Best Whipple surgery surgeons in Germany: TOP 10 doctors

• Dr. Thomas W Kraus specializes in Whipple surgeries for pancreatic cancer.
• Employs advanced techniques: minimally invasive, robotic-assisted, and intraoperative imaging.
• International practice in the USA, France, and Japan enhances his expertise.
• Holds prestigious positions, including Chief Physician at Nordwest Clinic in Frankfurt.
• Certified by German surgical boards, ensuring high-quality care.
• Member of numerous medical associations, reflecting peer recognition.
• Offering remote consultations for international patients seeking Whipple expertise.
• Fluent in German and English, facilitating communication with a broader patient base.

Dr. Ulrich Theodor Hopt is a Professor of Surgery and a specialist in pancretic surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, pancreatic/islet cell transplantation, ischemia-reperfusion, and oncological surgery. He was the Director of the General and Visceral Surgery Department of the Surgical University Clinic Freiburg from 2001 to 2016, and has received numerous honors, including the 1984 Ludwig Rehn Award, the 1995 Exhibition prize of the German Society of Surgery, the 1998 Prof. hc from Capital University Peking, and the 2001 Erich Lexer Prize of the German Society of Surgery.

• Dr. Phd Viola Fox specializes in oncology with a focus on Whipple surgery.
• Expert in advanced Whipple techniques: minimally invasive, robotic-assisted, and precision-guided.
• Trained internationally in the latest Whipple procedures in both Europe and the USA.
• Member of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Onkologie (GDHO) and American Society for Cancer Research.
• Board-certified in Hematology, Oncology, and Genetics, enhancing Whipple surgery outcomes.
• Peer reviewer for scientific journals, ensuring up-to-date Whipple surgery knowledge.
• Speaks multiple languages, enhancing communication with diverse patients.

Membership in societies:

Expert of scientific journals 

Close co-operation with leading surgeons

Membership of the German Medical Association 

Specialities:

Introduction of new and modern techniques in the field of oncological surgery
General and visceral surgery

Minimally invasive surgery

Gastrointestinal oncology surgery

Oncological surgery

Haemorrhoids treatment

Additional clinical specialisation in minimally invasive and hernia surgery

Surgery and transplantation of the pancreas

Work Experience:

2005: Specialist in the field of surgery

2008: Appointed Senior Consultant specialising in pancreatic surgery and transplantation

2010: Coordinator of the Pancreatic Cancer Centre (Oncocert)

2013: Specialist in visceral surgery

2014: Managing Senior Physician, additional clinical specialisation in minimally invasive and hernia surgery

2019: Chief Surgeon of the Colorectal Cancer Centre Bochum (the first certified colorectal cancer centre in Germany and one of the first certified leading colorectal centres in Europe)

2021: Chief Surgeon of the Department of Surgery at the Academic Hospital Solingen

Thanks to the professor and his team, the department has been modernised by introducing modern surgical methods of treatment and especially improved methods of post-operative recovery. The Department of Surgery at the Solingen Clinic is now further expanding its focus on minimally invasive surgery in the direction of robotics. The clinic has allocated a huge budget for the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment in order to offer patients a full range of surgical methods for the treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the oesophagus, lungs, stomach, liver, pancreas and intestines according to current guidelines and using the most modern technical equipment.

Professor Schenker is an active researcher and lecturer. He lectures at medical universities and organises seminars and workshops for colleagues. He cooperates closely with the Cancer Centre, the Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Centre, the Intestinal Cancer Treatment Centre and the Interregional Trauma Centre.