Andrew J. Waclawik, MD Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthDr. Waclawik is a professor of neurology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Dr. Waclawik’s clinical interests include neuromuscular diseases, electrodiagnostic medicine and muscle and nerve pathology.
Specialties
UW Health Clinics
Other Locations
UW Health Partners Watertown Regional Medical Center - Neurology Center
(Watertown)
(920) 262-4829
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Hospital Affiliation(s)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial (secondary)
Languages Spoken
| English, Polish |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Neurology |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Neurology
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| Fellowship |
Mayo Clinic
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| Residency |
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
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| Internship |
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
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| Medical School |
Warsaw Medical School
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Awards/Honors
Procedures
Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.
- Electromyography/Nerve Conduction Study (EMG/NCS)at UW Hospital and Clinics
- Muscle and Nerve Pathology
- Neurology Clinic Skin Biopsy
Programs & Conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Friedricks Ataxia
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS)
- Motor Neuron Disease
- Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myelopathy
- Neuromuscular Laboratory
- Neuropathy
- Polymyelitis
- Polyneuropathy
- Post Polio Syndrome
- Primary Lateral Sclerosis
- Progressive Bulbar Palsy
- Progressive Muscle Atrophy
- Radiculopathy
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
| Research |
Dr. Waclawik’s research is focused on diagnosis and management of neuromuscular disorders and muscle pathology. |
PubMed Articles
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Oczko-Walker M Manousakis G Wang S Malter JS Waclawik AJ .
Plasma exchange after initial intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in Guillain-Barré syndrome: critical reassessment of effectiveness and cost-efficiency. J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2010 Dec;12(2):55-61
[PubMed ID: 21386771]
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Liao JP Waclawik AJ Lotz BP Salamat SM Beinlich BR Brooks BR .
Myopathic dropped head syndrome: an expanding clinicopathological spectrum. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 Dec;86(12):970-6
[PubMed ID: 18090438]
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Waclawik AJ Selcen D Keegan BM .
A 46-year-old woman with severe weakness following acute respiratory distress syndrome. Neurology. 2007 May 1;68(18):1529-35
[PubMed ID: 17470757]
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Sobkowicz HM Waclawik AJ August BK .
The astroglial cell that guides nerve fibers from growth cone to synapse in organotypic cultures of the fetal mouse spinal cord. Synapse. 2006 Mar 15;59(4):183-200
[PubMed ID: 16385506]
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Waclawik AJ .
Hyperostosis frontalis interna. Arch Neurol. 2006 Feb;63(2):291
[PubMed ID: 16476822]
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Liao JP Waclawik AJ Lotz BP .
Subclinical sensory involvement in monomelic amyotrophy. J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2005 Dec;7(2):66-9
[PubMed ID: 19078786]
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Schwartz DC Waclawik AJ Ringwala SN Robbins J .
Clinical utility of videofluorography with concomitant Tensilon administration in the diagnosis of bulbar myasthenia gravis. Dig Dis Sci. 2005 May;50(5):858-61
[PubMed ID: 15906757]
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Liao JP Waclawik AJ .
Nerve root hypertrophy in CMT type 1A. Neurology. 2004 Mar 9;62(5):783
[PubMed ID: 15007131]
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Waclawik AJ Luzzio CC Juhasz-Pocsine K Hamilton V .
Myeloneuropathy from nitrous oxide abuse: unusually high methylmalonic acid and homocysteine levels. WMJ. 2003;102(4):43-5
[PubMed ID: 12967021]
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Swartz KR Fee DB Trost GR Waclawik AJ .
Unilateral calf hypertrophy seen in lumbosacral stenosis: case report and review of the literature. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 Sep 15;27(18):E406-9
[PubMed ID: 12634577]
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Waclawik AJ Rao VK .
Effective treatment of severe finger flexion weakness in inclusion body myositis using tendon transfers. J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2002 Sep;4(1):31-2
[PubMed ID: 19078685]
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Gallagher CL Waclawik AJ Beinlich BR Harding CO Pauli RM Poirer J Pandolfo M Salamat MS .
Friedreich's ataxia associated with mitochondrial myopathy: clinicopathologic report. J Child Neurol. 2002 Jun;17(6):453-6
[PubMed ID: 12174969]
