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Thomas Mroz, M.D.

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Appointed: 2004
Gender: Male
Languages: Chinese
English
Center for Spine Health
Phone:(216) 445-9232
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code S80
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Neurological Surgery
Phone:(216) 445-9232
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code S80
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Center for Spine Health
Phone:(216) 445-9232
Location:Strongsville
Mail Code S80
16761 S Park Center
Strongsville, OH 44136
Orthopaedic Surgery
Phone:(216) 445-9232
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code S80
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
 
 
Biographical Sketch

Thomas E. Mroz, MD, is a board-certified Spine Surgeon in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Neurological Surgery and the Center for Spine Health at Cleveland Clinic. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. Thereafter, he completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. He then completed two spinal surgery fellowships, one at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the other in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. His focus of the second fellowship was minimally invasive spine surgery.

Dr. Mroz specializes in all aspects of spinal surgery, and has a dedicated interest in minimally invasive surgery and cervical (neck) spine surgery, including radiculopathy, myelopathy, stenosis, disc herniations, cervical disc replacement, revision cervical surgery, cervical infections, cervical tumors and cervical deformity.

He is very active in research, and has lectured nationally and internationally on minimally invasive surgery and cervical spine surgery. He has authored numerous research articles and textbook chapters, and serves as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. He is a member in good standing in the North American Spine Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He continues to have a very active role in the education of medical students, residents and fellows.

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Education & Fellowships
Medical School:Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
 
Internship:George Washington University School of Medicine, General Surgery, Washington, DC
Residency:George Washington University School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington, DC
Fellowship:Semmes Murphy Clinic, Neurosurgery, Memphis, TN
Fellowship:University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Spinal Surgery, Los Angeles, CA
Other Education:(Undergraduate) Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
Other Education:(Undergraduate) Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Other Education:(Undergraduate) John Carroll University, University Heights, OH
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Certifications

Orthopaedic Surgery

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Specialty Interests
Minimally invasive spinal surgery, complex cervical spine surgery including cervical deformity, revision cervical spine surgery, cervical infections, cervical tumors, cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy, kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty.
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Professional Memberships
  • North American Spine Society
  • Board Member, Biologics Section, North American Spine Society
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
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Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide medical education about recent trends. The collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with which they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its doctors’ connections with industry and those of their immediate family members. As of 7/31/2008, Dr. Mroz has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. Patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

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