Pennsylvania BPI Specialists/Clinics

Dr. Eric L. Zager


Response to UBPN questionnaire:
NOTE: Only questions answered are included here

When was your Brachial Plexus Injury Clinic established?

1989.
Identify what specialties related to brachial plexus injuries are represented by practitioners working in your clinic including physical/occupational therapists, if any.

Available at hospital: Physical Medicine and Rehab Department, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Orthotics, Vascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Neurology, EMG/NCV Studies.
What do you/your clinic specialize in treating?

  • adult brachial plexus injuries
  • extensive BP tumor practice, including multidisciplinary neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis evaluations
  • trauma or other brachial plexus injuries
Indicate the total number of brachial plexus patients you/your clinic has evaluated since your establishment:

Number of children (Obstetrical brachial plexus injuries):
25

Number of children (Trauma or other brachial plexus injuries):
50

Number of adults (Obstetrical brachial plexus injuries):
20

Number of adults (Trauma or other brachial plexus injuries):
300
State your philosophy regarding evaluation, referral and treatment of brachial plexus injuries in children and adults.

Early evaluation is important, thorough neurological evaluation, aggressive physical and occupational therapy and selective, timely surgical intervention.
State your philosophy regarding pain management and brachial plexus injuries.

Multidisciplinary pain management center available at Penn.
Indicate research efforts (include dates please) conducted by you specific to brachial plexus injuries.

Current studies of dorsal root ganglion and axonal elongation using continuous mechanical tension.
Indicate any other facts that you feel would help families and individuals understand your practice.

Fellowship subspecialty training in brachial plexus and other peripheral nerve injuries and tumors.
Do you accept any national/governmental payment for services or are you enrolled in any state medicaid plans? Please provide information on these plans and include which states you are enrolled in for medicaid services.

PA Medicaid.
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