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Office
3100 SW 62nd Ave
Miami, FL 33155Phone+1 305-662-8366
Summary
- Thomas Errico, MD
Pediatric Spine Surgeon
Dr. Errico is a pediatric orthopedic spine surgeon with the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Orthopedic Surgery Program and its Center for Spinal Disorders. Prior to joining Nicklaus Children’s, he served as chief of the Spine Center at NYU Langone Health in New York City, where he led for more than two decades a team renowned for its innovation and patient-centric care. Dr. Errico earned his medical degree from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, before completing a residency in orthopedics at NYU Langone Medical Center and a fellowship in spine surgery at Toronto General Hospital in Canada. Early in his career, he trained under three prior presidents of the Scoliosis Research Society: Dr. Gordon Engler, Dr. John Kostuik and Dr. Theodore Waugh. His clinical interests include scoliosis, kyphosis and spondylolisthesis.
Dr. Errico is board certified in orthopedic surgery. He holds more than 150 registered patents and has been instrumental in developing some of the latest and most innovative techniques in spinal surgery. Dr. Errico served as president of the International Society of the Advancement of Spine Surgery from 2010-2011. In addition, he was president of the North American Spine Society from 2003-2004. Dr. Errico has multiple publications in scientific journals and is involved in pediatric spine surgery research as part of the Harms Study Group, which is supported by the Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation and adult spine surgery research as a former member of the International Spine Study Group.
Dr. Errico is employed by Pediatric Specialists of America (PSA), the multispecialty group practice of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. He sees patients at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital main campus, Nicklaus Children’s Aventura Care Center, Nicklaus Children’s Boynton Beach Care Center, Nicklaus Children’s Miramar
Education & Training
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1979 - 1983
- Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1978 - 1979
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1978
- Rutgers UniversityB.A., Zoology, 1972
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 1991 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 1980 - 2020
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Russell A. Hibbs Award Nominee for Best Clinical Science Paper Scoliosis Research Society, 2018
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
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Clinical Trials
- Tranexamic Acid (TXA) Versus Epsilon Aminocaproic Acid (EACA) Versus Placebo for Spine Surgery Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 176 citationsEfficacy of tranexamic acid on surgical bleeding in spine surgery: a meta-analysis.Thomas Cheriyan, Stephen P. Maier, Kristina Bianco, Kseniya Slobodyanyuk, Rachel N. Rattenni
The Spine Journal. 2015-04-01 - 18 citationsVenous Thromboembolic Events After Spinal Fusion: Which Patients Are at High Risk?Vadim Goz, Ian McCarthy, Jeffrey H. Weinreb, Kai Dallas, John A. Bendo
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2014-06-04 - 231 citationsProspective multicenter assessment of perioperative and minimum 2-year postoperative complication rates associated with adult spinal deformity surgeryJustin S. Smith, Eric O. Klineberg, Virginie Lafage, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Frank J. Schwab
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2016-02-26
Journal Articles
- Impact of presenting patient characteristics on surgical complications and morbidity in early onset scoliosisSegreto, Frank A; Vasquez-Montes, Dennis; Bortz, cole A; Horn, Samantha R; Diebo, Bassel G; Vira, Shaleen; Kelly, John J; Stekas, Nicholas; Ge, David H; Ihejirika, Yae..., Journal of clinical Neuroscience, 1/1/2019
- Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System instruments: outperforming traditional quality of life measures in patients with back and neck painTishelman, Jared c; Vasquez-Montes, Dennis; Jevotovsky, David S; Stekas, Nicholas; Moses, Michael J; Karia, Raj J; Errico, Thomas; Buckland, Aaron J; Protopsaltis, The..., Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, 1/1/2019
- The Influence of BMI on Achieving Age Adjusted Alignment Goals in Adult Spinal Deformity Corrective Surgery with Full Body Analysis at 1 YearBassel G Diebo, Shaleen Vira, Thomas Errico, Aaron Buckland, Peter G Passias, World Neurosurgery
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Abstracts/Posters
- Efficacy of intraoperative cell salvage in spine surgery: A meta-analysis.cheriyan, T; Errico, T; Dua, A; Kumar, V, Anesthesia & analgesia, 1/1/2018
- Impact of Race and Insurance Status on Surgical Approach for cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy in the United States: A Population-Based AnalysisMcclelland S 3rd, Marascalchi BJ, Passias PG, Protopsaltis TS, Frempong-Boadu AK, Errico TJ, International Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery, 16th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/6/2016
- Operative Fusion of Multilevel cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Impact of Patient Demographics.Mcclelland S 3rd, Marascalchi BJ, Passias PG, Protopsaltis TS, Frempong-Boadu AK, Errico TJ, International Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery, 16th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/6/2016
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Lectures
- Spinal Alignment for Dummies presentation, Hands on Training Workshops on Adolescent Deformity correction Using EVEREST and EVEREST System for Adult Deformity correction.Lisbon, Portugal - 1/28/2017
- Defining Roles of Individual Inpatient Press Ganey Survey Domains as Drivers of Patient Satisfaction in Orthopaedic Surgery.Orlando, FL - 1/25/2017
- Do cervical Surgeries for Degenerative Pathologies Generate Sagittal Deformity? From Degenerative to Deformity: Are we doing enough to restore sagittal balance in sho...Orlando, FL - 1/25/2017
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Other
- Sagittal pelvic orientation: A comparison of two methods of measurement.Buckland, Aaron J.; DelSole, Edward M.; George, Stephen G.; Vira, Shaleen; Lafage, Virginie; Errico, Thomas J.; Vigdorchik, Jonathan, Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases
1/1/2017 - An operative complexity index shows higher volume hospitals and surgeons perform more complex adult spine deformity operations.Paul, J c; Lonner, B S; Goz, V; Karia, R; Toombs, c S; Errico, T J, Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases
1/1/2016 - Intraoperative Spinal cord and Nerve Root Monitoring A Hospital Survey and Review.Rattenni Rachel N, cheriyan Thomas, Lee Alexandra, Bendo John A, Errico Thomas J, Goldstein Jeffrey E, Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases
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Press Mentions
- America’s Top Doctors’ Listing Includes 43 from Nicklaus Children’s Medical StaffApril 8th, 2022
- Great Shareholder Group Who Loves for a Board Review at the Pharmaceutical Company CytoDynJuly 25th, 2021
- Large Shareholder Group Calls for a Board Overhaul at Pharma Company CytoDynJuly 24th, 2021
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