Mark Froimson, M.D.

Mark Froimson, MD, joined the Section of Adult Reconstruction Surgery in 1999, after serving as Director of Joint Reconstruction at another Cleveland academic center. He specializes in the surgical care of the hip and knee, with particular emphasis on primary and revision joint replacement and arthroscopy. Dr. Froimson accepts new patients with hip and knee problems. He conducts a clinic at the Main Cleveland Clinic Campus as well as at the Beachwood Family Health Center.

Dr. Froimson's research interests include evaluation of outcomes of joint replacement, implant fixation, minimally invasive surgery, hip arthroscopy, partial joint resurfacing, alternative bearing surfaces, mobile bearing knee replacement and avascular necrosis of the hip. He is active in the education of orthopaedic residents and medical students.

Dr. Froimson was awarded membership into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, received the Frank E. Stinchfield Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Research and has been named to the list of Best Doctors numerous times. He was awarded a traveling fellowship from the Mid-America Orthopaedic Society, which he used to study the indications and effectiveness of arthroscopy of the hip.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Orthopaedic Association, the Orthopaedic Research Society, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and numerous other national and international societies.

• Traveling Fellowship in hip arthroscopy, 1996
• MBA, Weatherhead School of Business, Case Western Reserve University, 1997

Hip and knee surgery.

Product and surgical technique development -- Corail Total Hip System

• Best Doctors in America, 2001-2008
• Innovator Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2004
• American Orthopaedic Association, Elected Member, 2003
• Beta Gamma Sigma, the Honor Society for AACSB, 1998
• Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Traveling Fellow, 1995-1996

 

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1991-Present
• Orthopaedic Research Society, 1990-Present
• American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, 1998-Present
• Mid-America Orthopaedic Society, 1997-Present
• Cleveland Orthopaedic Society, 1993-Present

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Consulting.  Dr. Froimson receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:

• DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

Royalty Payments.  Dr. Froimson has the right to receive royalty payments for inventions or discoveries related to the companies shown below:

• DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

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