OUR DOCTORS

Anthony J. DiStasio, II, MD
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

“The benefits of smaller incisions, less pain and more rapid recovery are becoming increasingly clear.”

Dr. Anthony DiStasio is focused on getting people through the pain of trauma.
After earning his medical degree from Georgetown University, Dr. DiStasio earned his stripes as the medical officer aboard the USS Saipan, and went on to advance the orthopaedic surgery and pediatric orthopaedics programs at the Naval Medical Center (NMC) in Portsmouth.

He received his fellowship training at the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, and then returned to NMC as director of the Orthopaedic Traumatology Division.

Dr. DiStasio joined SMOC with extensive orthopaedic experience in advanced arthroscopic surgeries, and is the first physician to perform minimally invasive total knee replacement in southeast Virginia. He continually introduces new technologies, including the Journey Deuce Bi-Compartmental Knee System, a type of knee replacement that allows faster recovery time with less pain and stiffness.

A fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dr. DiStasio is considered one of the region’s leading “trauma experts,” and has focused his active practice on complex fracture
management and the care of trauma patients with multiple injuries.

If it is badly broken, Dr. DiStasio works to fix it, and with as minimally invasive surgery as humanly possible.

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

Medical Degree
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA

Fellowship
Orthopaedic Traumatology, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD

Distinctions
Cum Laude from the College of the Holy Cross and Georgetown University School of Medicine
Navy Commendation Award
Upjohn Achievement Award
Reinart Award for Excellence in Teaching

University Appointments
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine

Affiliations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Medical Association
Medical Society of Virginia
Virginia Orthopaedic Society
Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Chesapeake Medical Society
Tri-County Medical Society
Southern Orthopaedic Association

Areas of Specialty
Trauma
Fracture Management
Arthroscopy
Joint Replacement