Meet
Dr. Luis Alfredo Guerrero
Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine & Pain Management
Dr. Alfredo is well versed in Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures as in the sports world the goal was to get his players back in the game with as little down time and rehab as possible and if hardware can be avoided then it’s best it is.
Stem Cells are also an option with Dr. Guerrero and can be discussed as a standalone procedure or Stage II Injections for post-surgical patients.
Education:
- Medical Educaiton:
Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2002 – 2007, Doctor of Medicine
- Internship:
Monmouth Medical Center, General Surgery Internship, Department of General Surgery, Long Branch, NJ, USA, 2009 – 2010, Department Chair and Mentor: Michael Goldfarb, MD
- Residency:
Montefiore Medical Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency, University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA, 2011 – 2014, Department Chair and Mentor; Mark Thomas, MD
- Fellowship:
MedStar Georgetown University, Sports Medicine & Interventional Pain Management Fellowship, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Washington, DC, USA, 2014 – 2015, Department Chair and Mentor; Arthur Jason De Luigi, MD, US Military and Civilian Fellowship Consortium, US Air Force Military Program Director, Lt Colonel Anthony Beutler, MD
Professional Experience:
- Attending Physician, Central Florida Pain Relief Centers, Orlando, FL, 2021 – April 2023
- Attending Physician, Lee Health Pain Management, Fort Myers, FL, 2019 – March 2021
- Attending Physician, MedStar National Rehabilitation Network, Washington, DC, 2015 – 2019
- Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center
- Faculty for MedStar Georgetown Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency Program
- Faculty for MedStar Georgetown Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
- Faculty for MedStar Georgetown Interventional Pain Management
- Medical Acupuncturist, Helms Medical Institute Graduate, 2015 – Present
- Team Physician, DC United, Major League Soccer, Washington, DC, 2016 – 2018
- Team Physician, Washington Mystics, Women’s National Basketball Association, Washington, DC, 2015 – 2018
- Team Physician, Washington Spirit, National Women’s Soccer League, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2015
- Team Physician, Washington Nationals Spring Training, Major League Baseball, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2015
- Assistant Team Physician, Washington Wizards, National Basketball Association, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2015
- Team Physician, CAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, NCAA Division I, 2015
- Team Physician, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 2015
- Team Physician, West Point Athletics PPE’s, NCAA, West Point, NY, 2015
- Team Physician, George Washington University Athletics, NCAA Division I, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2015
- Team Physician, Georgetown University Athletics, NCAA Division I, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2015
- Team Physician, Catholic University of America, NCAA Division III, Men’s Football, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2019
- Team Physician, Montgomery Blair High School, Varsity Football, MD, 2015
- Team Physician, West Springfield High School, Varsity Football, West Springfield, VA, 2014 – 2015
- Team Physician, St. Albans High School, Varsity Football, Washington, DC, 2014 – 2015
- Team Physician, Lehman College, NCAA Division III, Men’s Basketball, Men’s Soccer, Bronx, NY, 2012 – 2014
- Team Physician, Lehman High School, Varsity and Junior Varsity Football, Bronx, NY, 2012 – 2014
- Team Physician, Truman High School, Varsity and Junior Varsity Football, Bronx, NY, 2012 – 2014
Licensure:
Active:
1. State: Florida, Florida Board of Physicians
License No: ME120801
Initial Date: 7/08/2014
Renewal/Expiration Date: 9/30/2023
2. State: Florida, DEA License
License No: FG4776362
Renewal/Expiration Date: 9/30/2023
Expired:
1. State: District of Columbia, Health Professionals Licensing Administration
License No: MD042498
Initial Date: 7/30/2014
Renewal/Expiration Date: 12/31/2020
2. State: District of Columbia, DEA License
License No: DEA – FG5137852
Initial Date: 4/2/2015
Renewal/Expiration Date: 9/30/2020
3. State: District of Columbia, Health Professionals Licensing Administration, Controlled Substance
License No: CS1500096
Initial Date: 3/31/2015
Renewal/Expiration Date: 12/31/2020
4.State: District of Columbia, Acupuncture License
License No: AC500237
Initial Date: 12/30/2015
Renewal/Expiration Date: 12/31/2020
5. State: Maryland, Maryland Board of Physicians
License No: D0079122
Initial Date: 3/09/2015
Renewal/Expiration Date: 9/30/2020
6. State: Maryland, Maryland Board of Physicians, Controlled and Dangerous Substances
License No: M83395
Initial Date: 4/30/2015
Renewal/Expiration Date: 3/31/2020
7. State: Maryland, DEA License
License No: DEA – FG5197579
Initial Date: 5/1/2015
Renewal/Expiration Date: 9/30/2020
8. State: Virginia, Virginia Board of Medicine
License No: 0101259924
Initial Date: 3/23/2016
Renewal/Expiration Date: 4/30/2018
National Provider Identification Number
No: 1760617427
Certification:
1. Board Certification: Sports Medicine
Date of Certification: 12/15/2017
2. Board Certification: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Date of Certification: 7/1/2016
Languages Spoken:
1. English (fluent)
2. Spanish (fluent)
A. Publications:
i. Original Papers in Refereed Journals:
Drakes S., Thomas S. Kim, Guerrero L., Lee S. “Ultrasonography of Subcoracoid Bursal Impingement
Syndrome.” PM&R The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation. 2015 March;7(3):329-33. doi:
10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.09.015. Pub 2014 Oct 5.
