Anthony Luke, MD, MPH

Anthony Luke, MD, MPH

Anthony Luke, MD, MPH

Professor

Sports Medicine

Orthopaedic Institute - Sports Medicine

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San Francisco CA 94158

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Publications

Tangtiphaiboontana J, Figoni AM, Luke A, Zhang AL, Feeley BT, Ma CB. The effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications after rotator cuff surgery: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021 Sep; 30(9):1990-1997. PMID: 34174448

Lazaro RM, Souza RB, Luke AC. Patellar mobility and lower limb kinematics during functional activities in individuals with and without patellar tendinopathy. Knee. 2021 Jun; 30:241-248. PMID: 33957465

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. Youth running consensus statement: minimising risk of injury and illness in youth runners. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Mar; 55(6):305-318. PMID: 33122252

Lau BC, Motamedi D, Luke A. Use of Pocket-Sized Ultrasound Device in the Diagnosis of Shoulder Pathology. Clin J Sport Med. 2020 01; 30(1):20-24. PMID: 31855908

Mah CD, Sparks AJ, Samaan MA, Souza RB, Luke A. Sleep restriction impairs maximal jump performance and joint coordination in elite athletes. J Sports Sci. 2019 Sep; 37(17):1981-1988. PMID: 31122131

Krabak BJ, Tenforde AS, Davis IS, Fredericson M, Harrast MA, d'Hemecourt P, Luke AC, Roberts WO. Youth Distance Running: Strategies for Training and Injury Reduction. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2019 Feb; 18(2):53-59. PMID: 30730342

Souza RB, Hatamiya N, Martin C, Aramaki A, Martinelli B, Wong J, Luke A. Medial and Lateral Heel Whips: Prevalence and Characteristics in Recreational Runners. PM R. 2015 Aug; 7(8):823-830. PMID: 25758531

Luke AC. ACSM clinician profile. Anthony C. Luke. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2014 Jul-Aug; 13(4):195-6. PMID: 25014379

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. Br J Sports Med. 2014 Feb; 48(4):287-8. PMID: 24463910

DiFiori JP, Benjamin HJ, Brenner J, 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. Clin J Sport Med. 2014 Jan; 24(1):3-20. PMID: 24366013

d'Hemecourt PA, Luke A. Sport-specific biomechanics of spinal injuries in aesthetic athletes (dancers, gymnasts, and figure skaters). Clin Sports Med. 2012 Jul; 31(3):397-408. PMID: 22657991

Souza RB, Fang C, Luke A, Wu S, Li X, Majumdar S. Relationship between knee kinetics during jumping tasks and knee articular cartilage MRI T1rho and T2 relaxation times. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2012 May; 27(4):403-8. PMID: 22115848

Luke A, Lazaro RM, Bergeron MF, Keyser L, Benjamin H, Brenner J, d'Hemecourt P, Grady M, Philpott J, Smith A. Sports-related injuries in youth athletes: is overscheduling a risk factor? Clin J Sport Med. 2011 Jul; 21(4):307-14. PMID: 21694586

Behera SK, Pattnaik T, Luke A. Practical recommendations and perspectives on cardiac screening for healthy pediatric athletes. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2011 Mar-Apr; 10(2):90-8. PMID: 21623290

Stehling C, Luke A, Stahl R, Baum T, Joseph G, Pan J, Link TM. Meniscal T1rho and T2 measured with 3.0T MRI increases directly after running a marathon. Skeletal Radiol. 2011 Jun; 40(6):725-35. PMID: 21052658

Luke AC, Stehling C, Stahl R, Li X, Kay T, Takamoto S, Ma B, Majumdar S, Link T. High-field magnetic resonance imaging assessment of articular cartilage before and after marathon running: does long-distance running lead to cartilage damage? Am J Sports Med. 2010 Nov; 38(11):2273-80. PMID: 20631252

Philpott JF, Houghton K, Luke A. Physical activity recommendations for children with specific chronic health conditions: juvenile idiopathic arthritis, hemophilia, asthma, and cystic fibrosis. Clin J Sport Med. 2010 May; 20(3):167-72. PMID: 20445355

Philpott J, Wilson E, Luke A. The importance of exercise: know how to say 'go'. Pediatr Ann. 2010 Mar; 39(3):162-4, 166-8, 171. PMID: 20302248

Rauscher I, Stahl R, Cheng J, Li X, Huber MB, Luke A, Majumdar S, Link TM. Meniscal measurements of T1rho and T2 at MR imaging in healthy subjects and patients with osteoarthritis. Radiology. 2008 Nov; 249(2):591-600. PMID: 18936315

Stahl R, Luke A, Li X, Carballido-Gamio J, Ma CB, Majumdar S, Link TM. T1rho, T2 and focal knee cartilage abnormalities in physically active and sedentary healthy subjects versus early OA patients--a 3.0-Tesla MRI study. Eur Radiol. 2009 Jan; 19(1):132-43. PMID: 18709373

Stahl R, Luke A, Ma CB, Krug R, Steinbach L, Majumdar S, Link TM. Prevalence of pathologic findings in asymptomatic knees of marathon runners before and after a competition in comparison with physically active subjects-a 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging study. Skeletal Radiol. 2008 Jul; 37(7):627-38. PMID: 18463868

Luke AC, Bergeron MF, Roberts WO. Heat injury prevention practices in high school football. Clin J Sport Med. 2007 Nov; 17(6):488-93. PMID: 17993793

