Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Westermaier
neurosurgery, spine surgery, and sports medicine
neurosurgery, spine surgery, and sports medicine
Overview
Country, City
Germany, Dachau
Health facility
Academic Hospital Helios Amper Dachau
Medical unit
Department of neurosurgery
About the doctor
Skills & Expertise
hemorrhage
subarachnoid hemorrhage
neurosurgery
brain
ischemia
aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
spine
cerebral ischemia
cerebral blood flow
nimodipine
vestibular schwannoma
focal cerebral ischemia
tumor
schwannoma
glioblastoma
sports medicine
nerve
magnesium sulfate
injury
intracranial aneurysms
facial nerve
spine surgery
guillainbarr syndrome
brain injury
traumatic brain injury
head
aneurysms
occlusion
glioblastoma multiforme
fistulas occlusion
degenerative spondylolisthesis
focal ischemia
facial nerve preservation
stenosis
transcranial doppler
vasoconstriction
spondylolisthesis
brain tumor
vasospasm
intensive care
angioglioma
brain damage
emergency medicine
accident surgery
brain edema
trigeminal neuralgia
cerebral perfusion
subdural hematomas
petrous apex
exophytic glioblastoma
Resume
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Education
- 1993-2000 Studied human medicine at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Obtaining a license for medical practice
- 1997 Start of the doctoral thesis of the Department of neurosurgery at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Institute for Surgical Research (working group on experimental neurosurgery): "Cerebroprotection in temporary focal ischemia - development of alternative forms of therapy and comparison with neurosurgical standard therapy"
- 2002 Ph.D. at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- 2002 Scientific Assistant at the Department of neurosurgery of the University Hospital Wuerzburg
- 2006 Obtaining specialization in sports medicine
- 2007 Received additional qualifications in the field of neurosurgery
- 2007 Examination of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
- Master's certificate from the German Spine Society
- 2011 Habilitation and a teaching license at the Julius-Maximilians University of Wuerzburg: "Pathophysiology and therapy of secondary damage after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage"
- 2015 Master's degree in business administration at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 2018 Obtaining further specialization in intensive care medicine
Experience
- 1999-2000 Practical year at the Schwabing Medical Clinic (hematology and oncology), Ludwig Maximilian University Surgical Clinic (accident surgery and neurosurgery), and the Dr. from Hauner'sche Children's Hospital
- 2000 Physician in internship of the Department of neurosurgery at the Clinic Grosshadern Munich
- 2010 Senior Physician at the Department of neurosurgery of the University Hospital Wuerzburg
- 2018 Adjunct Professor at the University of Wuerzburg
- 2020 Chief Physician of the Department of neurosurgery at the Academic Hospital Helios Amper Dachau
Awards & Memberships
- 2003-2020 Head of the neurovascular working group of the Department of neurosurgery at the University Hospital Wuerzburg
- 2009-2020 Head of the spine working group at the Department of neurosurgery of the University Hospital Wuerzburg
- 2015-2019 Spokesman for the Neurotraumatology and Intensive Care Medicine Section of the German Society for Neurosurgery
- 2019 Member of the board of the German Society for NeuroIntensive and Emergency Medicine
Languages
English
German
Publications
Trends in frailty in brain tumor care during the COVID-19 pandemic in a nationwide hospital network in Germany.
13 November, 2023
Guidelines for neuroprognostication in adults with traumatic spinal cord injury.
13 November, 2023
Guidelines for Neuroprognostication in Critically Ill Adults with Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
3 November, 2023
Location
Krankenhausstraße, 15, 85221 Dachau, Germany
FAQ
Where does the doctor practice?
What is the specialization of Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Westermaier?
The primary specialization of the doctor is neurosurgery, spine surgery, and sports medicine.
What is the experience of the specialist?
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Westermaier has been practicing for more than 25 years.
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Westermaier
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