IBD centres in Germany
18 hospitals with a dedicated service for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Listed alphabetically by city — not ranked.
Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Charité runs a dedicated inflammatory bowel diseases (chronisch entzündliche Darmerkrankungen) university outpatient clinic within the Medizinische Klinik m. S. Hepatologie und Gastroenterologie, across Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum. Treatments are also possible within the framework of clinical studies. A separate dedicated CED service exists in the Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie for surgical care.
Dresden
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Medizinische Klinik I)
The Medizinische Klinik I at Universitätsklinikum Dresden runs a Spezialambulanz chronisch-entzündliche Darmerkrankungen (CED) for Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and microscopic colitis. Therapy is individualized and includes the spectrum of approved medications including current biologics, with access to new medications within ongoing approval studies. A phone consultation window runs Monday to Thursday 14:00–15:00, plus a direct contact option for acute flares.
Düsseldorf
Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf (UKD) — Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie
An outpatient clinic at Düsseldorf University Hospital, mainly for people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It also sees rarer inflammatory gut conditions such as collagenous and lymphocytic colitis. All approved medicines are available, including the various biologics, and strictures can be treated endoscopically. Patients who need surgery are cared for together with the hospital's surgical clinic, and patients with severe disease are offered long-term interdisciplinary follow-up.
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Erlangen
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
The Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie (DZI) at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen is the first point of contact for patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, offering specialised consultations dedicated solely to CED patients. It has established a research clinic for patients who do not respond to conventional therapies, focused on trials with promising new substances. Care is delivered interdisciplinarily with surgery, dermatology, rheumatology and radiology.
Essen
Universitätsmedizin Essen
The Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Transplantationsmedizin runs a dedicated Fachambulanz für chronisch entzündliche Darmerkrankungen with named CED leadership and a CED nurse on the team. A physician for clinical nutrition medicine is integrated into the CED service. The clinic has its own CED phone line and email for appointments.
Frankfurt am Main
Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt (Medizinische Klinik 1)
The Medizinische Klinik 1 at Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt runs a Spezialambulanz für chronisch entzündliche Darmerkrankungen (CED) led by PD Dr. Irina Blumenstein, treating over 500 patients annually with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. The CED clinic is spatially and organizationally integrated with the gastroenterological wards for seamless in- and outpatient transitions. Care includes interdisciplinary collaboration with surgery, rheumatology, dermatology and nutrition.
Freiburg
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
The Klinik für Innere Medizin II (Medizin II) at Universitätsklinikum Freiburg runs a Crohn-/Colitis-Ambulanz for patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (CED) including Morbus Crohn, Colitis ulcerosa and Colitis indeterminata, with a focus on complex disease courses. The clinic is led by Prof. Dr. P. Hasselblatt and offers weekday consultation hours. Affected patients receive interdisciplinary care from gastroenterologists and surgeons.
Göttingen
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (UMG) — Klinik für Gastroenterologie, gastrointestinale Onkologie und Endokrinologie
A specialist outpatient clinic for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis at Göttingen University Medical Centre, where patients are looked after by a fixed team of doctors. It offers ongoing outpatient treatment and second opinions, and it works closely with the patient's GP, internist or gastroenterologist. Complex cases are discussed at an interdisciplinary conference with visceral surgery, radiology and pathology, and the unit runs clinical studies.
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Hannover
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)
The Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie at MHH Hannover runs a dedicated IBD outpatient clinic (for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases) plus a separate IBD infusion clinic. The outpatient clinic is staffed by senior physicians Prof. Dr. U. Seidler and PD Dr. H. Lenzen; a referral from a resident gastroenterologist or specialist internist is required. The infusion clinic delivers intravenous therapy in a separate location.
Heidelberg
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
The gastroenterological CED outpatient clinic of the Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Infektionen und Vergiftungen treats patients with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and microscopic colitis, including severe and therapy-resistant courses. The team includes a named CED nurse (Pflegeexpertin BScN) with her own contact line. A referral from an outpatient gastroenterologist or internist is required, and clinical studies run in the clinic.
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Kiel
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Campus Kiel — Klinik für Innere Medizin I
The university outpatient clinic for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in Kiel's Department of Internal Medicine I, based in the hospital's inflammation-medicine outpatient building. Patients are seen on referral from a gastroenterologist, internist or GP, and the unit aims to share their care with the referring doctor. Severely ill patients can be admitted to a specialised ward, surgeons hold regular joint clinic days with the unit, and patients can join clinical trials.
Köln
Uniklinik Köln — Klinik und Poliklinik für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie
A specialist outpatient clinic for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis within the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Cologne University Hospital. It sees patients in remission, in a severe flare, or with chronically active disease, and it also gives advice and second opinions. All approved IBD treatments are offered, patients can join clinical trials, and the clinic works with dermatology, visceral surgery and rheumatology.
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Magdeburg
Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg
The Universitätsklinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie in Magdeburg runs a Spezialambulanz für chronisch entzündliche Darmerkrankungen for M. Crohn, Colitis ulcerosa and other chronic bowel diseases. Consultation hours are held on Mondays and Wednesdays with infusion therapy on Fridays. The clinic director is Prof. Dr. med. Verena Keitel-Anselmino.
Mainz
Universitätsmedizin Mainz (I. Medizinische Klinik)
The I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik at Universitätsmedizin Mainz runs an Ambulanz für chronisch-entzündliche Darmerkrankungen (CED) with named CED leadership. The clinic operates weekday hours (Mo–Do 7:30–16:00, Fr 7:30–13:00) with a dedicated appointment line and email. The endoscopy and CED clinic are led by Dr. med. Khan Fareed Rahman.
München
LMU Klinikum München (Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II)
The Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II at LMU Klinikum München runs a CED-Ambulanz for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases at two sites (Großhadern and Innenstadt). The team includes senior CED physicians and a CED specialist assistant. Care is provided by named senior physicians across the two locations.
Münster
Universitätsklinikum Münster (Medizinische Klinik B)
The Medizinische Klinik B at Universitätsklinikum Münster runs an Ambulanz für chronisch entzündliche Darmerkrankungen (CED) that treats over 500 patients annually with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. It offers comprehensive medication management and clinical trial opportunities. Care combines inpatient and outpatient treatment with interdisciplinary collaboration.
Tübingen
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
The Innere Medizin I at Universitätsklinikum Tübingen runs a Spezialambulanz für Chronisch Entzündliche Darmerkrankungen treating Morbus Crohn and Colitis ulcerosa as well as other bowel diseases such as coeliac disease and microscopic colitis. Modern therapies including biologics are offered, with intravenous administration via a day clinic. Further therapies are available within clinical studies.
Ulm
Universitätsklinikum Ulm — Klinik für Innere Medizin I
The IBD clinic of Ulm University Hospital's Department of Internal Medicine I. It focuses on diagnosing and treating severe forms of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and on managing their complications. Biologics are given in a specially equipped infusion room with its own nursing and medical team. New patients need a referral, and their findings are sent in first so the clinic can decide whether it is the right place for them.
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