{"id":3763,"date":"2014-12-03T11:40:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T09:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/second-opinion\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T13:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T11:59:11","slug":"second-opinion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thoraxzentrum-ruhrgebiet.de\/en\/second-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1lro5-9b01ac6275c171b14fc955c2e5ac4b72\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-1lro5-9b01ac6275c171b14fc955c2e5ac4b72{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-1lro5-9b01ac6275c171b14fc955c2e5ac4b72 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1lro5-9b01ac6275c171b14fc955c2e5ac4b72 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-1lro5-9b01ac6275c171b14fc955c2e5ac4b72 av-special-heading-h1  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Obtaining a second opinion<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1inx3p-374f027cf44fb6bd3a34b1d48417c633 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>If a lung disease is diagnosed, it is recommended to obtain a second medical opinion. We are happy to assist you in finding appropriate specialists. Of course, we are also available to provide a second opinion ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Erich Hecker, MD, FCCP, FEBTS (Chief Physician of the Department of Thoracic Surgery in Herne), Prof. Santiago Ewig, MD (Chief Physician of the Department of Pneumology and Infectious Diseases in Bochum and Herne), and PD Daniel Christoph, MD (Thoracic Oncology) are <strong>recognized second-opinion experts<\/strong> for patients with lung diseases.<\/p>\n<p>The health insurance provider AOK NordWest offers this procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-v291-4f4a1f16cd63b66d2d9c2f92cddd69a8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-v291-4f4a1f16cd63b66d2d9c2f92cddd69a8{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-v291-4f4a1f16cd63b66d2d9c2f92cddd69a8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-v291-4f4a1f16cd63b66d2d9c2f92cddd69a8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  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