Our Team
Our entire medical staff has undergone extensive, one-on-one training with Dr. Kevin Pauza, the esteemed inventor of the Discseel procedure. Dr. Pauza's pioneering work has revolutionized the field of spinal healthcare, and our team is privileged to have received personalized instruction directly from the mastermind behind this groundbreaking technique. With Dr. Pauza's guidance, we have honed our skills and expertise, ensuring that each member of our staff is equipped to deliver the highest standard of care to our patients. This collaborative training experience underscores our commitment to excellence and our dedication to providing innovative solutions for spinal health.
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Dr. Aleks Pecherek
Medical School: LECOM, Erie PA
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Internship: Larkin Community Hospital
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Residency: PM&R (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) at Larkin Community Hospital Fellowship: NASS (North American Spine Society) accredited fellowship at The Spine and Sports Center under the one and only Benoy Benny, MD.
Post Fellowship Training: Trained directly by Discseel® Founder Dr. Kevin Pauza. Dr Aleks has personal experience with the Discseel® procedure by having it done on his own neck and back.
Dr. Aleks has had extensive real life experience with a multitude of sports including Rugby, Track & Field, Skiing, Powerlifting, Olympic Lifting, Taekwondo, and Brazilian Ju-itsu at Freedom Fighters under Ray Fundora. From his experiences he has not only learned 1st hand how hard it could be to come back from an injury but the mental pain it can cause from not being able to do what you love. He has used regenerative measures himself such as prolotherapy, PRP, and stem cells. He will only use products that he dreams have efficacy and tries all products on himself to maintain an active lifestyle after more than a decade of grueling athletics with over a dozen serious injuries from torn rotator cuffs and SLAP tears all the way to needing reconstructive hand surgery and broken bones. His enthusiasm and dedication to keeping people active is single to none.
Dr. Aleks skills include ultrasound-guided injections for the following:
Joints | Nerve blocks | Foot | Ankle | Knee | Hip | Lower Back | Hand | Wrist | Elbow | Shoulder | Neck | Spine
He is also well versed in Osteopathic Manipulation Treatments (OMT), used to help correct structural imbalances in your body, improve circulation and relieve pain.
Dr. Rick Ambrozic
I have dedicated my life to helping others and to most importantly "do no harm," by properly weighing the risks and benefits of any medical treatment or procedure. I can candidly say that our treatments in regenerative medicine are not only the most powerful healing I have seen as a physician, but also the safest. In the thousands of treatments that I've personally performed I have not seen one patient have so much as an itch, let alone any more seriously negative side effects.
Dr Ambrozic has coauthored research with some of the world’s top scientists like Dr Neil Riordan, PhD like this study on Stem cells and kidney failure:
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9360881/
Part of my passion for regenerative medicine stems from the fact that I am not only a physician, but have been a patient as well. I have suffered from a torn meniscus (cartilage) and ligaments in my knees, slipped and ruptured discs in my neck and back, osteoarthritis, and most recently kidney failure. Regenerative medicine treatments offered by my clinics in the US, along with the groundbreaking treatments offered by my friend Dr. Neil Riordan, has restored my quality of life and further fueled my passion to help others. When seeking a provider-business I believe it adds a great deal of value for the doctors involved to understand not only the scope and breadth of the treatments, but to have first-hand experience of their benefits.
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Earned his MD degree from the University of Alberta
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Completed his residency in health prevention and family medicine at the University of British Columbia and completed a fellowship in Aesthetics, Lasers, and Anti-Aging Medicine at the University of South Florida
Member of:
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American Association of Stem Cell Physicians •American College of Sports Medicine
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American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
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American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
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Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Association
Dr. Christopher Gleis
Dr. Christopher Gleis was born in Bay Shore, NY and graduated with high honors from Colorado State University. He obtained his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine and completed his internship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Dr. Gleis then began his residency training in Anesthesiology at the University of Massachusetts medical school where he served as the Chief Resident. Residency was followed by a postgraduate fellowship in preoperative pain management and regional anesthesia at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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​American Board of Anesthesiology
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Licensed in Florida and Pennsylvania
He is involved with multiple organizations including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and the Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Research Society.
Dr. Gleis employs a multimodal approach to pain management, treating his patients’ symptoms through interventional pain procedures and non-habit-forming medications if required, without the use of narcotics. Dr. Gleis also has extensive experience in addiction medicine having previously served as the medical director for a prominent drug and alcohol treatment center.
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Dr. Chris Johnson
Dr. Johnson is an up-and-coming physiatrist in the South Florida area since 2022. He is currently completing his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; in doing so he has developed a profound interest in maximizing performance and quality of life in his patients. As an avid weightlifter for nearly two decades with a background in wrestling and football, he understands the needs of those wanting to get the most out of their body.
