Anthony Luke, MD, MPH

Prof of Clinical Orthosurg
Orthopaedic Surgery
+1 415 353-7566

My clinic is busy and allows access to patients of any age, different activity levels, and various orthopedic and medical conditions. My experience enables me to manage patient issues conservatively while directing operative cases to our surgeons, improving the efficiency of the sports medicine service and surgical yield for surgeons. I have experience performing exertional compartment testing for 20 years for diagnostic purposes.

Since 2008, I have specialized in musculoskeletal ultrasound and I hold regular procedure clinics four times a month. The musculoskeletal ultrasound service has been a valuable service for patients, including ultrasound-guided injections, needle tenotomies and platelet rich plasma procedures.

I am fellowship trained in Pediatric Sports Medicine by the Children's Hospital of Boston. I specialize in assessment of sports injuries in young athletes and help the Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes and direct the UCSF high school outreach programs called the UCSF PlaySafe program. We work with 18 high schools in San Francisco.

I am also Director of the UCSF Human Performance Centers at the Orthopedic Institute in Mission Bay in San Francisco. We use the latest technologies and a multidisciplinary approach to promote optimal health for athletes of all levels. We can do clinical and research evaluations for 3D motion capture of biomechanics and exercise performance testing (VO2 max and lactate), which help understand personalized motion and fitness. We can assess and counsel athletes on their performance goals.

Publications: 

Effect of a Home-based Walking Intervention on Cardiopulmonary Fitness and Quality of Life Among Men with Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance: The Active Surveillance Exercise Randomized Controlled Trial.

European urology oncology

Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA, Olshen A, Panchal N, Encabo K, Tenggara I, Graff RE, Bang AS, Shinohara K, Cooperberg MR, Carroll PR, Jones LW, Winters-Stone K, Luke A, Chan JM

Platelet factors attenuate inflammation and rescue cognition in ageing.

Nature

Schroer AB, Ventura PB, Sucharov J, Misra R, Chui MKK, Bieri G, Horowitz AM, Smith LK, Encabo K, Tenggara I, Couthouis J, Gross JD, Chan JM, Luke A, Villeda SA

Leukocyte-Poor Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Improve Cartilage T1ρ and T2 and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Mild-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis.

Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation

Su F, Tong MW, Lansdown DA, Luke A, Ma CB, Feeley BT, Majumdar S, Zhang AL

Protocol for a 4-arm randomized controlled trial testing remotely delivered exercise-only, diet-only, and exercise + diet interventions among men with prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy (Prostate 8-II).

Contemporary clinical trials

Van Blarigan EL, Chan JM, Sanchez A, Zhang L, Winters-Stone K, Liu V, Macaire G, Panchal N, Graff RE, Tenggara I, Luke A, Simko JP, Cooperberg MR, Carroll PR, Kenfield SA

Quality of life for men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer participating in an aerobic and resistance exercise pilot intervention.

Urologic oncology

Langlais CS, Chen YH, Van Blarigan EL, Chan JM, Ryan CJ, Zhang L, Borno HT, Newton RU, Luke A, Bang AS, Panchal N, Tenggara I, Schultz B, Lavaki E, Pinto N, Aggarwal R, Friedlander T, Koshkin VS, Harzstark AL, Small EJ, Kenfield SA

Feasibility, safety, and acceptability of a remotely monitored exercise pilot CHAMP: A Clinical trial of High-intensity Aerobic and resistance exercise for Metastatic castrate-resistant Prostate cancer.

Cancer medicine

Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, Panchal N, Bang A, Zhang L, Graff RE, Chen YH, Ryan CJ, Luke A, Newton RU, Tenggara I, Schultz B, Wang E, Lavaki E, Zuniga K, Pinto N, Borno H, Aggarwal R, Friedlander T, Koshkin VS, Harzstark A, Small E, Chan JM

The effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications after rotator cuff surgery: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery

Tangtiphaiboontana J, Figoni AM, Luke A, Zhang AL, Feeley BT, Ma CB

Youth running consensus statement: minimising risk of injury and illness in youth runners.

British journal of sports medicine

Krabak BJ, Roberts WO, Tenforde AS, Ackerman KE, Adami PE, Baggish AL, Barrack M, Cianca J, Davis I, D'Hemecourt P, Fredericson M, Goldman JT, Harrast MA, Heiderscheit BC, Hollander K, Kraus E, Luke A, Miller E, Moyer M, Rauh MJ, Toresdahl BG, Wasfy MM

Use of Pocket-Sized Ultrasound Device in the Diagnosis of Shoulder Pathology.

