Nathan Zwagerman, MD
Assistant Professor
Location
- Zablocki VA Medical Center
- 5000 West National Avenue
- Milwaukee, WI 53295-1000
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Cancer Care Center - Community Memorial Hospital
Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
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 Aneurysm
- Brain Tumors
- Carotid Stenosis
- Pituitary Tumors
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Peripheral Nerve Damage
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Meningioma
- Craniopharyngioma
Treatments and Services
- Gamma Knife Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Aneurysm Clipping
- Microvascular Decompression
- Skull Base Tumor Surgery
- Endonasal Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
- Skull Base Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Cranial Surgery
- Multi-Corridor Surgery
Patients Ages Seen
- Infant
- Child
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Senior
Languages
- English
Hospital Affiliations
- Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
- Community Memorial Hospital – Menomonee Falls
- Zablocki VA Medical Center – Milwaukee
Clinic Locations
Zablocki VA Medical Center
- 5000 West National Avenue
- Milwaukee, WI 53295-1000
- (414) 384-2000
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Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
- 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (866) 680-0505
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Cancer Center - Community Memorial Hospital
- W180 N8085 Town Hall Road
- Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
- (262) 251-1000
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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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(Zwagerman NT, Geltzeiler MN, Wang EW, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Snyderman CH, Gardner PA.) Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 Feb 01;16(2):40-41.
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Twenty years' experience with myelomeningocele management at a single institution: lessons learned.
(Kellogg R, Lee P, Deibert CP, Tempel Z, Zwagerman NT, Bonfield CM, Johnson S, Greene S.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Oct;22(4):439-443.
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Spheno-Orbital Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in a 10-Month-Old Infant.
(Arocho-Quinones EV, Self S, Suchi M, Zwagerman NT, Lew SM.) World Neurosurg. 2018 Sep;117:371-376.
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(Fernandez-Miranda JC, Zwagerman NT, Abhinav K, Lieber S, Wang EW, Snyderman CH, Gardner PA.) J Neurosurg. 2018 Aug;129(2):430-441.
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(McDowell MM, Blatt JE, Deibert CP, Zwagerman NT, Tempel ZJ, Greene S.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Jun;21(6):587-596.
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Endoscopic endonasal resection of the odontoid process: clinical outcomes in 34 adults.
(Zwagerman NT, Tormenti MJ, Tempel ZJ, Wang EW, Snyderman CH, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Gardner PA.) J Neurosurg. 2018 Mar;128(3):923-931.
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Natural History of Intracranial Absorbable Gelatin Powder.
(Zwagerman NT, Agarwal N, Jankowitz BT.) World Neurosurg. 2017 Aug;104:1044.e5-1044.e6.
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Juvenile Nasal Angiofibromas: A Comparison of Modern Staging Systems in an Endoscopic Era.
(Rowan NR, Zwagerman NT, Heft-Neal ME, Gardner PA, Snyderman CH.) J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2017 Feb;78(1):63-67.
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(Chabot JD, Gardner PA, Stefko ST, Zwagerman NT, Fernandez-Miranda JC.) Neurosurgery. 2017 02 01;80(2):309-322.
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Endoscopic transnasal skull base surgery: pushing the boundaries.
(Zwagerman NT, Zenonos G, Lieber S, Wang WH, Wang EW, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Snyderman CH, Gardner PA.) J Neurooncol. 2016 11;130(2):319-330.
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Histopathological examination of spine tumors after treatment with radiosurgery.
(Zwagerman NT, McDowell MM, Hamilton RL, Monaco EA 3rd, Flickinger JC, Gerszten PC.) Neurosurg Focus. 2016 Aug;41(2):E14.
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A refractory arachnoid cyst presenting with tremor, expressive dysphasia, and cognitive decline.
(Zwagerman NT, Pardini J, Mousavi SH, Friedlander RM.) Surg Neurol Int. 2016;7(Suppl 15):S431-3.