Area of expertise
Specialty
Neurosurgery
Subspecialty
Neurointensive Care, Interventional Neuroradiology, Endovascular Neurosurgery
Diseases
Stroke, Carotid Artery Disease, Dural Arteriovenous Fistula, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Intracranial Stenosis, Brain Aneurysm, Brain Vascular Malformation, Spinal Vascular Malformation, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Moyamoya Disease
Procedures Performed
Stenting
Craniotomy
Angiography
Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization
Cerebrovascular Surgery
Intracranial Embolization
Coiling
Flow Diversion
Spinal Embolization
Aneurysm Clipping
Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery
Craniectomy
Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation
Arteriovenous Malformation Resection
Experience
Medical Executive Committee, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States. From 2022
Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Geisinger
Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States. From 2019
Professor of Neurosurgery, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Scranton, PA, United States. From 2019
Program Director CAST (Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training) Neuroendovascular Fellowship, Geisinger
Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States. From 2017
Director, Geisinger Comprehensive Stroke Centers
Danville, PA, United States. From 2017
Education
MD: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
2002
Biography
Dr. Clemens Schirmer is an accomplished neurosurgeon with a strong academic background. He obtained his MD degree from Ludwig-Maximilians University and pursued graduate medical education, including a Neurosurgery residency at Ruprecht-Karls University in Heidelberg, Germany, and an internship in General Surgery at Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Continuing his training, Dr. Schirmer completed a Neurosurgery residency at Tufts Medical Center and pursued
Affiliations
Board Member, American Heart Association
President, American Heart Association (2017-2021)
Board Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Board Member, Brain Aneurysm Foundation
Fellow, American Heart Association
Awards
Joseph Lorenzo Smith M.D. Award, Geisinger Health System
2018
7th Annual Neurosurgery Editorial Board Award
2017
6th Annual Neurosurgery Editorial Board Award
2016
3rd Annual Neurosurgery Editorial Board Award
2013
Matson Award, New England Neurosurgical Society (2009, 2010)
Publications
Dr. Clemens Schirmer has more than 300 publications