Thomas Schindler

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Thomas Hellmut Schindler received his Medical Degree in 1995 from the University of Leipzig in Germany. Thereafter, he completed his Pathology internship from St. Vincentius-Kliniken Hospital in Germany, followed by his residency in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at University Medical Center Freiburg. Wanting to further his education and experience, he completed a Cardiology fellowship at the University Hospital of Basel, as well as a Cardiovascular Imaging and Coronary Pathophysiology Post-Doctoral Research fellowship at UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Schindler remains a distinguished member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the European Society of Cardiology, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. He is an established radiologist who has been practicing for over 30 years and is currently serving patients at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the body. As a radiologist, Dr. Schindler has vast expertise in general internal medicine, vascular medicine, cardiology, and cardiovascular imaging.

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