ABOUT ME
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde
Specialist in General Surgery
Specialist in minimally invasive surgery and diaphragmatic surgery
Over 1,000 successfully operated patients
Education and Scientific Background
Medical studies in Hamburg
Doctoral thesis (summa cum laude) on the role of complement activation in bacterial peritonitis
Habilitation at the Charité, Medical Faculty of Humboldt University of Berlin,
on new approaches in immunological cancer therapy
Research stays, including:
University of Heidelberg, Cleveland Clinic (USA), Beilinson Clinic (Israel)
Clinical and Surgical Work
Specialization in minimally invasive surgery
Extensive experience in training surgeons from Germany and abroad
Teaching activities at Humboldt University of Berlin
Faculty Member of the WeBSurg World Virtual University (Strasbourg)
Scientific Work
Author of more than 160 presentations at international congresses
Numerous publications and book contributions
Awards, including twice the
Hermann Kümmell Prize of the Northwest German Society of Surgeons
Today
The focus of my work is the continued study of the diaphragm in its functional role for the entire body.
👉 The aim is not only to assess individual findings,
but to understand the underlying relationships —
and to derive a clear, individualized treatment plan from them.

SCIENCE
Selected Publications
RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE, UNCONTROLLED, SINGLE-ARM STUDY OF
1,351 PATIENTS WITH HIATAL HERNIA OPERATED ON EXCLUSIVELY WITH
DELTAMESH HIATAL RECONSTRUCTION OVER A 10-YEAR PER
Link to the publication https://ls.amegroups.com/article/view/7581/pdf
2022 - PD Dr. med. E. Löhde
INSIGHTS FROM A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING-BASED EVALUATION OF FIVE HIATAL HERNIA PATIENTS PRE- AND POSTOPERATIVELY ON HEART-MEDIATED PERISTALTIC ACTION FOR REFLUX CONTROL AND CLEARANCE: A CASE REPORT
Link to the publication: https://ls.amegroups.com/article/view/7576/pdf
2022 PD Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde
DELTA MESH BACKGROUND AND TECHNICAL NOTE
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PD Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde et al.
THE EFFECT OF POLYPEPTIDE C5A ON NEUTROPHIL GRANULOCYTES IN BACTERIAL PERITONITIS
Langenbecks Archiv Chirurgie, Vol:366:716
PD Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde et al.
TARGETING OF HUMAN COLON-RECTAL CANCER WITH MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES IN AN EX VIVO PERFUSION MODEL
Eur Surt Res 20 (Suppl):42
PD Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde et al.
MONOCLONAL ANTI-CEA ANTIBODY UPTAKE, KINETICS AND DISTRIBUTION. BASIC EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF HUMAN COLON CARCINOMA
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 119 (Suppl):65
PD Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde et al.
COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION AS A CAUSE OF ORGAN DAMAGE IN NECROTIC PANCREATITIS
Langenbecks Arch Chir (Suppl.), Chir. Forum Exp. klin. Forsch.: 343-347
PD Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde et.al.
ACCUMULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN COLON CARCINOMAS AFTER MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY EX VIVO PERFUSION
Br J Cancer (Suppl X) 62:12-1
PD Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde et al.
COMPLEMENT ACTIVATED GRANULOCYTES CAN CAUSE AUTOLOGOUS TISSUE DESTRUCTION IN MAN
Mediators of Inflammation 1(3):177-181
PD Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde et al.
TREATMENT OF POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AFTER SURGERY FOR PERITONITIS
Current Surgery 27: 84-90
PD Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde et al.
CLOSURE OF THE CYSTIC DUCT - EXPERIENCES FROM 1750 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMIES
The Surgeon 64: 789:793
PD Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde et al.
FUTURE PROSPECTS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Digestive Diseases 11(4):178-181