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University Hospital Mannheim (Heidelberg University), Centre for Paediatric, Adolescent and Reconstructive Urology
Mannheim, Germany
FEAPU paediatric urology training at University Hospital Mannheim, where urologists and paediatric surgeons work with the paediatric surgery and urology clinics to treat congenital and complex urogenital conditions from infancy into adulthood, including diversion and DSD care.
LengthAt least 2 years (ESPU training standard)
Spots2 FEAPU fellows currently on staff (one urologist, one paediatric surgeon)
EBPU-certified training centre since January 2019Member of ERN eUROGEN since January 2022Director holds full training authority for the German subspecialty Spezielle Kinder- und Jugend-Urologie
What stands out
- Robot-assisted surgery offered for older children
- Lifelong care into adulthood, including adults after urinary diversion
- Monthly interdisciplinary DSD boards; member of the German DSD reference network (DSD-care) since 2020
- Urology research group collaborates with fetal surgery and paediatric neurosurgery
- Program lead
- Raimund Stein
- Apply through
- Direct application
- Focus
- Paediatric, adolescent and reconstructive urology including neurogenic bladder, bladder augmentation and urinary diversion, hypospadias, DSD, stones
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Training
- Research
- Paediatric urology research group (neurogenic bladder urodynamics, DSD, reflux and megaureter outcomes); paediatric surgery clinic has a molecular lab
- Case numbers
- 8 operating theatres per week (centre)
- Over 3000 paediatric and over 500 adult outpatient cases per year (centre)
- 200 hypospadias repairs, 60 urethral reconstructions and 80 ureteral reimplantations per year (centre)
- 50 bladder augmentations, diversions or revisions and 50 kidney procedures per year (centre)
- Hospital
- University Hospital Mannheim, Centre for Paediatric, Adolescent and Reconstructive Urology
- Faculty
- Nina Younsi, Luisa Weil, Michael Böttcher