University Hospital Erlangen is the largest multidisciplinary medical facility in Bavaria, where a wide spectrum of procedures and interventions is performed—from radiological diagnostics to robot-assisted microsurgical operations. The hospital campus includes 43 departments and 6 research facilities.

The hospital’s inpatient capacity comprises 1,300 beds. In addition, there is a day hospital and an outpatient clinical complex. Each year, the hospital treats more than 270,000 patients, including international patients. The professional staff consists of approximately 7,300 employees, including 1,100 highly qualified physicians—Candidates and Doctors of Medical Sciences, university professors, and academicians.

The hospital’s priority areas include:

  • Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgical interventions

  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery of internal organs following cancer-related resections

  • Combined anticancer therapy (chemoradiotherapy)

  • Radiofrequency ablation for vascular pathologies and neoplasms of various localizations

  • Flap reconstruction of soft tissues

  • Laser therapy (in particular, “green laser” irradiation of borderline prostatic hyperplasia)

  • Endoprosthetic replacement of large and small joints

  • Unique immunotherapy techniques for malignant tumors and hemoblastoses

Since 2012, University Hospital Erlangen has been actively using Da Vinci robotic systems. These systems enable gentle surgical techniques and, most importantly, protect patients from various intraoperative risks, including organ failure, massive blood loss, and trauma to healthy tissues. This technology is especially relevant when working with hard-to-reach organs and systems of the human body.

Patients are accommodated in comfortable rooms; however, if desired, they may stay in rented apartments or hotel rooms while visiting the hospital on an outpatient basis.