Ashraf El Naga, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine
Dr. Ashraf El Naga is an orthopaedic surgeon who cares for patients with traumatic injuries. He also has expertise in spine care including traumatic spine injuries, degenerative spine conditions, scoliosis, spine tumors and infection. In addition to caring for patients at UCSF, he serves as Director of the Orthopaedic Spine Service at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
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Dr. El Naga’s research focuses on patient outcomes following fractures and spine trauma. He also studies health care disparities, technical innovations, and ways to improve surgical education.
Dr. El Naga completed his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, and subsequently attended the University of California, San Francisco for his medical degree. He completed residency training at Baylor College of Medicine followed by subspecialty training in orthopaedic trauma surgery at UCSF's Orthopaedic Trauma Institute and spine surgery at the University of Washington Harborview Medical Center.
Awards
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- James M. Morris Compassionate Physician Award, University of California, San Francisco., 2022
- Joseph Barnhart Bronze Hammer Award, Baylor College of Medicine, 2016
- Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellowship, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2010
- Chancellor’s Service Award, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006
- Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Schoolwide Outstanding Bachelor of Science A, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006
Education & Training
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- Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship University of California, San Francisco 07/2018
- Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Baylor College of Medicine 06/2017
- Spine Surgery Fellowship University of Washington 07/2012
- MD Medicine University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 06/2012
- BS Electrical Engineering (Summa Cum Laude) University of California, Los Angeles 06/2006
Publications (17)
Top publication keywords:
Joint InstabilityFracture Fixation, IntramedullaryClosed Fracture ReductionFractures, UnunitedBone NailsIntra-Articular FracturesFractures, OpenUlnaTibial FracturesFracture Fixation, InternalSpinal FracturesBone LengtheningOrthopedic ProceduresPronationSupination
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Predictors of Deep Infection After Distal Femur Fracture: A Multicenter Study.
Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2023 Brodke D, O'Hara N, Devana S, Hernandez A, Burke C, Gupta J, McKibben N, O'Toole R, Morellato J, Gillon H, Walters M, Barber C, Perdue P, Dekeyser G, Steffenson L, Marchand L, Fairres MJ, Black L, … -
Risk Factors for Reoperation to Promote Union in 1111 Distal Femur Fractures.
Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2023 Lee C, Brodke D, O'Hara N, Devana S, Hernandez A, Burke C, Gupta J, McKibben N, O'Toole R, Morellato J, Gillon H, Walters M, Barber C, Perdue P, Dekeyser G, Steffenson L, Marchand L, Fairres MJ, Black… -
Reliability of Modified Radiographic Union Score for Tibia Scores in the Evaluation of Femoral Shaft Fractures in a Low-resource Setting.
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews 2022 Urva M, Challa ST, Haonga BT, Eliezer E, Working ZM, El Naga A, Morshed S, Shearer DW -
Appendicular Fracture and Polytrauma Correlate with Outcome of Spinal Cord Injury: A Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Spinal Cord Injury Study.
Journal of neurotrauma 2022 Miclau TA, Torres-Espin A, Morshed S, Morioka K, Huie JR, El Naga AN, Chou A, Pascual L, Duong-Fernandez X, Kuo YH, Weinstein P, Dhall SS, Bresnahan JC, Beattie MS, Digiorgio A, Ferguson AR, … -
Single versus dual operative spine fractures in ankylosing spondylitis.
Neurosurgical focus 2021 Lu AY, Blitstein JS, Talbott JF, Chan AK, Dhall SS, El Naga AN, Tan LA, Clark AJ, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, DiGiorgio AM
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Accuracy of institutional orthopedic trauma databases: a retrospective chart review.
Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research 2021 Chopra A, Cortez AC, El Naga A, Ding A, Morshed S -
Incidence and degrees of neurologic decline following thoracic costotransversectomy.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society 2021 Naga ANE, Tavolaro C, Agel J, Zhou H, Bellabarba C, Bransford RJ -
Management of Pelvic Ring Injury Patients With Hemodynamic Instability.
Frontiers in surgery 2020 Marmor M, El Naga AN, Barker J, Matz J, Stergiadou S, Miclau T -
TightRope Versus Biocomposite Interference Screw for Fixation in Allograft ACL Reconstruction: Prospective Evaluation of Osseous Integration and Patient Outcomes.
JB & JS open access 2020 Yari SS, El Naga AN, Patel A, Qadeer AA, Shah A -
Measurement of midshaft clavicle vertical displacement is not influenced by radiographic projection.
JSES international 2020 Hoogervorst P, Chopra A, Working ZM, El Naga AN, Verdonschot N, Hannink G -
Reliability of the Dorsal Tangential View in Assessment of Distal Radioulnar Joint Reduction in the Neutral, Pronated, and Supinated Positions in a Cadaver Model.
The Journal of hand surgery 2019 El Naga AN, Jordan ME, Netscher DT, Adams BD, Mitchell SA -
Increased litigation burden among tibia, pelvis, and spine fractures: An analysis of 756 fracture-related malpractice cases.
OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma 2019 Working ZM, El Naga AN, Slocum J, Tucker A, Hoogervorst P, Marmor MT -
A Biomechanical Comparison of Fiberglass Casts and 3-Dimensional-Printed, Open-Latticed, Ventilated Casts.
Hand (New York, N.Y.) 2019 Hoogervorst P, Knox R, Tanaka K, Working ZM, El Naga AN, Herfat S, Lee N -
Effect of initial emergency room imaging choice on time to hip reduction and repeat imaging.
Injury 2019 Walker MR, El Naga AN, Atassi OH, Perkins CH, Mitchell SA -
Current Status of Musculoskeletal Trauma Care Systems Worldwide.
Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2018 Miclau T, Hoogervorst P, Shearer DW, El Naga AN, Working ZM, Martin C, Pesántez R, Hüttl T, Kojima KE, Schütz M, International Orthopaedic Trauma Study Consortium -
In Vivo CT Analysis of Physiological Fibular Motion at the Level of the Ankle Syndesmosis During Plantigrade Weightbearing.
Foot & ankle specialist 2018 Hoogervorst P, Working ZM, El Naga AN, Marmor M -
All Internal Segmental Bone Transport and Optional Lengthening With a Newly Developed Universal Cylinder-Kombi-Tube Module for Motorized Nails-Description of a Surgical Technique.
Journal of orthopaedic trauma 2017 Krettek C, El Naga A