Gynecologists and obstetricians in Munich

Hey all you ladies out there. I know a great doctor - she is in Aubing but not too hard to get to by public transportation. She is German but speaks great English since she spends a lot of time in the States. Plus, I didn't wait more than 15 minutes because she seems to be very concientious about keeping her appointments.

Dr. Eva Maria Steinherr
Fachärztin für Frauenheilkunde
Tel 089 871 1515
Riesenburgstr. 40
81249 Aubing - Munich

Aubing is a stop on the S4 west of the city.

Mine's good too! She is half American half German or something so speaks both. She is located between Ostbahnhof and Rosenheimer Platz. She shares a practice with Dr Rüssmann.

Dr Jennifer Roder
Wörthstraße
81667 Munich Haidhausen
Tel.: 089 45879961

E-Mail: lioba.ruessmann@planet-interkom.de

Specialities:
Hypnosis, autogenes Training, Naturheilverfahren, Psychotherapie, Akupunktur

uh angel, your doctor is not a gynecologist too is she? sounds rather more like a a shrink.

Dr Röder is a gynaecologist, yes.

My normal doctor is near my house.

The "Specialities" might be from the other dr she shares the practice with, dr rüssmann or whoever.

i'd like to add here that i've never needed a shrink! (yet)

Kitkat, is she in the same practice as my frauenarzt Dr Peters? Certainly the same street... If so, he's good too!

Hi

should you want a very specific type of gynaecological treatment, particularly in the case of endocrine disorders or fertility problems (IVF etc), contact Dr Peter Berg and Dr Bernd Lesoine in Bogenhausen who both speak fluent English as well as French, Spanish...

these are very clever gents and are probably the top address in Munich for this specialisation. This is not the practice to visit for a bog-standard check-up and pill prescription though.

Katrina

PS Do not draw any direct conclusion from this posting about me, my belly is entirely due to too many calories.

called up UrbanAngel's recommendation and the first thing they asked was how are you insured? they accept new patients which is good (at my last city, it took 4 phone calls to find one), my first appointment is however in June! does one have to do with the other? she said one has nothing to do with the ohter, but i wonder.

called up kitkat's recommendation, appointment was first made, is on april 2 (!) but she also inquired about my insurance, but only after appt was made.

we women know how important a good ob-gyn is. thanks for the recommendations.

Hi Elfenstar!

It's pretty much the same everywhere when you want to register, they always ask how you are insured. I'm actually privately insured (one of the perks of my job!) and they said for your first appointment there's a wait of 3 months tops. I don't know why, but it's only for your first appointment. After that you can get appointments a bit easier.

Anyway, good luck with everything.
UrbanAngel

I am very happy with Dr. Tiecher (Lindwurmstr- U6/3Goethepl)

I've lived here for 12 years, and through trial and error can absolutely recommend the following:

Frauenartz Dr C. Hilderscheid
Innere Wiener Str. 18
81667 München
tel 089 4891278

she speaks excellent english too

good luck

Dr.Hilderscheid is a cutey, that's true. She even has chocolate in the waiting room, understands her customers' needs

For a gynocologist, lots of people have recommended:

Dr. Silke Dabelstein
Promenadeplatz 12/IV
80333 Munich
Tel: 296971

I've never seen her myself, but a friend of mine was very happy with her. And her English is supposedly excellent.

Hi all! I'm due to join my husband in Munich on the 17th Dec. but had just last week found out in London that I have something that needs rescanning in a month to 6 weeks' time and they recommended I did this in Munich as there won't be time over here (passing the problem along?).

Anyway, I just wondered if anyone had any recommendations for good gynaecologists, and preferably someone that I wouldn't have to wait months and months to see because the doc said that I shoudn't hang around to deal with it. The insurance situation is that as I'm only just moving over I'll be on state insurance as with a pre-exisiting condition I won't be able to get the private insurance we'd planned.

Any help at all with this would be very greatfully received as I'm lurching into a medical abyss at the moment. Thank you!

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Great! Thanks a lot, that's a really good start. I really appreciate this!

i'm happy with dr. föst. she speaks english too. accepts gov't-sponsored patients. location, hop, skip & a jump from odeonsplatz (so pretty central).

have been with Dr. Hildescheid (as mentioned above) for more than 10 years now!!! She's lovely..her English is impeccable. They even have English-language magazines in the waiting room... hand cream and perfume in the loo... cookies, coffee and juice in the waiting room too!

And whenever I've had a 'downstairs problem' that's caused me a bit of worry she's been great at reassuring me.

Hi all,

my husband and I are moving to Munich in March, and I will be about 5+ months pregnant by then. I was wondering if any of you know of a good, English-speaking OB doctor in Munich. I'm a bit nervous about moving this late in my pregnancy. Also, I'd love to have a group of women to hang out with when we finally get there. I'm used to working, and now I'll be a stay-at-home wife/mom.

Thanks for your help!
Teresa

I mentioned a doctor above who I have not yet seen. I have heard really good things about her, and I have an appointment with her next week. I'll get back to you then and let you know what I think of her.