ii. Reviews or Editorials in Refereed Journals:
Rothenberg J, “Review and Comments on Dr. Jean Sebastian Roy’s Article: “Diagnostic accuracy of
ultrasonography, MRI and MR arthrography in the characterization of rotator cuff disorders: a metaanalysis, Sports Rev J, 1(3):12-14, Dec. 2015.
iii. Books or Chapters in Books:
“The Role of the Team Physician”. Arthur Jason De Luigi, Luis Alfredo Guerrero
Textbook “Principle of Rehabilitation Medicine” ISBN: 978-0071793339
“Controversies in Adaptive Sports”. Luis Alfredo Guerrero, Shane Drakes, Arthur Jason DeLuigi
Textbook “Adaptive Sports Medicine” ISBN: 978-3-319-56566-8
“Weight Lifting in Adaptive Sports Medicine”. Pegah Dehgan, Luis Guerrero, Arthur Jason DeLuigi
Textbook “Adaptive Sports Medicine” ISBN: 978-3-319-56566-8
iv. Abstracts for Conference Papers and Posters:
“Dynamic Ultrasound Testing Identifies MCL Gliding Over Osteophytes as Source of Knee Pain: Case
Report” – Alex Placek; Luis Guerrero, MD, M17 Research Day, Georgetown School of Medicine,
Washington DC, October 10, 2017
Poster 59; Acute Diffuse Tendinopathy Causing Systemic Weakness and Pain Secondary to Ciprofloxacin
Use: A Case Report, Nally E, Bunning RD, Guerrero LA, PM R. 2016, Sep;8(9S):S180, DOI:
10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.07.102. Epub 2016 Sep 24.
Poster 177: A Clinical Diagnosis of Athletic Pubalgia: A Case Report, Michael J. Auriemma, MD, Luis
Guerrero, MD, Bryan Murtaugh, MD, Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University, Washington,
DC, United States, PlumX Metrics, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.07.217
Poster 246: Calcific Bursitis of the Iliopsoas Bursa Causing Left Groin Pain in an Active Runner, Marc
P.Gruner DO, Simon M.Willis, MD, Luis A. Guerrero, MD, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2017.08.186
“Heat Illness and Prevention” PGC Coaches Care and Prevention Course, High School Consortium,
Capitol Heights, MD, November 7, 2015
“Overuse Injuries” MedStar Sports Medicine Lecture Series, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital,
Washington, DC, November 6, 2015
“Tendinopathy” Military Family Medicine Residency Program, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort
Belvoir, VA, May 7, 2015
“Rare Cause of Shoulder Pain” – A case report, Poster Presentation, AMSSM Annual Meeting, Ft.
Lauderdale, FL, 2015
“Musculoskeletal Physical Exam” Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, March 10, 2015,
“Orthotics & Bracing in Sports Medicine” Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, January 20, 2015
“Displaced proximal humerus fracture with vascular compromise in a young boy after fall while skiing.”
