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Office
1875 Veterans Park Dr
Ste 2201
Naples, FL 34109Phone+1 239-631-1960Fax+1 239-631-5967
Education & Training
- Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic ClinicFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1990 - 1991
- Richmond University Medical Center - Bayley Seton CampusSports Medicine, 1989 - 1989
- New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New YorkResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1986 - 1989
- One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
- New York Medical College/St. Vincent's Medical Center of RichmondBS, 1984 - 1985
- Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 1984
- State University of New York-Stony BrookMS, 1978 - 1980
- Long Island University-CW.Post CollegeMS, 1978 - 1980
- Wagner CollegeBS, 1973 - 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 1985 - 2018
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Sports Medicine Doctor Castle Connolly, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2013
- Who's Who in Medicine 2000
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsAutologous thrombin preparations: Biocompatibility and growth factor releaseAndrea M. Matuska, Marina L Klimovich, Adam W. Anz, Luga Podesta, John R. Chapman
Wound Repair and Regeneration. 2021-01-01 - 8 citationsModifying Orthobiological PRP Therapies Are Imperative for the Advancement of Treatment Outcomes in Musculoskeletal Pathologies.Peter A Everts, Timothy Mazzola, Kenneth Mautner, Pietro S Randelli, Luga Podesta
Biomedicines. 2022-11-15 - 2 citationsProfound Properties of Protein-Rich, Platelet-Rich Plasma Matrices as Novel, Multi-Purpose Biological Platforms in Tissue Repair, Regeneration, and Wound Healing.Peter A Everts, José Fábio Lana, Robert W Alexander, Ignacio Dallo, Elizaveta Kon
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024-07-19
Journal Articles
- No Time Outs for Injuries, Rhythmic Physician, DRUM!Podesta L, Magazine
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), DRUM!Podesta L, Magazine
- This is a Real Pain in the Butt, DRUM!Podesta L, Magazine
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Rational and Protocol for Postoperative Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation.Podesta L, Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orlando, Florida
- Rational and Protocol for Postoperative Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation.Podesta L, 55th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Scientific Exhibit, Atlanta, Georgia
- The Long Term Follow-up of Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair: Defining a Rational for Augmentation.Sherman MF, Leiber LD, Bonamo JR, Podesta L, Reiter I, 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Lectures
- Transitioning the Throwing Athlete Back to the Field.8th Curso International Avanzado de Medicina de Rehabilitacion, Manzanillo, Mexico
- Diagnostic Ultrasound in Sports Medicine.2nd Annual Current Topics in Sports Medicine Symposium, Scottsdale, Arizona
- On Field Management of Cervical Spine Injuries in Baseball.2010 Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society Baseball Team Medicine Conference, San Francisc
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Other
- Rational and Protocol for Postoperative Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation.Podesta L, Sherman MF, Bonamo JR, Reiter I, 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-From Injury to Repair.Podesta L, Gambardella RA, Glousman RE, Shields CL
Press Mentions
- 10 Most Pressing Issues in Sports MedicineMay 29th, 2018
- Dr. Luga Podesta on Stem Cells in Orthopedics, 'A New Frontier in Medicine'May 4th, 2018
- Healing a Trail to the Future — Dr. Luga Podesta on Regenerative MedicineApril 17th, 2018
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Professional Memberships
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External Links
- Websitehttps://www.bluetailmedicalgroup.com/luga-podesta-md
- Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/Podesta-Orthopedic-Sports-Medicine-Institute-158995343384/
- Luga Podesta, MDhttp://Lugapodestamd.com
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