Professor of Neurological Surgery, University Pennsylvania
Neurosurgery
Dr. Eric L. Zager, MD
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Eric Zager is an expert in the field of Neurosurgery. He went to Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford University School of Medicine is a one of the best medicals schools. Stanford University School of Medicine is ranked 2/25 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received 6 awards: "Philadelphia Magazine", "America's Top Doctors", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Super Doctor", "Fellow (FAANS)" and "Fellow (FACS)". Dr. Eric L. Zager is a published doctor and has 90 publications published. The lastest was: 'Endovascular stent treatment of cervical internal carotid artery aneurysms with parent vessel preservation.' He accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Intracranial Aneurysms in sickle cell anemia: clinical and imaging findings.
- Erratum: Utility of delayed surgical repair of neonatal brachial Plexus palsy.
- Upper brachial plexus Injury in adults: comparative effectiveness of different repair techniques.
- Utility of delayed surgical repair of neonatal brachial Plexus palsy.
- Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia of the skull base and intraCranial compartment.
- Iatrogenic vascular complications associated with external ventricular drain placement: a report of 8 cases and review of the literature.
- Orbital congestion complicating treatment of Cerebral vascular anomalies.
- Avoiding (and Reporting) Complications: When Nerves Pay a Price.
- Salvage C2 Ganglionectomy After C2 Nerve Root Decompression Provides Similar Pain Relief as a Single Surgical Procedure for Intractable Occipital Neuralgia.
- Carpal tunnel syndrome Secondary to an osteophyte of the trapezium.
- The double fascicular Nerve transfer for restoration of elbow flexion.
- Lactate-to-Pyruvate Ratio as a Marker of Propofol Infusion Syndrome After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Clinical evaluation of a portable near-infrared device for detection of traumatic intraCranial hematomas.
- Hemangiomas of the brachial Plexus: a case series.
- Long-term survival and integration of transplanted engineered Nervous tissue constructs promotes peripheral nerve regeneration.
- What's new in common upper extremity entrapment neuropathies.
- Clinical problem-solving: brachial plexus closed Injury and reconstruction.
- Harvested human neurons engineered as live Nervous tissue constructs: implications for transplantation. Laboratory investigation.
- Completion angiography for surgically treated cerebral Aneurysms: an economic analysis.
- Bow hunter's syndrome caused by accessory Cervical ossification: posterolateral decompression and the use of intraoperative Doppler ultrasonography.
- Neural engineering to produce in vitro Nerve constructs and neurointerface.
- Recurrent late Cerebral necrosis with aggressive characteristics after radiosurgical treatment of an arteriovenous malformation. Case report.
- Tumors of the peripheral Nerves and plexuses.
- Dystrophic calcification and infraclavicular brachial plexopathy: case report.
- Cost-effectiveness of intraoperative imaging in carotid endarterectomy.
- Mineral volume and morphology in carotid plaque specimens using high-resolution MRI and CT.
- Cervical spine meningioma presenting as otalgia: case report.
- Ulnar Nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: simple decompression.
- Rapid cognitive decline following Lumbar puncture in a patient with a dural arteriovenous fistula.
- Management of patients with Schwannomatosis: report of six cases and review of the literature.
- Thoracic outlet syndrome.
- Pathophysiology of peripheral nerve Injury: a brief review.
- Surgical management of brachial Plexus region tumors.
- Continuous arterial spin labeled perfusion magnetic resonance imaging in patients before and after carotid endarterectomy.
- Case studies for illustration and Discussion: peripheral nerve tumors.
- Mini-open carpal tunnel decompression.
- Intradural venous varix: a rare cause of an intradural lumbar Spine lesion.
- Thalamic deep Brain stimulation for disabling tremor after excision of a midBrain cavernous angioma. Case report.
- Intracranial hypotension after intraoperative lumbar Cerebrospinal fluid drainage.
- Sensitivity of scalp EEG, cortical EGG, and somatosensory evoked responses during surgery for intracranial Aneurysms.
- Distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery Aneurysms. Report of four cases.
- Pupil-sparing third nerve palsy with preoperative improvement from a posterior communicating artery Aneurysm.
- Selection and preoperative work-up for peripheral Nerve surgery.
- Xenon-enhanced Cerebral blood flow at 28% xenon provides uniquely safe access to quantitative, clinically useful Cerebral blood flow information: a multicenter study.
- The calibration and validation of a phase-modulated near-infrared Cerebral oximeter.
- Carotid cavernous fistula associated with persistent trigeminal Artery: endovascular treatment using coil embolization.
- Brainstem origins of the n18 component of the somatosensory evoked response.
