School of Medicine
Chair of Pathology
State-of-the-art diagnostics for optimal treatment outcomes
The Chair of Pathology at Witten/Herdecke University is based at the Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology at Helios University Hospital Wuppertal. As a key component of the university’s comprehensive healthcare provision, the institute is integrated into the interdisciplinary care of patients and offers a wide range of state-of-the-art histological, immunohistochemical and molecular pathological diagnostic methods.
Chair holder
Prof. Dr. med.
Hans Kvasnicka
Chair Holder
Faculty of Health (School of Medicine) | Chair of Pathology
Heusnerstraße 40
42283 Wuppertal
Research
Urological conditions and tumours
The research carried out by the Chair of Pathology falls within the field of clinical research. The research specialisation focuses specifically on urological diseases and neoplastic diseases. All methodological approaches in pathology and molecular pathology are utilised, including laser microdissection and sequencing techniques such as next-generation sequencing (NGS). The primary focus is on investigations into kidney and bladder tumours.
Publications
All publications by the Chair of Pathology at UW/H are listed in the university bibliography.
Teaching
For students on the model degree programme in medicine, the Chair of Pathology offers a range of modules during the clinical phase of the programme. The focus here is on problem-based learning (PBL) as a tried-and-tested teaching method.