
Luga Podesta MD
Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)
Bluetail Medical Group
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1875 Veterans Park DrSte 2201Naples, FL 34109
Phone+1 239-631-1960
Fax+1 239-631-5967
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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
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1989 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2027
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, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2013, 2015, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Aprima PRM 2015, Aprima Medical Software, Inc., 2013, 2015, 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsThe Regenerative Marriage Between High-Density Platelet-Rich Plasma and Adipose Tissue.Peter A Everts, Luga Podesta, José Fabio Lana, George Shapiro, Rafael Barnabé Domingues
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025-02-27 - 43 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 - 53 citationsAngiogenesis and Tissue Repair Depend on Platelet Dosing and Bioformulation Strategies Following Orthobiological Platelet-Rich Plasma Procedures: A Narrative Review.Peter A Everts, José Fábio Lana, Kentaro Onishi, Don Buford, Jeffrey Peng
Biomedicines. 2023-07-06
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
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
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
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
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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