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Lungenabteilung

Eißendorfer Pferdeweg 52
21075 Hamburg

Phone: 040-181886-2241
Fax: 040-181886-3322
Mail: moc.soipelksa@tseiw.g

Medical administration

Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Gunther Wiest (Chefarzt Lungenzentrum)

Dr. med. Claas Wesseler (Leitender Oberarzt Lungenzentrum, Leitung Thoraxonkologie, Leitung Studienabteilung)

Dr. med. Christoph Petermann (Leitender Oberarzt)

Dr. med. Fabian Pietsch (Oberarzt)

Dr. med. Frank Escherich (Chefarzt Beatmungszentrum)

Information and services of the department

  • Number of inpatient cases: 3.389
  • Number of partial inpatient cases: 487

Services search (in the department)


Illness Number of cases
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1) 231
Bacterial pneumonia not elsewhere classified - Unspecified bacterial pneumonia (J15.9) 223
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.80) 170
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.3) 149
Bacterial pneumonia not elsewhere classified - Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria (J15.8) 135
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.0) 122
Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of lung (R91) 116
Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes (G12.2) 113
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.00) 106
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.10) 86
Treatment Number
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00) 1.747
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843) 1.305
Computer-assisted analysis of the images with 3D-analysis (3-990) 1.101
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710) 768
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711) 613
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium (3-222) 562
Installation and adjustment of a mechanical ventilator for home use (8-716.10) 533
Ultrasound of the lungs with access through the respiratory tract (3-05f) 480
(9-984.7) 465
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of lymph nodes, spleen or thymus gland through the skin, guided by imaging procedures such as ultrasound (1-426.3) 461

Hospital information and services for all specialist departments

External comparative quality assurance
Further information
  • External quality assurance according to state law
    No participation
  • Quality of participation in the Disease Management Programme (DMP)
    No participation
Number Group
285 Medical specialists (m/f) , psychological psychotherapists (m/f) and child and adolescent psychotherapists (m/f) who are subject to the obligation to undergo further training*
171 Number of medical specialists (m/f) from no. 1 who have completed a five-year period of further training and are therefore subject to the obligation to provide evidence
164 Number of those persons from no. 2 who have provided proof of further training according to Article 3 of the G-BA regulations
* according to the “Provisions of the Joint Federal Committee for the Further Training of Medical Specialists (m/f), Psychological Psychotherapists (m/f) and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (m/f) in Hospitals”
Job Explanation
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks
Participation in multi-centre Phase I/II studies
Doctoral supervision
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Lectureships / teaching posts at universities of applied sciences
No. Training in other healing professions Comment
HB06 Occupational therapist (m/f)
HB07 Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB09 Speech therapist (m/f)
HB12 Medical technical laboratory assistant (MTLA) (m/f)
HB15 Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)
HB18 Emergency paramedics (m/f) (training period 3 years)
HB01 Nurse and health care worker (m/f)
HB02 Health and paediatric nurse (m/f)
HB03 Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)
HB05 Medical technical radiology assistant (MTRA) (m/f)
HB17 Auxiliary nurse (m/f)
HB19 Nursing professionals

Sylvia Friedrich

Qualitätsmanagement

Eißendorfer Pferdeweg 52
21075 Hamburg

Phone: 040 -181886-3838
Mail: moc.soipelksa@hcirdeirf.ys

Melanie Brüning

Leitung Qualitätsmanagement

Eißendorfer Pferdeweg 52
21075 Hamburg

Phone: 040 -181886-2269
Mail: moc.soipelksa@gnineurb.m

Dr. med. Jörg Elsner

Stellv. Ärztlicher Direktor, Chefarzt Plastisch-Rekonstruktive und Handchirurgie

Eißendorfer Pferdeweg 52
21075 Hamburg

Phone: 040 -181886-2924
Mail: moc.soipelksa@rensle.oj