Dr. Tobler

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513.221.1100 or 800.325.7787

Office locations

Mayfield Brain & Spine - Rookwood
3825 Edwards Road, Suite 300
Cincinnati, Ohio 45209

Mayfield Brain & Spine - Anderson
7661 Beechmont Avenue, Suite 240
Cincinnati, Ohio 45255

William D. Tobler, MD

Neurosurgeon

Areas of expertise – minimally invasive spine surgery, including discectomy, spinal fusion, decompression, artificial disc replacement, and outpatient minimally invasive lumbar spine fusion; minimally invasive deformity correction; complex cervical spine deformity surgery; tumors of the brain and spine; stereotactic and image-guided neurosurgery; endoscopic pituitary surgery; Chiari malformations; vascular conditions

Education

Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame, 1974; University of Innsbruck, Austria, 1971-1972
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1978
Internships: Internal Medicine, 1978-1979, and General Surgery, 1979-1980, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati
Residency: Neurosurgery, UC Medical Center & Mayfield Clinic, 1980-1985

Certification

American Board of Neurological Surgery

Experience

Mayfield Brain & Spine, Cincinnati: Neurosurgeon, 1985-present
Mayfield Education & Research Foundation: Chairman of the Board, 2008-present
Mayfield Spine Surgery Center: Chairman, Board of Managers, 2010-present; Medical Advisory Committee member; President, 2009-2010; Medical Director, 2006-2009
Schaerer-Mayfield USA, Cincinnati and Biel, Switzerland: Scientific Director, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Consultant: Integra, Zimmer Spine, DePuy Spine, Medtronic, Benvenue, SI bone
Mayfield Brain & Spine, Board of Directors: Member at Large, 2013-2015 and 2010-2012; Treasurer, 2006-2010; Secretary, 2000-2004; Vice Chair, 1992-2000
The Christ Hospital: Director of Neurosurgery, 2002-2015; Associate Director of Neurosurgery, 1989-2002
UC College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery: Professor, 2011-2017; Associate Professor, 1994-2011; Assistant Professor, 1985-1993

Primary hospital affiliations*

Mayfield Spine Surgery Center, The Christ Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, The Jewish Hospital

*Mayfield is affiliated with most major hospitals in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

Professional memberships

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
North American Spine Society
Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
World Federation of Stereotactic Neurosurgery

Publications

View Dr. Tobler's publications in the PubMed database.