MERRITT ISLAND, Fla., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Physician Partners of America welcomes Dr. Anthony H. Guarino, M.D., as an interventional pain management specialist in its Merritt Island, Fla. clinic.
He joins Dr. Jorge Fernandez-Silva at the practice, located at 450 Merritt Island Causeway, Suite 200, Merritt Island, FL 32952.
Double board-certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dr. Guarino uses a wide variety of interventional procedures to treat all spine and major joint pain conditions including trigger point injections, joint injections, epidural steroid injections and facet injections as well as facet radiofrequency neuroablations, spinal cord stimulation and targeted intrathecal drug therapy pain pumps.
"It is a privilege to help people with chronic pain to have a better quality of life, and I endeavor to do so with the tools I have as an interventional pain management physician," he says.
Born in Baltimore, MD, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, and his medical degree from the University of Maryland. This was followed by a year-long internship in Internal Medicine at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology and Fellowship in Pain Management at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Before beginning medical school, he earned a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School. "I spent time exploring my faith and studying it in greater depth," he says. "I recognize the importance of a spiritual life for one's overall health."
Dr. Guarino was recruited to direct pain management services for Washington University at Barnes Jewish West County Hospital in St. Louis, MO. While there, he led research that helped make injections safer for patients. Part of study showed how to inject different types of steroids so patients have fewer complications. The research results have been adapted by the entire pain management community.
He spent 21 years in the St. Louis, MO area before coming to PPOA. A nationally recognized lecturer, speaker and expert witness in legal cases, Dr. Guarino has written two books on back pain management, including "Get Your Lower Back Pain under Control – and Get on with Life."
Patients can make a same-day appointment with Dr. Guarino via the clinic website or by calling (321) 339-3133. He accepts Medicare and most insurance.
Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., Physician Partners of America (PPOA) is a fast-growing national healthcare company that manages a wide range of medical practices in Florida, Texas and California. These include interventional pain management, minimally invasive spine and laser procedures, orthopedics, psychology, primary care, personal injury, Workers' Compensation, and AAAHC-accredited ambulatory surgery centers and procedure suites.
PPOA was founded in 2013 on the idea of strengthening the doctor-patient relationship and combating the opioid crisis through interventional modalities. For more information, visit ppoamedical.com
SOURCE Physician Partners of America
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