Prof. Dr. med. Peter Kleine
Address: Starkenburgring 66, 63069 Offenbach, Offenbach, Hessen, Germany
Gender: Male
About the Doctor / Professional
Professor Dr. med. Peter Kleine is the Head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Sana Hospital Offenbach, which offers diagnostics and therapy for diseases of the organs in the thorax. The main focus is on minimally invasive procedures (keyhole surgery) on the lung and pleura, VATS lobectomy for lung cancer, major surgical lung interventions such as cuff resections, multidisciplinary interventions as well as operations on the diaphragm and chest wall, and all procedures on the thymus and mediastinum. Professor Kleine has long-standing experience and covers the entire spectrum of thoracic surgery, including operations with heart-lung machines. Scientifically, Professor Kleine's areas of research are minimally invasive procedures including robotic surgery for lung cancer.
Medical Focus
- Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
- Lung cancer surgery
- Operations for pleural disorders
- Operations on the mediastinum and diaphragm
- Thoracic wall operations
Source: Sana Hospital Offenbach, © photographer: georg-foto, offenbach am main
Residency: Herz-Kreislauf-Klinik Bevensen
- Since 2019 Head of Department, Thoracic Surgery, Sana Hospital Offenbach
- 2017-2019: Director of the Thoracic Surgery Clinic, HSK Wiesbaden
- 2006-2017: Section Head, Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt
- 2000-2005: Senior Physician, Clinic for Heart-, Thorax- and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt
- 1993-2000: Specialist Medical Training in Cardiac/Thoracic Surgery and Senior Physician duties, Herz-Kreislauf-Klinik Bevensen
- 1986-1993: Specialist Medical Training in Surgery
- Focus Award of the medical focus area lung cancer therapy 2018 and 2019
- Keyhole Surgery
- Laser Resections for Benign and Malignant Tumors
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Lung Surgery
- Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment
- Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery
- Robotic Lung Cancer Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Pulmonary Root Translocation
- Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracotomy
- Treatment for Diaphragmatic Hypertension
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Lobectomy
- Lung Resection
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Thymus Surgery
- Lung Disease
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Pleural Effusion Treatment
- Treatment for Diaphragmatic Hypertension
- Treatment for Pneumothorax
- Member, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Thorax- Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie (German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac- and Vascular Surgery)
