Dr. Nicholas M. Wetjen, MD
Neurosurgeon
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. Nicholas Wetjen practices Neurological Surgery in Rochester, MN. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Wetjen prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Roy C. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa M.D. 2000
Univ Of Ia Coll Of Med- Iowa City Ia 2000
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 2000
Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) Neurological Surgery/Pediatric
Cranio-facial
Neuro-on
American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS)
American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery (ABPNS)
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Balloon angioplasty to treat vasospasm after transsphenoidal surgery. Case illustration.
- Neurologic variant laryngomalacia associated with Chiari malformation and
- Histologically proven, low-grade brainstem gliomas in children: 30-year experience with long-term follow-up at Mayo Clinic.
- The role of nocturnal polysomnography in assessing children with Chiari type I malformation.
- Repeat resective surgery in complex pediatric refractory epilepsy: lessons learned.
- Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system associated with incomplete dural closure following posterior fossa surgery: report of 3 cases.
- Current Selection Criteria and Perioperative Therapy Used for Fetal Myelomeningocele Surgery.
- Accuracy of Pedicle Screw Placement in Children 10 Years or Younger Using Navigation and Intraoperative CT.
- Clinical and surgical management of a congenital Type II split cord malformation presenting with progressive cranial neuropathies: case report.
- Optical Coherence Tomography for the Noninvasive Detection of Elevated Intracranial Pressure: A New Role for the Ophthalmologist?
- Pre- and postischemic effects of the NMDA receptor antagonist dizocilpine maleate (MK-801) on collateral cerebral blood flow.
Faculty Titles & Positions
- General and Pediatric Neurosurgeon Fort Wayne NeuroSpine and Pain, Fort Wayne, Indiana 2022 - Present
- Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery Blank Children’s Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa 2018 - 2022
- General and Pediatric Neurosurgeon Iowa Clinic, Des Moines, Iowa 2018 - 2022
- Consultant Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 2011 - 2018
- Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 2013 - 2018
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 2009 - 2018
- Senior Associate Consultant Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 2008 - 2011
- ssistant Professor of Neurosurgery Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 2008 - 2013
Awards
- Outstanding Achievement in Organic Chemistry 1994 American Chemical Society
- Analytical Chemistry 1994 American Chemical Society
- Senior Award 1996 American Institute of Chemists
- Best Clinical Research - Surgical Resident Research Day 1997 Awarding Organization
Treatments
- Cervical Spine Surgery, Surgical Procedures, Epilepsy And More
- Birth Defects
- Lumecca
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Neurological Surgery
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- AANS/CNS Neurotrauma and Critical Care Section
- AANS/CNS Section for Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Pediatric Neurosurgery Guidelines Committee
- Rules and Regulations Committee
- Communications Committee
- International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Wilderness Medicine Society
- American College of Surgeons
- Special Operations Medical Association
- American Society of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Zumbro Valley
Fellowships
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland Surgical Neurology Branch 2006
- Primary Children's Medical Center, University of Utah Pediatric Neurosurgery 2008
- Clinical Research Fellowship - Core Curriculum in Clinical Research Certificate: Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
- Fellow - Pediatric Neurosurgery: Primary Children's Medical Center, University of Utah
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