University of Giessen Lung Center

Clinical Profile

The Departments of Internal Medicine, Surgery and Pediatrics offer juvenile and adult patients, who are suffering form different lung diseases, modern patient care and services. The UGLC holds emergency and intensive care units with adjoining wards, including facilities designed for the treatment of rare and specific lung infections (i.e. HIV /AIDS, avian influenza).

Additionally, the UGLC hosts highly specialised ambulatory care facilities for all general lung diseases, as well as juvenile and adult mucoviscidosis, lung cancer, fibrotic or chronic obstructive lung diseases including asthma, pulmonary hypertension, and sleep disorders. Some of these facilities, namely those focusing on pulmonary hypertension and lung fibrosis, care for one of the largest patient groups in Europe.

The UGLC clinicians are supported by the skilled diagnostical expertise of the Institutes of Microbiology, Virology, Pathology and Pharmacology within a strong network on campus. Beyond their daily efforts, the UGLC members hope to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic lung diseases in a comprehensive approach.