German society for general and visceral surgery
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie (DGAV)

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Prof. Dr. J.C. Kalff
Prof. Dr. J.C. Kalff (Secretary)
Prof. Dr. J. Werner
Prof. Dr. J. Werner (President)

Welcome to the website of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie (DGAV, www.dgav.de) [German society for general and visceral surgery]. The DGAV supports general and visceral surgery in science and in practice. At the same time, the DGAV also represents the interests and concerns of general and visceral surgery at all levels of health and social policy. 

The field of general and visceral surgery includes the endocrine surgery of all organs of the digestive tract (esophagus, liver, bile ducts, pancreas, small and large intestine, anus) and the abdomen. More than 5,400 members were registered in the DGAV in 2020, with new members joining daily. 

History

The DGAV was founded in 1998. Prior to its founding, the interests of general and visceral surgery were pursued by its "mother society", the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (DGCH). The transformation of the DGCH into a superordinate association representing all surgical fields and the restructuring of specialist training regulations made it necessary to form a separate society that would look after the interests of general and visceral surgery. 

Tasks of the DGAV

The primary task of the DGAV is the continuing improvement of quality in surgery. The society is dedicated to contributing to the welfare of the patient through the quality improvement and quality assurance of surgical performance in all hospitals. Continuously improving surgical quality also benefits the hospital as well as the cost bearers. 

Surgical training
 

An interactive modular system (12 modules) "By young surgeons for young surgeons" is leading surgical training in new directions. 

OR courses

Modern techniques are taught in special OR courses such as, e.g., "Praktischer Kurs für Viszeralchirurgie Warnemünde" (in German language).

Visiting phyisican and travel grants
 

Special grants (visiting physician grantstravel grants) provide financial possibilities for members to visit other hospitals. 

Certification

The DGAV grants various certifications which exclusively serve quality improvement. The certified centers participate in clinical studies. 

 OR checklist

The DGAV provides its members with achecklist which can help increase patient safety. At the same time, it also exhonorates the hospital in the case of an adverse event. 

Improvement of specialist training regulations

The DGAV is a member of the standing committee for specialist training of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (DGCH) [German surgical society] and the Berufsverbandes der Deutschen Chirurgen (BDC) [professional association of German surgeons]. We persistantly strive for the improvement of specialist training regulations in order to give also younger colleagues the opportunity to receive well-founded and efficient training. 

 Employment opportunities on the DGAV website

A list of employment opportunities for surgeons is available on the DGAV website. This page is the second most frequently visited page on the website. We are currently offering access to this page at a discounted rate through March 31, 2010. 

Membership

A scientific society like the DGAV is dependent on the activities of its members. We therefore hope for active and critical participation of all members in the formation of the society. Thus, we encourage you as a general and visceral surgeon to register as a member of the DGAV. With your participation in one of the various surgical working groups, you can support medical and scientific activities as well as help form them. 

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the DGAV, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Sincerely yours,
Prof. Dr. J. Werner DGAV President
Prof. Dr. H.-J. Buhr, DGAV Secretary

 

Recent DGAV certifications

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Fein
Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie
Franziskus-Hospital Bielefeld, Bielefeld
Tel: +49 521 589-1901, WWW
Competence center for Adipositas- und metabolische Chirurgie

PD Dr. med. Ingo Leister
Zentrum für endokrine Chirurgie
Krankenhaus Waldfriede, Berlin
Tel: +49 30 81810-247, WWW
Competence center for Schilddrüsen- und Nebenschilddrüsenchirurgie

Dr. med. Christian Claußnitzer
Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie
Bundeswehrkrankenhaus, Ulm
Tel: +49 731/171033104, WWW
Competence center for Hernienchirurgie

Dr. med. Moritz Meyer
Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie mit Proktologie
St. Marien-Krankenhaus Ahaus, Ahaus
Tel: +49 2561 99-1009, WWW
Competence center for Hernienchirurgie

Prof. Dr. med. Peter Markus
Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Unfallchirurgie
Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen GmbH, Essen
Tel: +49 201/8973301, WWW
Competence center for Chirurgische Erkrankungen des Pankreas

Dr. med. Fabian A. Helfritz
Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie
Bürgerhospital und Clemetine Kinderhospital gGmbH, Frankfurt
Tel: +49 69 15005644, WWW
Competence center for Minimal-Invasive Chirurgie

Dr. med. Marco Huth
Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie
SRH-Kliniken Landkreis Sigmaringen GmbH, Sigmarigen
Tel: +49 7571/10052524, WWW
Competence center for Hernienchirurgie

Prof. Dr. med. Anton J. Kroesen
Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie
Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein, Köln
Tel: +49 2203 566-1640, WWW
Competence center for Hernienchirurgie

PD Dr. med. Henry Hoffmann

ZweiChirurgen GmbH, Basel
WWW
Competence center for Hernienchirurgie

Dr. med. univ. Parvin Maharramow
Klinik für Allgemein- und Visceralchirurgie
Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH, Bayreuth
Tel: 0049 921/400755215, WWW
Competence center for Adipositas- und metabolische Chirurgie

DGAV sustaining members

Last update: 2022-Nov-18