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Medical University of Hanover

Brief outline

Since it was established in 1963, the Medical University of Hanover has developed into an internationally respected centre of optimal patient care and innovative research. In 2006, MHH scientists succeeded in obtaining 51,5 million € in funds from third parties.

Of the 180,000 patients treated every year, around 10 % visit the Departement of Otorhinolaryngology (chair: Thomas Lenarz, M.D., Ph. D.). The particular clinical specialities are skull base surgery, laser medicine and implantable hearing aids. More than 3,500 profoundly deaf patients have had their hearing improved so far following treatment at the biggest cochlear implantation centre in the world.

R&D operations

Optical technologies represent one of the main areas of MHH research, particularly in the Departement of Otorhinolaryngology. Engineers, scientists and doctors co-operate on an interdisciplinary basis to prepare the implementation of new clinical applications for optical technologies:

Basic research into thermal, acoustic and morphological laser interaction with soft and hard tissue
Stimulation of electrically excitable biological systems with laser light
Integration of optical technologies using electrophysiological measurement technology
Smart laser treatment systems
Optical surface modelling with femtosecond laser systems
Laser-assisted ossicle surgery, osseointegration of prosthetic materials
Optical measuring processes (LDV) for the mechanics of the sound conduction system (implant research)
Tissue differentiation by means of optical coherence tomography

In-house research projects exploring pioneering medical laser applications are carried out in cooperation with Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH), University of Applied Sciences Hanover (FHH, Industrial Design Faculty) and industrial partner areas of special interest include hard tissue processing and the establishment of controlled laser systems in particular.

Contact

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Klinik und Poliklinik für
Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde
Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1
30625 Hannover

Direktor: Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr. med. Th. Lenarz
Tel.: +49 511 / 5 32-6565

E-Mail: richardson.gabriele@mh-hannover.de
Web: www.mhh-hno.de