English-speaking doctors in Hamburg

Hi all,
please let me know if you have a good experience with an english speaking doctor in Hamburg (preferably Altona/Eimsbüttel area) - I just got my insurance card and soon enough must decide which doctor to go to. Heard about the 10€ pay (admin/registration?) system per quarter, so assume I should not change doctor if dont wanna spend more than that per quarter. Would appreciate any input. Thanks loads.

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Dentists

various

Gynaecologysts

If you go to one doctor, you have to pay the € 10 per quarter, you can then get "Überweisungsschein" (transfer) from this practice to any other doctor, just tell them you have to go to the gyn or what ever other doctor...
Exception: dentists.

Your insurance provider might have a list of English speaking doctors, just ask them...or have a German speaking colleague as them for you!

When I had PhillipsBKK, I got a list from them, even specialists who speak English.

Got this off the net.

Hope this helps

LIST OF SOME ENGLISH SPEAKING DOCTORS AND DENTISTS IN HAMBURG

General Practioners

Dr Christian Claus
Eppendorfer Baum 8
20149 Hamburg 47 52 11

Dr Stefan Bick
Mühlenberger Weg 54
22587 Hamburg 86 16 49

Dr A Kemnade
Holthusenstraße 36
22359 Hamburg 603 42 74

Dr S Hofmeister
Papenstraße 13
22089 Hamburg 256782

Gynaecologist

Frau Dr E Warken
Schäferkampsallee 5
20357 Hamburg 44 30 21

Orthopaedic

Dr med Fedor T Haenisch
Giesestraße 7
22607 Hamburg (Othmarschen) 89 23 92
899 13 59

Paediatrician

Dr. med. Dreßler
and Matthias v. Huelsen
Gründgensstr. 26
22309 Hamburg 631 41 71

Psychotherapist

Dipl.Psych./GB Sybille Droste Boué Tel 44 40 51 70
Psychologische Praxis Fax 44 40 51 71
Mittelweg 44a
20149 Hamburg Email: droste-boue@t-online.de

Barbara Stieghan
Naturopath for psychotherapy Tel.: 040 - 42 93 59 02
Bahrenfelder Straße 73 Email: info@hamburg-psychotherapy.com
22765 Hamburg Website. www.hamburg-psychotherapy.com

Dentist

Dr. Jan Scheuer
Sierichstraße 120
22299 Hamburg 040 - 480 08 74

Frau Dr S Behrens
Caecilienstraße 9
22301 Hamburg 040- 27 26 08

Dr P Tweeston
Rissener Dorfstraße 43
22559 Hamburg 040 - 81 81 18

Herr Bernhard Pfaff
Kösterbergstraße 1
22587 Hamburg-Blankenese 040 - 86 12 32

Frau DR E Ceacmacudis
Fuhlsbüttler Straße 257
22307 Hamburg 040 - 690 53 94

Dr Maike Buns
Wilhelmstraße 1
25436 Tornesch 04122 – 96 032 2

Dr. Julia Weeber & Dr. Siedler
Klosterstern 8
20149 Hamburg 040 - 44 89 51

Dr. Maike Amft (MSc)
c/o Praxis Dr. Korden
Sierichstraße 132
22299 Hamburg 040 - 47 83 30

Orthodentist

Dr Pamela Schmedt auf der Günne
Dorotheenstraße 16
22301 Hamburg 040 – 279 11 01

Dr I G Anderson 04103-12 21 35
Rosengarten 5-9
22880 Wedel/Holstein

Hospitals
A complete list of hospitals can be found in the Hamburg telephone directory under 'Krankenhauser'.

Chemists
All chemist shops (Apotheke) have a list on the outside door showing which chemist can be contacted in an emergency after normal business hours.

Thanks so much for the list asiana :-)

Hi there,

Enquiring as to a recommended family doctor (or advice as to how to locate one) in and around the likes of Uhlenhorst, Winterhude, Eilbek, Barmbek Sued etc... or wherever really..

Also a brief synopsis as to how the health system works would be grand. When we previously lived in HH I was fortunate not to require medical assistance. Now as a Mummy ... I feel that has changed

c) Are you zoned to an area? i.e. you have a selection of doctors to choose from based on where you live. Or is it a free rein?
b) Are doctors universal? That is attends to both adult and children's needs or are they specific, or will we need a paediatrician.
c) Are all doctors available regardless of your type of health insurance i.e. fully private or 50:50. Is the same service of care offered regardless of the type?
d) Depending on how long it takes to register us with our local amt and obtain health insurance, does that preclude us from being seen by a doctor?

Any tips, experiences, recommendations etc would be fantastic.
Thanks heaps

Kiwi

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Hi Kiwi-German,
a)You're not "zoned" to areas, you're free to visit any doctor you wish.
b)General Practitioners (or family doctors) will see everyone but Pediatricians know more about children so I'd suggest you take your kid to one.
c)Most doctors take both privately and non-privately insured patients, some are known to only (or mostly) treat privately insured but it'd be unusual if they'd turn you down because of your insurance. Also the care they give here is pretty good, there's a few advantages a privately insured person gets that they might not even need in years, so on that note, I wouldn't worry too much about what type you have.
d)In my experience we got registered in no time at the amt, it shouldn't take that long, but in any case, should you need to visit a doctor before your insurance papers are through you can expect to pay the whole bill, the amount of course depending on what the Doctor had to do for you.
Hope this helped, have a great day!
P.S.Unfortunately my doctors are quite far from those neighborhoods but good luck finding one, from those 3 options I recommend Winterhude area...

I have used this doctor and can recommend him as a good and thorough doctor. He speaks very good English with an English accent too!

Dr Christian Claus
Eppendorfer Baum 8
20149 Hamburg 47 52 11

The downside is that he's extremely busy and even when you have an appointment he seems to take people on a first come first served basis. I never waited less than 90 minutes, even with an appointment. If you have the time, he's excellent.

Ya i went to Dr. Hofmeister, speaks perfect English(American Accent), very thorough. would highly recommend him. no appointment needed.