
Anthony Petraglia, MD is a neurosurgeon at Rochester Regional Health in Rochester, New York
where he is also the Executive Director of the Rochester Regional Health
Concussion Program. Dr. Petraglia specializes in all aspects of spine and brain
surgery with extensive subspecialty experience in sports-related neurological
injuries. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a BA in
neuroscience, and earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry; with Distinctions in Research and Community
Service. He completed his neurological surgery residency at the University of
Rochester Medical Center. His fellowship in Neurological Sports Medicine was
completed at the West Virginia University Department of Neurosurgery and the
Northshore University Health System Department of Neurosurgery, under the
tutelage of Dr. Julian Bailes.
Dr.
Petraglia is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons,
Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society and
Alpha Omega Alpha. He has presented nationally and internationally on the topic
of neurological sports medicine, has published numerous manuscripts and book
chapters on various aspects of neurological surgery; and performs editorial
duties for several medical journals. He has authored the “Handbook of
Neurological Sports Medicine: Concussion and Other Nervous System Injuries in
the Athlete” with Dr. Julian Bailes and Dr. Arthur Day.
Dr. Petraglia has served as
an assistant to the Sports Medicine Section of the AANS/CNS. He has worked as a
physician with several collegiate and high school football programs and as a
neurosurgical consultant for regional athletic councils and events. He also
serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Quadrant Biosciences.