Our Doctors
Chief physician
Dr Michael Schmitz MD, has been medical director of the Department of Nephrology at the Clinic for Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine and Nephrology since May 2021 and chief physician of the Medical Clinic III at the Academic Hospital Solingen since April 2022.
Professional activities:
Dr Schmitz started his professional career in 2000 as an assistant physician and researcher at the Clinic of Nephrology and Rheumatology at the University Hospital of Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf. He worked under the supervision of Prof.
Bernd Grabensee and then Prof. Lars S. Rump until 2008. Rump until 2008. Since 2009 he has been an employee of the Curation of Home Dialysis (KfH) at the Solingen City Hospital.
From 2008 to 2021, Dr Schmitz held the position of Lead Physician of the Clinic of Nephrology and General Internal Medicine at the Solingen City Hospital, where he was responsible for quality management at the Interdisciplinary Stroke
Unit and deputy responsible for transfusions under the supervision of Prof. Peter J. Hering.
Qualifications:
Dr Schmitz specialises in internal medicine and nephrology and is a leading specialist in this field in Germany and Europe. His numerous qualifications make him a respected and sought-after specialist in medical circles.
He qualified as a specialist in internal medicine in 2006 and in nephrology in 2007.
In 2007, he was awarded the title of DHL Hypertensiologist and in 2013 he became a hypertension specialist of the European Society of Hypertension.
In 2014 he obtained additional qualifications in internal intensive care and in 2022 in laboratory diagnostics.
Dr Schmitz is also qualified in radiology and emergency medicine. In addition, he is also qualified as a transfusion therapist and holds Good Clinical Practice and Good Medical Practice certificates.
Studies:
Dr Schmitz completed his medical studies in October 1993 and continued his studies until May 2000 at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. In 2002 he obtained his medical licence
and in 2003 he brilliantly defended his doctoral thesis on “Antiproliferative effects of Paclitaxel (Taxol®) on human renal cancer cell lines and multidrug resistance phenotype” at the Institute of Pathology of the Heinrich Heine
University under the supervision of Prof. Gerhartz.
Scientific achievements and awards:
For his scientific achievements he was awarded the renowned Philipp Klee Prize of the Medical and Natural Science Society of Wuppertal in 2017 and the prestigious scientific prize of the Rhine-Westphalian Society of Internal Medicine
in 2016.
Membership in medical societies:
Dr Schmitz is an active member of numerous professional medical societies including the German Society of Nephrology (DGfN), the German Society for Internal Intensive and Emergency Medicine (DGIIN), the German Interdisciplinary Society
for Intensive and Emergency Medicine (DIVI), the Rhine-Westphalian Society for Internal Medicine (RWGIM) and the German Hypertension League (DHL). He is also involved in the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the German Society
of Internal Medicine (DGIM). As conference secretary and member of various commissions and sections, contributes to the development and dissemination of knowledge in these fields.
Specialisations:
- Geriatrics, general internal medicine, nephrology
- Specialist in internal medicine, nephrology,
- Internal Intensive Care, Laboratory Diagnostics,
- DHL and ESH Hypertensiologist
How to contact a Doctor?
If you would like a consultation or a second opinion from Dr. Michael Schmitz or Prof. Peter J. Heering to diagnose and treat your diagnosis, please contact our international specialists, write to us or leave a request for a call back.
Email: kontakt@international-office-solingen.de
Tel: +49 212 5476913
Viber | WhatsApp | Telegram:
+49 173-2034066 | +49 177-5404270
Medical Director
Professor, Peter J. Heering, MD, Specialties: internal medicine, nephrology, diabetology, intensive medicine, laboratory diagnostics, treatment of hypertension. The doctor is a specialist in rheumatology.
- The author of scientific papers is. Peter Heering, MD, is a member of the American Society of Nephrology.
- Professor at Düsseldorf Heinrich Heine Medical University, Germany.
- Chief Physician of the Nephrology and Internal Medicine Department of the Solingen General Hospital.
- Peter Heering, MD, is a member of the American Society of Nephrology.
- Place of birth Wuppertal
Professional activities:
Chronological sequence of work experience during professional career:
- 1980 Medical Examination, dissertation (MD):
- 1980 U.S. Preclinical and Clinical Examination by the Foreign Medical Graduate Professional Development Commission.
- 1980/81 University of New South Wales School of Medicine, Sydney
- 1987 Specialist in Internal Medicine
- 1989 Specialist in Nephrology
- 1989 Senior Resident in Nephrology and Rheumatology, Medical University Hospital, Dusseldorf
- 1998 Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 1988 Senior Lecturer in Internal Medicine at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
- 2003 Member of the American Society of Nephrology
- 2004 European Society of Hypertension, Clinical Hypertension Specialist
- 2006 Lecturer at Blantyre University, Malawi
- 2006 Registration with the General Medical Council, General Medical Council of Great Britain, Nephrology
- 2009 Consultant to the International Society of Nephrology in Africa.
- 2010 Professor at the University of Cape Town
- 2012 President of the Western German Internal Medicine Society
- 2015 President of the German and Austrian Society of Internal Medicine
Membership in professional societies and associations:
- American Society of Nephrology
- Member of the American Society of Nephrology
- European Society of Nephrology, European Dialysis and Transplantation Association
- Member of the German Society of Nephrology
- German Society of Internal Medicine
- Member of the board of the German Society for Intensive Internal Medicine
- Consultant for the International Society of Nephrology in Africa
- German Hypertension League
- European Society of Hypertension
Nephrology Department Medical Team
Christopher Oldenhage – Leading physician, Chief Geriatrician, specialist in internal medicine, geriatrics, palliative care, ABS certified physician, ICW medical wound expert.
Ahmad Elias – Lead physician, specialist in internal medicine and nephrology, diabetology, internal intensive care.
Ausra Paluckaite – Internal medicine, leading physician.
Hasan Maqbol – Lead physician, specialist in internal medicine, emergency medicine.
Chief physician of the Department of Nephrology, Academic Hospital Solingen, University of Cologne, Germany.
Anna Mednikova – Leading physician, specialist in internal medicine, hypertensiologist.
Dr. Lukas Eberwein – Leading physician, specialist in internal medicine and nephrology, infectology, osteology.
Dolores Draser –
Senior Consultant, Specialist in Internal Medicine.
Abdullah Al-Ars
Panayiota Epaminonda
Ana Garcia-Escapa
Höhenrieder
Niklas Falk
Justus Kreil
Marcello Marten
Dr Nikola Miljkovic
Nasim Palizban
Steffen Reiners
Mohamed Sami
Marie-Sophie Wiese
Mrs Wendisch
Sarah Wünsche
