LionelMetzMD
Orthopaedic Surgery • San Francisco, CAOrthopedic Spine Surgery
Assistant Professor or Orthopedic Surgery
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Office
400 Parnassus Ave
Parnassus Heights - Spine
San Francisco, CA 94158Phone+1 415-476-1167Fax+1 415-476-1304- Is this information wrong?
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
- Surgical Correction of Neuromuscular Scoliosis Secondary to Congenital Zika Syndrome: A Case Report.Jennifer M O'Donnell, Lionel Metz, Ishaan Swarup> ;JBJS Case Connector. 2022 Oct 1
- 1 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 Jun 1
- 2 citationsThe Reliability of a Grading System for Digital Subtraction Imaging Quality During Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection.Danielle Binler, L McLean House, Ryan Mattie, Mikhail Saltychev, Masato Nagao, Murat Pekmeczi, Lionel N. Metz, Conor O’Neil, Vinil Shah, Zachary L McCormick> ;Pain Medicine. 2020 Nov 1
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Press Mentions
John A. Watson Faculty ScholarsJuly 7th, 2016
Professional Memberships
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- Inman-Abbot SocietAlumni Member
Hospital Affiliations
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital OaklandOakland, California
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