Spine Universe Author Biography

He graduated from Case Western Reserve University and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. Thereafter, he completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. He then completed two spinal surgery fellowships, one at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the other in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. His focus of the second fellowship was minimally invasive spine surgery.

Dr. Mroz specializes in all aspects of spinal surgery, and has a dedicated interest in minimally invasive surgery and cervical (neck) spine surgery, including radiculopathy, myelopathy, stenosis, disc herniations, cervical disc replacement, revision cervical surgery, cervical infections, cervical tumors and cervical deformity.

He is very active in research, and has lectured nationally and internationally on minimally invasive surgery and cervical spine surgery. He has authored numerous research articles and textbook chapters, and serves as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Mroz is a member in good standing in the North American Spine Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He continues to have a very active role in the education of medical students, residents and fellows.

SpineUniverse articles from Thomas Mroz, MD

• Advances in Gene Therapy for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
  Interest in gene therapy in spinal medicine is aimed at identifying the gene(s) responsible for intervertebral disc degeneration.
• Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Requires Prompt Surgery
  Varying signs and symptoms make cervical spondylotic myelopathy, or the narrowing of the cervical spinal canal, a diagnostic challenge.