Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Westermaier
Chief Physician Neurosurgery at Helios Amper Hospital Dachau
                                
                                    Helios Amper Hospital Dachau
                                
                            Specialist fields (in extracts)
- Neuro-oncology
 - Skull base surgery and pituitary surgery
 - Surgery of the cerebral vessels,
 - Complex and endoscopic spinal surgery
 - Additional qualifications in sports medicine and intensive care medicine
 
Curriculum vitae (in extracts)
Education
| 1993 | Studies of human medicine, LMU Munich | 
| 1995 | Preliminary medical examination | 
| 1996 | First section of the medical examination | 
| 1999 | Second section of the medical examination | 
| 1999-2000 | Practical year at the Medical Clinic Schwabing (Hematology/Oncology), Surgical Clinic of the LMU (Trauma Surgery and Neurosurgery) and at the Dr. von Hauner'sches Kinderspital (Pediatrics) | 
| 2000 | Third section of the medical examination | 
Career Path
| 1997 | Start of doctoral thesis with the topic "Cerebroprotection in temporary focal ischemia - development of alternative forms of therapy and comparison with standard neurosurgical therapy", Neurosurgical Clinic of the LMU Munich and Institute for Surgical Research
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| 2000 | Internship at the Neurosurgical Clinic, Großhadern Clinic of the LMU Munich
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| 2002 | Doctorate at the LMU Munich
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| 2002 | Scientific assistant, Neurosurgical Clinic, University Hospital Würzburg
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| 2006 | Additional qualification in sports medicine
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| 2007 | Recognized as a specialist in neurosurgery
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| 2007 | Examination of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
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| 2010 | Senior physician, Neurosurgical Clinic, University Hospital Würzburg
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| 2011 | Habilitation on the topic "Pathophysiology and therapy of secondary damage after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage" at the Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg
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| 2013 | Appointment as senior consultant
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| 2015 | Master of Health Business Administration (MHBA), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
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| 2018 | Additional qualification in intensive care medicine
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| 2018 | Appointment as adjunct professor, University of Würzburg
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Contributions
Scientific activity
- 2003 - 2020 Head of the Neurovascular Working Group of the Neurosurgical Clinic of the University Hospital of Würzburg
 - 2009 - 2020 Head of the Spine Working Group at the Neurosurgical Clinic in Würzburg
 - 2015 - 2019 Speaker of the Neurotraumatology and Intensive Care Medicine Section of the German Society for Neurosurgery (DGNC)
 - 2019 Elected to the Board of the German Society for NeuroIntensive and Emergency Medicine (DGNI)
 
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