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Allison Glinka Przybysz
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Allison Glinka Przybysz, MD, MPH

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University Orthopaedic Center

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
590 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City , UT 84108

Back, Neck, & Spine Care

Spine Care at Arapeen
540 Arapeen Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84108
  • Dr. Allison Glinka Przybysz, MD, MPH is a board-certified Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating patients with spine and musculoskeletal pain. She has expertise in non-operative spine care including disc herniations, spinal stenosis, and degenerative conditions affecting the sacroiliac joints, lumbar, thoracic, and cervical spine.

    Her treatment philosophy is guided by a multimodal, holistic approach that embraces collaboration with physical therapists, psychologists, acupuncturists, and surgical specialists to provide comprehensive spine care and to optimize patients’ individual goals.

    Dr. Glinka Przybysz completed her training as a surgical intern at Northwestern University and was a resident at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital in Chicago, IL (affiliated with University of Chicago). She completed her pain medicine fellowship at the University of California, Davis. Following training she served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

    Dr. Glinka Przybysz is an active clinical researcher with degrees in engineering, epidemiology and public health. She has research interests in multimodal spine care, access to opioid-sparing interventional therapies, and utilization of new biomedical technologies in patient care. She serves on the Evidence Analysis Committee for the Spine Interventional Society (SIS) and the Ethics and Professionalism Committee for the North American Spine Society (NASS).

    Board Certification

    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Sub: Pain Medicine)
    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

    Patient Rating

    4.8 /5
    ( out of 383 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    EXTERNAL SITE

    fantastic *****

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    She is an excellent clinician and easy to talk to.

    EXTERNAL SITE

    I'll say it again: Dr. Przybysz is incredibly knowledgeable, approachable, kind, professional, and trustworthy. I'm very grateful to be working with her!

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    excellent doctor in every sense - appreciate all the information she provides and care and solutions.

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    I was very impressed with Allison's care and explanations. I also had a trusted friend with a medical background sit in to make sure he could explain things later in terms I would understand...he was very impressed with her approach, expertise, and recommendations. I think I am in good hands with Dr. Glinka Przybysz.

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Very nice and professional Doctor. Very impressed!

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    I am in good hands with physical medicine physician Excellent Medicare Care

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Great Dr.listen to what I had to say .Explained to me the problem and how we were going to work on it . Very thorough.

    EXTERNAL SITE

    Excellent service for my back

  • Dr. Allison Glinka Przybysz, MD, MPH is a board-certified Pain Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating patients with spine and musculoskeletal pain. She has expertise in non-operative spine care including disc herniations, spinal stenosis, and degenerative conditions affecting the sacroiliac joints, lumbar, thoracic, and cervical spine.

    Her treatment philosophy is guided by a multimodal, holistic approach that embraces collaboration with physical therapists, psychologists, acupuncturists, and surgical specialists to provide comprehensive spine care and to optimize patients’ individual goals.

    Dr. Glinka Przybysz completed her training as a surgical intern at Northwestern University and was a resident at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital in Chicago, IL (affiliated with University of Chicago). She completed her pain medicine fellowship at the University of California, Davis. Following training she served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

    Dr. Glinka Przybysz is an active clinical researcher with degrees in engineering, epidemiology and public health. She has research interests in multimodal spine care, access to opioid-sparing interventional therapies, and utilization of new biomedical technologies in patient care. She serves on the Evidence Analysis Committee for the Spine Interventional Society (SIS) and the Ethics and Professionalism Committee for the North American Spine Society (NASS).

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Sub: Pain Medicine)
    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

    Education history

    Undergraduate Electrical Engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S.E.E.
    Graduate Training Public Health - Case Western Reserve University M.P.H.
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences M.D.
    Residency Preliminary Surgery - McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Resident
    Residency Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital Resident
    Fellowship Pain Medicine - University of California, Davis Fellow

