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:
- Central Foreign Patient Service
- Contact with the responsible specialist department
- Preparation of treatment cost estimates
- Scheduling of treatment or diagnostics
- Administration of advance payments and final invoicing
- Patient information published in several languages
Verified treatment & diagnostic programs
Official hospital sources document 20 relevant services across 12 categories. These are evidence links, not rankings or confirmation that an individual case will be accepted.
Cardiology1 program
TAVI →
University Hospital Essen publishes a dedicated transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) pathway with pre-procedure assessment, inpatient treatment, follow-up and a named TAVI coordination service within its certified valve center.
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Essen TAVI program ↗ENT1 program
Cochlear implant →
University Hospital Essen publishes a dedicated Cochlear Implant Center within its ENT department, while the hospital also operates a Foreign Patient Service for treatment enquiries from abroad.
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University Hospital Essen Cochlear Implant Center ↗Gynecologic oncology3 programs
Cervical cancer treatment →
University Hospital Essen lists cervical carcinoma as a dedicated focus of its Gynecologic Cancer Center within the West German Cancer Center and participates in contemporary cervical-cancer treatment research.
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Essen Gynecologic Cancer Center – cervical carcinoma ↗Endometrial cancer treatment →
University Hospital Essen lists endometrial carcinoma as a dedicated focus of its Gynecologic Cancer Center and publishes risk-adapted surgical and adjuvant treatment information.
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Essen endometrial cancer pathway ↗Ovarian cancer treatment →
University Hospital Essen lists ovarian carcinoma as a dedicated focus of its Gynecologic Cancer Center, which is part of the West German Cancer Center (WTZ).
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Essen Gynecologic Cancer Center – ovarian carcinoma ↗Hematology4 programs
CAR-T cell therapy →
University Hospital Essen publishes a dedicated CAR-T cell therapy pathway within its hematology and stem-cell-transplantation clinic, including specialist monitoring and a named CAR-T coordination service.
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Essen CAR-T cell therapy ↗Leukemia →
University Hospital Essen publishes a dedicated specialist clinic for acute leukemias and myelodysplastic syndromes and states that it treats all forms of acute leukemia within its hematology program.
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Essen acute leukemia specialist clinic ↗Lymphoma →
University Hospital Essen publishes dedicated lymphoma expertise and treatment pathways for malignant lymphomas, with specialist outpatient care and access to cellular and transplant therapies for selected disease courses.
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Essen lymphoma program ↗Stem-cell transplantation →
University Hospital Essen operates a dedicated allogeneic stem-cell transplantation program within its hematology clinic, with specialized transplant wards, coordination and outpatient follow-up.
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Essen stem-cell transplantation program ↗Liver oncology1 program
SIRT / Y-90 radioembolization →
University Hospital Essen lists SIRT as intra-arterial radionuclide therapy for liver tumors within its Nuclear Medicine treatment program and coordinates liver-tumor options through specialist services.
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University Hospital Essen Nuclear Medicine – SIRT ↗Neurology / Neurosurgery / Skull-base bone tumor2 programs
Skull-base / clival chordoma →
The WPE explicitly documents chordoma treatment with intensity-modulated pencil-beam proton therapy, states that chordomas are treated comparatively frequently, works within the DKG-certified Sarcoma Center of University Medicine Essen and provides case management for patients from abroad.
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WPE – treatment of chordomas ↗Skull-base / petroclival chondrosarcoma →
WPE explicitly lists sarcomas of the skull base, including chondrosarcomas, among proton-treated indications and works within University Medicine Essen's sarcoma network.
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WPE – proton therapy for skull-base chondrosarcoma ↗Neurology / Neurosurgery / Spinal vascular malformation1 program
Spinal cord cavernoma / intramedullary cavernous malformation →
University Hospital Essen explicitly states that cavernous malformations can occur in or around the spinal cord and are then termed spinal cavernomas. Its neurosurgery and spine-surgery department manages vascular lesions with interventional neuroradiology, discusses cases interdisciplinarily and runs a dedicated cavernoma clinic with extensive cavernous-malformation experience.
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Essen – cerebrovascular diseases / cavernoma clinic ↗Nuclear medicine2 programs
PRRT / Lu-177 DOTATATE →
University Hospital Essen documents DOTATOC therapy among its specialist open-radionuclide treatments, providing current institutional evidence of a receptor-targeted radionuclide-therapy program.
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University Hospital Essen 2024 quality report – DOTATOC therapy ↗Radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer →
Essen Nuclear Medicine documents inpatient risk-adapted radioiodine therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma, including preparation, post-therapy imaging and structured follow-up.
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Essen radioiodine therapy for thyroid carcinoma ↗Oncology1 program
Prostate cancer →
University Hospital Essen publishes a dedicated prostate-cancer pathway covering active surveillance, open or robot-assisted prostatectomy, radiotherapy, systemic therapy and radioligand treatment as clinically appropriate.
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Essen prostate-cancer treatment pathway ↗Radiation oncology1 program
Proton & ion therapy →
The West German Proton Therapy Centre Essen is part of University Medicine Essen and provides pencil-beam-scanning proton therapy for selected adult and pediatric tumors, with a dedicated case-management pathway for national and international patients.
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WPE Essen proton therapy ↗Urologic oncology2 programs
Bladder cancer treatment →
Essen Urology publishes bladder-cancer management from TUR and BCG for selected non-muscle-invasive disease through radical cystectomy and urinary diversion for muscle-invasive disease.
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Essen bladder-cancer treatment ↗Radical cystectomy & urinary diversion →
Essen Urology lists radical cystectomy for bladder cancer among the procedures performed with its Da Vinci Xi robotic system.
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Essen Da Vinci urologic surgery ↗Urology1 program
Robotic prostatectomy →
University Hospital Essen publishes robot-assisted prostatectomy with the Da Vinci system as a surgical option for selected patients with localized prostate cancer.
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Essen robot-assisted prostatectomy ↗From research to a hospital request
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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.
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