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About
Minimally invasive and robotic surgery is how the clinic itself describes Dr. Tommaso Falcone’s standing: his practice profile calls him an internationally recognized pioneer of it, and Cleveland Clinic credits a surgeon on this staff with one of the world’s first fully robotic gynecologic operations. That orientation shapes how the center handles the operative side of infertility: endometriosis buried in the pelvis, fibroids that distort a uterine cavity, blocked tubes, adhesions that make an egg retrieval dangerous.
Falcone trained entirely at McGill University in Montreal — bachelor’s degree in 1975, medical degree in 1981, obstetrics and gynecology residency in 1987, reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship in 1989 — and has spent his clinical career at Cleveland Clinic since. He chaired the department of obstetrics and gynecology there from 2001 to 2008, then ran its Women’s Health Research Institute from 2008 to 2018, and served on the health system’s board of trustees from 2006 to 2013. Since 2018 he has been executive vice president and president of international and emerging markets at Cleveland Clinic, a health-system role on top of a professorship in obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology and of clinical practice at the fertility center.
His publishing record is unusually large for a practicing surgeon: more than 500 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. Journal editorial seats, society offices and uterus-transplant work are not documented in our sources for him — Cleveland Clinic’s physician directory sits behind a bot barrier our crawl could not pass — so this page makes no such claim.
Clinical Expertise
- Robotically assisted reproductive surgery: described by the clinic as a pioneer of the approach, with a practice built on applying it to fertility disease rather than to general gynecology
- Endometriosis: surgical treatment of advanced and complex disease, including the bowel- and pelvic-nerve-adjacent cases that decide whether an IVF cycle can work
- Fibroids and pelvic adhesions: laparoscopic myomectomy and adhesiolysis aimed at restoring uterine cavity anatomy before embryo transfer
- Tubal disease and reversal: laparoscopic management of blocked or fluid-filled tubes, and repair where natural conception remains the goal
- IVF and fertility preservation in a surgical context: combining operative repair with stimulation, retrieval and transfer rather than treating them as separate careers
Why Choose Dr. Tommaso Falcone
The surgery comes to the fertility problem. Many patients need an operation and an IVF cycle, sequenced correctly. Falcone is credentialed in both halves — REI fellowship training plus a career in minimally invasive and robotic gynecologic surgery — so the decision about whether to operate before or after retrieval is made by one physician.
An academic post alongside the clinical one. He holds a professorship in obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology, and his publication record runs to more than 500 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters.
Certified on both sides of the border: ABOG certification in obstetrics and gynecology and in REI, certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He consults in English, French and Italian, and his current health-system portfolio covers international patients.
Professional Affiliations
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility); Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (ad eundem). Our sources for this physician record those certifying bodies and no society offices or journal editorial posts.
Suitable For
- Patients with stage III-IV endometriosis whose fertility question is surgical before it is an IVF question
- Fibroids, adhesions and uterine cavity distortion that need repair before an embryo transfer is attempted
- Tubal blockage or hydrosalpinx, including patients weighing reversal against going straight to IVF
- Patients referred from outside the United States who want an English, French or Italian consultation with a surgeon who also oversees Cleveland Clinic’s international program