Robert Hagan, M.D.
Dr. Hagan is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Association for Hand Surgery, the American Society For Peripheral Nerve, the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, the Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons, the American Headache Society, and the American Diabetes Society.
Dr. Hagan received his MD from Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He received his general surgery training at The Lahey Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts and his plastic surgery training at The Lahey Clinic and Harvard Medical School hospitals. He continued his education as a fellow at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts specializing in hand and microsurgery. Upon returning to the Midwest, he completed a craniofacial fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
70+
Scientific
Journal Articles
10
Book
Chapters
25
Years
as Surgeon
Dr. Hagan has special interests in peripheral nerve surgery and hand/extremity surgery. His diverse training in plastics, hand, peripheral nerve, craniofacial, reconstructive and microsurgery has served him well to understand the many challenges of today’s pain and peripheral nerve disorders.
Dr. Hagan is committed to the research and further development of peripheral nerve surgery. Neuropax Clinic provides a multi-center platform for clinical research and advancement of surgical techniques. Dr. Hagan has many ongoing studies focused on improving the diagnosis of and treatment of peripheral nerve and pain disorders.
- Reset Neurectomy for Cutaneous Nerve Injuries. Hagan R, Eberlin K, Pickrell B, Hamaguchi R. PRS Global Open Journal. 2021 Feb, 15th. Doi: 10.1097
- Surgical Treatments of the Supraorbital and Supratrochlear nerves: Hagan R, Khansa I, Janis J. Chapter, Book, Surgical Treatment of Chronic Headaches and Migraines. March 2020.
- The Greater Occipital Nerve and Obliquus Capitis Inferior Muscle: Anatomical Interactions and Implications for Occipital Pain Syndromes. Scherer SS, Schiraldi L, Sapino G, Cambiaso-Daniel J, Gualdi A, Peled ZM, Hagan R, Pietramaggiori G. PRS Journal 2019
- Supraorbital Rim Syndrome: Definition, Surgical Treatment, and Outcomes for Frontal Headache. Hagan RR, Fallucco MA, Janis JE, PRS Journal 2016.
- A review of current evidence in the surgical treatment of migraine headaches. JanisJE, Barker JC, Javadi C, Ducic I, Hagan R, Guyuron B. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Oct;134(4 Suppl 2):131S-41S. doi: 10.1097
- Anatomy of the supratrochlear nerve: implications for the surgical treatment of migraine headaches. JanisJE, Hatef DA, Hagan R, Schaub T, Liu JH, Thakar H, Bolden KM, Heller JB, Kurkjian TJ. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Apr;131(4):743-50.
- Chronic daily headaches secondary to greater auricular and lesser occipital neuromas following endolymphatic shunt surgery; Vorobeichik L, Fallucco MA, Hagan RR, BMJ Case Reports 2012; doi: 1136/bcr-2012-007189.
- The anatomical morphology of the supraorbital notch: Clinical relevance to the surgical treatment of migraine headaches; Fallucco M, Janis J, Hagan R, PRSJournal 2012.
- Selective denervation of the corrugator supercilia muscle for the treatment of idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia purely paroxysmal distributed in the supraorbital and supratrochlear dermatomes: Gualdi A, Camiaso-Daniel J, Gatti J, Peled Z, Hagan R, Bertossi D, Wurzer P, Kamolz LP, Scherer S, Pietramaggiori G. The journal of Headache and pain 22:9 (2021)
- Novel Surgical Approach for Decompression of the Scalene Triangle in Neuorgenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Hagan R, Ricci J, Eberlin K, J Reconstr Microsurg 2018;34:315-320.
- Soleal Sling Syndrome (Proximal Tibial Nerve Compression): Results of Surgical Decompression; Williams E, Rosson G, Hagan R, Hashemi S, Dellon AL; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, Volume 129(2).
- Denervation of the Periosteal Origin of the Adductor Muscles in Conjunction with Adductor Fasciotomy in the Surgical Treatment of Refractory Groin Pull; Dellon AL, Williams E, Rosson G, Hashemi S, Tollestrup T, Hagan R, Peled Z, Gurtmueller G, Ebmer J; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, Volume 28(4).
- Consensus Recommendations for Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome from the INTOS Workgroup. Chim H, Hagan RR. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Aug 28;12(8):e6107.
- Pearls for Starting a Headache Surgery Practice in Academic and Private Practice. Saad M, Connor L, Hazewinkel MHJ, Peled ZM, Hagan RR, Gfrerer L, Kassis SA. JPRAS Open. 2023 Dec 10;39:127-131.
- Anatomic Anomalies of the Nerves Treated during Headache Surgery. Peled ZM, Gfrerer L, Hagan RR, Al-Kassis S, Savvides G, Austen G, Valenti A, Chinta M. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Nov 21;11(11):e5439.
- Lesser Occipital Nerve Decompression through a Single Vertical Midline Incision Reduces Reoperation Rates. Remy, Katya MD; Hazewinkel, Merel H. J. MD; DePamphilis, Matthew A. BS; Austen, William G. Jr MD; Hagan, Robert R. MD; Gfrerer, Lisa MD, PhD. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 156(3):p 412e-419e, September 2025.
- Greater Occipital Nerve Cushioning with Muscle Flap versus Fat Flap Results in Lower Reoperation Rates, M.H.J. Hazewinkel, K. Remy, M. DePamphilis, G.L.E. Mönnink, J. Raschi, William G. Austen Jr., R.R. Hagan, L. Gfrerer.; Plastic and Reconstructive Journal, 2025
- Reset Neurectomy for Cutaneous Nerve Injuries. Eberlin KR, Pickrell BB, Hamaguchi R, Hagan RR. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Feb 15;9(2):e3401
- The Role of Diagnostic Nerve Blocks in the Diagnosis of Symptomatic Neuroma. Gfrerer, L., Hagan, RR. (2024). Chapter In: Contemporary Neuroma Management. Springer, Eberlin, K.R., Ducic, I., Moore, A., Cederna, P.S., Valerio, I.L., Dumanian, G.
The Association of Long Thoracic Nerve Variants With Medial Scapular Winging in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Clinical and Anatomical Study. Madi El Haj, MD, MSC, Shaul Beyth, MD, PhD, Robert R. Hagan, MD, Sofia A. Vorobeitchik, BS, Harvey Chim, MD
