Erich Hecker, M.D., Ph.D. Hordeler Strasse 7-9 Herne 44651 Germany +49-2323-4989-2212 +49-2323-4989-2229 (Fax) www.evkhg-herne.de/pages/he_pages/he_fachabteilungen/he_thoraxchirurgie2008/he_start_thorax.html

Institutional Affiliation

• Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxzentrum Ruhrgebiet

Specialty

• General Thoracic Surgery

Background

• University of Bochum (MD 1990)
• Center for Thoracic Diseases Herne-Bochum, Consultant surgeon and thoracic surgeon (1991 - 1997)
• University of Heidelberg, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Assistant Medical Director (1998 - 2003)
• Klinikum Bremen, Chairman, Department of Thoracic Surgery (2003 - 2008)
• Thoraxzentrum Ruhrgebiet, Chairman, Department of Thoracic Surgery (2008 -)

Interests

• Videoassisted Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer
• Videoassisted Thoracic Surgery for Mediastinal Tumors
• Lung Emphysema - endobronchial and thoracoscopic treatment
• Adult and Pediatric Tracheal and Bronchial Tree Surgery
• Malignant Pleuramesothelioma
• LASER Surgery for Lung Metastasis
• Ultrasound - bronchial/esophageal/mediastinal/pulmonary
• Thoracoscopic Esophageal Surgery

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