European Excellence Center for Invasive Fungal Infections

German version

Invasive fungal infections are emergencies. They are difficult to diagnose and the treatment is complicated. The number of specialists who deal with these rare infections is very limited.

Univ.-Prof. Dr.--Cornely-Oliver
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Oliver Cornely

Director

Team Assistant: Ursula Ristau-Schäfer
fax icon+49 221 478-1421445
Dr.--Sprute-Rosanne
Dr. Rosanne Sprute

Deputy Director

Dr.--Stemler-Jannik
Dr. Jannik Stemler

Deputy Director

Team

Clinic I for Internal Medicine

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Oliver Cornely, FACP, FIDSA, FAAM, FECMM
E-Mail oliver.cornely@uk-koeln.de

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Philipp Köhler, FIDSA, FECMM
E-Mail philipp.koehler@uk-koeln.de

Prof. Dr. Jacques F. Meis, FRCPath, FIDSA, FAAM, FECMM
E-Mail jacobus.meis@uk-koeln.de

Dr. Ilana Reinhold
E-Mail ilana.reinhold@uk-koeln.de

Dr. Rosanne Sprute
E-Mail rosanne.sprute@uk-koeln.de

Dr. Jannik Stemler, FECMM
E-Mail jannik.stemler@uk-koeln.de

Microbiology

Dr. Anna Dudakova
E-Mail anna.dudakova@uk-koeln.de

Dr. Tamara Rügamer
E-Mail tamara.ruegamer@uk-koeln.de

Radiology

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Simon Lennartz
E-Mail simon.lennartz@uk-koeln.de

We are specialists from various disciplines who work very closely together in diagnosis and treatment of invasive fungal infections.

Participating clinics and institutes of the Cologne University Hospital

Around 50 fungal families of several thousand fungi cause disease in patients. The single pathogen is rare, but when infection occurs, the patient's life depends on rapid diagnosis and treatment initiation.

The European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM), the umbrella organization of 28 national mycology societies, awards European Centers of Excellence so that specialists for invasive fungal infections may be found more easily. In Germany, this center was opened with a symposium at Cologne University Hospital in October 2017.

ECMM MYK Board

Are you treating patients with invasive fungal infections and need support? Whether it's diagnostics, treatment options or a second opinion - we are here for you. Our mycological case conference takes place every Monday at 2.30 pm via video conference. Please complete the request form and send it to: ecmm-ec-Konsultation@uk-koeln.de.

For very urgent enquiries, please call our team assistant on +49 221 478-85523.

We ask for your understanding that direct enquiries from patients cannot currently be dealt with by telephone. We are working on setting up a special consultation hour for invasive fungal infections.

Tasks

Patient Care

  • Diagnosis and treatment of in-patients and out-patients
  • Coordination of the diagnosis and therapy teams
  • Scientific advice to physicians from home and abroad
  • Access to the most modern diagnostic test procedures
  • Access to the most modern drugs within studies

Research

Teaching

Disclaimer

The scientific expertise of the University Hospital Cologne only supports the physicians concerning the treatment planning.

Physicians who make use of the scientific expertise of the University Hospital Cologne remain solely and fully responsible for the treatment of their patients.

The services of University Hospital of Cologne’s physicians are subject to German law, excluding the conflict of laws provisions.