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.
International patient support
According to the hospital's official international-patient information, the following administrative services or pathways are available:
- International Patient Office
- Treatment and therapy-planning enquiries based on medical records
- Provisional treatment recommendation and cost estimate after review
- Visa-related support when required
- Help with transport, accommodation and interpreter arrangements when needed
- Published warning that ordinary email transmission of medical data may be unencrypted
Verified treatment & diagnostic programs
Official hospital sources document 11 relevant services across 5 categories. These are evidence links, not rankings or confirmation that an individual case will be accepted.
ENT1 program
Cochlear implant →
Erlangen's ENT department operates CICERO, a dedicated cochlear-implant center combining surgical treatment with audiology, therapy and long-term rehabilitation.
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Erlangen CICERO Cochlear Implant Center ↗Hematology4 programs
CAR-T cell therapy →
University Hospital Erlangen explicitly lists CAR-T cell therapy among the modern cellular therapies provided by Medical Clinic 5 and publishes a dedicated CAR-T consultation for evaluation and follow-up.
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Erlangen Medical Clinic 5 CAR-T program ↗Leukemia →
University Hospital Erlangen states that Medical Clinic 5 diagnoses and treats leukemias using modern systemic, transplant and cellular-therapy approaches according to the individual disease pathway.
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Erlangen leukemia and hematology program ↗Lymphoma →
Medical Clinic 5 explicitly lists malignant lymphomas among the blood-system cancers it treats and provides systemic therapy, stem-cell transplantation and CAR-T therapy for selected patients.
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Erlangen lymphoma and hematology program ↗Stem-cell transplantation →
Medical Clinic 5 publishes bone-marrow and blood stem-cell transplantation as part of its comprehensive hematology treatment spectrum for malignant blood disorders.
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Erlangen hematology and stem-cell transplantation ↗Ophthalmology4 programs
Cataract surgery →
Erlangen lists cataract surgery, including femtosecond-laser-assisted cataract surgery, among the Eye Clinic's specialist services and publishes a dedicated cataract consultation pathway.
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University Hospital Erlangen Eye Clinic ↗Corneal transplantation →
Erlangen publishes a dedicated corneal-transplantation service using DMEK, DSAEK and DALK as well as full-thickness keratoplasty, with a specialist cornea clinic and transplantation pathway.
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University Hospital Erlangen corneal transplantation / DMEK ↗Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy →
Erlangen documents DMEK as a standard procedure for Fuchs corneal dystrophy and other endothelial disorders within its corneal-transplant program.
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University Hospital Erlangen corneal transplantation / DMEK ↗Keratoconus & corneal cross-linking →
Erlangen documents keratoconus as a corneal-shape disorder treated within its specialist corneal-transplant program and describes DALK as a layer-selective option that preserves the patient's own endothelium in suitable cases.
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University Hospital Erlangen corneal transplantation / keratoconus ↗Reproductive medicine1 program
IVF & fertility treatment →
University Hospital Erlangen publishes a dedicated fertility center offering IVF, ICSI, natural-cycle IVF/ICSI, intrauterine insemination, blastocyst culture, cryopreservation and related reproductive-medicine services.
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Erlangen University Fertility Center IVF/ICSI ↗Urology1 program
Robotic prostatectomy →
Erlangen Urology publishes a dedicated Da Vinci prostatectomy pathway, while the International Patient Office handles treatment recommendations and estimates for patients from abroad.
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Erlangen Da Vinci prostatectomy ↗From research to a hospital request
Prepare the clinical file first, then understand how German hospital estimates work before sending a treatment request. The hospital still decides whether it can review or accept an individual case.
Prepare ophthalmology records → · Understand hospital estimates → · Medical second opinion →
Need help organizing a treatment request?
If you want coordination after researching this hospital, send a short treatment request. Treat in Germany and EMEX Medical can clarify the case, the records needed and the appropriate hospital communication route.
Published language support
Availability can depend on the team member, department or appointment, so confirm language needs before travel.
Before sending a treatment request
Check the hospital's current submission instructions first. International offices commonly need a concise medical history and recent reports, and some departments may request imaging or pathology before deciding whether an appointment or treatment proposal can be offered.
Open official international-patient page ↗