Dr. Ulrich Kusenack
I have been working in the field of vascular medicine for 25 years now—most recently as the long-standing chief physician at a university hospital specializing in vascular surgery in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Born in Passau (Lower Bavaria) in 1968, I completed my training as a surgeon after studying human medicine at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. I graduated in 2001 with a specialist qualification in surgery.
I then specialized in the relatively new but rapidly developing field of vascular surgery. After qualifying as a specialist in vascular surgery in 2006, I initially worked as a senior physician and deputy chief physician in vascular surgery at Helios University Hospital in Wuppertal. From December 2010 to the end of 2018, I headed this clinic and the Bergisches Gefäßzentrum (Bergisch Vascular Center) in the position of chief physician.
During this time, I studied phlebology intensively—the study of veins, their diseases, and treatment—and successfully passed the phlebologist exam administered by the North Rhine Medical Association.
As an expert on behalf of the North Rhine Medical Association, I also assess controversial treatment courses and offer you my support in such matters.
If you require a second medical opinion prior to a planned procedure, I would be happy to provide you with an objective assessment.
IN GOOD HANDS THANKS TO EXPERIENCE
Chief Physician:
December 1, 2010 – December 31, 2018
Chief Physician of the Clinic for Vascular Surgery
Head of the Bergisch Vascular Center
Helios University Hospital Wuppertal
Heusnerstrasse 40
42283 Wuppertal
Senior Physician:
March 1, 2006 – November 30, 2010
Senior Physician at the Clinic for Vascular Surgery
Clinic for Vascular Surgery
Helios University Hospital Wuppertal
Chief Physician: Dr. S. Fraunhofer
Specialist training:
January 1, 2003 – February 28, 2006
Assistant physician training to become a specialist in vascular surgery
Clinic for Vascular Surgery
Solingen Municipal Hospital
Chief Physician: Dr. G. Hoffmann
November 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002
Resident physician training to become a specialist in visceral surgery
Clinic for General, Visceral, and Vascular Surgery
Evangelical Hospital Düsseldorf
Chief Physician: Prof. Dr. H.-J. Krämling
October 1, 1997 – October 31, 2001
Resident physician training to become a specialist in surgery
Clinic for General, Visceral, and Vascular Surgery
Evangelical Hospital Düsseldorf
Chief Physician: Prof. Dr. H.-J. Krämling
July 15, 1996 – September 30, 1997
Intern (AiP)
Clinic for Surgery
District Hospital Weilheim/ Upper Bavaria
Chief Physician: PD Dr. G. Hauer
Student teaching
June 1, 2013 – December 31, 2018
Teaching assignment at Witten/Herdecke University
Lectures and teaching at the patient's bedside
Doctoral thesis
"Long-term survival after surgical treatment of gastric cancer"
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
2001
Medical license issued by the State Medical Board of North Rhine-Westphalia (
) on February 20, 1998.
University studies
November 1988 – May 1996
Medicine
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Specialist in vascular surgery
- Specialist in surgery
- phlebologist
- Endovascular specialist DGG
- Endovascular Surgeon DGG
- Technical expertise in radiation protection "Interventions"
- Specialist knowledge of radiation protection "Arterial and venous vascular system"
- Specialist knowledge of "emergency medical services"
Stein, F/ Kamper, L/ Meletiadis, K/ Kusenack, U/ Haage, P
Endovascular reconstruction of the aortic bifurcation to preserve limbs in advanced systemic scleroderma
German Medical Weekly (1946)
2017 Volume 142, Issue 1, Pages 43-46
Plett, M/ Tosch, M/ Kusenack, U/ Lehmann, P/ Hofmann, SC
Lymphedema as the first sign of malignancy
The Dermatologist
2017 Volume 68, Issue 3, Pages 224-228
Kusenack, U/ Kamper, L/ Haage, P/ Zirngibl, H/ Meletiadis, K
Young women – problem patients in vascular surgery
2015 Volume 140, Issue 5, Pages 554-560
Kusenack, U/ Haage, P/ Terzis, A/ Meletiadis, K