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Glinka Przybysz A, Khudeira Z, Khudeira S, Graham J, Machino K, Jacobs J, Gittler (2021). Opioid Prescribing and Utilization During Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Admissions. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 22(12), 3089-3091. (Read full publication)
    2. McGowan ML, Glinka A, Highland J, Asaad G, Sharp R (2013). Genetics patients' perspectives on clinical genomic testing. Personalized medicine, 10(4), 339-347. (Read full publication)
    3. LaBeaud AD, Cross PC, Getz WM, Glinka A, King C (2011). Rift Valley fever virus infection in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herds in rural South Africa: evidence of interepidemic transmission. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 84(4), 641-6. (Read full publication)
    4. LaBeaud AD, Glinka A, Kippes C, King C (2009). School-based health promotion for mosquito-borne disease prevention in children. The Journal of pediatrics, 155(4), 590-2. (Read full publication)
    5. Singh N, Jung MJ, Yusuf F, Khan A, Su T, Glinka-Przybysz A, Taylor S (2023). The Use of Immersive Audiovisual Distraction with Virtual Reality During Pain Procedures: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), (Read full publication)
    6. Glinka Przybysz A, Cooper A, McCormick Z (2023). Response to: Commentary by Dr. Wahezi et al., "The importance of interventional pain research in academic settings: a call for change to fortify our future. A message from the Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD)". Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 24(12), 1401-1402. (Read full publication)
    7. Caragea M, Le A, Curtis T, Ni A, Clark T, Joyce A, Hickman C, Lawrence B, Randell Z, Goodman P, Poduska A, Rasmussen M, Cooper A, Teramoto M, Glinka Przybysz A, Burnham T, Conger A, McCormick Z (2024). The effect of lumbar medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy on cobb angle progression in individuals with adult scoliosis compared to natural history: A cross-sectional study. Interventional Pain Medicine, 3(2), 100411. (Read full publication)
    8. Boos A, Cooper A, Martin B, Burnham R, Glinka Przybysz A, Conger AM, McCormick ZL, Burnham T (2024). The effectiveness of sacral lateral branch radiofrequency neurotomy for posterior sacroiliac joint complex pain in patients selected by dual sacral lateral branch blocks; A real-world cohort study. Interventional Pain Medicine, 3(4), 100442. (Read full publication)
    9. Brown TK, Caragea MA, Beckwith M, Ni A, Chen L, Woodworth T, Blatt M, Cheney C, Carson D, Kuo K, Randall D, Huang EY, Carefoot A, Mills M, Cooper AN, Przybysz AG, Burnham T, Conger AM, McCormick Z (2025). Evaluating the effectiveness of genicular radiofrequency ablation for chronic knee pain using the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) global health-physical health domain: Results of a cross-sectional cohort study. Interventional Pain Medicine, 4(1), 100539. (Read full publication)
    10. Glinka Przybysz A, Galang E, Sangio CA, Wirawan C, Cooper AN, Amatto A, Martin B, Burnham R, Conger AM, McCormick ZL, Burnham T (2025). Evaluating prognostic block selection criteria in cervical medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy: A retrospective cohort study. Interventional Pain Medicine, 4(1), 100559. (Read full publication)
    11. Cooper AN, Sen H, Kanjanapanang N, Saad K, Wahl G, Young C, Essman M, Fogarty AE, Burnham T, Conger AM, McCormick ZL, Glinka Przybysz (2025). Adverse Events Associated With Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: An Analysis of the MAUDE Data base and Implications for Pain and Spine Clinicians. Neuromodulation, 28(4), 619-626. (Read full publication)
    12. Sen H, Cooper A, Conger A, McCormick ZL, Przybysz A (2025). Dorsal root ganglion stimulation for multifactorial refractory foot pain: A case report. Interventional Pain Medicine, 4(3), 100614. (Read full publication)
    13. Kanjanapanang N, Sen H, Cooper AN, Adler A, Nabi A, Dickenson B, Tang W, Young C, Burnham T, Fogarty AE, Przybysz AG, Conger AM, McCormick Z (2025). The effectiveness of lumbar medial branch radiofrequency ablation using a three-tined electrode: A real-world cross-sectional cohort study. Interventional Pain Medicine, 4(4), 100711. (Read full publication)

    Review

    1. Gill B, Cheney C, Clements N, Przybsyz AG, McCormick ZL, Conger (2022). Radiofrequency Ablation for Zygapophyseal Joint Pain. Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America, 33(2), 233-249. (Read full publication)