Dr. Thomas G. Craven, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Dr. Craven practices Orthopedic Surgery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Physician Profile for Dr. Thomas G. Craven, MD

Address:: 6585 South Yale Avenue; Tulsa, OK 74136

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 20; Physician Website: http://www.csosortho.com/
Awards and Honors:: 1991, Outstanding Resident Teaching Award; 1993, A.D.A. Travel Award; 1993, Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society, Henry O. Marsh, MD Award; 1993, Kansas University Homestaff Day Research Award
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: North American Spine Society; American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons; American Medical Association; Tulsa Orthopedic Society; Tulsa County Medical Society
Publications:: 1995, The effect of delayed repair on microvascular patency rates, J Reconstr Microsurg; 1994, The effects of implant stiffness on the bypassed bone mineral density and facet fusion stiffness of the canine spine, Spine; 1988, Atrial Natriuretic Peptides: The Role of Phenylalanne on Biological Activity, Endocrinology
Physician Treats:: Spine (Back) Diseases & Disorders
Physician Performs:: Reconstructive spinal surgery

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Orthopedic Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Thomas G. Craven, MD is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Oklahoma City, OK 1989
Internship:: University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS 1990
Residency:: Orthopedic Surgery Residency, University of Kansas Medical Center, 1990-94
Fellowship:: The State University of New York at Buffalo, Spinal Surgery Fellowship
Buffalo, NY
Undergraduate School:: Bethel College, BA 1985

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Reconstructive spinal surgery	-

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Aetna HMO/PPO
BCBS BlueChoice
BEECH STREET
Blue Cross Traditional
BlueLincs HMO
Cherokee Nation: HealthCrest
Choctaw Nation: HealthCrest
Community Care HMO
Community Care Senior
Comp Choice
Concentra-Workers' Comp
Corvel
Coventry
Evolutions Healthcare PPO
First Health
Focus Wokers' Compensation
Global Health
HealthChoice
HealthCrest
HealthFirst
HealthSmart PPO
Humana Choice Care Network
Humana Gold Choice
Humana Military Services
Iowa Tribe HealthCrest
Medicaid Oklahoma
Medicare
MedicareBlue PPO
Oklahoma Health Network
OSMA Health
PacifiCare of Oklahoma HMO
Pacificare PPO
PCC Select
Preferred Community Choice
Private HealthCare Systems
Railroad Medicare
Secure Horizons
Sparks Premier Care HealthCrest
Texas WorkComp
United Healthcare
University of Oklahoma Medicaid
US Department of Labor
US Postal Service
USA Managed Care
Workers' Compensation Court of Oklahoma
WorkNet

Accepts Medicare:

Yes

Accepts Medicaid:

Yes

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Thomas G. Craven, MD as of 11/21/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Thomas G. Craven, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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Dr. Thomas G. Craven, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Physician Profile for Dr. Thomas G. Craven, MD

Personal Facts

Experience / Training

Procedure

Health Plan / Other

Disciplinary Actions

Malpractice History