Referral SIH & PDPH
As a center, it is our aim to provide individual consultation, diagnosis, and treatment promptly.
As a first step, please fill out this → contact form
Please ensure, that all questions are answered correctly and completely. You will find space to tell us about your main concerns/questions at the begin of this form - please let us know how we might be of help to you.
Terms of referral
Patients coming from Germany require a referral letter from their general practitioner or another specialist to schedule a consultation.
For patients coming from outside Germany, we offer an individual, interdisciplinary second opinion (basic fee: €800). Further information can be found HERE.
Basic assessments include:
- Review of a complete and correctly filled-out questionnaire
- Evaluation of submitted imaging
- Where applicable: review of medical reports from previous surgeries or interventions
Based on this information, we provide an overall short-report and recommendation on whether further diagnostics and/or treatment at our specialized CSF center is advisable.
If a more in-depth personal consultation and/or an extensive review of additional medical reports is required, further costs may apply. These will be agreed upon separately in advance.

What will happen next?
Once you have filled out our contact form, you will receive a first response regarding the next steps within few working days. You need not to worry, international medical services will be in touch with you.
Typically we would ask you to provide imaging and further information on diagnostics and procedures you might have had so far.
You can find informations on diagnostics, and treatment options here.
As soon as all information is gathered, we will review your individual case. The review will be shared with you directly.
Typically you can expect to recieve information within 14 days after recieving all data and contracting is completed, depending on the time-line before-hand.
All steps above will happen via email and electronic data sharing.
In some cases this might not be sufficient to offer propper guidance. If a more in-depth personal consultation and/or an extensive review of additional medical reports is required, further steps might be neccessary and additional costs may apply. These will be agreed upon separately in advance via International Medical Service.
Here, you will find general information about the various medical conditions, our in-house clinic services, contacts, and scientific activities.
For patients:In case of emergencies, please contact your primary treating physicians / emergency departments. We are always happy to consult.
Here you can find general informations and instructions regarding
For doctors: you can contact any member of the team to discuss your case. You can present and discuss your case at our interdisciplinary CSF board remotely.
NEW: once a month we offer an international, interdisciplinary CSF Board via online conference. Regular participants and guest lecturers are: Dr. Lalani Carlton-Jones (King's College, London), PD Dr. Tomas Dobrocky (Inselspital, Bern), PD Dr. Eike PIechowiak (Inselspital, Bern). Registration HERE
Klinik für Neurochirurgie
im Neurozentrum
Breisacher Straße 64
D-79106 Freiburg
Telefon: 0761 270-50010 /-50020
Telefax: 0761 270-50240
neurochirurgie@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Beck
Ärztlicher Direktor
Telefon: 0761 270-50060
International call: +49-761-270-50060
j.beck@uniklinik-freiburg.de

André Doherr
Pflegedienstleiter
Telefon 0761 270-52260
Telefax 0761 270-54200
andre.doherr@uniklinik-freiburg.de

Christian Böke
Kaufmännische Geschäftsführung Neurozentrum
Telefon: +49 761 270-21071
christian.boeke@uniklinik-freiburg.de

