The Department of Urology at Heidelberg University Hospital has a new Medical Director

Professor Dr. med. Johannes Huber has been the new Medical Director of the Department of Urology at Heidelberg University Hospital since January 2025. He specializes in urological cancers, minimally invasive robot-assisted procedures and reconstructive surgical techniques. 

Urology is a modern medical specialty that is developing rapidly and has often been a driver of innovation itself. In addition to the treatment of benign diseases in children and adults, urological cancers play a prominent role in urology. “Today, more and more people are suffering from kidney, bladder or prostate cancer, partly due to increasing life expectancy,” says Johannes Huber. “Thanks to better techniques, tumors can now usually be detected earlier and more reliably. And more precise, sometimes robot-assisted surgical methods and innovative drug therapies help us to treat them effectively and as gently as possible.” For example, a da Vinci robot of the latest generation is available to the surgical team for surgical procedures to treat a prostate tumor in order to perform the procedure as gently as possible.

Professor Huber involves the patients closely in the planning of the treatment: “That is the core of my medical work,” he says, “to find the solution that best suits them personally together in discussion. In my opinion, this increases the quality of treatment and satisfaction with the result if you can help decide for yourself.”