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Ashraf El Naga, MD

Ashraf El Naga, MD

Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Trauma Institute at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - Trauma & Problem Fractures
 
Parnassus Heights
 

Publications

Awards and Honors

  • James M. Morris Compassionate Physician Award
    2022
    James M. Morris Compassionate Physician Award, University of California, San Francisco., 2022
    University of California, San Francisco.
  • Joseph Barnhart Bronze Hammer Award
    2016
    Joseph Barnhart Bronze Hammer Award, Baylor College of Medicine, 2016
    Baylor College of Medicine
  • Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellowship
    2010
    Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellowship, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2010
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Chancellor’s Service Award
    2006
    Chancellor’s Service Award, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006
    University of California, Los Angeles
  • Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Schoolwide Outstanding Bachelor of Science A
    2006
    Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Schoolwide Outstanding Bachelor of Science A, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006
    University of California, Los Angeles
  • James M. Morris Compassionate Physician Award


    UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Education

B.S. UCLA 2006
M.D. UCSF School of Medicine 2012
Residency Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals 2017
AO Fellowship Department of Orthopedics and Trauma. Hannover Medical School 2017
Fellowship Orthopaedic Trauma Institute. University of California, San Francisco 2018
AO Fellowship Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. University of Washington 2019
Orthopaedic Surgery Leadership Development Program UCSF 2021
American Orthopaedic Association, APEX Leadership Program University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business 2023
University of California, San Francisco 07/2018
Baylor College of Medicine 06/2017
University of Washington 07/2012
MD University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 06/2012
BS University of California, Los Angeles 06/2006

About Ashraf El Naga, MD

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.

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.

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