Aortocaval fistula with cardiac decompensation as a late complication following aortic stenting
2015 Volume 20, Issue 3, Page 214
Kamper, L/ Ekamp, H/ Meletiadis, K/ Kusenack, U/ Haage, P
Safe radiological diagnostics and therapy for dialysis patients
, 2015, Volume 20, Issue 8, Page 559
Kusenack, U
The treatment of aortoiliac vascular lesions through the ages
, 2015, Volume 32, Issue 4, Pages 25-33
Floros, N/ Meletiadis, K/ Kusenack, U/ Zirngibl, H/ Kamper, L/ Haage, P/ Dreger, NM
Ruptured mycotic aortic aneurysm after Bacille-Calmette-Guerin therapy
Ann Vasc Surgery
2015 Volume 29, Issue 7, Pages 1450.e1-4
Kusenack, U/ Haage, P/ Zirngibl, H
85-year-old with swelling in the thigh 3 years after vascular surgery
German Medical Weekly (1946)
2015 Volume 140, Issue 17, Page 1263, 1319
Plett, M/ Hofmann, CS/ Kusenack, U/ Lehmann, P
Atypical aneurysm of the great saphenous vein clinically presenting as a subcutaneous tumor of the thigh
Journal of the German Dermatological Society
2014 Volume 12, Issue 6, Pages 511-513
Faizy, T/ Kamper, L/ Meletiadis, K/ Kusenack, U/ Haage, P
Endovascular treatment of iatrogenic renal perforation following fenestrated aortic prosthesis (fEVAR)
German Medical Weekly (1946)
2014 Volume 139, Issue 34-35, Page 1707-1710
Kamper, L/ Meletiadis, K/ Kusenack, U/ Haage, P
Central venous obstruction in patients with dialysis shunts – diagnosis and endovascular therapy
, 2014, Volume 19, Issue 8, Page 709
Kusenack, U/ Meletiadis, K/ Isenmann, S/ Haage, P/ Zirngibl, H
Surgical stent removal from the internal carotid artery in cases of symptomatic bend stenosis
, 2014, Volume 19, Issue 7, Page 654
Kusenack, U
Long-term survival after surgical treatment of gastric cancer
Munich, University, Dissertation, 2001
Schardey, HM/ Krämling, HJ/ Cramer, C/ Kusenack, U/ Hadersbeck, J/ Schildberg, FW
Risk factors and pathogenic microorganisms in patients with insufficient esophagojejunostomy after gastrectomy
1998 Volume 123, Issue 1, Pages 46-52
Schardey, HM/ Krämling, HJ/ Cramer, C/ Kusenack, U/ Hadersbeck, J/ Schildberg, FW
Risk factors and pathogenic microorganisms in patients with insufficient esophagojejunostomy after gastrectomy
In: Rötscher V (ed.): Die komplizierte Anastomose (The Complicated Anastomosis)
J. Barth, Leipzig, pp. 133–142.
Krämling, HJ/ Hatz, R/ Kusenack, U/ Cramer, C/ Schildberg, FW
Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer
1994 Bay Int 5, Page 4-25
, many years of expertise and experience form the basis of holistic vascular medicine.
Dr. Kusenack
Why a private practice?
Working in a private medical practice offers many advantages for you as a patient:
- Detailed discussion of your symptoms without time pressure
- Short waiting times for appointments
- Individual treatment using all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- State-of-the-art medicine based on the latest scientific findings
- No budget constraints with restrictions on therapy
- Less bureaucracy and therefore more time for your treatment
As a private physician, I bill all my services transparently and comprehensibly in accordance with the German Scale of Fees for Physicians (GOÄ).
Practice location and equipment
In the pleasant atmosphere of my practice, I can offer you high-quality vascular medicine thanks to modern examination techniques:
- High-resolution vascular ultrasound (duplex sonography) for the early detection of venous and arterial diseases
- Oscillography for determining peripheral blood flow in the legs
- Unidirectional Doppler device for determining the ABI (ankle-brachial index)
- Light reflection rheography (LRR) to determine vein function before and after varicose vein surgery
- Venous occlusion plethysmography (VOP) for monitoring progression after deep vein thrombosis
- Veinlite reflected light for better visualization of veins, e.g., during sclerotherapy of spider veins and varicose veins
My private practice for vascular surgery, vascular diagnostics, and vein disorders is centrally located in the heart of Düsseldorf. The building is located directly on Königsallee.
Impressions from practice
