Overview
Dr. Schirmer is board certified in neurological surgery and is fellowship trained in interventional neuroradiology and endovascular neurosurgery. He holds subspecialty certificates for neuroendovascular surgery and neurocritical care. His clinical interests include care and management of patients with acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke; intracranial aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations; carotid, vertebral and intracranial atherosclerosis and stenosis; and spinal vascular malformations. He specializes in endovascular flow diversion techniques, skull base surgeries and minimally invasive craniotomy techniques. He earned his medical degree at the Medizinische Fakultät at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Dr. Schirmer completed his residency and fellowships at Tufts University, New England Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospitals in Boston.|Video: more from Dr. Clemens Schirmer, M.D., PhD.
Dr. Schirmer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 207 peer reviewed articles and participating in 9 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 70 articles and participated in 6 clinical trials in the study of Stroke.
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Locations
950 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
9 Clinical Trials
Christoph Griessenauer is a Neurosurgery provider in Wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania. Dr. Griessenauer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.
Geisinger Medical Center - Neurosurgery
Dr. Goren specializes in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery. His clinical interests include stroke and its surgical treatment, the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension, treatment of brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and fistulas, cavernous malformations, moyamoya disease, carotid stenosis, trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. He earned his medical degree from Semmelweis University, completed his residency at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel and completed his fellowship in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle. He is an associate program director for the Geisinger neurosurgical residency program and a clinical assistant professor at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr. Goren speaks English and Hebrew. Dr. Goren is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.
Hugh O'donnell is a Neurosurgery provider in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania. Dr. O'donnell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Delirium, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Brain AneurysmDr. Schirmer isElite. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- StrokeDr. Schirmer isElite. Learn about Stroke.
- Distinguished
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Schirmer isDistinguished. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Subarachnoid HemorrhageDr. Schirmer isDistinguished. Learn about Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- ThrombectomyDr. Schirmer isDistinguished. Learn about Thrombectomy.
- Advanced
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Schirmer isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Schirmer isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Moyamoya DiseaseDr. Schirmer isAdvanced. Learn about Moyamoya Disease.
- Stent PlacementDr. Schirmer isAdvanced. Learn about Stent Placement.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Schirmer isAdvanced. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Vein of Galen AneurysmDr. Schirmer isAdvanced. Learn about Vein of Galen Aneurysm.
- Experienced
- Anton SyndromeDr. Schirmer isExperienced. Learn about Anton Syndrome.
- ApoplexyDr. Schirmer isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Schirmer isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Cerebral Cavernous MalformationDr. Schirmer isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Cavernous Malformation.
- GastrostomyDr. Schirmer isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeDr. Schirmer isExperienced. Learn about Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome.