Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin e. V. (DGG)

What Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin e. V. (DGG) does

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin e. V. (DGG), founded on December 7, 1984, is a registered non-profit scientific association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered at Robert-Koch-Platz 9, Berlin. It is the leading German professional society for vascular surgery and vascular medicine, serving vascular surgeons, endovascular specialists, vascular medicine physicians, vascular assistants, and trainees. The society pursues exclusively charitable purposes focused on advancing the scientific and practical tasks of vascular medicine in research, teaching, and healthcare.

DGG's core offerings are member services rather than commercial products. These include the peer-reviewed journal "Zeitschrift Gefäßchirurgie" (published eight times per year), the "Gefäße im Fokus" podcast, the annual scientific congress (42nd edition scheduled for September 23-26, 2026 in Frankfurt), the DGG-Exzellenzakademie for advanced training, certified continuing medical education courses, and a quality mark certification program for vascular surgery facilities operated through the related Gütegemeinschaft (17 certified centers across Germany). The society develops clinical guidelines, runs the Junges Forum for young professionals, and supports public health via patient education materials and the annual Gefäßtag awareness day.

The business model is a classic professional society: recurring membership fees (set by the general assembly; exempt for emeriti and retirees), annual congress and course fees, journal-related revenue, and certification-related income. Distribution runs through the website (hosted by Mittwald), email newsletters (Inxmail), social channels (LinkedIn, X), and in-person events. Governance is led by President Prof. Dr. med. Farzin Adili, Vice-President Prof. Dr. med. Alexander Oberhuber, and Secretary Prof. Dr. med. Christian Reeps. The society also coordinates with related entities including DIGG (healthcare services research), DGG-Akademie (education), and ANG e.V. (office-based vascular surgeons), which holds nomination rights for a DGG board position.

Name

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin e. V. (DGG)

Legal name

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin e. V. - Gesellschaft für operative, endovaskuläre und präventive Gefäßmedizin

Website

https://gefaesschirurgie.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin e. V. (DGG) is a German non-profit medical society founded in 1984 serving vascular surgeons, endovascular specialists, and vascular medicine physicians through membership, a peer-reviewed journal, an annual congress, certified courses, and vascular-center certification programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Society

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

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PRIMARYEDAGANAJ

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

Keywords

• Vascular surgery society
• Medical professional association
• Vascular medicine certification
• Continuing medical education
• Clinical practice guidelines

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The society collects membership fees from ordinary members, extraordinary members, and corporate members. Fee amounts are determined by the general assembly. Emeriti, pensioned or retired physicians pay no fee.
2. Conference and course fees: Revenue generated from the annual DGG conference (42nd Annual Meeting 2026 in Frankfurt) and certified courses with discounted rates for members.
3. Journal 'Gefässchirurgie': Members receive the journal 'Gefässchirurgie' eight times per year as part of membership benefits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

DGG is a German non-profit medical professional society that delivers a portfolio of services to vascular surgeons and vascular medicine physicians. Its core offerings include the peer-reviewed journal 'Zeitschrift Gefäßchirurgie' (published 8x/year), the 'Gefäße im Fokus' podcast, the annual scientific conference (Jahrestagung), the Exzellenzakademie training academy, certified continuing medical education courses, the Quality Mark (Qualitätszeichen) certification for vascular surgery facilities through the affiliated Gütegemeinschaft, and professional development programs such as the Junges Forum.

Product overview

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin (DGG) is a professional medical society, not a traditional product company. The organization offers a portfolio of professional services including the peer-reviewed "Zeitschrift Gefäßchirurgie" journal (8x/year), the "Podcast Gefäße im Fokus" educational podcast series, the annual scientific conference (Jahrestagung), the Exzellenzakademie training academy, certified courses for continuing education, and public awareness events like Gefäßtag. The DGG also operates certification programs for vascular surgery facilities through its quality association (Gütegemeinschaft) and provides patient education materials. These services serve the vascular surgery medical community through education, certification, research dissemination, and professional networking.

