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Thomas A. Zdeblick, MD

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Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation

K3/703 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-7375

Appointments: (608) 265-3207

Office: (608) 263-3178

FAX: (608) 265-6375

Send an email to Thomas A. Zdeblick, MD zdeblick@ortho.wisc.edu

Education

  • MD, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA, 1982
  • Internship, Residency, and Microsurgery Research Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1982-1988
  • Spine Fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 1988-1989
  • AOA North American Traveling Fellow, 1989

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Zdeblick is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He is the director of the University of Wisconsin Spine Center. His practice focuses on the treatment of spinal disorders. His clinical interests include cervical deformity, spinal trauma, anterior thoracolumbar spinal instrumentation, spinal tumor surgery, interbody fusion cages, bone graft substitutes (BMP), and laparoscopic spinal surgery. Dr. Zdeblick also is the designer and innovator of the Z-plate anterior thoracolumbar spinal fixation system and the Novus interbody lordotic fusion cage.

Research Interests

Dr. Zdeblick established the University of Wisconsin Spinal Biomechanics Research Laboratory in 1989. Funded through the Veterans' Administration Hospital and private industry sources, the laboratory houses an 858 MTS Bionix materials testing machine that has been adapted for spinal research. Specific research interests include spinal biomechanics, fusion healing, interbody fusion cages, spinal instrumentation, and bone graft substitutes.

Professional Activities

Dr. Zdeblick directs the University of Wisconsin Spine Fellowship. He is also on the editorial board of several national academic journals, including Neuro-Orthopedics and Spine.

Publications of Note

 

 

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