Certifications

Pain Medicine
July 2021 – present

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
May 2021 – present

Employment

Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute
Freehold, NJ
August 2021 – present
Physician, Interventional Pain Medicine:

• Providing medical and interventional pain management for a wide array of chronic and acute injuries
• Inpatient Pain Management Consultant at CentraState Medical Center

University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
July 2020 – June 2021
Fellow, Dept of Pain Medicine:

• Fellowship training in chronic pain, acute pain, cancer pain, headache and facial pain management
• Training in interventional pain techniques and minimally invasive surgery

University of Louisville School of Medicine, Frazier Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Institute
Louisville, KY
July 2017 – June 2020
Resident, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation:

• Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation
• Included training in ultrasound and fluoroscopic guided procedures, sports medicine, sideline coverage, axial injections, pain management, peripheral joint injections, and regenerative medicine (PRP, stem cells)
• Event coverage, Sideline coverage, pre-participation examinations, monthly spinal case conference collaboration with PM&R and Neurosurgery, annual Spine Conference attendance

Louisville Botox and Fillers
July 2018 – June 2020
Business Owner:

• Performed cosmetic injections for clients
• Start-up and marketing of new business, coordinating scheduling
• Moonlighting position

Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
September 2016 – May 2017
Research Fellowship, Dept of Plastic Surgery:

• Maintained Breast reconstruction and Flap database
• Collaboration and coordination of multi-institutional project updates
• Oversight of patient enrollment and follow-up
• Creation and revisions of study materials, including translation into multiple languages

Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
June 2014 – June 2016
Resident Physician:

• Training in general surgery at Maimonides Medical Center and Coney Island Hospital
• Extensive training in acute surgical care with procedural and perioperative experience
• Expertise in suturing, sterile technique, wound care
• Rotations included General, Trauma, Vascular, Thoracic, Plastics, Breast Onc, Minimally Invasive, Colorectal surgery teams, Surgical ICU, GI rotation

New Jersey Sports Medicine
Cedar Knolls, NJ
December 2013 – May 2014

• Pre-internship training
• Completed history and physical exams
• Completion of patient progress notes and procedure notes
• Assistant during sterile procedures, operation of fluoroscopy unit

Associates in Rehab Medicine
Summit, NJ
September 2008 – August 2009

• Shadowing experience
• Research Assistant-Data Collection August 2011-November 2011
• Assist in completion of patient histories, taking vital signs
• Patient appointment scheduling
• Transfer of patient charts from paper to EMR

Education

University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
July 2020 – present

• Pain Management Fellowship
• Outpatient and inpatient management of chronic pain, cancer pain, acute pain, head and neck, headache
• Training locations include Moffitt Cancer Center, James A. Haley VA hospital, Tampa General Hospital, Florida Pain Management, Aspire Pain Relief Institute, Florida Spine & Pain Specialists, Excel Pain and Spine
• Trained in fluoroscopic spinal injections, RFA, and minimally invasive procedure
• Advanced training in neuromodulation (SCS, PNS), spinal decompression, SI joint fusion, kyphoplasty, intrathecal pump placement and management
• Peripheral joint injections, ultrasound guided procedures, peripheral nerve blocks, Botox injections, craniofacial procedures, sympathetic blocks

Frazier Rehab Institute, University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
July 2017 – June 2020

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation resident
• Inpatient, Outpatient, wide array of procedural experience
• Axial injections
• Peripheral Joint injections/aspirations
• Ultrasound – diagnostic/procedures
• Chemodenervation procedures
• Intrathecal Pump management
• Electrodiagnostic studies

Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
July 2014 – June 2016

• PGY-1, PGY-2 General Surgery resident
• 350 logged operative cases
• Significant experience in suturing, wound care, sterile procedures, and surgical technique

St. Matthew University School of Medicine
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
August 2009 – December 2013

• Doctor of Medicine degree, December 2013
• AMSA, President

Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
August 2004 – May 2008

• Bachelor of Science, Biology
• Relevant coursework: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Business Law, Management

