Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Westermaier

Germany

Language Spoken: German, English

Neurosurgery

About

Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Westermaier is an experienced neurosurgeon and has been Chief Physician at the Helios Amper-Klinikum Dachau since 2020. With over two decades of experience and extensive training, he has made outstanding contributions to neurotraumatology and intensive care medicine. Prof. Westermaier also holds leadership positions in neurosurgical societies.

Publications

Numerous scientific articles and publications https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/$1term=Westermaier+T&cauthor_id=37720392

Membership

Speaker of the Neurotraumatology and Intensive Care Medicine Section of the German Society for Neurosurgery (DGNC) 2015 - 2019
Member of the Board of the German Society for NeuroIntensive and Emergency Medicine (DGNI) since 2019

Education

1993 Study of human medicine at the LMU Munich
1995 Preliminary medical examination
1996 - 2000 First, second and third stage of the medical examination
1997 Doctoral dissertation with the topic "Cerebroprotection in temporary focal ischemia - development of alternative forms of therapy and comparison with standard neurosurgical therapy"
2006 Additional qualification in sports medicine
2007 Recognition as a specialist in neurosurgery
2007 Examination of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
2015 Master of Health Business Administration (MHBA) at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
2018 Additional qualification in intensive care medicine

Services

Aneurysms and angiomas
Nerve diseases
Brain tumor surgery
Neurotraumatology
Pituitary tumors
Skull base tumors
Pain treatment
Spinal surgery

Experience

2000 Internship at the Neurosurgical Clinic at the Grosshadern Hospital of the LMU Munich
2002 Doctorate at the LMU Munich
2002 Research assistant at the Neurosurgical Clinic of the University Hospital of Würzburg
2010 Appointment as Senior Physician at the Neurosurgical Clinic of the University Hospital of Würzburg
2011 Habilitation on the topic of "Pathophysiology and therapy of secondary damage after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage" at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
2013 Appointment as Senior Physician
2018 Appointment as Adjunct Professor at the University of Würzburg
Since 2020 Chief Physician of the Helios Amper-Klinikum Dachau
1999 - 2000 Practical year at the Medical Clinic Schwabing, Surgical Clinic of the LMU and at the Dr. von Hauner'schen Kinderspital