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Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Transplant Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (2003)
Professional interests include: kidney transplant, pancreas transplant, kidney surgery, and more.
219 South Washington Street
Easton, MD 21601

Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD is a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD specializing in general surgery and transplant surgery. She graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD is affiliated with University of Maryland Medical System.

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Office Locations

University of Maryland Medical System

125 Shoreway Drive
Queenstown, MD 21658
(410) 328-7877
(410) 328-2481
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University of Maryland Medical System

16 South Eutaw Street Suite 100
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 328-5408
(410) 328-3809
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University of Maryland Medical System

219 South Washington Street
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-1000
(410) 770-8502
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22 S Green Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 328-5408
(608) 262-5624
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In The News 

“"There's a tremendous number of patients who would be very willing, very willing to do this," said Dr. Silke Niederhaus of the University of Maryland, who isn't involved in xenotransplant research...”—"Who wants a pig organ? Patients sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant", The Washington Times, December 2024
“This week we introduce you Dr. Silke Niederhaus, a transplant surgeon who has a very personal connection to the patients she operates on.”—"Transplant surgeon has someone else's kidney", CNN, August 2013

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

tunneled peritoneal catheter insertion

By Affordability:

hospital care
inpatient care
inpatient hospital care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Maryland, Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD performed more tunneled peritoneal catheter insertion procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated as a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, urologic procedures and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 35
doctor visit 33
hospital care 218
inpatient care 218
open surgery 14
stent placement (stenting) 14
transplant procedures 35
urologic procedures 49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated as a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 28
doctor visit 13
hospital care 490
inpatient care 490
transplant procedures 28
urologic procedures 28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Male 127
Female 70
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 74
Black 99
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 51
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 71
Dementia 0
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated as a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 44
hospital care 394
inpatient care 394
transplant procedures 44
urologic procedures 44

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Male 147
Female 102
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 105
Black 128
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 64
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 71
Dementia 0
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated as a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 26
anastomosis 17
dialysis access procedures 30
doctor visit 12
hospital care 288
inpatient care 288
transplant procedures 26
urologic procedures 26
vascular procedures 30

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Male 276
Female 196
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 162
Black 280
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 134
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 272

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 62
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 5
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 67
Dementia 8
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated as a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 15
inpatient care 15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Male 35
Female 28
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 37
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 21
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 62
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 22
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 59
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated as a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD during 2017 were anastomosis, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis 15
dialysis access procedures 15
vascular procedures 15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Male 37
Female 29
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 33
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 18
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 56
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Male 24
Female 34
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 31
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 19
From 75 to 84 13
85 and over 0
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 67
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 74
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated as a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD during 2019 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 15
doctor visit 33

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Male 44
Female 32
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 50
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 20
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 68
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Male 51
Female 32
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 47
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 35
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 69
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated as a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 22
doctor visit 104
hospital care 63
inpatient care 63

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Male 81
Female 69
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 86
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 44
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 69
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 61
Dementia 11
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated as a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 22
catheterization 11
doctor visit 73
hospital care 143
inpatient care 143
transplant procedures 22
urologic procedures 22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Male 101
Female 82
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 60
Black 111
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 50
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 66
Dementia 8
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated as a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 16
catheterization 18
doctor visit 41
hospital care 262
inpatient care 262
transplant procedures 16
urologic procedures 16

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Male 90
Female 75
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 84
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 55
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD in 2023

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 74
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 75
Dementia 8
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated as a general surgeon in Queenstown, MD were hospital care, inpatient care, urologic procedures and transplant procedures.

abdominal surgery 28
anastomosis 16
catheterization 16
dialysis access procedures 22
doctor visit 45
hospital care 234
inpatient care 234
open surgery 14
stent placement (stenting) 14
transplant procedures 28
urologic procedures 30
vascular procedures 22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD.

Gender
Female 62
Male 84
Ethnicity
Black / African American 82
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 33
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 1
85 and over 0
Less than 65 79
65 to 74 42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 56
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 68
Asthma 10
Osteoporosis 2
Heart Failure 52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 61
Atrial Fibrillation 16
Dementia 2
Cancer 5

Education & Training

Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 2003. She completed residency at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery) and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (2003)

Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (2010)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery) (2011)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Maryland Medical System

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Silke V. Niederhaus, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. $1,000 Vascular
$1,000
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $236 Envarsus XR
$236
AbbVie, Inc. $121
$121
Ethicon US, LLC $27 HARMONIC Product Family
$27
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $20 NON BRAND
$20
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $755
Travel and Lodging $649

Biography

Dr. Silke Niederhaus specializes in general surgery and transplant surgery and practices in Baltimore, MD, Easton, MD, and Queenstown, MD. In her practice, Dr. Niederhaus focuses on pancreas transplant and kidney transplant. Dr. Niederhaus is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. For her professional training, Dr. Niederhaus completed a residency program at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Dr. Niederhaus (or staff) speaks the following languages: German and French. She is affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System.

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