Frank Petrigliano Jr., MD
(he/him) - Orthopedic Surgery|
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine
About
Dr. Frank Petrigliano is a orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon in Los Angeles and Vice Chair of Education for the UCLA Department of Orthopadic Surgery. Dr. Petrigliano serves as the head team physician for the LA Chargers Football team and an associate team physician for UCLA Athletics. He specializes in the care of athletic injuries of the shoulder, knee, and elbow. A native of New York, Dr. Petrigliano completed his undergraduate training at Cornell University where he graduated with honors. Dr. Petrigliano then attended the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School for his medical training and his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA. After residency, Dr. Petrigliano completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at the prestigious Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City where he assisted in the care of the Brooklyn Nets and Iona College Athletics. Prior to returning to UCLA, Dr. Petrigliano served as chief of the Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine at Keck Medicine of USC and head team physician for the LA Kings hockey team.
Dr. Petrigliano’s surgical practice includes a high volume of arthroscopic shoulder repair, knee ligament reconstruction, cartilage repair and transplantation, and elbow ligament reconstruction. Dr. Petrigliano also performs total shoulder replacements and reverse shoulder replacements. He has been consistently named a Los Angeles Top Doctor, Los Angeles Super Doctor, and Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Dr. Petrigliano and his team are focused on highly individualized, patient-centered care. His team ensures there is a clear explanation of all surgical and non-surgical treatment options, accessibility to the doctor and staff, and timely follow-up on tests and imaging studies. His goal is to return his patients to their sport and active lifestyles with minimal intervention.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Fellowship
Residency
Internship
Degree
Recognitions
- Super doctors, Southern California, 2024
- Top Doctors, Castle Connolly, 2018-2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2021-2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2020-2024
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Locations
Westwood Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Research
Interests
The basic focus of Dr. Petrigliano’s Lab is the study of the underpinnings of muscle atrophy and degeneration following large rotator cuff tears.
Following rotator cuff repair, muscle atrophy and fibrosis may result in persistent weakness and increase the risk of repair failure. Consequently, our team is studying cutting-edge approaches to improve rotator cuff function via the delivery of stem cells that are specialized to restore muscle after chronic injury.
This work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), and a recent study was awarded the Charles S. Neer Award in recognition of outstanding work in the field of shoulder research. We also work in close collaboration with the Eveseenko Lab at the USC developing small molecule and stem cell-based therapies to treat osteoarthritis.
The goal of our work is to provide novel treatments that improve function and decrease the risk of arthritis after shoulder injury.
Publications
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Castle Connolly, 2018-2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2021-2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2020-2024
- Distinguished Speaker, American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists, 2022
- Clinical Scholar, USC Keck School of Medicine, 2022
- Inaugural Chair, USC Epstein Family Endowed Chair in Sports Medicine, 2022
- Invited Lecturer, 92nd Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, 2019
- Faculty Teaching Award, UCLA/OIC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019
- Invited Lecturer USC Dept of Ortho Surgery – Robert Kerlan Memorial Lecture, 2019
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars, 2016-2019
- Charles Neer Award ASES Annual Open Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2018
- Physician of the Year, UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2018
- Best Poster AOSSM Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2017
- Bart Mann Award, AOSSM Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2017
- Best Poster AOSSM Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, 2016
- Visiting Lecturer University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 2014
- Visiting Lecturer Policlinico San Donato IRCCS Hospital, Milan, Italy, 2014
- Visiting Lecturer Ambroise Pare Hospital, Boulogne, Paris, France, 2014
- Visiting Lecturer Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland, 2014
- Visiting Lecturer Centre Orthopedique Paul Santy, Lyon, France, 2014
- AOSSM European Exchange Sports Medicine Traveling Fellowship, 2014
- Invited Lecturer, USC Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2012
- Irving and Sally Lipstock Fellow, 2010
- Aircast Award for Best Basic Science Paper, 2010