Darren B. Schneider, MD
Vascular Surgery
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Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
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About me

  • Chief, Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
  • Clyde F. Barker - William Maul Measey Professor in Surgery

Dr. Darren Schneider is the Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at Penn Medicine. A national leader in vascular surgery, Dr. Schneider came to Penn Medicine from New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medicine, where he served as Chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Co-Executive Director of the Vascular Service.

Dr. Schneider completed his general surgical training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he also completed fellowships in both Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery at UCSF.

Dr. Schneider has extensive experience in both open vascular surgical and minimally invasive endovascular procedures for treatment of most vascular conditions including:

•Treatment of complex aortic and iliac aneurysms

•Cerebrovascular disease

•Limb-threatening lower extremity arterial occlusive disease (PAD)

In addition, Dr. Schneider has made numerous contributions to endovascular clinical research. He is currently the principal investigator and sponsor of an ongoing, single-center, IDE study of endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms using branched and fenestrated stent grafts.

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of California, San Diego
  • Residency: UCSF Medical Center and Hospital
  • Fellowship: UCSF Medical Center and Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

611 reviews

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November 2025
great doctor
November 2025
the best
October 2025
specialist
October 2025
i like my doctor, but having a 4 hr round trip is not fun. i wish we didn't have to wait 1.5 hours for my appointment. i was on time.

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My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Schneider is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Gillinov LA, Chin C, Schneider DB, Cannon BJ, Lawrence KM, Desai ND Postpartum hybrid aortic aneurysm repair in the setting of takayasu arteritis , Annals of Thoracic Surgery: 2025 (Epub)

Squizzato F, D'Oria M, Antonello M, Trimarchi S, Mani K, Holden A, Kölbel T, Haulon S, Verhoeven E, Böckler D, Resch T, Azizzadeh A, Lombardi J, Piazza M; IDEAAS-IMH/PAU Investigators International expert consensus on the management of acute aortic type B intramural haematoma and penetrating ulcer , European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery: 2025 (Epub)

Mesnard T, Huang Y, Schanzer A, Timaran CH, Schneider DB, Mendes BC, Eagleton MJ, Farber MA, Parodi FE, Gasper WJ, Beck AW, Sweet MP, Zetterval SL, Lee A, Oderich GS; United States Aortic Research Consortium Multicenter prospective evaluation of patient radiation exposure during fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair: A ten-year experience , Annals of Surgery: 2025 (Epub)

Du YK, Rice J, Liu JC, Schneider DB Popliteal artery cystic adventitial disease treated with open excision and interposition bypass , Journal of Vascular Surgery, 82(6): 2025,2253-2254

Finnesgard EJ, Simons JP, Beck AW, Eagleton M, Sweet MP, Farber MA, Lee WA, Schneider D, Oderich GS, Timaran C, Gasper W, Schanzer A Growth velocity of the residual aortic aneurysm sac is associated with mortality after fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic repair , Journal of Vascular Surgery, 82(4): 2025,e107-e108

Zehner K, Zack J, Schanzer A, Beck AW, Sweet MP, Oderich G, Timaran CH, Farber MA, Gasper WJ, Lee WA, Eagleton MJ, Li X, Cantor R, Wang GJ, Schneider DB Aneurysm sac regression after fenestrated or branched endovascular aortic repair is associated with superior long-term survival , Journal of Vascular Surgery, 82(4): 2025,1179-1187.e2

Barber M, Schneider D, Milner R Comparison of 5-year outcomes of the Gore IBE device from the IDE study and GREAT registry , Journal of Vascular Surgery, 82(3): 2025,e48

Goel NJ, Peev AM, Auteri P, Wang GJ, Lawrence KM, Sperry AE, Berezowski M, Yildiz M, Lutfi W, DePaolo J, Zhao Y, Fairman AS, Szeto WY, Schneider DB, Desai ND Anatomic predictors of distal landing zone failure after endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm† , European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 67(7): 2025,ezaf198

Vacirca A, Mesnard T, Huang Y, Mendes BC, Jakimowicz T, Schneider DB, Haulon S, Sobocinski J, Beck AW, Schanzer A, Farber MA, Timaran C, Kahlberg A, Kölbel T, Gasper WJ, Mees BME, Gargiulo M, Dias NV, Woongchae AL, Sweet MP, Mani K, Eagleton M, Pedro LM, Verhagen H, Yeung KK, Tsilimparis N, Resch T, Bertoglio L, Ferreira E, Khashram M, Sulzer T, Dias-Neto M, Tenorio ER, Kanamori LR, Jama K, Parodi E, Gomes V, Colon JP, Chiesa R, Panuccio G, Schurink GW, Lemmens C, Gallitto E, Faggioli G, Karelis A, Wanhainen A, Habib M, Gouveia E Melo R, Kappe KO, Mariko van Knippenberg SE, Tran B, Crawford S, Panagrosso M, Melloni A, Bonardelli S, Garcia R, Ribeiro T, Gormley S, Maximus S, Oderich GS; International Multicenter Aortic Research Group Predictors of failure to rescue after fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms , Journal of Vascular Surgery, 82(1): 2025,32-42.e3

Vacirca A, Mesnard T, Huang Y, Mendes BC, Jakimowicz T, Schneider DB, Haulon S, Sobocinski J, Beck AW, Schanzer A, Farber MA, Timaran C, Kahlberg A, Kölbel T, Gasper WJ, Mees BME, Gargiulo M, Dias NV, Woongchae AL, Sweet MP, Mani K, Eagleton M, Pedro LM, Verhagen H, Yeung KK, Tsilimparis N, Resch T, Bertoglio L, Ferreira E, Khashram M, Sulzer T, Dias-Neto M, Tenorio ER, Kanamori LR, Jama K, Parodi E, Gomes V, Colon JP, Chiesa R, Panuccio G, Schurink G.W., Lemmens C., Gallitto E., Faggioli G., Karelis A., Wanhainen A., Habib M., Gouveia e Melo R., Kappe K.O., Mariko van Knippenberg S.E., Tran B., Crawford S., Panagrosso M., Melloni A., Bonardelli S., Garcia R., Ribeiro T., Gormley S., Maximus S., Oderich G.S. Predictors of failure to rescue after fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: Presented at the Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting of the European Society of Vascular Surgery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 26-29, 2023 , European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 70(1): 2025,e13-e14