Prof. Dr. Juergen Weitz

Prof. Dr. Juergen Weitz
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Experience: 27 years of experience
Hospital: Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, Dresden

About

About Prof. Dr. Juergen Weitz Prof. Dr. Juergen Weitz is a recognized Vascular Surgeon in Dresden, Germany with experience of over 27+ Years. He is a member of the German Surgical Society, Section of Oncology, German Surgical Society, German Society for General and Visceral Surgery, German Cancer Society, German Society of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, and International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. He pursued a degree in human medicine from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and Duke University, Durham, the USA in 1993, and did his Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Health Care Management from the University of Heidelberg in 2004. He wrote his doctoral thesis with the future Nobel Prize winner Harald zur Hausen and was promoted to Dr. med. Ph.D. in 1993. Dr. Weitz specializes in the surgical treatment of diseases of the digestive system (esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, pancreas, peritoneum, gall bladder, and liver) and of sarcomas. He is an active contributor to many indexed published vascular and endovascular journals.

Work Experience

Chief, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Special Interest

Thoracic aortic Aneurysm (thoracic endovascular aortic repair, TEVAR)
Abdominal aortic Aneurysm (abdominal endovascular aortic repair, EVAR)
Open aortic surgery
Carotid artery stenosis (surgery, carotid stenting)
Peripheral arterial disease (Bypass surgery, stent angioplasty)
Dialysis access
Renal artery stenosis, visceral artery stenosis, abdominal angina
Varicose vein (esthetic surgery, sclerotherapy, endovenous ablation)