Anthony Luke, MD, MPH
Anthony Luke, MD, MPH
Orthopaedic Institute - Sports Medicine
Publications
- Luke AC. ACSM clinician profile. Anthony C. Luke. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2014 Jul-Aug; 13(4):195-6. PMID: 25014379
- 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
- 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
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 |
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.