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John Nerva, MD

John D. Nerva, MD

Assistant Professor

Locations

  • Neurosurgery
    8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
    Milwaukee, WI 53226

Education


Endovascular Fellowship, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2017-2018
Neurosurgical Residency, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2010-2017
Cerebrovascular Fellowship, Macquarie Neurosurgery, Sydney, Australia, 2016
MD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2006-2010
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Biography

John D. Nerva, MD, is a fellowship trained, board certified neurosurgeon who joined the faculty of the 皇家华人 in 2021. He specializes in the treatment of cerebrovascular and spinal vascular disease and is part of a select group of neurosurgeons with fellowship training in both open vascular microsurgery and endovascular techniques for the treatment of brain aneurysms, vascular malformations, and stroke. He also collaborates with radiation oncology to perform stereotactic radiosurgery for select vascular malformations at Froedtert-MCW.

Dr. Nerva grew up in Minnesota and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota. He also attended the University of Minnesota for medical school, graduating with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. He completed neurosurgery residency at the University of Washington during which time he also completed cerebrovascular fellowship training at Macquarie University in Australia. After residency, he received advanced training in minimally invasive endovascular techniques at the University of Florida. Prior to joining MCW, he was on the faculty at Tulane University in New Orleans.

Dr. Nerva's clinical research relates to patient outcomes and refinements of surgical and endovascular techniques for cerebrovascular disease. He has authored over 100 manuscripts, abstracts, book chapters, and presentations, including several at national and international meetings, and has served as key personnel on NIH/NINDS-funded research studying computer simulations of brain aneurysm treatment. He is also recognized as a reviewer for several marquee peer-reviewed neurosurgical journals and has been invited to teach at regional and national neurosurgical courses.

"Neurosurgeons often see patients after receiving troubling and confusing news or after a life changing event like a stroke, brain hemorrhage, or traumatic injury. It is an absolute honor and privilege to help patients and their families during this time of need. I want patients to understand their condition, the available treatment options, and the potential outcomes of therapy. My priorities are to carefully explain and counsel patients and families about the condition and to offer the safest approach to address the problem. I also enjoy hearing the patient's perspective and learning about what matters most to them. As a vascular neurosurgeon, I offer a comprehensive approach for the evaluation and management of cerebrovascular and spinal vascular disease, which may include medical therapy, open microsurgery, endovascular techniques, and radiosurgery. Neurosurgery is a constantly evolving field, and my goal is to combine the newest treatment advances with compassionate patient care."

Board Certification

  • American Board of Neurological Surgery

Specialty

  • Cerebrovascular and spinal vascular disease 

Clinical Programs

Research Interests

  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Spinal vascular disease
  • Stroke
  • Cerebral aneurysm
  • Arteriovenous malformation
  • Carotid-Cavernous fistula
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage
  • Subdural hematoma

Publications

  • (Reecher HM, Hussain O, Treffy R, Nerva JD.) J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2024 May 20;7(21) PMID: 38768516 PMCID: PMC11111415 05/20/2024

  • (Scullen T, Milburn J, Mathkour M, Larrota A, Aduloju O, Dumont A, Nerva J, Amenta P, Wang A.) Ochsner J. 2024;24(1):36-46 PMID: 38510222 PMCID: PMC10949058 03/21/2024

  • (Laing BRW, Best B, Nerva JD, Vedantam A.) J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2023 Aug 07;6(6) PMID: 37581597 PMCID: PMC10555585 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85170256731 08/15/2023

  • (Bounajem MT, Joyce E, Scoville JP, Seinfeld J, Hoffman J, Grossberg JA, Waiters V, White AC, Nerva J, Burkhardt JK, Tonetti DA, El Naamani K, Gooch MR, Jabbour P, Tjoumakaris S, Ortega Gutierrez S, Levitt MR, Lang M, Ares WJ, Desai S, Mascitelli JR, Kilburg CJ, Budohoski KP, Couldwell WT, Gross BA, Grandhi R.) Neurosurg Focus. 2023 May;54(5):E4 PMID: 37127036 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85158026844 05/02/2023

  • (Yu A, Dupont G, Nerva J, Anadkat SN, D'Antoni AV, Wang A, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS.) Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2023;82(3):568-579 PMID: 35692114 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85169297988 06/14/2022

  • (Mathkour M, Werner C, Scullen T, Fennell VS, Nerva J, Amenta PS, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Bui CJ, Mortazavi MM, Hur MS, Tubbs RS.) Clin Anat. 2022 May;35(4):428-433 PMID: 34561915 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116069876 09/26/2021

  • (Jiang B, Murray C, Cole BL, Glover JNM, Chan GK, Deschenes J, Mani RS, Subedi S, Nerva JD, Wang AC, Lockwood CM, Mefford HC, Leary SES, Ojemann JG, Weinfeld M, Ene CI.) Sci Rep. 2022 Mar 30;12(1):5386 PMID: 35354845 PMCID: PMC8967877 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127252427 04/01/2022

  • (Mathkour M, Werner C, Scullen T, Fennell VS, Nerva J, Amenta PS, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Bui CJ, Mortazavi MM, Hur MS, Tubbs RS.) Clinical Anatomy. May 2022;35(4):428-433 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116069876 05/01/2022

  • (McCormack E, Cornu O, Hanna J, Nerva JD, Aysenne A.) Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management. March 2022;27 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118350420 03/01/2022

  • (Iwanaga J, Watanabe K, Khan PA, Nerva JD, Amenta PS, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS.) Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base. 1 February 2022;83(1):28-32 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85094190877 02/01/2022

  • (Couldwell M, Elzamly K, Hextrum S, Aysenne A, Olewink 艁, Iwanaga J, Nerva J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS.) World Neurosurg. 2021 Nov;155:e588-e591 PMID: 34474160 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85114812827 09/03/2021

  • (McCormack IG, Xu L, Nerva J, Berry JF, Melgar M, Wysiadecki G, Walocha J, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS.) World Neurosurg. 2021 Nov;155:e41-e48 PMID: 34365050 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113781605 08/09/2021

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