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Tommaso Falcone

Tommaso Falcone, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adult

Languages

  • French
  • Italian
  • English

Gender

Male

About

Biography

Tommaso Falcone is Executive Vice President and President of International and Emerging Markets. In this role, Dr. Falcone leads and executes Cleveland Clinic’s strategic initiatives in established and emerging international markets. This includes enterprise-wide Global Patient Services, International Operations, Cleveland Canada and Cleveland Clinic Nevada. He also works closely with leaders at Cleveland Clinic London and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Previously, Dr. Falcone was Chief of Staff at Cleveland Clinic London before becoming its interim president in June 2023.

Dr. Falcone graduated from McGill University School of Medicine in Montreal, Quebec. He then completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at McGill. He is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and was appointed Fellow (ad eundem) of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the United Kingdom.

Dr. Falcone has held leadership roles in national and international surgical societies and continues to serve as Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Falcone is the senior author on the first publication in the world on gynecologic robotic surgery and is a member of the team that performed the first uterus transplant in the U.S.

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Locations

  1. A Building - Crile Building
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Education & Board Certifications

Education

  • Fellowship: McGill University, 1989
  • Residency: McGill University, 1987
  • Internship: McGill University, 1982
  • Medical Education: McGill University Faculty of Medicine, 1981
  • Graduate School: University of Montreal Faculty of Medicine, 1977
  • Undergraduate: McGill University, 1975

Board Certifications

  • Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1992
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1990

Professional Highlights

Member of & committees served:

• Food & Drug Administration (FDA):• Chair on the Obstetrics & Gynecology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee-2010-2014; reappointed 2015-2018:
• American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology-oral boards examiner:• 2008-1017
• Society for Reproductive Surgery (of the ASRM): • President 2007-2008
• Endometriosis Special Interest Group (of the ASRM) Chair 2011-2013
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM):• ASRM - Scientific Congress-Video Committee-• Program chair- 2017-2019;• Board of Directors 2007-2008;• ASRM Practice Committee-2017-2022
• American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists-ACOG:• Member of the Committee on Practice Bulletins (gynecology) 2008-2013;• Chair of Practice Bulletins (gynecology)- 2011-2013
• American Association of GYN laparoscopy (AAGL):• Practice Committee 2010-2013
• International Society for Fertility Preservation-• Member Board of Directors 2010-present; • President 2019-2020

Editorial Responsibilities:

• Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology-(JMIG): Editor-in-Chief 2013-2023
• Fertility & Sterility: • Editorial Board 2002-2009;• Associate Editor 2011-2013
• Obstetrics & Gynecology (official journal of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists):• Editorial Board 2009-2013

Additional Training

  • Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, CCLCM- Case Western Reserve University

    Education
    1981 Doctor of Medicine (MDCM), McGill University, Montreal
    1981-1982 Internship, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal Canada
    1983-1987 Residency Obstetrics/Gynecology McGill University, Montreal
    1987-1989 Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology McGill University, Montreal

    Professional Certifications

    • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Canada-Obs/Gyn) 1987
    • Certificate of Specialty Obs/Gyn Province of Quebec 1987
    • Diplomate of the American Board of Obs/Gyn 1990/recertified yearly-up to date.
    • Diplomate of the American Board (Subspecialty) in Reproductive Endocrinology 1992/recertification up to date
    • Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (UK-ad eundem) 2020

Awards

  • 2016-Flyckt R, Kotlyar A, Arian S, Tzakis A, Falcone T. Video Presentation. Deceased donor uterine transplantation. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2016. Award for Best Video presentation.
  • 2016 Arian S, Flyckt R, Tzakis A, Falcone T. Demographic Characteristics of Women with Uterine Factor Infertility Seeking Information on Uterine Transplantation. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2016.
    2018- Richards EG. Flyckt R. Tzakis A, Quintini C, Hashimoto K, Falcone T. Uterus Transplantation: From Back Table to Embryo Transfer. Video Presentation. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Denver Colorado, October 2018 Award for Best Video presentation.
    2019- Llarena N. FalconeT. Flyckt R. Surgical Management of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis involving the Rectosigmoid Colon. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Philadelphia October 2019 Award for Best Video presentation
    2021-Luna Russo M, Dassel M, Raymond D, Richards E, Falcone T, King C Surgical Management of Diaphragmatic Endometriosis” was selected by the Editorial Board of JMIG to receive the Top Video Award for 2021
    2023-Elected a member Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society (ΣΞ), an honor society for scientists and engineers..
    2023- Honorary Chair of the 52nd Global Congress on MIGS-AAGL 2023 Nashville TN ‘ Leading change for Clinical Transformation”
    2024-ASRM -Society for Reproductive Surgeons 2024 Distinguished Surgeon award- Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Denver Colorado-2024
    2025- Emma Gargus, Mindy Christianson, Falcone T ASRM 2025 Scientific Congress & Expo video abstract Ovarian Cortical Tissue Transplantation: Literature review and case presentation-Video Award

    Society Honors
    • Elected member of American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society
    • Elected Honorary member of Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
    • Honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists-UK - FRCOG (ad eundem)

Professional Memberships

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, CCLCM- Case Western Reserve University
 

Innovations & Patents

  • Robotic Surgery-first gynecology case in the world (1999); see awards
  • Cleveland Clinic Innovation Award- Ohio Cryo: A novel vitrification loading device for homogenized tissue or high cellular contents load (US patent # 61/073392)

Research & Publications

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Industry Relationships

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As of 2025-07-02, Dr. Falcone has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing.

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