Thomas A. Zdeblick, MD Print Friendly Page
Chair, Department of Orthopedics and RehabilitationFaculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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, anterior thoracolumbar spinal instrumentation, interbody fusion cages, artificial discs, and minimally invasive 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.
Specialties
Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
UW Health Clinics
Other Locations
Hospital Affiliation(s)
Languages Spoken
| English |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Orthopedics |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Orthopedic Surgery
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| Fellowship |
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
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| Residency |
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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| Internship |
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
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| Medical School |
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1982
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Awards/Honors
Procedures
Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.
| Research |
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. |
PubMed Articles
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Schroeder KM Zahed C Andrei AC Han S Ford MP Zdeblick TA .
Epidural anesthesia as a novel anesthetic technique for anterior lumbar interbody fusion. J Clin Anesth. 2011 Nov;23(7):521-6
[PubMed ID: 22050794]
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Rajpal S Gordon DB Pellino TA Strayer AL Brost D Trost GR Zdeblick TA Resnick DK .
Comparison of perioperative oral multimodal analgesia versus IV PCA for spine surgery. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2010 Apr;23(2):139-45
[PubMed ID: 20375829]
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Zdeblick TA .
The second half. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Dec 15;34(26):2835-7
[PubMed ID: 19949365]
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Jensen WK Moore TA Tribus CB Anderson PA Zdeblick TA .
Use of patella allograft for anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2009 Aug;22(6):392-8
[PubMed ID: 19652563]
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Zdeblick TA Sasso RC Vaccaro AR Chapman JR Harris MB .
Surgical treatment of thoracolumbar fractures. Instr Course Lect. 2009;58:639-44
[PubMed ID: 19385573]
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Zdeblick TA Phillips FM .
Interbody cage devices. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Aug 1;28(15 Suppl):S2-7
[PubMed ID: 12897467]
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Mihara H Onari K Cheng BC David SM Zdeblick TA .
The biomechanical effects of spondylolysis and its treatment. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Feb 1;28(3):235-8
[PubMed ID: 12567023]
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Nichol PF Helin M Zdeblick TA Hardy SP Lund DP .
Traumatic near-hemicorpectomy caused by a seat belt injury in an 11-year-old girl. J Trauma. 2002 Oct;53(4):777-9
[PubMed ID: 12394883]
