New director of the Fulda women's clinic: Michael Schrauder in focus!

New director of the Fulda women's clinic: Michael Schrauder in focus!

From the beginning of 2025 Prof. Dr. Michael Schrauder the management of the women's clinic at the Fulda Clinic. Schrauder, who was previously chief physician in Aschaffenburg, has extensive experience in gynecology, especially in the treatment of breast cancer and other gynecological diseases. This reorientation is part of a significant restructuring of the gynecological department, which has already defined clear goals and priorities in order to advance medical care.

The change takes place within a mutual framework, since the previous director, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Thomas Hewighorst, due to different opinions about the future orientation of the women's clinic, dissolves his contract. When Barbara Froese, press spokeswoman for the Fulda Clinic, emphasized, Hikwarhorst is honored for his extraordinary commitment. These changes within the clinic reflect a growing trend towards specializing and improving the quality of care, as show the established specializations on perinatal medicine and gynecological oncology.

New perspectives for the women's clinic

Schrauder is known for his comprehensive qualifications and commitment in gynecological oncology as well as in special obstetrics. He received recognition as a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics, and since 2019 he has also been an unscheduled professor at the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. Under his leadership, the women's clinic at the Fulda Clinic will play a crucial role in the region's medical care because it aims to modernize and strengthen the existing structures. This realignment was also welcomed by the board of the clinic, which is full of confidence that Schrauder's expertise will continue to develop the clinic, such as how The Fuldaer Zeitung reported.

The changes in the Fulda Clinic are part of a comprehensive plan to meet the challenges in the healthcare system that have arisen from the changed requirements and framework conditions at medical facilities. Schrauder will take on his new position at a strategic time, since many clinics in Germany currently have to reorganize their focus in order to ensure the necessary medical progress. In addition, it can be foreseen that the women's clinic could benefit from a fresh perspective, there East Hesse | News reports on the upcoming tasks and challenges.