Welcome to the Center for Diagnostics

The Center for Diagnostics is built up of seven Institutes. The Institutes do mainly laboratory tests for medical examinations with a team of physicians, scientist and technial employees. To do the best for our patients, we use the newest technical equipment and well trained personal.

Institute of Clinical Chemestry and Laboratory Medicin

The Institute of Clinical Chemistry and laboratory medicine (IKCL) of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf give laboratory results to the clinics.


Institute of Transfusion Medicine

Das Institut für Transfusionsmedizin ist für die Versorgung des gesamten Universitätsklinikums Hamburg-Eppendorf mit Blutkomponenten und transfusionsmedizinischen Leistungen zuständig.


Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene

The Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene do Microbiology Diagnostic and Consulting for departments an external physicans.


Institute of Immunology

The Institute of Immunology do laboratory diagnostic of immune mediated diseases, research and teaching for medical students.


Institute of Neuropathology

The Institute of Neuropathology do laboratory diagnostics for diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system and muscle cells.


Institute for Molecular Virology and Tumorvirology

The MVTV aims to investigate viral chronic infections as well as develop and implement high-throughput sequencing methods.


Institute of Forensic Medicine

The Institute of Forensic Medicine provide extensive forensic services for customers of the metropolitan area Hamburg.


Institute of Pathology

The diagnostic of many phlogistic and tumor diseases are made with histologic examinations by a pathologist.


Newborn screening & metabolic laboratory

The laboratory offers a wide range of methods for the diagnosis and monitoring of inborn errors of metabolism.