Luke A, d'Hemecourt P. Prevention of infectious diseases in athletes. Clin Sports Med. 2007 Jul; 26(3):321-44. PMID: 17826187

Iyengar J, Luke A, Ma CB. An unusual presentation of synovial chondromatosis of the knee: a case report. Clin J Sport Med. 2007 Mar; 17(2):157-9. PMID: 17414489

Luke A, Ma CB. Exertional thigh pain in a runner. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2006 Sep; 5(5):251-3. PMID: 16934206

Bergeron MF, McKeag DB, Casa DJ, Clarkson PM, Dick RW, Eichner ER, Horswill CA, Luke AC, Mueller F, Munce TA, Roberts WO, Rowland TW. Youth football: heat stress and injury risk. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005 Aug; 37(8):1421-30. PMID: 16118592

Kocher MS, Micheli LJ, Zurakowski D, Luke A. Partial tears of the anterior cruciate ligament in children and adolescents. Am J Sports Med. 2002 Sep-Oct; 30(5):697-703. PMID: 12239005

Luke A, Philpott J, Brett K, Cruz L, Lun V, Prasad N, Zetaruk M, CASM AdHoc Committee on Children's Fitness. Physical inactivity in children and adolescents: CASM AdHoc Committee on Children's Fitness. Clin J Sport Med. 2004 Sep; 14(5):261-6; discussion 260. PMID: 15377964

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. 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 Med. 2021 11; 10(22):8058-8070. PMID: 34636156

Thuillier DU, Souza RB, Wu S, Luke A, Li X, Feeley BT. T1ρ imaging demonstrates early changes in the lateral patella in patients with patellofemoral pain and maltracking. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Aug; 41(8):1813-8. PMID: 23845401

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. 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). Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 02; 125:107079. PMID: 36621597

Kumar D, McDermott K, Feng H, Goldman V, Luke A, Souza RB, Hecht FM. Effects of Form-Focused Training on Running Biomechanics: A Pilot Randomized Trial in Untrained Individuals. PM R. 2015 Aug; 7(8):814-822. PMID: 25633634

Su F, Tong MW, Lansdown DA, Luke A, Ma CB, Feeley BT, Majumdar S, Zhang AL. Leukocyte-Poor Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Improve Cartilage T1ρ and T2 and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Mild-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2023 Jun; 5(3):e817-e825. PMID: 37388893

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. Quality of life for men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer participating in an aerobic and resistance exercise pilot intervention. Urol Oncol. 2023 03; 41(3):146.e1-146.e11. PMID: 36528473

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. Platelet factors attenuate inflammation and rescue cognition in ageing. Nature. 2023 Aug; 620(7976):1071-1079. PMID: 37587343

Micheli LJ, Luke AC, Mintzer CM, Waters PM. Elbow arthroscopy in the pediatric and adolescent population. Arthroscopy. 2001 Sep; 17(7):694-9. PMID: 11536087

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. 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. Eur Urol Oncol. 2024 Jun; 7(3):519-526. PMID: 37907387

Awards Honors

Pathways to Discovery Long-Term Mentor Award
2018
Pathways to Discovery Long-Term Mentor Award, UCSF, 2018
UCSF

SFUSD Honoree
2017
SFUSD Honoree, San Francisco Unified School District, 2017
San Francisco Unified School District

UCSF CTSI Clinical and Translational Research Fellowship Mentor of the Year
2016
UCSF CTSI Clinical and Translational Research Fellowship Mentor of the Year, UCSF, 2016
UCSF

Benioff Distinguished Professorship in Sports Medicine
2014
Benioff Distinguished Professorship in Sports Medicine, Marc and Lynne Benioff Foundation, 2014
Marc and Lynne Benioff Foundation

UCSF Exceptional Physician Award
2013
UCSF Exceptional Physician Award, UCSF, 2013
UCSF

Education

	Masters of Public Health	Harvard University	06/2000
	CAQSM	Harvard University, Boston Children's Hospital	06/1999
	Residency	St. Joseph's Health Center, U of Toronto	06/1997
	MD	University of Toronto	06/1997

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Meet the Doctor: Anthony Luke, MD, MPH

About Anthony Luke, MD, MPH

Dr. Anthony Luke is a primary care sports medicine doctor. He specializes in treating sports injuries without surgery, and also focuses on training and counseling patients in injury prevention. He is a physician lead for the Benioff Children's Hospital Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes and Director of the UCSF Human Performance Center.

Luke's research interests include injury prevention, pediatric sports medicine, running medicine and digital health.

Luke completed his undergraduate education, medical degree and residency in family practice at the University of Toronto. He completed a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at the Boston Children's Hospital and earned a master's degree in public health from Harvard University.

Luke helps direct high school sports medicine programs in San Francisco and Marin, and helps coordinate medical care at most of the large foot races in the Bay Area. He has worked with San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby and sports programs of the University of California, Berkeley, as well as at the Olympics.

Luke is also Director of the UCSF Human Performance Centers at the Orthopedic Institute in Mission Bay in San Francisco. Here, they can do clinical and research evaluations for 3D motion capture of biomechanics and exercise performance testing (VO2 max and lactate), as well as assess and counsel athletes on their performance goals.

Luke also directs the UCSF high school outreach program, UCSF PlaySafe, which serves more than 18 high schools in the Bay Area.