Dr. John G Thometz MD
Orthopedist
9000 West Wisconsin Ave Children's Hospital Milwaukee WI, 53226About
Dr. John Thometz is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Thometz specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Thometz tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Northwestern Uniiversity 1978
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Reproducibility of spinal back-contour measurements taken with raster stereography in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
- Dynamic plantar pressure measurement for the normal subject: Free-mapping model for the analysis of pediatric foot deformities.
- Reliability of a functional classification system in the monitoring of patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
- Insole-pressure distribution for normal children in different age groups.
Awards
- Milwaukee Super Doctors 2011
Fellowships
- Harvard Medical School 1985
- Boston Children's Hospital - Orthopedic Surgery 1985
- Pediatric Orthopeadics - Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA 1984
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