Nathan Zwagerman, MD, FAANS
Associate Professor
Location
- Neuroscience Center 鈥� Specialty Clinics
- 900 N. 92nd St.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Neurosciences 鈥� Froedtert Hospital Clinic
I believe that treating patients is more than simply treating the problem they present with. Patients often come to my clinic with a new diagnosis and with complex histories that make each patient unique. The best way to treat each patient is to discover what is important in their lives, educate about the presenting problem, and formulate a treatment strategy that takes all of these things together to arrive at a treatment plan. Each patient needs to be evaluated independently to arrive at a unique treatment for each patient.
Overview
Diseases and Conditions
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain Tumors
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Pituitary Tumors
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Meningioma
- Arachnoid Cyst
- Dermoid Cyst
- Craniopharyngioma
- Schwannoma
- Pineal Cysts
- Epidermoid Cysts
- Encephalocele
- Colloid Cyst
Treatments and Services
- Gamma Knife Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Microvascular Decompression
- Skull Base Tumor Surgery
- Endonasal Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
- Skull Base Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Cranial Surgery
- Multi-Corridor Surgery
- Cushing鈥檚 Surgery
- Virtual Visit
- CSF Leak Repair
Patients Ages Seen
- Infant
- Child
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Senior
Languages
- English
Hospital Affiliations
- Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
- Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls
Board Certifications
- Neurosurgery
Clinic Locations
- 900 N. 92nd St.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (414) 805-5400
Biography
Nathan T. Zwagerman, MD, joined the faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2017 after completing his residency and fellowship training at the university of Pittsburgh. He completed his undergraduate studies at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI while majoring in Psychology. He completed his medical training at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. He was born and raised on a family farm in West Michigan.
Dr. Zwagerman completed a two year fellowship in endoscopic endonasal pituitary and endoscopic and open skull base surgery. His research has been focused on evaluating patient outcomes after endoscopic skull base surgery and developing improved techniques to repair injured peripheral nerves.
Dr. Zwagerman received the Student's Golden Heart Award as a 4th year medical student as voted on by his peers for his work in research and his volunteer activity. In 2016, He was awarded the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Synthes Skull base award for his work with Dr. Paul Gardner for a randomized controlled trial of lumbar drain placement after endoscopic skull base surgery. More recently, in 2017 he was awarded the American Association of Neurological Surgeons first place poster for peripheral nerve.
Education and Training
Doctor of Medicine - Wayne State University School of Medicine - Detroit, MI (2010)
Fellowship in Endoscopic and Open Cranial Base Surgery - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Pittsburgh, PA (2014-2016)
Residency in Neurological Surgery - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Pittsburgh, PA (2011-2017)
Publications
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(Laing B, Hussain O, Treffy R, Tavakoli-Sabour S, Zwagerman NT.) Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2024 Oct 16 PMID: 39412341 10/16/2024
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(Allen ME, Beck RT, Zwagerman NT, Coss D, Fisco A, Ioachimescu AG.) JCEM Case Rep. 2024 Oct;2(10):luae182 PMID: 39416274 PMCID: PMC11482006 10/17/2024
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(Gonzalez R, Massman L, Ho S, Luna S, Cheok S, Liang B, Mrachek K, Coss D, Ioachimescu AG, Zwagerman N, Olivier-Van Stichelen S.) Pituitary. 2024 Oct;27(5):577-589 PMID: 39066842 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200049784 07/28/2024
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(Ali HM, Leland EM, Stickney E, Lohse CM, Iyoha E, Valappil B, Filimonov A, Goetschel K, Young SC, Shahin MN, Sanusi O, Sonfack DJN, Nadeau S, Champagne PO, Geltzeiler M, Zwagerman NT, Gardner PA, Wang EW, Zenonos GA, Snyderman C, Van Gompel J, Link M, Peris-Celda M, Stokken J, Choby G, Pinheiro-Neto CD.) Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Oct;14(10):1558-1567 PMID: 38884280 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196141666 06/17/2024
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(Melder K, Mace JC, Choby G, Almeida JP, Champagne PO, Chan E, Ciporen J, Chaskes MB, Fernandez-Miranda J, Fung NK, Gardner P, Hwang P, Ji KSY, Kalyvas A, Kong KA, Patel C, Patel Z, Celda MP, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Snyderman C, Thorp BD, Van Gompel JJ, Zenonos G, Zwagerman NT, Sanusi O, Wang EW, Geltzeiler M.) Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Sep;14(9):1435-1445 PMID: 38567900 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85189343949 04/03/2024
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(Tavakoli S, Armstrong SA, Feller C, Hong SH, Zwagerman NT.) Neurosurg Focus. 2024 Apr;56(4):E11 PMID: 38560929 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85189783181 04/01/2024
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(North LM, Rohde RL, Cornell S, Long CM, Zwagerman NT.) Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Mar;14(3):724-727 PMID: 37563906 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85168702227 08/11/2023
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(Armstrong SA, Boerger TF, Laing B, Tavakoli S, Goetschel K, Cheok S, Zwagerman N.) Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base. 2024 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201668933 01/01/2024
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(Armstrong SA, Tavakoli S, Shah I, Laing BR, Coss D, Ioachimescu AG, Findling J, Zwagerman NT.) J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2023 Nov 27;6(22) PMID: 38011690 PMCID: PMC10684060 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85178085217 11/27/2023
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(Laing B, Zwagerman NT.) Neurosurgery. 2023 Sep 01;93(3):e63-e64 PMID: 37863480 10/21/2023
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(Choby G, Geltzeiler M, Almeida JP, Champagne PO, Chan E, Ciporen J, Chaskes MB, Fernandez-Miranda J, Gardner P, Hwang P, Ji KSY, Kalyvas A, Kong KA, McMillan R, Nayak J, O'Byrne J, Patel C, Patel Z, Peris Celda M, Pinheiro-Neto C, Sanusi O, Snyderman C, Thorp BD, Van Gompel JJ, Young SC, Zenonos G, Zwagerman NT, Wang EW.) JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Sep 01;149(9):837-844 PMID: 37535372 PMCID: PMC10401389 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85171309350 08/03/2023