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging of regional Brain activity in patients with intracerebral gliomas: findings and implications for clinical management.
- Residue chemistry guidelines.
- Erythromelalgia: diagnosis and classification.
- Endovascular stent treatment of cervical internal carotid artery Aneurysms with parent vessel preservation.
- Dementia resulting from dural arteriovenous fistulas: the pathologic findings of venous hypertensive encephalopathy.
- Catamenial mononeuropathy and Radiculopathy: a treatable neuropathic disorder.
- Hypertension, small size, and deep venous drainage are associated with risk of hemorrhagic presentation of Cerebral arteriovenous malformations.
- Surgical treatment of intracranial Aneurysms.
- Cigarette smoking-induced increase in the risk of symptomatic vasospasm after Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Correlation of diffusion MRI and heat shock protein in a rat embolic stroke model.
- Occipital lobe infarction from a carotid Artery embolic source.
- Windmill pitcher's radial neuropathy.
- Temporal muscle microfixation in pterional craniotomies. Technical note.
- Effects of hypophysectomy and dexamethasone administration on central and peripheral S-adenosylmethionine levels.
- Reduction of cellular energy requirements. Screening for agents that may protect against CNS ischemia.
- Neurosurgical management of spasticity, rigidity, and tremor.
- Neural transplantation.
- Neuropeptides in human memory and learning processes.
- Metastasis within a pituitary adenoma presenting with bilateral abducens palsies: case report and review of the literature.
- Acute presentations of syringomyelia. Report of three cases.
- Isolated trigeminal sensory loss secondary to a distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery Aneurysm: case report.
- Intravenous corticosteroid therapy of Cervical cord compression in rheumatoid arthritis.
- Metastases and spinal cord compression.
- Spontaneous cerebral hypothermia diminishes focal infarction in rat Brain.
- Topic review: surface modifications enhancing biological activity of guglielmi detachable coils in treating intracranial Aneurysms.
- Incidence and clinical significance of frontal sinus or orbital entry during pterional (frontotemporal) craniotomy.
- Surgical treatment of common entrapment neuropathies in the upper limbs.
- Endovascular thrombolysis for symptomatic Cerebral venous thrombosis.
- The effectiveness of rapidly infused intravenous Fluids for inducing moderate hypothermia in neurosurgical patients.
- Clipping infundibula.
- Cerebral extraction of oxygen, lactate production, and perfusion pressure in gunshot wound to the head: case report.
- Cavernous malformations of the third ventricle.
- Failure of jugular lactate determinations to disclose Cerebral ischemia in posttraumatic Cerebral infarction: case report.
- Lhermitte-Duclos Disease and Cowden's syndrome in an adolescent patient. Case report.
- Clinics in neurology and neurosurgery of sport: peripheral nerve Injury.
- Arteriovenous shunt visualization in arteriovenous malformations with arterial spin-labeling MR imaging.
- Structural MRI of carotid artery atherosclerotic lesion burden and characterization of hemispheric Cerebral blood flow before and after carotid endarterectomy.
- Surgical clipping of a PICA Aneurysm in a 6-month-old child.
- Brain oxygen tension and outcome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Diagnosis and treatment options for Nerve sheath tumors.
- A novel neuroprosthetic interface with the peripheral Nervous system using artificially engineered axonal tracts.
- Nerve regeneration and Nerve repair.
Schools
Stanford University School Of Medicine
Columbia Presby Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lsu Med Center
University Toronto
Procedures Preformed
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
- Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
- Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
- Herniated Disc Surgery
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Conditions Treated
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cancer
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Personal Choice PPO
- Regional Pref Network EPO
- Regional Pref Network HMO
- Regional Pref Network HMO+
- Regional Pref Network POS+
- Regional Pref Network PPO
- Blue Card PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health America PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Delaware PPO
- Emblem Health
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthPartners
- Community Blue PPO
- Direct Access
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Keystone Health Plan East HMO
- MedHealthInsurance
- Medicaid
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- Mutual of Omaha
- MVP Health Care
- Freedom Plan
- Priority Health
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare PPO
- Tricare
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- Oxford Liberty
- United Healthcare
Awards
- Philadelphia Magazine
- America's Top Doctors
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Super Doctor
- Fellow (FAANS)
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Louisiana State University -
Massachusetts General Hospital -
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus -
Stanford University School of Medicine
Hospital
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Pennsylvania Hospital -
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1124061239 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | ZAGER | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ERIC | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 19104 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | Neurosurgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 22.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1124061239 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | ZAGER |
| First Name Of The Provider | ERIC |
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