# Jürgen Weitz

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## TL;DR

Surgical oncologist who co-directs NCT/UCC Dresden and leads gastrointestinal cancer surgery at University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus.

## Summary

Jürgen Weitz is a Managing Director of the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC) Dresden and Director of the Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden. His clinical and research work centres on surgical oncology of colorectal, pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers, including surgical trials and technology-assisted surgery. His role is listed on the NCT/UCC Direktorium page.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; surgical oncology; gastrointestinal cancer
- Role: Managing Director (Geschäftsführender Direktor); Director, Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
- Specialisms: Surgical oncology; Colorectal cancer; Pancreatic cancer; Liver surgery

## Sources

- Institution profile: https://www.nct-dresden.de/de/das-nctucc-dresden/organisation/direktorium
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Weitz+J%5BAuthor%5D+AND+Dresden

## Connected records

- cancers: [Borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/borderline-resectable-pdac/), [Colorectal cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/colorectal/), [Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/pancreatic/), [Resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/resectable-pdac/)
- institutions: [NCT/UCC Dresden, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus](https://onco.cc/institutions/nct-dresden/)

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