Arthur J. De Luigi, D.O., M.H.A.

Arthur Jason De Luigi, DO, MHSA is the Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Director of Sports Medicine for the Mayo Clinic Arizona. Dr. De Luigi is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), Sports Medicine, Brain Injury Medicine, Pain Medicine, and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound.

Prior to joining the Mayo Clinic, Dr. De Luigi established the ACGME accredited Sports Medicine fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/NRH (MGUH/NRH), the MedStar NRH Interventional Spine Center, and MedStar Sports Medicine in the Washington Region. Dr. De Luigi served as the Program Director of the PM&R Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center/National Capital Consortium and the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at MGUH/NRH. During his years of military service, Dr. De Luigi twice served in military deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) as a Battalion Surgeon.

Dr. De Luigi has extensive involvement with professional sports teams serving as the Head Team Physician for the Washington Wizards, Medical Director & Head Team Physician for the Washington Mystics, and Team Physician for the Washington Nationals, DC United, and Washington Spirit. He also was the Head Team Physician for several local public and private high schools, and served as Head Team Physician for the Catholic University.

Dr. De Luigi also is internationally recognized as a leader in Adaptive Sports Medicine through his extensive experience with disabled athletes, holding positions as the Medical Director and Head Team Physician for the U.S. Adaptive Alpine Ski Team and Para-Snowboarding Team, Medical Director of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Adaptive Sports Medicine Program, and coverage of Paralympic athletes at the United States Olympic Training Center.

Additionally, Dr. De Luigi has a prominent role with Concussion work groups including the National Basketball Association (NBA) Concussion committee, American Academy of Neurology's Concussion Outcomes workgroup, and the Chair of the multispecialty (AAN, AAOS, ACSM, AMSSM, AAPM&R, AAFM, & AAP) workgroup on the Treatment of Concussion with Exercise & Medications.

He has been highly involved in Running Medicine as also served as the Medical Director of the Army Ten Miler, Co-Medical Director of the Salt Lake Marathon, and Racing The Planet Atacama Desert and Gobi Desert Races. Additionally, he has served as a physician for United States Olympic Committee, U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Association, USA Basketball, USA Boxing, USA Lacrosse, the University of Utah (Football, Basketball, Hockey, Rugby), and Salt Lake Bees baseball team (Los Angeles Angels AAA affiliate).

He holds academic appointments as a Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. Dr. De Luigi also serves as the Editor-In-Chief for Alternative & Integrative Medicine.