Dr. Metz is on Doximity
As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.
- Gain access to free telehealth tools, such as our “call shielding” and one-way patient texting.
- Connect with colleagues in the same hospital or clinic.
- Read the latest clinical news, personalized to your specialty.
Office
400 Parnassus Ave
Parnassus Heights - Spine
San Francisco, CA 94158Phone+1 415-476-1167Fax+1 415-476-1304
Summary
- I am a board certified orthopaedic surgeon at UCSF Medical Center. My clinical practice includes a full time orthopedic spine surgery practice specializing in adult and pediatric spinal pathologies. This entails complex surgical procedures of the cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral spine. In my adult practice patients are seen at the UCSF Mission Bay Orthopaedic Institute and surgery takes place at the UCSF Parnassus Campus. My pediatric spine practice is based at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Mine is a primarily an elective surgical practice with two full OR days /week and two clinic days per week. The remaining day of the week is devoted to academic and research activities.
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2014 - 2015
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2008 - 2014
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
- MO State Medical License 2014 - 2016
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Banff Award Winner "Journey towards your new spine practice, what to pack" AOSpine North America, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsComparison of 90-day complications and two-year reoperation rates between anterior and posterior interbody fusion for single-level degenerative spondylolisthesis.Stephen Georgiou, Satvir Saggi, Hao-Hua Wu, Lionel Metz
North American Spine Society Journal. 2022-06-01 - 27 citationsBaseline Patient-Reported Outcomes Correlate Weakly With Radiographic Parameters: A Multicenter, Prospective NIH Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis Study of 286 Patients.Todd M. Chapman, Christine R. Baldus, Jon D. Lurie, Steven D. Glassman, Frank J. Schwab
Spine. 2016-11-15 - 37 citationsIncrease in spinal deformity surgery in patients age 60 and older is not associated with increased complications.David C. Sing, Sigurd Berven, Shane Burch, Lionel N. Metz
The Spine Journal. 2016-10-01
Press Mentions
- John A. Watson Faculty ScholarsJuly 7th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Inman-Abbot SocietAlumni Member
Viewing the full profile is available to verified healthcare professionals only.
Find your profile and take control of your online presence: