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Thomas Errico, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Miami, FL

ThomasJ.ErricoMD

Orthopaedic Surgery Miami, FL

Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedics

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

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  • Office

    3100 SW 62nd Ave
    Miami, FL 33155
    Phone+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 Hospital
    NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1979 - 1983
  • Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School
    Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1978 - 1979
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1978
  • Rutgers University
    Rutgers UniversityB.A., Zoology, 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1991 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Impact of presenting patient characteristics on surgical complications and morbidity in early onset scoliosis  
    Segreto, 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 pain  
    Tishelman, 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 Year  
    Bassel 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 Analysis
    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
  • 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
    1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • America’s Top Doctors’ Listing Includes 43 from Nicklaus Children’s Medical Staff
    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 CytoDyn
    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 CytoDyn
    Large Shareholder Group Calls for a Board Overhaul at Pharma Company CytoDynJuly 24th, 2021
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