These centres bring together leading otorhinolaryngologists, neurosurgeons and oncologists from Germany to share their experience and engage in practical and scientific work.
The Throat and Neck Tumour Centre brings together the best specialists from otolaryngologists, oncologists, radiologists and radiation therapists in Germany. As a result, patients with all Throat and Neck diseases at the Solingen Clinic have the unique opportunity to receive a full range of services, from examinations to chemotherapy and radiation therapy. 
At the Throat and Neck Tumour Centre, special attention is paid to the surgical treatment of tumours of all organs of the nasopharynx. Repeatedly our specialists have successfully operated on patients who were rejected by other doctors who thought that the tumour was inoperable.
Surgeries are performed both by otolaryngologists independently and with the support of doctors from the Clinic of Neurosurgery. Every day the professor and his colleagues successfully diagnose and perform the most complex surgical operations of the highest class in patients with oncological diseases. The outstanding professionalism of the specialists and the state-of-the-art equipment of the department are confirmed by positive feedback from patients and a high recovery rate.

Two specialised regional centres have been established by the Medical University of Cologne,
based at the Solingen Hospital:

• Throat and Neck Tumour Centre
• Centre for Brain Tumours

Treatment in the Throat and Neck oncology and tumour surgery:

• Tongue cancer
• thyroid cancer
• cancer of the larynx
• salivary gland cancer
• cavity cancer in the oral cavity and neck

At the Academic Hospital Solingen you can quickly get a second opinion on the diagnosis and treatment of ENT diseases, as the doctors at the hospital have extensive experience in treating them.
More than 2,000 patients with complex cases are treated and rehabilitated each year at the otorhinolaryngology and onco-lor centre of the University Hospital Solingen.
For many years, Professor Andreas Sesterhenn, M.D., has been the head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and the Onco-Lor Centre of the University Hospital Solingen. Professor Sesterhenn is an honoured otolaryngologist and onco-surgeon, successfully continuing a family dynasty of physicians. On a daily basis, the professor and his colleagues successfully perform diagnostics and complex surgical procedures of the highest class in patients with cancer. The professor is a member of many medical societies and associations and has repeatedly been ranked among the best doctors in Germany. Andreas Sesterhenn is the author and co-author of 78 medical publications, actively participates in scientific work and is a member of the associations of the German Society of ENT Medicine and the German Society of Palliative Medicin.

For the treatment of patients from other countries, the University Hospital Solingen has an international department whose staff helps non-German speaking patients and their relatives to receive medical care. The clinic staff organise consultations and treatment in the hospital departments.

Higher education:

• Faculty of Medicine at the Martin Luther University Halle / Saale
• Military Medical University in Bethesda / Maryland (USA)
• Charité Hospital of the Humboldt University of Berlin
• State Office for Health and Welfare of the State of Berlin. 
• Charité Hospital of the Humboldt University of Berlin

Dissertation – “Apoptosis and proliferation of cardiac muscle cells in biopsy specimens obtained from the right ventricle in patients with and without rejection” German Heart Center Berlin (Director: Prof. Dr. Roland Hetzer)

Physician Practice:

• 08/2000 Clinic for Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Marburg University. Philip University of Marburg. (Director: Prof. Dr. J. A. Werner) Researcher.
• 02/2002 Clinic for Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Philipps-University of Marburg. Philipps. Examination as a specialist physician.
• 01/2006 Clinic for Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Philipps-University of Marburg. Philipps. Appointment as a senior physician
• 10/2008 Defending his doctoral thesis and obtaining permission to teach at an institution of higher learning in Otolaryngology. University of Marburg Philipps. Philip University. Appointment as head of the department. 
• 10/2008 Obtaining an additional qualification in Plastic Surgery.
• 03/2009 Completed an additional training in palliative medicine.
• 03/2009 Completed correspondence studies in hospital business administration.
• 04/2010 Obtaining a professorship in Otolaryngology, University of Marburg.

Prof. Dr Andreas Sesterhenn – Director of the Onco-Loris Centre Solingen, Chief Physician of the Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, leading specialist in head and neck surgery, thyroid surgery, facial plastic surgery

Dr Isabelle Diogo, M.D. – Centre Coordinator, Senior Physician of the Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, leading specialist in the field of head, neck and thyroid surgery, facial plastic surgery.

Dr Khaled Alkotifan, M.D. – leading physician at the Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, leading specialist in the field of head, neck and thyroid surgery, facial plastic surgery.