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Biographical Sketch
Fredrick P. Wilson, DO, is Director of the Cleveland Clinic Solon Center for Spine Health.
Dr. Wilson is an osteopathic medical specialist who treats patients with back and neck pain. He uses traditional conservative medical treatments and incorporates osteopathic spinal manipulation when appropriate. He has been on staff at Cleveland Clinic since 1997 and has been the Director of the Solon Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health since 2000. He is part of the teaching faculty for Cleveland Clinic Medical Spine Fellows and Internal Medicine Residents. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine for the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he teaches medical students, interns and residents.
His certifications include: Family Medicine (The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians-1989) and Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (The American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine-2005).
Certified in osteopathic manipulation by the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine December 15, 2005.
Specialty Interests
Family practice (AOA), neuromusculoskeletal medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine (AOBNMM)
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