
Medical Director
Orthopedic & Spine Surgeon
Undergraduate
1994-1998
B.S. – Zoology
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
Graduate
1998-1999
M.S. – Biomedical Sciences
Barry University
Miami Shores, FL
Medical School
2000-2004
D.O. – Des Moines University
Des Moines, IA
Medical Training
2004-2005
Surgical Internship
St. Anthony Hospital
Oklahoma City, OK
2005-2009
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Garden City Hospital
Garden City, MI
Fellowship
2009-2010
Spine Surgery
Spine Institute of Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
2010-Present
Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon
Southeastern Spine Center
Sarasota, FL
2017-Present
Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon
Physicians Group, LLC
Sarasota, FL
State of Arizona
State of Florida
American Osteopathic Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctors Hospital of Sarasota Sarasota, FL
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Lakewood Ranch, FL
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL
American Osteopathic Association
American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
North American Spine Society
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association

F.A.A.P.M.R, A.B.P.M., A.D.D.A.
Interventional Pain & Regenerative Medicine
Undergraduate
1992-1996
BS Degree in General Sciences
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Medical School
1996 – 2000
Ponce School of Medicine
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Internship
2000 – 2001
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Ponce, Puerto Rico
2003 – 2004
Chief Resident
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Residency
2001 – 2004
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Nassau University Medical Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
East Meadow, NY
Fellowship
2004 – 2005
Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine
University of Florida, Gainsville, FL
Spine Care Center, Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department
of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
BLS
USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3
Interventional Spine Pain Management Procedures
Medical Cannabis Certified
10/15 – PRESENT
Florida Medical License ME 125319
2005 American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2011 American Board of Pain Medicine
2013 American Board of Disability Analysts
– American academy of anti-aging medicine
– Seeds scientific research and performance
– American Androgen Society
– American Academy of Pain Management
– American academy of physical medicine and rehabilitation
“Trochanteric bursitis” Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Review and Self-Assessment.
2003.

Residency
1999 – 2002
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9055.
Internship
1998 – 1999
University Community Hospital–Carrollwood.
7171 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, Florida 33614.
Medical School
1998
Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center. 3200 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50312.
College
1994
Southern Illinois
University.
Carbondale, Illinois 62901.
Board Certified, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Board Certified, American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.
October 12, 2002. NBOME certification – Active
Florida. Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine
November14, 2009 – Inactive
Minnesota. Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
March 19, 2009 – Inactive
Kentucky. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
February 28, 2000 – Inactive
Texas. Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Medical Director at Neuro Trauma Centers. February 2025 – Present. Locations: 4221 N. Himes Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607; 4625 East Bay Drive, Suite 225, Clearwater, FL 33765; 1250 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239.
Interventional Physiatry. Surgery Consultants of Florida. January 2023-Present.
Locations: 4221 N. Himes Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33607; 4625 East Bay Drive, Suite 225, Clearwater, FL 33765; 1250 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239.
Skills include regular performance of epidural steroid injections; medial branch nerve blocks; radiofrequency neurolysis of medial branch nerves; sacroiliac joint injections; sacrococcygeal joint injections; orthobiologic spine and peripheral joint injections.
Interventional Physiatry. Physicians Group, L.L.C. July 2006-December 2022.
Locations: 4221 N. Himes Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33607; 1895 Floyd Street, Sarasota, FL 34239; 4401 Emerson St. # 1, Jacksonville, FL 32207.
Interventional Physiatry. Physicians Group L.L.C. 735 Kasota Ave. SE Minneapolis, MN 55414. February 2014 – June 2016.
Interventional Physiatry. KY Spine & Rehab P.S.C. Crescent Center, 1st Floor, 634 S. 3rd Street Louisville, KY40202. January 2011 – January 2014.Interventional Physiatry. 1st Health 4221 N. Himes Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33607. January 2003-June 2006.
Consulting Physician. Texas Evaluation and Healthcare Clinic. 12300 Ford Road, Suite 250, Dallas, Texas, 75234. July 2002-December 2002.
Staff Physician. Family Medicine, Paul Worrell, D.O., P.A. 8668 Skillman Street, Dallas, Texas, 75243. April 2000-December 2002.
Staff Physician. Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Arlington. 3200 Matlock Road, Arlington, Texas 76015. August 2000-December 2002.
Staff Physician. Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, Texas 75231. April 2000-April 2001.
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Fellow member.
American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Fellow member.
Commissioned a Kentucky Colonel on October 14, 2011 by Kentucky Governor, Steven L. Beshear.