Ways to support bone and joint health as we age

Associate Professor

Vice-Chair for Outpatient Services

Fellowship Director for Value-Based Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Director of Spine Health, UPMC

Dr. Standaert is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a clinical focus on nonoperative spine and musculoskeletal care. He graduated from Harvard College in 1987 (majoring in Biological Anthropology) and from Harvard Medical School in 1992. He completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Washington in 1996 and a fellowship in sports and spine medicine in 1997. After 10 years in private practice, Dr. Standaert joined the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington in 2005. In 2017, he began work at UPMC and currently serves as an Associate Professor and Vice-Chair of Outpatient Services in the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is also the Medical Director for Spine Health for UPMC, leading a value-based integrated spine clinic. Along with the clinic, he serves as fellowship director for the UPMC Value-Based Fellowship in Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine, a novel collaborative training program within UPMC and the UPMC Health Plan.

Co-Medical Director, The UPMC Wellness Center for Bone and Joint Health

Medical Director of both the Bone and Joint Center at UPMC Magee Womens Hospital and the UPMC Innovation Center

Anthony (Tony) DiGioia, M.D., is an engineer, entrepreneur, and practicing orthopedic surgeon from Pittsburgh, PA, who is renowned for innovations in health care that combine the art and science of medicine.

Tony graduated with university honors from Carnegie Mellon University’s Civil Engineering program and obtained a graduate degree in Civil and Biomedical Engineering before pursuing his medical degree. He attended Harvard Medical School where he graduated with honors in a Special Field, then completed his orthopedic residency in Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and a Fellowship in Adult Reconstruction Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. D is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons and has presented and published many articles in an effort to share his breakthroughs in medicine and engineering.

In 2018, Dr. D published The Patient Centered Value System: Transforming Healthcare Through Co-Design. The book is a guide to implementing patient centered care in any care setting or specialty. The PCVS approach has been implemented in over 65 different clinical conditions and is increasingly being adopted nationally and internationally.