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

Lau BC, Motamedi D, Luke A

Sleep restriction impairs maximal jump performance and joint coordination in elite athletes.

Journal of sports sciences

Mah CD, Sparks AJ, Samaan MA, Souza RB, Luke A

Youth Distance Running: Strategies for Training and Injury Reduction.

Current sports medicine reports

Krabak BJ, Tenforde AS, Davis IS, Fredericson M, Harrast MA, d'Hemecourt P, Luke AC, Roberts WO

Medial and Lateral Heel Whips: Prevalence and Characteristics in Recreational Runners.

PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation

Souza RB, Hatamiya N, Martin C, Aramaki A, Martinelli B, Wong J, Luke A

Effects of Form-Focused Training on Running Biomechanics: A Pilot Randomized Trial in Untrained Individuals.

PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation

Kumar D, McDermott K, Feng H, Goldman V, Luke A, Souza RB, Hecht FM

ACSM clinician profile. Anthony C. Luke.

Current sports medicine reports

Luke AC

Overuse injuries and burnout in youth sports: a position statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.

British journal of sports medicine

DiFiori JP, Benjamin HJ, Brenner JS, Gregory A, Jayanthi N, Landry GL, Luke A

Overuse injuries and burnout in youth sports: a position statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

DiFiori JP, Benjamin HJ, Brenner J, Gregory A, Jayanthi N, Landry GL, Luke A

T1ρ imaging demonstrates early changes in the lateral patella in patients with patellofemoral pain and maltracking.

The American journal of sports medicine

Thuillier DU, Souza RB, Wu S, Luke A, Li X, Feeley BT

Relationship between knee kinetics during jumping tasks and knee articular cartilage MRI T1rho and T2 relaxation times.

Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)

Souza RB, Fang C, Luke A, Wu S, Li X, Majumdar S

Sports-related injuries in youth athletes: is overscheduling a risk factor?

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

Luke A, Lazaro RM, Bergeron MF, Keyser L, Benjamin H, Brenner J, d'Hemecourt P, Grady M, Philpott J, Smith A

Meniscal T1rho and T2 measured with 3.0T MRI increases directly after running a marathon.

Skeletal radiology

Stehling C, Luke A, Stahl R, Baum T, Joseph G, Pan J, Link TM

High-field magnetic resonance imaging assessment of articular cartilage before and after marathon running: does long-distance running lead to cartilage damage?

The American journal of sports medicine

Luke AC, Stehling C, Stahl R, Li X, Kay T, Takamoto S, Ma B, Majumdar S, Link T

Physical activity recommendations for children with specific chronic health conditions: juvenile idiopathic arthritis, hemophilia, asthma, and cystic fibrosis.

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

Philpott JF, Houghton K, Luke A

The importance of exercise: know how to say 'go'.

Pediatric annals

Philpott J, Wilson E, Luke A

Meniscal measurements of T1rho and T2 at MR imaging in healthy subjects and patients with osteoarthritis.

Radiology

Rauscher I, Stahl R, Cheng J, Li X, Huber MB, Luke A, Majumdar S, Link TM

Heat injury prevention practices in high school football.

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

Luke AC, Bergeron MF, Roberts WO

Prevention of infectious diseases in athletes.

Clinics in sports medicine

Luke A, d'Hemecourt P

An unusual presentation of synovial chondromatosis of the knee: a case report.

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

Iyengar J, Luke A, Ma CB

Exertional thigh pain in a runner.

Current sports medicine reports

Luke A, Ma CB

Youth football: heat stress and injury risk.

Medicine and science in sports and exercise

Bergeron MF, McKeag DB, Casa DJ, Clarkson PM, Dick RW, Eichner ER, Horswill CA, Luke AC, Mueller F, Munce TA, Roberts WO, Rowland TW

Physical inactivity in children and adolescents: CASM AdHoc Committee on Children's Fitness.

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

Luke A, Philpott J, Brett K, Cruz L, Lun V, Prasad N, Zetaruk M, CASM AdHoc Committee on Children's Fitness

Partial tears of the anterior cruciate ligament in children and adolescents.

The American journal of sports medicine

Kocher MS, Micheli LJ, Zurakowski D, Luke A