SAN FRANCISCO (July 1, 2024) – The UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Camille Guzel, a distinguished physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, as an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Guzel specializes in optimizing function in individuals with neuromusculoskeletal disorders through comprehensive medical and rehabilitation management. She brings extensive experience and expertise to UCSF, enhancing our ability to provide top-notch care to our patients.
About Dr. Camille Guzel
Before joining UCSF, Dr. Guzel served as the associate medical director of the Acute Rehabilitation Unit at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California. In this role, she specialized in providing inpatient neurorehabilitation and acute care physiatry consults, as well as outpatient adult transitions of care for patients with pediatric-onset disabilities such as cerebral palsy, and neurorehabilitation for stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and amputation. She also developed a targeted musculoskeletal practice focusing on disorders of the intrinsic chain, including TMJ, scapular, and pelvic floor dysfunction.
Her clinical expertise includes adult and pediatric tone evaluation and management, botulinum toxin chemodenervation for spasticity and dystonia, and advanced techniques such as electromyography-guided, E-stim, and ultrasound-guided chemodenervation. Additionally, Dr. Guzel is skilled in baclofen pump reprogramming, ultrasound-guided intraarticular joint injections, and trigger point injections, ensuring personalized and effective treatment for her patients. Growing up in South Texas and Spain, she is bilingual and trained as a medical interpreter in Spanish. She can conduct clinical care in Spanish, Turkish, and German.
Dr. Guzel’s research focuses on advancing rehabilitation medicine, with an emphasis on innovative treatments and diagnostic methods. Her contributions include studies on growth modulation by stimulating the growth plate non-invasively, road traffic injury prevention initiatives in low- and middle-income countries, critical illness myopathy in post-COVID rehabilitation, and pediatric acute cerebrovascular infarct associated with COVID-19 antibodies. Her scholarly work includes peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and presentations at national and international conferences. She has a passion for global health and immigrant health and has volunteered in medical settings in Ecuador, Mexico, Romania, Turkey, Austria, and Haiti.
Dr. Guzel earned her Doctor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, where she also received a Bachelor of Arts in International Comparative Studies with a Global Health Certificate as an Angier B. Duke Memorial Scholar. She completed an internal medicine internship at UCSF Fresno and a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (formerly known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), where she received the William Randolph Hearst Resident Leadership Award. Additionally, she gained valuable experience as an MD Fellow in Strategy and Management Consulting with McKinsey & Company. Dr. Guzel is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and holds various advanced life support certifications, underscoring her comprehensive training and dedication to her field.
Dr. Guzel will be seeing patients at the UCSF Redwood Shores Specialty Care Clinic on the Peninsula.
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