Matthias Kress
Specialist in internal medicine
Owner of the InnerMed group practice
Medical director of the check-up centre & responsible for the GP area
Profile
Matthias Kress is a specialist in internal medicine, owner of the InnerMed group practice and medical director of the check-up centre. He is responsible for the management, organisation, development and medical conception of the check-up programmes - including content, procedures, structure of the preventive medical check-ups and quality assurance. He is also responsible for the GP area.
He specialises in preventive medicine, structured check-ups, basic internal diagnostics and long-term health care and health maintenance. The aim of his work is to recognise personal health risks at an early stage, make a well-founded assessment of the findings and derive individual, medically sensible prevention and care concepts - in a clear, understandable and patient-oriented manner.
Medical specialisations & service focus
- Preventive medicine and structured preventive examinations / check-ups
- Examination and assessment of the findings
- Determination of individual health risks and risk stratification
- Cardiovascular (cardiovascular) and pulmonary (lung) risk assessment
- Ultrasound diagnostics
- Comprehensive laboratory and preventive diagnostics
- Individualised check-up packages (depending on requirements and risk profile)
- Initiation and organisation of further examinations/treatment if required
- General practitioner care: Prevention, health counselling and care for acute and chronic illnesses
- Structured treatment and prevention programmes (e.g. DMP, HZV)
- Carrying out home visits
Role & responsibility in the check-up centre
Matthias Kress is medical director of the check-up centre at the InnerMed group practice. In this role, he is responsible for
- the content and implementation of the check-up packages,
- medical content and processes,
- Quality and structure of preventive medical check-ups,
- the further development and design of the check-up programme.
Typical content that he or she accompanies or is responsible for professionally includes the examination, the assessment of all findings, the determination of individual health risks and - depending on the results and wishes - the compilation of individual check-up packages and further treatment/support.
Diagnostic focus in the check-up context
- Examination and structured assessment of findings
- Cardiovascular and pulmonary risk assessment
- Ultrasound diagnostics
- Comprehensive laboratory and preventive diagnostics
- Individualised check-up packages and medical risk profiles
- Further diagnostics and treatment if required (initiation/organisation/implementation)
- Many years of experience with structured prevention programmes and regular check-ups
General practitioner focus & care concept
In the GP sector, the focus is on long-term, continuous support - particularly in the context of preventative healthcare, prevention and health maintenance. This includes the competent care of acute and chronic illnesses, the consistent application of structured treatment and prevention programmes (e.g. DMP, HZV) as well as home visits where medically necessary and appropriate.
Expertise & professional career
- Born on 09.07.1975 in Krefeld (Lower Rhine, NRW)
- Abitur at the Gymnasium am Stadtpark Krefeld (1995)
- Temporary soldier in the Bundeswehr, training as an officer in the reserves (1995-1997)
- Studied human medicine at Justus Liebig University Giessen (1997-2003)
- Resident in internal medicine, Stadtklinik Baden-Baden (2003-2009)
- Specialist in internal medicine, Stadtklinik Baden-Baden (2009-2012)
- Specialist in internal medicine, Deaconess Hospital Speyer (2012)
- Takeover of the GP practice Dres. Behm (January 2013) and founding of the practice InnerMed Bühl together with Lutz Ehmsen
Training & further education (ongoing)
- Quality circle GP association (every 3 months)
- Bühl/Baden medical quality circle (every 3 months)
- Weekly tumour board; focus: internal medicine, prevention, general practitioner care
Memberships & professional commitment
- German Society for Internal Medicine (DGIM): https://www.dgim.de/
- General Practitioners' Association Baden-Württemberg / General Practitioners' Association: https://www.haevbw.de/
- MEDI Verbund Baden-Württemberg: https://www.medi-verbund.de/
- Quality Circle (KVBW - Quality Circle Info): https://www.kvbawue.de/praxis/qualitaetssicherung/qualitaetszirkel
Personal matters
Matthias Kress is married and has two children. His interests include hiking and mountain biking. He is also involved in hunting as a member of the Baden-Württemberg State Hunting Association and as an examiner on the examination board.
Transparency & External Profiles
- Practice website InnerMed: https://innermed.de/
- Baden-Württemberg Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (doctor search): https://www.arztsuche-bw.de/index.php?suchen=1&id_z_arzt_praxis=24616
- Jameda: https://www.jameda.de/matthias-robert-kress/internist-ernaehrungsmediziner/buehl
- Sanego: https://www.sanego.de/Arzt/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg/663-Buehl/Innere+Medizin/300046-Matthias-Robert-Kress/#google_vignette
- Focus Health: https://www.focus-gesundheit.de/arzt/matthias-robert-kress-4128851
- Doctor information: https://www.arzt-auskunft.de/arzt/innere-medizin/buehl/matthias-robert-kress-4128851
- Aerzte.de: https://www.aerzte.de/buehl/baden-wuerttemberg/fa-fuer-innere-medizin/matthias-robert-kress

