Anthony DiGiorgio, DO
Assistant Professor
Neurological Surgery
School of Medicine

Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA is an assistant professor in the department of neurological surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He received his DO degree from Touro University of Osteopathic Medicine in Vallejo, CA and completed neurosurgery residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA.

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He completed a research fellowship in minimally invasive spine surgery and a clinical fellowship in neurotrauma and neurocritical care, both at UCSF. His clinical and research interests include traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and minimally invasive spine surgery. He serves as Director of Spinal Neurotrauma at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. Dr. DiGiorgio also obtained a master’s in Health Administration from LSU and has served as a healthcare policy fellow in the US Senate for Bill Cassidy (R-LA). He is also a delegate to the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies representing California as well as a delegate to the California Medical Association representing San Francisco & Marin. He serves on the executive committees of both the California Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Council of State Neurological Societies. He is involved in socioeconomic and policy research, specifically Medicaid policy and access to care, serving as affiliated faculty in the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF.

Awards

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  • Robert Florin Resident Award for top Socioeconomic Abstract, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2018
  • John Jackson Award for Outstanding Clinical Presentation, Louisiana Neurosurgical Society, 2018
  • Dean Echols Award for Best Research Presentation, Louisiana Neurosurgical Society, 2015
  • Excellence in Teaching, LSU Aesculapian Society, 2014
  • John Jackson Award for Outstanding Clinical Presentation, Louisiana Neurosurgical Society, 2014
  • 212 Resident of the Year, Louisiana State University Dept of Neurosurgery, 2014

Education & Training

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  • Neurotrauma & Neurocritical Care Fellowship University of California, San Francisco 06/2020
  • Neurosurgery Residency Louisiana State University 06/2019
  • MHA Health Administration Louisiana State University 06/2017
  • Research Fellowship: Spine University of California, San Francisco 06/2017
  • DO Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine 06/2012
  • BA Biology University of California, Santa Barbara 12/2004

Interests

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  • Neurocritical care
  • Spinal trauma
  • Healthcare Economics
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Healthcare Policy

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Publications (122)

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Spinal Cord InjuriesSpinal InjuriesSpondylolisthesisNeurosurgeonsOrganizational PolicySpinal FusionNeurosurgical ProceduresMalpracticeLumbar VertebraeMedicaidHematoma, Subdural, AcuteSpinal FracturesBrain Injuries, TraumaticGlasgow Coma ScaleNeurosurgery

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