Practice Information: Phone & September
Everything you need to know about reaching us, our September holiday and locum cover — last updated 18 August 2026
Phone: back-up number during outages
Our telephone system is unfortunately causing recurring problems, so we are temporarily hard to reach. If you cannot reach us on 0341 5210871, please use our back-up number:
0341 9110218
You can also book appointments any time via Doctolib — prescription requests reach us reliably there as well.
Practice holiday: 14 to 27 September
On a personal note: I am becoming a father again in September — and want to be there for my wife and our child in the first days. The practice will therefore be closed for two weeks.
14–27 September — practice closed
28–30 September — walk-in acute clinic only, daily 8:00–10:30 am, no appointment needed
from 1 October — usual opening hours again
Locum practices while we are closed (14–27 September)
While the practice is closed, three GP practices nearby provide cover — please call ahead:
Praxis Dr. med. Tobias Koerner · 14–27 September
GP / family medicine · Delitzscher Straße 137, 04129 Leipzig · Phone 0341 9107143
Gemeinschaftspraxis Susanne Prawitt & Dr. Lena Rothe · 14–27 September
GP practice · Cöthner Straße 50, 04155 Leipzig · Phone 0341 5645432
Hausarztpraxis Dr. med. Karen Dannemann · 21–27 September
Mottelerstraße 15, 04155 Leipzig · Phone 0341 5642329
Dr. Handrik covers for me in our own practice
Your care continues seamlessly: Dr. Kristin Handrik, a board-certified specialist in internal medicine, works in our practice under a formal locum arrangement (Sicherstellungsassistenz) and covers most of my internal-medicine spectrum.
Outside the closure period I will still be in the practice myself — especially in the mornings. Until the end of October, Dr. Handrik runs a large part of the remaining consultations: in our rooms, with the familiar team and your medical records at hand. Your appointments take place at our practice on Georg-Schumann-Straße as planned. Occasional rescheduling may occur — if your appointment is affected, we will contact you proactively.
In an emergency
While the practice is closed, please contact the on-call medical service on 116117. In a medical emergency, always call 112.