Adrian Popescu, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Ombudsman, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Perelman School of Medicine
Site Director for Pain Medicine Fellowship, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center/Philadelphia
Member of Program Evaluation Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Perelman School of Medicine
Member of Compensation Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Perelman School of Medicine
Director of Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Fellowship, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Perelman School of Medicine
Director of Spine Services, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Perelman School of Medicine
Member of Executive Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Contact information
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse
1800 Lombard Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse
1800 Lombard Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 215-893-2600
Education:
BA (Mathematics and Physics )
I. L. Caragiale National College, 1994.
MD (Medicine)
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2000.
Permanent linkBA (Mathematics and Physics )
I. L. Caragiale National College, 1994.
MD (Medicine)
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2000.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Musculoskeletal Pain and Spinal Pain advanced diagnosisAdvanced comprehensive diagnosis for spinal pain syndromes
Advanced diagnostic fluoroscopically guided blocks for spinal pain disorders
Advanced spine interventions including diagnostic and therapeutic nerve blocks using fluoroscopic and ultrasound guidance:
Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar advanced radiofrequency ablation procedures
Basovertebral Nerve Ablation
Cervical lateral atlanto-axial joint diagnostic and therapeutic injections
Cervical atlanto-occipital joint diagnostic and therapeutic injections
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar diagnostic nerve blocks
Radiofrequency nerve ablations for chronic pain
Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid injections
Thoracic Transforaminal Epidural Steroid injections
Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid injections
Caudal epidural steroid injections
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar zygapophyseal joint therapeutic injections
Cervical, Thoracic or Lumbar discography studies
Spinal Cord neuromodulation
Vertebral augmentation procedures
Sympathetic nerve blocks
Ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks and therapeutic joint injections
Electrodiagnostic- electromyography and nerve conduction studies
Description of Other Expertise
Instructor for International Spine Injection SocietyInstructor for North American Spine Society