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Brands

• DIGG (Deutsche Interdisziplinäre Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin): Separate organization for health services research in vascular medicine
• DGG-Akademie (Academy)

Products and services

• Zeitschrift Gefäßchirurgie (Vascular Surgery Journal) Official peer-reviewed journal of the DGG, published eight times per year, covering scientific and clinical research in vascular surgery and vascular medicine for the society's professional membership.
• Podcast Gefäße im Fokus Official podcast series of the DGG featuring expert discussions on vascular surgery topics, clinical techniques, and interviews with leading specialists in the field.
• DGG-Jahrestagung (Annual Conference) Annual scientific meeting bringing together vascular surgery and vascular medicine professionals for research presentation, education, and networking, with discounted attendance fees for DGG members.
• DGG-Exzellenzakademie (Academy of Excellence) Advanced training and professional development programs run by DGG-Akademie offering specialized courses and educational tracks for vascular surgery practitioners.
• Zertifizierte Kurse (Certified Continuing Medical Education Courses) Accredited continuing medical education courses and training programs for vascular surgery and vascular medicine professionals, contributing to certification requirements.
• Qualitätszeichen (Quality Mark) Certification Quality certification program for vascular surgery and vascular medicine facilities, operated by the affiliated Gütegemeinschaft (founded 2015), designating services with the 'Facilities for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine' quality mark.

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gütegemeinschaft Einrichtungen der Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Quality Association for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine Facilities founded in 2015. The association ensures quality of vascular surgery and vascular medicine facilities and designates services with the 'Facilities for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine' quality mark. DGG is involved in certification of vascular centers with quality marks.
• DIGG (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsversorgungsforschung in der Gefäßmedizin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDIGG is the research division focused on healthcare provision research (Versorgungsforschung) in vascular medicine, operating as a related but distinct entity from DGG.
• DGG-AkademiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Academy (DGG-Akademie) provides educational courses and training programs for the society's members.
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der niedergelassenen Gefäßchirurgen e.V. (ANG e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Working Group of Office-based Vascular Surgeons. ANG e.V. has nomination rights for one DGG board position representing office-based vascular surgeons. The representative must be a member of ANG e.V.
• datenschutz nord GmbHminorOthersDesignated data protection officer for DGG.
• Medical institutions with Quality MarkscoreOthers17 certified vascular centers across Germany including University Hospital Aachen, University Hospital Heidelberg, University Hospital Mannheim, University Hospital Münster, University Hospital Stuttgart, and others that have received the Quality Mark for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine Facilities.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (DGCH): The German Society of Surgery is a larger, established medical society covering general and visceral surgery; it is comparable to DGG as a peer German surgical/medical professional association with member dues, journal, annual congress, and certified courses, but operates across a broader surgical portfolio rather than specializing in vascular surgery.
• American Heart Association (AHA): AHA is a large US voluntary health organization publishing peer-reviewed journals (Circulation, Stroke), running annual scientific sessions, and issuing guidelines for vascular and cardiovascular disease; comparable to DGG as a multi-stakeholder vascular/cardiometabolic society with overlapping CME, guideline, and patient-education missions.
• Berufsverband der Deutschen Chirurgen (BDC): BDC is the German professional association of surgeons, focused on economic, legal, and professional policy interests; comparable to DGG as a peer German surgical membership organization representing practicing surgeons with a parallel governance and dues structure.
• European Society of Cardiology (ESC): ESC is the European umbrella cardiology organization running journals, congresses, and guidelines; comparable to DGG as a continental cardiovascular specialty society with similar member/journal/congress economics and adjacent vascular medicine content.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin (DGIM): DGIM is the German internal medicine umbrella society encompassing angiology/vascular medicine specialists; it is comparable to DGG as a peer German internal-medicine society with member dues, congress, and certified courses whose angiology constituency overlaps with DGG's vascular medicine members.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie – Herz- und Kreislaufforschung (DGK): DGK is the leading German cardiology society with member dues, congress, journal, and certified courses; it is comparable as a large German cardiovascular-specialty society whose endovascular and vascular medicine content overlaps with DGG's scope.

Emerging players

• Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft (DRG): DRG is the German radiology society whose endovascular interventional radiology and angiology content materially overlaps with DGG's endovascular surgery scope, making it a partial competitor for vascular procedural training and CME hours.

Direct peers

• Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS): SVS is the US national professional society for vascular surgery offering a near-identical portfolio (Journal of Vascular Surgery, annual meeting, practice guidelines, member education); it is the most directly comparable specialty society outside the DACH region.
• European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS): ESVS is the European-level counterpart professional society for vascular surgery with overlapping mission (annual congress, journal, guidelines, certification) and serves as the closest international peer to DGG, addressing the same specialty professionals across Europe.
• European Society for Vascular Medicine (ESVM): ESVM is the European society dedicated to vascular medicine (the non-surgical counterpart to vascular surgery) with overlapping physician audience, annual meeting, and journal; it is a directly comparable European specialty society operating adjacent to DGG's vascular medicine pillar.

Market position

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