the hospital's official international-patient information, the following administrative services or pathways are available:

  • Treatment enquiry and appointment pathway
  • Case-management contact for international patients
  • Individual treatment offer after medical review where possible
  • International-office support for administrative questions

Verified treatment & diagnostic programs

Official hospital sources document 149 relevant services across 81 categories. These are evidence links, not rankings or confirmation that an individual case will be accepted.

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Advanced heart failure1 program
Cardiac rhythm2 programs
Cardiology4 programs
Cardiomyopathy3 programs
Cardiovascular imaging2 programs
Dermato-oncology1 program
Electrophysiology1 program
Endocrine oncology1 program
Epileptology1 program
Functional Neurosurgery1 program
Gynecologic oncology4 programs
Gynecology2 programs
Head & neck oncology1 program
Headache medicine / Neurology2 programs
Heart failure1 program
Hematology5 programs
Hepatobiliary oncology2 programs
Interventional cardiology1 program
Liver oncology5 programs
Liver surgery1 program
Metastatic cancer care1 program
Motor neuron disease / Neuromuscular disease1 program
Movement disorders / Neurodegeneration3 programs
Movement disorders / Neurogenetics1 program
Neuro-oncology1 program
Neurodegeneration / Memory clinic1 program
Neurodegeneration / Memory disorders1 program
Neurogenetics / Copper metabolism & hepatology1 program
Neurogenetics / Spastic gait & hereditary movement disorder1 program
Neuroimmunology3 programs
Neuroimmunology / Autoimmune movement & hyperexcitability disorder1 program
Neuroimmunology / Encephalitis1 program
Neurology / Amyloidosis1 program
Neurology / CSF & neuro-ophthalmology1 program

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) →

Heidelberg's vascular and interventional neuroradiology service publishes a specific pathway for venous sinus stenosis associated with raised intracranial pressure, including MR venography, catheter angiography with pressure-gradient measurement and selected balloon dilation or stenting when severe or progressive visual deterioration persists despite medical therapy.

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Heidelberg venous stenosis and intracranial pressure program ↗
Neurology / CSF disorders / Neuroradiology1 program
Neurology / Hereditary ataxia1 program
Neurology / Movement disorders1 program
Neurology / Neurosurgery / Neuro-oncology1 program
Neurology / Neurosurgery / Skull base & neuroendocrine tumor1 program
Neurology / Neurosurgery / Skull base & vascular tumor1 program

Glomus jugulare / skull-base paraganglioma →

Heidelberg's interdisciplinary Skull Base Center explicitly lists rare glomus tumors among the diseases it treats. Heidelberg Neuroradiology also specifically describes MRI evaluation of glomus tumors/paragangliomas and catheter embolization of their vascular supply when useful before surgery, providing a directly documented diagnostic, embolization and skull-base treatment pathway.

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Heidelberg Skull Base Center / Neuroradiology – glomus tumors ↗
Neurology / Neurosurgery / Skull-base bone tumor2 programs
Neurology / Neurosurgery / Skull-base meningioma5 programs

Anterior clinoidal meningioma →

Heidelberg's Skull Base Center explicitly describes meningiomas arising from the sphenoid wing and extending into the optic canal, orbit or cavernous sinus, including the risk of visual loss. Its neurosurgery service documents individualized skull-base surgery with neuronavigation, intraoperative imaging, neuromonitoring and interdisciplinary radiation-oncology support, making it a directly documented fit for anterior clinoidal and optic-canal-region meningiomas.

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Heidelberg Skull Base Center Neurosurgery – sphenoid-wing and optic-canal meningioma ↗

Cavernous sinus meningioma →

Heidelberg's Skull Base Center explicitly describes meningiomas arising from the sphenoid wing or skull base and extending into the cavernous sinus, optic canal and orbit. Its neurosurgery service documents individualized skull-base surgery with neuronavigation, intraoperative imaging, cranial-nerve neuromonitoring and close collaboration with radiation oncology, matching the multidisciplinary treatment requirements of cavernous sinus meningioma.

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Heidelberg Skull Base Center Neurosurgery – meningioma with cavernous sinus extension ↗

Petroclival meningioma →

Heidelberg's interdisciplinary Skull Base Center explicitly treats meningiomas of the anterior, middle and posterior skull base. Its neurosurgery service describes skull-base meningioma surgery with intraoperative neuromonitoring, navigation, intraoperative MRI/CT/ultrasound and interdisciplinary coordination with radiation oncology and other specialties, providing a directly documented pathway for complex petroclival-region meningiomas.

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Heidelberg Skull Base Center / Neurosurgery – skull-base meningiomas ↗

Spheno-orbital meningioma →

Heidelberg explicitly describes spheno-orbital meningioma as a skull-base meningioma that can grow predominantly within sphenoid bone, extend intradurally and infiltrate the orbit, causing exophthalmos and diplopia. Its certified Skull Base Center combines neurosurgery, ophthalmology, ENT, oral and maxillofacial surgery and radiation oncology, with dedicated optic-canal/orbit and reconstructive expertise.