Not to worry, you're not the only one about to arrive. I'm getting to Munich this Friday and will also still be finding my feet by March. I haven't met anyone off this board yet, but most of the posters have been very friendly and helpful and they seem to all have a great TT social life.

Can any TTs recommend a female gynaecologist in Munich, north or Freising area for my wife
Must be good english speaker

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Just to update...based on the forum advice I went to Dr. Hilderscheid today...or at least so I thought. Instead it was her colleague Dr. Constanze Fellhauer. She was very nice and helpful as well...and spoke very good English. The Praxis staff is also very nice...the one at the desk does not speak English but she speaks very slow German (and a bit of Charades thrown in hehe) so that you can understand her. And the one girl (who takes the blood pressure, blood etc.) did speak English pretty good. I also got an appointment within a week...I only called early last week and went in today.

Just a word of caution, as of January they will no longer treat public Kasse patients...only private. They told me the visit was fine today but that I would have to shop for another doc come January. Not thrilled about that. Oh well...guess I will give Silke a visit. I have heard good things about her on the board and off.

If anyone has any updates on good docs as well, please post here.

I was really happy with Dr. Silke Dabelstein. She even did a breast ultrasound.

I do believe that Dr. Dabelstein only takes private patients as well.

I was at Dr. Tiecher's a few weeks ago, and he laughed as we only speak german now, but when I first arrrived here, I couldn't speak any german, and his english is really good. Yes, he is a man, but I did see about 3 other women when I first got here, and they were all crap.
He takes both Kasse and Private. And does alot of gebort hilfe, always tons of preggies in the waiting room.
Just my 2 cents.

Bummer about Dr. Dabelstein...I liked the fact that her office is close too (right near Marienplatz).

Well another friend recommended Dr. Jung...she is somewhere down at Goetheplatz. And I know she takes publicly insured as that is what my friend is.

After advice on here and because she was near I went to Dr. Hilderscheid when I arrived in Dec and saw her colleague first. I got excellent treatment and felt very comfortable. I've since 'gone private' and see Dr. Hilderscheid, not because her colleague wasn't good, but because of the English factor, which being pregnant could be relevant later. I've seen her several times since falling preggers and am very happy so far. It's useful to have the English to fall back on, I sure as hell didn't know the German of 'underactive thyroid'.

I'd recommend the practice and hope to still feel the same by the end of the pregnancy!

After advice on here and because she was near I went to Dr. Hilderscheid when I arrived in Dec and saw her colleague first. I got excellent treatment and felt very comfortable. I've since 'gone private' and see Dr. Hilderscheid, not because her colleague wasn't good, but because of the English factor, which being pregnant could be relevant later. I've seen her several times since falling preggers and am very happy so far. It's useful to have the English to fall back on, I sure as hell didn't know the German for 'underactive thyroid'.

I'd recommend the practice and hope to still feel the same by the end of the pregnancy!

Do you mean that they will no longer take new patients from the gesetzliche Krankenkassen? Or do you mean that they will stop treating existing patients as well if they don't have private health insurance???

I don't know what I'll do!!! How obnoxious!

@heidibligh-

thanks for the update on the recommendation for Hildersheid. I just called and made an appointment myself, the receptionist was very nice and certainly spoke English well enough to book me an appt.

A question though...are they under construction? because i swear i heard something that sounded like dental drills and I'm afraid of the gynecologist on a good day let alone when they are running power tools in the office. YIKES...

When a praxis no longer take Kasse, that means all the Kasse patients they have are SOL! Not just new kasse patients will not be taked - as a Kasse Dr, you are not allowed to turn away ANY patient! But as Private you can! And you make more. A yearly check with Kasse the Doc gets about 25-40 Euro, but with a Private patient they can earn 250-350 Euro!
Don't get mad at the Docs, ist economics- the kasses are paying less and less to the Docs and they are more prohibited in their treatment choices, where as with Private- its not a problem, and also not a discussion. My office to used to be Kasse also- but the kasse patients wouldn't pay for any treatment other than what the kasse pays, so we had to do patch work dentistry instead of proper treatment.
Under Kasse, many of the Test that should be done are not covered!

Just my .o2C that I wasn't crazy with Dr. Jung. One staff member was really bitchy with me only having limited German. I didn't know what instructions she was giving me, and she got really annoyed. Don't advert. for English speaking patients and then be bitchy when they speak English!!! Dr. Jungs English was fine.

Also, I found Dr. Jung missed some things. I don't want to smear her, as I am sure some people have really liked her, but when things were not just cut and dry I felt she missed some things.

I am not sure what happens to the existing Kasse patients at Dr. Hilderscheid but I suspect that they will be forced to look around for another doc. They just don't want to deal with Kasse anymore. What burns me up is that I was on private care up until a month ago...which is cheaper than what I am now paying for Kasse...and yet because I just got a new job and earn under a certain amount I have to be with Kasse. It is really silly to me. Why can I not stay on the same health plan as my husband? As his company pays half for his private insurance it was really convenient for us. It makes no sense as the employer paying half of my Kasse is paying more than they would be for paying my private insurance.

