Seeking an English-speaking ENT doctor near Trier, Germany.?

Question

I am an American male living and working in the Trier-Wittlich-Bitburg area of Germany looking for an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist. I speak (a little) German. Any help appreciated.

Answer 1

LeeL answer this question already, but most the Germans speaking English and I just want to say don't worry.

Answer 2

Please call the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung. They can provide you with information about doctors who can speak English.

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Trier

Balduinstr. 10 -14

54290 Trier

Tel.: [phone]

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Alternatively, check out this site:

http://www.kv-trier.de/asp/cms/doc-find/...

Chose "Trier" and click "absenden".

Then you'll be presented with a form where you can define your search.

First, there's "Gebiets- und Zusatzbezeichnungen, Schwerpunkte, etc."

You are looking for a "Hals- Nasen- Ohrenarzt".

On the right side, you'll find various options about the doctor:

"Geschlecht" = Gender of the doctor

"PLZ" = Zip-code

"Ort" = City

"Kreis" = County

---> "Fremdsprache" = foreign language. Chose "englisch"

"Ich bevorzuge folgende Sprechzeiten:" <--- In this section you can give your preferred times for a visit. Since doctors don't practice on every day it is useful if you can only go at a certain day / hour.

"Wochentag" = day of the week

"Tageszeit" = time

Click "Suchen".

You'll get a list with doctors matching your search. The abbrevation "FA" in the third row from the right indicates a "Facharzt" - specialist. The "HA" indicates a normal doctor.

When you click on the name of the doctor, you'll see ´more details about the doctor and times of operation etc.