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Heidelberg Neurosurgery / Skull Base Center – spheno-orbital meningioma ↗

Tuberculum sellae meningioma →

Heidelberg explicitly lists tuberculum sellae meningioma among common skull-base meningiomas and describes optic-canal decompression, transcranial surgery and fully endoscopic transnasal approaches for selected anterior skull-base and sellar-region tumors. Its certified Skull Base Center combines neurosurgery with ENT, ophthalmology, neuroradiology and radiation oncology and uses neuronavigation, intraoperative imaging and neuromonitoring.

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Heidelberg Neurosurgery / Skull Base Center – tuberculum sellae meningioma and optic-canal surgery ↗
Neurology / Neurosurgery / Spinal cord tumor1 program
Neurology / Neurosurgery / Spinal nerve-sheath tumor1 program

Spinal schwannoma / spinal neurinoma →

Heidelberg explicitly lists spinal Neurinome among intradural-extramedullary tumors, describes their origin from nerve-root sensory fascicles and states that microsurgical resection is the treatment of choice. Its spinal tumor program reports approximately 100 operations per year and uses intraoperative neuromonitoring, navigation and interdisciplinary neuro-oncology support.

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Heidelberg University Hospital – Spinal tumors / Neurinome ↗
Neurology / Neurosurgery / Spinal tumor1 program
Neurology / Neurovascular emergency & follow-up1 program

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis / CVST / CVT →

Heidelberg has a dedicated official treatment page for sinus and cerebral-vein thrombosis. It states that standard treatment is medical, especially heparin, and that severe cases can undergo minimally invasive mechanical recanalization with stent retrievers, aspiration and selected adjunctive techniques through its vascular/interventional neuroradiology service.

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Heidelberg Neuroradiology – mechanical recanalization of sinus or cerebral-vein thrombosis ↗
Neurology / Neurovascular genetics1 program
Neurology / Neurovascular inflammation1 program
Neurology / Neurovascular medicine1 program
Neurology / Neurovascular surgery4 programs

Carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) →

Heidelberg's neuroradiology head-and-neck diagnostic pathway explicitly illustrates a Carotis-Cavernosus-Fistel on flow-sensitive MRI. Its vascular and interventional neuroradiology program also performs diagnostic angiography and catheter-based embolization of arteriovenous fistulas, supporting a direct diagnostic-to-interventional pathway for CCF review.

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Heidelberg head-and-neck neuroradiology – Carotis-Cavernosus-Fistel ↗

Spinal arteriovenous malformation (spinal AVM) →

Heidelberg's vascular and interventional neuroradiology service explicitly states that arteriovenous malformations of the brain or spinal cord can be treated endovascularly by embolization. The section offers the full spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic neurointerventional procedures with close interdisciplinary cooperation, supporting multidisciplinary review of spinal AVM angiography, embolization and surgical options.

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Heidelberg Neuroradiology – angiography and spinal-cord AVM embolization ↗
Neurology & Neurosurgery5 programs
Neuromuscular disease / Genetic muscle disease2 programs
Neuromuscular disease / Hereditary motor-neuron disease1 program
Neuromuscular disease / Hereditary neuropathy1 program
Neuromuscular disease / Metabolic & mitochondrial disease1 program
Neuromuscular disease / Metabolic myopathy2 programs
Neuromuscular disease / Motor neuron disease1 program
Neuromuscular disease / Neurogenetics2 programs
Neuromuscular disease / Neuroimmunology3 programs
Neuromuscular disease / Neuromuscular junction & paraneoplastic neurology1 program
Neuromuscular disease / Pediatric neurogenetics1 program
Neuromuscular disease / Peripheral nerve1 program
Neurosurgery1 program
Neurosurgery / Neuro-oncology1 program
Neurovascular surgery2 programs
Nuclear medicine5 programs
Oncology7 programs
Ophthalmology5 programs
Orthopedics2 programs
Pediatric cardiology1 program
Pediatrics2 programs
Radiation oncology2 programs
Rare tumor oncology1 program
Reproductive medicine1 program
Sarcoma / GI oncology1 program
Spinal neurosurgery1 program
Spine surgery1 program
Structural heart2 programs
Upper GI oncology2 programs
Urologic oncology5 programs
Urology3 programs

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Source verification: Official Heidelberg Medical International Office, gastroenterology/hepatology, endoscopy and nephrology information. Last checked 2026-09-21. Hospital contact details and procedures can change. Always confirm current requirements on the official hospital website before sending documents or making travel arrangements.
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Heidelberg Gastroenterology & Hepatology ↗

Heidelberg Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Center ↗

Heidelberg Department of Nephrology (Nierenzentrum Heidelberg) ↗
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