And no they are not under construction...well at least they were not as of 5:00 p.m. last evening. But they are on the first floor in an old building so maybe the sound was resonating from elsewhere? Dunno.

It is a very nice Praxis...waiting room is nice and quiet and in a closed room with comfy chairs and good magazines (yes the English-language magazine rumour is true ) Easy to get to...18 tram to Am Gasteig stop is the best. Continue walking the same way as the tram on the same side and you won't miss it.

@gemini
Good to hear other opinions of Dr. Jung...cheers.

See Dr. Hilderscheid, well worth taking the train in from Friesing or wherever. I am moving to London next month and will still be flying back to Germany to see her when i need to go to the gyn, that's how good she is.

Nearest UBahn stop is Max Weber platz then about a four minute walk straight down Innere Wiener, super easy to get to.

Can't recommmend her highly enough! Fluent English speaker, too.

how long do you have to wait for an appointment? need to go before the end of this month, any ideas who can offer me and appointment in two weeks?

It's well worth checking with Hilderscheid, I got my first appt within 2 weeks. I have no problem an a regular basis sorting out 3-weekly checks for the pregnancy so you should be fine.

Still very happy with her practice and find the support staff wonderfully helpful and friendly.

If it's urgent for any reason, most will let you in earlier than usual.

I can highly recommend my OB/GYN, especially to those east of the Isar:

Dr. Wolfram Krauss
Prinzregentenplatz 15
81675 Munich
tel: 089.41951590

He speaks excellent English, and his receptionist also speaks good English. Accepts public insurance, is very thorough. Affiliated with Paracelsus Klinik, as are his sister (Anja Krauss-Schubert, in practice with him) and his parents (in practice together near Ostbahnhof.) Beautiful office filled with antiques in an old building, makes you feel like a private patient. Has a 3-D ultrasound machine right in his office: an advantage if you're pregnant; you don't have to be referred elsewhere.

I have been through a lot with Dr. Krauss, and trust him to the ends of the earth. He even attended the birth of my baby in July, even though he was on vacation!

I go to his mother. You always have to book with Fr. Dr. Krauss oder Herr Dr. Krauss, it's funny.

Gemeinschaftspraxis Dres. Krauß
Frauenarzt Gynäkologe Haidhausen
Orleansstr. 47
81667 München
Tel: (089) 45 85 57-0

http://www.dres-krauss.de/ -- currently not working very well though.

mother and son gyno team? something troubling about that...

I was thinking the exact same thing when I read that last night...omg what do they talk about at their dinner table?

Tch. Husband and wife Krauss are at Orleansplatz, Son Krauss is Prinzregentenplatz, and I'd bet he doesn't live at home anymore either. Don't think they share patients either.

Um, no, Wolfram does NOT live with his parents. He lives with his wife (also a doctor, but not gyn) and his three young kids.

He IS in practice with his sister, though: some of you might think that's strange. I have been seen by his sister before, and although in general I would prefer a female gynecologist, I like him better.

And they do "share" patients, in a way. When my daughter was born, Wolfram was on vacation. He attended the birth, but asked his parents to stop by when they were on rounds with their patients and check up on me. I thought it was really nice.

someone asked about a gyno in Freising area and I can recommend one...she practiced for years in USA, so speaks fluent English.
Dr. Thiel
08161 92688 on Marienplatz in Freising

I want to visit to good English speaking Gynaecologists .

Please tell me lady doctor name .

I visited to Dr. Silke Dabelstein , but don't have any improvement . SHe is very costly doctor and every visit she is charging 500 to 600 Euro and insurance company doesn't pay whole amount . So i have to pay from my pocket .

I have private insurance from AXA .

PLease help me it is urgent

REgards

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Check Toytown's OBGYN Guide. Goodluck!

I want to know how is Dr.Hildersheid.. Today i visited at her clinic first time . Would like to know about her costs also.Because she took so many tests of me. I think big bill is going to shoot up and don't know whether my insurance company will pay to me or not . i have AXA isurance and paying every month 310 Euro.Hope they will cover the costs . Pleass write your comments if anyone visited at her place..

Frauenartz Dr C. Hilderscheid
Innere Wiener Str. 18
81667 München
tel 089 4891278

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if AXA is providing you with German private medical insurance (as opposed to medical insurance provided for people travelling abroad, ie for people from the US, for eg, on a short trip) then there should be no problem at all. You should check your policy to see what your insurance covers, though.

welcome to the German health service

doctors see that you're privately insured and immediately see the dollar/euro signs. ok, that's maybe a bit cynical, but i'm sure that the tests, scans, consultancies i've had about my knacked knee wouldn't have happened if i wasn't privately insured. (i'm also with axa)

yeah, like Boomer says.

The reason you pay 310 per month and not 150 is cos the doctors can get away with taking twice as many tests than is really necessary and also charge for things they never did. Most private insurance companies will pay the bills without batting an eye lid and are willing to pay much much higher "Sätze" than the state insurance. This is why doctors like private patients, they are golden cows waiting to be milke.