Stephan Eggeling

Born 1966 in Berlin, Germany

Medical education and M.D. thesis, Semmelweis Medical University,

Budapest, Hungary

Education and Specialization in Thoracic Surgery, Berlin 2001

Vice Director of Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of

Freiburg, Germany

Director of Department of Thoracic Surgery, Head of the Vivantes

Thoracic Center

Member of DGT, ESTS, EACTS

International courses for thoracoscopic and mediastinoscopic surgery

Techniques

Specialization

• Lung cancer staging, curative and palliative surgery
• Surgery for mesothelioma
• Laser surgery of lung metastases
• Surgery for pneumothorax, pleural empyema and emhysema
• Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
• Tracheal surgery
• Pediatric thoracic surgery
• Interventional bronchoscopy, stents, laser therapy, endobronchial valve
• Placement

Full Spectrum

• Lung
• Lung parenchyma-sparing resection for lung cancer
• Extended resections for lung cancer
• Minimally invasive lung resection
• Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema
• Surgery for bronchiectasis, tuberculosis
• Mediastinum
• Videomediastinoscopic lymph node resection (staging)
• Thoracoscopic thymectomy
• Thoracoscopic removal of benign tumors (esophagus, thymus, neurinoma)
• Thoracoscopic sympathectomy
• Chylothorax
• Chest Wall and Pleura
• Endoscopic surgery for pneumothorax and empyema
• Resection of chest wall tumors
• Staging and radical surgery for malignant mesothelioma
• Trachea and Bronchi
• Tracheal and tracheobronchial resection and reconstruction
• Tracheal dilatation, laser therapy, stenting
• Endobronchial valve placement for emphysema