ThomasEKuivilaMD
Orthopaedic Surgery • Cleveland, OHPediatric Orthopedics
Vice Chair for Education & Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Director at Cleveland Clinic
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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195Phone+1 800-223-2273
Education & Training
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1988 - 1989
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1983 - 1988
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 1991 - 2026
VT State Medical License 1986 - 1987
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
- Orthopaedic Residency Compensation and Cost of Living: Are Orthopaedic Residents Financially Strained?Ramón A Arza, Parshva A Sanghvi, Adam A Rizk, Tarun K Jella, Thomas E Kuivila
Journal of Surgical Education. 2025-04-01 - Erector Spinae Plane Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery: No Patient-controlled Analgesia Needed.Ernest Y Young, David Gurd, Thomas Kuivila, John Seif, Leah Bess
Spine. 2025-02-15 - 2 citationsUse of a Standardized Perioperative Care Path for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Leads to Decreased Complications and Readmissions.Swetha J. Sundar, Jacob J. Enders, Kevin A. Bailey, David P Gurd, Ryan C. Goodwin
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2021-07-14
Press Mentions
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 DoOctober 17th, 2018- Balloon Kyphoplasty for Intractable Pain in Pediatric Vertebral FractureApril 13th, 2018
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