Lyndly Tamura, MD

Lyndly Tamura, MD

Assistant Professor
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
MarinHealth Orthopedic Surgery | A UCSF Health clinic - Spine
 

Awards Honors

  • Resident Safety Council Project Multidisciplinary Winner
    2020
    Resident Safety Council Project Multidisciplinary Winner, Stanford University, 2020
    Stanford University
  • Eleanore Coghlin Award for Medical School Excellence in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    2016
    Eleanore Coghlin Award for Medical School Excellence in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 2016
    The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Education

Fellowship Hudson Medical 2021
Residency Stanford University 2020
Internship California Pacific Medical Center 2017
MD The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences 2016
BS University of California, San Diego 2011

About Lyndly Tamura, MD

Dr. Lyndly Tamura is a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM & R) focused on providing non-operative care for patients with acute and chronic spine pain, musculoskeletal disorders, and pain conditions. Dr. Tamura is fellowship-trained in Interventional Pain, and she is board-eligible in Pain Medicine.   To view Dr. Tamura's UCSF Health listing, click here. 

To alleviate pain and improve her patients’ quality of life, Dr. Tamura specializes in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional procedures, which include fluoroscopy-guided spine injections (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum), fluoroscopy-guided intra-articular injections, ultrasound-guided injections, and nerve conduction studies/electromyography. 

An active researcher, Dr. Tamura ‘s interests involve the safety and efficacy of regenerative medicine to treat spine related pain, reviewing practice patterns for certain spinal interventions, developing novel injection techniques for musculoskeletal and pain conditions, monitoring the efficacy of tele-nutrition in spinal cord injury patients, and quality improvement projects involving two-way smartphone messaging between physicians and nurses.

Dr. Tamura grew up in Huntington Beach, Calif. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in General Biology from the University of California, San Diego, and completed her Medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. Dr. Tamura then completed a one-year internship in Internal Medicine  at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco; she subsequently completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Stanford University; and most recently, she completed fellowship training in Interventional Pain Medicine at Hudson Medical in New York City. 

Dr. Tamura was a competitive gymnast and a collegiate pole vaulter. She continues to enjoy leading an active lifestyle of running, hiking, and teaching group exercise. She also enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and exploring diverse cuisines. 

Dr. Tamura sees patients at the Marin Health/UCSF Health Clinics in Marin County.

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