People who are waiting for a transplant or have already had a transplant are looked after by a wide range of experts at the MHH. We introduce you to a few of them here.
The pediatrician
Dr. Nele Kanzelmeyer (42) was already particularly interested in the kidneys during her studies. Today, she is a senior physician at the Clinical Department of Paediatric Kidney, Liver and…
When Sabine Kern (63) retires at the end of April 2021, she will be looking back on four decades in pediatric nursing. She started in the intensive care unit of the children's hospital in 1979…
"Living donation is always just plan B, which can be resorted to if there is not an offer from the Eurotransplant list quickly enough," reports Gianna Ebers, Living Donation Coordinator. In the…
"When an eleven-month-old infant is lying on the operating table in front of you, it's a different challenge psychologically than with a 60-year-old patient," says Dr. Fabio Ius. "Children still…
Liver, kidney, heart and lung - 50 to 70 organs are transplanted at the Children's Hospital every year. This makes the Clinical Department a leader in Germany, also in terms of the children's…
Christine Heidemann got to know the Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation working group during a two-year internship as a social worker. Together with her team…
Play therapy to educate and support children and young people before and after a liver transplant began as a pilot project in 2013: since then, Christiane Konietzny, a state-approved educator and…
Getting a new organ does not mean being "healthy". "You can't do it without comprehensive aftercare," emphasizes Lothar Stein (58). He is a sports therapist and sports scientist and, like…
At the children's hospital, everyone knows him as "Bert". When Jens Ibendorf (48) slips into his role as one of the seven MHH clinic clowns and comes to a ward, things get funny. But only if the…
Anne Nissen meets seriously ill children and adolescents at the MHH Children's Hospital with brush and paint. These include young patients who are urgently waiting for an organ or have already…
