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Thomas Kuivila, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland, OH

Thomas E Kuivila MD

Pediatric Orthopedics


Vice Chair for Education & Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Director at Cleveland Clinic

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  • 9500 Euclid AveCleveland, OH 44195

  • Phone+1 800-223-2273

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Education & Training

  • Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University Health
    Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1988 - 1989
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1983 - 1988
  • Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine
    Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1991 - 2026
  • VT State Medical License
    VT State Medical License 1986 - 1987
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
  • Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • 19th Annual Pediatric Board Review Symposium 
    Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, Ohio / The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio - 8/26/2013

Press Mentions

  • Magnetic Rods for Preoperative Skeletal Traction in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Case Study
    Magnetic Rods for Preoperative Skeletal Traction in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Case StudyMay 13th, 2019
  • Bent, but Not Broken: Greenstick Bone Fractures in Kids + What to Do
    Bent, but Not Broken: Greenstick Bone Fractures in Kids + What to DoOctober 17th, 2018
  • Balloon Kyphoplasty for Intractable Pain in Pediatric Vertebral Fracture
    Balloon Kyphoplasty for Intractable Pain in Pediatric Vertebral FractureApril 13th, 2018

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