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Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Dr. Brooks specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders of the spine, including herniated discs, spinal stenosis and spinal tumors. He also has extensive training in revision spine surgery, complex spine surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery. In addition, he continues to treat a broad range of general neurosurgical disorders.

Specialties

Neurosurgery

Spine Medicine

UW Health Clinics

UW Hospital and Clinics
(608) 263-7502 | (800) 323-8942 | Map
20 S. Park Clinic
(608) 255-4223 | (888) 703-2778 | Map
East Clinic
(608) 265-1250 | (800) 323-8942 | Map
Research Park Clinic
(608) 265-3207 | (800) 323-8942 | Map

Other Locations

Reedsburg Area Medical Specialty Center (Reedsburg)
(608) 768-3901 |  Map

Hospital Affiliation(s)

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Meriter Hospital, Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial (secondary)

Languages Spoken

English
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 Neurological Surgery

Professional Certifications and Education

Fellowship Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, Cleveland, OH
Residency University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Internship University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Medical School Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2002

Procedures

Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.

Programs & Conditions

  • Head Trauma
Research

Dr. Brooks' research interests include spine surgery outcomes, sports-related spine injuries, brain injury and spinal cord injury and minimally-invasive spine surgery.

PubMed Articles
Agrawal BM Brooks NP Resnick DK . Wisconsin Spine Outcome Study-Pilot: preliminary data. Neurosurg Focus. 2012 Jul;33(1):E15
[PubMed ID: 22746232]
Yi JH Park SW Brooks N Lang BT Vemuganti R . PPARgamma agonist rosiglitazone is neuroprotective after traumatic brain injury via anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative mechanisms. Brain Res. 2008 Dec 9;1244:164-72
[PubMed ID: 18948087]
Brooks NP Turk AS Niemann DB Aagaard-Kienitz B Pulfer K Cook T . Frequency of thromboembolic events associated with endovascular aneurysm treatment: retrospective case series. J Neurosurg. 2008 Jun;108(6):1095-100
[PubMed ID: 18518710]
Tureyen K Brooks N Bowen K Svaren J Vemuganti R . Transcription factor early growth response-1 induction mediates inflammatory gene expression and brain damage following transient focal ischemia. J Neurochem. 2008 May;105(4):1313-24
[PubMed ID: 18208539]
Turk AS Ahmed A Niemann DB Aagaard-Kienitz B Brooks N Levine RL . Utilization of self-expanding stents in the treatment of intracranial atherosclerotic disease in the distal small cerebral vessels. Neuroradiology. 2007 Aug;49(8):659-63
[PubMed ID: 17387464]
Badie B Brooks N Souweidane MM . Endoscopic and minimally invasive microsurgical approaches for treating brain tumor patients. J Neurooncol. 2004 Aug-Sep;69(1-3):209-19
[PubMed ID: 15527092]