A Specialist Heart Institute
Within a short time of its inception in 1986 the Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin developed into a specialist center for heart treatment with a worldwide reputation for excellence.
The DHZB has four departments
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Director: Prof. Dr. med. Dr.h.c. mult. Roland Hetzer
Department of Internal Medicine / Cardiology
Director: Prof. Dr. med. Eckart Fleck
Department for Congenital Heart Defects / Pediatric Cardiology
Director: Prof. Dr. med. Felix Berger
Department for Anesthesiologie
Director: Prof. Dr. med. Hermann Kuppe
Facts and Figures
Each year we perform around 3,500 operations using the heart-lung machine and over 1,000 other operations on the heart and blood vessels.
In addition, about 4,000 diagnostic and more than 1,500 invasive procedures (heart catheterization) are carried out in patients with congenital (inborn) heart defects, mainly children, and acquired heart problems.
The DHZB has 162 beds, 50 of them for intensive care. A further 150 beds are available at the Paulinen Hospital the associated after-care center, 15 of which are in a private ward known as "Andalucia".
We employ 1200 people as doctors, nurses, administrative and technical personnel.
The DHZB has a cooperative partnership with the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Since 2002 the DHZB has been certified by KTQ, "Cooperation for Quality and Transparency in Health Care." This is a national quality control procedure for hospitals, whereby external inspectors assess all aspects of health care institutions. The KTQ certification documents the high quality standards of our hospital.
