
Nathan Zwagerman, MD, FAANS
Assistant Professor
Location
- Neuroscience Institute – Specialty Clinics
- 900 N. 92nd St.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Neurosciences – 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’s 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
Neuroscience Institute – Specialty Clinics
- 900 N. 92nd St.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (414) 805-5400
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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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(Orr M, Findling J, Zwagerman N, Connelly J, Albano K, Bovi J.) Adv Radiat Oncol. 2022 Mar-Apr;7(2):100813 PMID: 34849427 PMCID: PMC8608604 12/02/2021
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(Orr M, Findling J, Zwagerman N, Connelly J, Albano K, Bovi J.) Advances in Radiation Oncology. 1 March 2022;7(2) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85119325950 03/01/2022
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(Massman LJ, Pereckas M, Zwagerman NT, Olivier-Van Stichelen S.) Endocrinology. 2021 12 01;162(12) PMID: 34418053 PMCID: PMC8482966 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85117209862 08/22/2021
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(Aaronson DM, Poetker DM, Long CM, Zwagerman NT.) World Neurosurg. 2021 08;152:80-83 PMID: 34133996 PMCID: PMC8197680 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85109559612 06/17/2021
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(Weaver KJ, McDowell MM, White MD, Tempel ZJ, Zwagerman NT, Deibert CP, Bonfield CM, Johnson S, Greene S.) Pediatr Neurosurg. 2021;56(3):229-238 PMID: 33849030 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105606526 04/14/2021
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Intracranial Capillary Hemangiomas: A Peripartum Presentation and Review of the Literature.
(Massman LJ, Conteh F, Cochran EJ, Zwagerman NT.) World Neurosurg. 2021 01;145:220-228 PMID: 32920159 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092451059 09/14/2020
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Lumbar drains: Practical understanding and application for the otolaryngologist.
(Livingston AJ, Laing B, Zwagerman NT, Harris MS.) Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Nov - Dec;41(6):102740 PMID: 32979671 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85091225239 09/27/2020
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(McDowell MM, Zwagerman NT, Wang EW, Snyderman CH, Tyler-Kabara EC, Gardner PA.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 Nov 20;27(2):170-179 PMID: 33254137 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100232376 12/01/2020
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Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Intra- and Extraconal Orbital Pathologies.
(Melder K, Zwagerman N, Gardner PA, Wang EW.) J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2020 Aug;81(4):442-449 PMID: 33072484 PMCID: PMC7561460 10/20/2020
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(Retzlaff AA, Arispe K, Cochran EJ, Zwagerman NT.) World Neurosurg. 2020 Jan;133:308-313 PMID: 31525486 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074631872 09/17/2019
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Cerebral Trypanosomiasis in an Immunocompromised Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
(Kaushal M, Shabani S, Cochran EJ, Samra H, Zwagerman NT.) World Neurosurg. 2019 Sep;129:225-231 PMID: 31176839 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068268422 06/10/2019
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(Grandhi R, Brasiliense LBC, Williamson R, Zwagerman NT, Sauvageau E, Hanel RA.) World Neurosurg. 2019 05;125:273-276 PMID: 30716493 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85062607082 02/05/2019