About our Physicians

Dr. BeyhtienDr. Christian Beythien, MD, is staff cardiologist and internal specialist at the XCell-Center. He completed his medical studies at the University of Eppendorf/Hamburg Hospital in his home town of Hamburg, Germany. Dr. Beythien is a specialist in internal medicine and "special internal intensive medicine".  Dr. Beythien's focuses on interventional cardiology - including PTCA and stent implantation, angiology, and internal intensive care.

Most recently, Dr. Beythien served as Chief of the Medizinische Klinik I at the Evangelische Hospital Holzminden. In 2004, he published "Effect of design and surface coating of coronary stents on the activation of thrombocytes and plasmatic coagulation: Quantification in the in vitro modell" as a member of  the medical faculty at the University of Rostock, Germany. In the course of his scientific work, Dr. Beythien is an active, expert reviewer for a number of medical journals such as "Deutsche Medizinische Wochenzeitschrift", "Thrombosis and Haemostasis" and "Journal of Endovascular Therapy". Furthermore, he holds lectures and seminars for student education programs and the advanced medical training of colleagues.

Dr. HappichDr. Dirk Happich, MD, is a Transfusion and Laboratory Medicine Physician at the XCell-Center. Dr. Happich has operated a joint laboratory-medicine practice in Leverkusen and Cologne for many years. He previously worked at the University of Bonn's Institute for Experimental Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, The Institute for Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine at Ruhr University, and Bochum's NRW Heart and Diabetes Centre.

Dr. HaberlandProf. Nils Haberland is a neurosurgeon and an XCell-Center consultant physician. Prior to September 2007, Prof. Dr. Haberland was Chief Physician of the Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology Department at the Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallsklinik in Frankfurt am Main. Since October 2007, he has assumed an internationally recognized position as the Chairman of the International Spine Center Cairo (ISCC) at the Egypt Air Hospital in Cairo.

Dr. JohnDr. Michael John, MD, is the staff orthopedist at the XCell-Center. Dr. John served his residency at the Behandlungszentrum Vogtareuth where he specialized in endoprosthetics and spine surgery and at the Children's Hospital in Aschau, focusing there on pediatric orthopaedics. After completing his residency, Dr. John worked for over 10 years as Assistant Medical Director at the Alpha Klinik in Munich with a focus on minimally invasive spine surgery. His interest in adult stem cells was sparked by his dissertation about a new, endoscopic method for treating degenerative disc disease. The outcome showed that adult stem cells out of vertebral bone marrow were able to build new, functional nuclei and relieve painful symptoms. (Source: M. John, T. Hoogland et al: "Die perkutane transforaminale endoskopische Diskusabrasion: Eine neue interventionelle Therapie zur regeneration schmerzhaft degenerativer lumbaler Bandscheiben, 2007").

Dr. ElsisiDr. Aladin Elsisi, MD, is Chief of Anesthesiology and Assistant Medical Director at the XCell-Center. He completed his medical studies at the medical faculty of the University of Cairo/Egypt.  He served his residency at the university clinic in Cairo and as medical officer in the pediatric department at the military hospital in Cairo . Dr. Elsisi holds a German medical license and is a specialist in anesthesiology. After his work as visiting physician at the university hospital in Heidelberg/Germany under the supervision of Prof. K. van Ackern, Dr. Elsisi practiced as an anesthesiology specialist at the  Markröningen/Germany clinic, focusing on spinal injuries and SCI. Just prior to his employment at the XCell-Center, Dr. Elsisi was head of the surgical ambulance at the Eduardus hospital in Cologne. He has been involved in stem cell therapy since 2007.

Dr. Uta Tamaschke Dr. Uta Kristein Tamaschke, MD, is staff neurosurgeon at the XCell-Center. She has practiced in the field of pediatric neurosurgery for the past 20 years, focusing on congenital and acquired development disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). Dr. Tamaschke has, for the past 10 years, developed minimally invasive neuroendoscopic surgery technique. She has surgically treated 500 children via advanced endoscopy. In addition, Dr. Tamaschke has employed her expertise in the field of neurosurgery in cooperation with humanitarian aid organizations worldwide since 2001.

Dr. Paul Kraus, MD, is radiologist at the XCell-Center. He completed his medical studies at the university of Freiburg/Breisgau and then became a specialist in radiology at the Erlangen/Nürnberg University hospital. For twenty-one years, he ran a leading imaging center for radiological diagnostics in Amberg, Northern Bavaria. Since 1995, Dr. Kraus has chaired several radiological quality assurance committees in Bavaria. In 2002, he spearheaded mammography screening in Northern Bavaria, and continues to serve as an expert consultant throughout the region.

News
  • Stem cells and tumor risk more…
  • June 17, 2010
    Announcing XCell-Imaging, the world’s first high-definition MRI and CT imaging center for specialized stem cell applications and diagnostics  more…
  • June 1, 2010
    PRESS RELEASE - XCell-Center GmbH gets approval by French Health Authorities to conduct Clinical Trial with Stem Cells for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury more…
  • April 30, 2010
    Patient Fundraising Web Sites - Lend them a helping hand! more…
  • April 28, 2010
    PRESS RELEASE - Statistics Confirm Spinal Cord Injury Patients Improving After Stem Cell Therapy more…
  • March 25, 2010
    Video Documentary of Dementia Patient, Giulia Serafini's Remarkable Recovery Following Stem Cell Therapy more…
  • March 10, 2010
    NBC News Video Feature "Small Miracles: How life has changed for Dom and H" (cerebral palsy) more…
  • March 10, 2010
    Encouraging Stroke Treatment Results Now Available more…
  • March 9, 2010
    60% of Spinal Cord Injury Patients Improved - The Latest Statistics for 140 Spinal Cord Injury Patients more…
  • March 8, 2010
    XCell-Center Presents Impressive Results from Cerebral Palsy Stem Cell Treatment more…
  • February 16, 2010
    The Lewiston Morning Tribune: Stem Cell Therapy Works for Cousins more…
  • February 9, 2010
    Saving Limbs: Autologous Mesenchymal cells for the treatment of patients with critical limb ischemia – an Interim Analysis more…
  • February 4, 2010
    Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation by Lumbar Puncture: A safety Follow-up in 870 Patients more…
  • February 2, 2010
    Parkinson's Treatment Results Available Now! more…
  • December 2, 2009
    The Prescott Daily Courier features Parkinson's Patient, Aubra Phillips more…
  • October 7, 2009
    XCell-Center Commences Neuro-endoscopic Autologous Stem Cell Treatments in Germany more…
  • October 1, 2009
    Autism Patients Show Progress Following Stem Cell Therapy more…
  • TV Link: About XCell-Center more…

  • Tag der Offenen Tür: Gewinner von private diagnostische und präventive Ganzkörperuntersuchung. more…
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