Relevant Skills

• Minimally invasive surgical skills
• Proficient in ultrasound guided procedures
• Multimodal approach to pain management
• Experience with sideline coverage and training room for high school and collegiate level sports, adaptive sports, Special Olympics
• Excellent psychomotor skills and procedural awareness with expertise in wound care management, suturing, and sterile procedures
• Equally comfortable working independently and as part of a team that requires close coordination
• Ability to multitask

Research Experience

“Comparative Analysis of Healthcare Economics of Posterior versus Lateral Sacroiliac Joint Fusion”
-Del Guercio, S. Salerno, S.Li

• Presented at American Society of Pain and Neuroscience 2023 annual conference
• Awarded highest scoring Poster to Podium abstract

“Efficiency Navigating Between Frazier Rehab Institute and University of Louisville Hospital: A Quality Improvement Project”
– Del Guercio, Schuster

• QI project detailing the most efficient walking route between the two hospital systems

“Improved Decision Making in Breast Cancer: A Validated Option Grid.”
– Del Guercio, Weichman.

• Patient enrollment, data collection, development and revision of option grid
• IRB submission

“What Matters Most: Choosing the Right Breast Cancer Surgery for You”
– Durand, M.A. et al.

• Patient enrollment and data collection regarding development of study materials
• Participated in multicentered monthly study meetings and quarterly steering meetings

“Using Oral Corticosteroids in Treating Neck and Back Pain: A Clinical Survey”
– Dentico, Del Guercio, Malanga

• Solicited and collected data from physicians across multiple specialties regarding oral steroid use for treatment of neck and back pain. Designed visual aids to accompany data. This study was presented at Overlook Hospital Atlantic Health Research Day.

Poster Presentations

“Chemical Meningitis as a Rare Complication of Spinal Anesthesia”
– Del Guercio, Del Busto, Castillo

• Presented at the 2020 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehab annual conference

“Myelitis as an Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE)”
– Del Guercio, Chandan, Castillo.

• Presented at the American Academy of Physiatry 2019 annual conference

Professional Memberships

• New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Board of Directors
• American Society of Pain and Neuroscience
• North American Neuromodulation Society
• World Academy of Pain Medicine United, Junior Faculty
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• American Academy of Physiatry

Extracurricular Activities

American Medical Student Association
St. Matthew’s University, 2009-2013

• President 2010
• Treasurer/class Rep 2009
• Organized monthly clinical skills labs for 25-35 students
• Organized annual Wound Care Symposium and Suture Lab with Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for 60-70 students
• Organized Teddy Bear Clinic for Youth Health Awareness

Muhlenberg College

• Varsity Football 2004-2006
• Tau Kappa Epsilon
• Biology Club
• Intramural Sports: Basketball, Softball, Flag football

Volunteer Work

Louisville Race to Cure Sarcoma
August 2019

• First aid for 5K race

Louisville National Veterans Wheelchair Games
July 2019

• Physician Member. National Medical Team
• National Veterans Sports and Wellness Program. National Special Events. Veterans Affairs Health Administration Central Office, Washington, DC

Special Olympics of Kentucky
Med Fest Physician Volunteer
Lexington and Louisville, KY

• Performed pre-participation physicals for Special Olympics athletes. October 2017-2019
• Focus on disabilities and adaptive sports

Sideline Coverage
Louisville, KY
August 2017- November 2020

• Doss High School Football Team
• DuPont Manual High School Football Team

National Wheelchair Basketball Association
Louisville, KY
April 2018

• Tournament Volunteer

St. Matthew’s University Teddy Bear Clinic
2010

• Conducted physical exams on stuffed toys to ease childhood fears of physician’s office visits.
• Provided nutritional information to parents.

Chrissie Tomlinson Hospital Cayman Heart Fair
2010

• Conducted Health Screenings including cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure. Patient education on heart health

Volunteer Youth Basketball Coach
Cedar Grove, NJ
2006, 2007

• Coached local youth basketball team for 7th-8th grade boys
• Taught valuable life lessons in addition to basketball skills and fundamentals

Honors & Awards

• ASPN 2023 highest scoring Poster to Podium abstract
• 2018 AAPM&R Quiz Bowl Champions
• Speaker at the St. Matthew’s University 5th semester Awards Ceremony, April 2011