About
About Dr. Stephan Eggeling Dr. Stephan Eggeling is a Surgical Oncologist with experience of 28+ years in the field. He is a member of the German Society for Pneumology, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie, International courses for thoracoscopic & mediastinoscopic surgery techniques, DGT, ESTS, and EACTS. He completed his medical studies at Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest in 1986, and specialization in thoracic surgery from Oskar-Ziethen Hospital, Berlin, Germany in 2001. Dr. Eggeling has exceptional knowledge in Lung cancer staging, curative and palliative surgery, Surgery for mesothelioma, Laser surgery of lung metastases, intraoperative hyperthermic chemotherapy, Surgery for pneumothorax, pleural empyema & emphysema, Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, Tracheal Surgery, Interventional bronchoscopy, stents, laser therapy, endobronchial valve placement, etc. He has published many articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals.
Work Experience
Additional Director, University of Freiburg, Germany
Special Interest
Lung parenchyma-sparing resection for lung cancer
Extended resections for lung cancer
Minimally invasive lung resection
Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema
Surgery for bronchiectasis,
tuberculosis
Mediastinum
Videomediastinoscopic lymph node resection (staging)
Thoracoscopic thymectomy
Thoracoscopic removal of benign tumors (esophagus, thymus, neurinoma)
Thoracoscopic sympathectomy
Chylothorax
Chest Wall and Pleura
Endoscopic surgery for pneumothorax and empyema
Resection of chest wall tumors
Staging and radical surgery for malignant mesothelioma
Trachea and Bronchi
Tracheal and tracheobronchial resection and reconstruction
Tracheal dilatation, laser therapy, stenting
Endobronchial valve placement for emphysema