Oral Presentation – ACSM Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2014
“Bilateral Quadriceps Rupture Associated With 2 Decades of Testosterone Use”, Oral Presentation –
AMSSM Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2014
“Scapular Dyskinesis in the Athlete”, Grand Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center, University Hospital for
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, March 2014
AAPM&R Ultrasound Clinical Instructor, Clinical Instructor on Ultrasound of the Foot and Ankle, Annual
Conference, San Diego, CA, November 2014
Maryland Society of PM&R Ultrasound Clinical Instructor, Clinical Instructor on Ultrasound of the
Shoulder and Knee, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD, October 2014
“Progressive bilateral thigh pain in a young female patient with a family history of malignant hyperthermia,
weakness and scoliosis” – A case report, Poster Presentation, AAP Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2014
“Progressive lower extremity weakness in a patient with AIDS” – A case report, Poster Presentation – AAP
Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2013
“Cognitive Impairments & Pharmacology in TBI”, Grand Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center, University
Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, November 2013
“Updates on Rotator Cuff Injuries”, Grand Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center, University Hospital for
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, April 2013
“Posttraumatic Morel-Lavallée seroma in young female pedestrian struck by a moving bus” – A case report,
Poster Presentation, AAPM&R Annual Assembly, Atlanta, GA, 2012
B. Invited Lectures and Media:
Speaker, “Managing Arthritis Pain”, WINK News TV interview, Fort Myers, FL, June 6, 2019
Speaker, “What is Physiatry”, Georgetown University Lecture to medical students, Georgetown University,
December 2017
Speaker, “Hip Issues in Athletes”, Uniformed Services University Lecture to medical students, USUHS,
December 2017
Keynote Address, “Cervical Spondylitic Myelopathy”, Lecture to the Department of Neurosurgery and
PM&R, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, September 2017
Speaker, “Billing and Coding”, MedStar Georgetown University PM&R Residency Lecture, MedStar
National Rehabilitation Hospital, February 2017
Speaker, “Billing and Coding “, Spine Intervention Society Annual Conference Lecture, San Francisco,
CA, July 2017
Keynote Address, “The Roadmap to becoming a Sports Medicine Physician”, Lecture at Longfield
Elementary School, MD, February 2017
Keynote Address, “What is Interventional Pain Management”, Lecture at the Police and Fire Clinic,
Washington, DC, February 2017
Keynote Address, “Nutrition & Hydration in Runners”, Lecture at MedStar Lafayette Center, Cherry
Blossom Lecture Series, Washington, DC, February 2017
Keynote Address, “Concussions”, DC United Play on the Pitch Lecture, RFK Stadium, Washington, DC,
April 2017
Keynote Address, “Ultrasound of the Foot and Ankle”, MedStar Georgetown University PM&R Residency
Lecture, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, May 2017
Keynote Address, “Nutrition and Hydration”: Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, MedStar Sports Medicine,
Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC, March 2016
C. Editorships, Editorial Boards, and Reviewing Activities:
Sports Review Journal, Editor, 2017 – 2019
3. TEACHING, MENTORING, AND ADVISING
Invited Hands on Demonstration: “Ultrasound of the Shoulder” – National Sports Medicine Consortium
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA, September 2016
Hands on MSK Examination: “How to Examine?” – MedStar Georgetown University PM&R Residents,
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, June 2016
Invited Lecture: “Principles of EMG & Nerve Conduction Studies” – Uniformed Services University,
Bethesda, MD, January 2016
Invited Hands on Demonstration: “Physical Examination of the Hip” – MedStar Georgetown University
PM&R Residents, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, December 2015
Live Demonstration: Compartment Pressure Testing, Sports Medicine Fellowship Consortium,
MedStar Simulation Center, Washington, DC, August 2015
Objective Structured Clinical Examination: MSIV Students, Uniformed Services University Simulation
Center, Washington, DC, March 2015
Invited Hands on Demonstration: “Physical Examination of the Elbow” – MedStar Georgetown University
PM&R Residents, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, September 2015
Invited Hands on Demonstration: “Physical Examination of the Shoulder” – MedStar Georgetown
University PM&R Residents, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, August 2015
Invited Hands on Demonstration: “Physical Examination of the Knee” – MedStar Georgetown University
PM&R Residents, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, March 2015
Invited Lecture and Demonstration: “Acute and Chronic Back Pain” – Uniformed Services University,
Bethesda, MD, March 2015
Invited Hands on Demonstration: “Physical Examination of the Hip” – MedStar Georgetown University
PM&R Residents, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, February 2015
Invited Lecture and Demonstration: “Physical Examination of the Knee” – Uniformed Services University,
Bethesda, MD, December 2014
Invited Lecture and Demonstration: “Physical Examination of the Ankle” – Uniformed Services
University, Bethesda, MD, December 2014
Invited Lecture and Demonstration: “Physical Examination of the Hip” – Uniformed Services University,
Bethesda, MD, November 2014
Invited Lecture and Demonstration: “Physical Examination of the Elbow, Wrist and Hand” – Uniformed
Services University, Bethesda, MD, November 2014
Invited Lecture and Demonstration: “Physical Examination of the Shoulder” – Uniformed Services
University, Bethesda, MD, November 2014
Invited Lecture and Demonstration: “Physical Examination of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine” –
Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, November 2014
HONORS AND AWARDS
Washingtonian Top Doctors 2018, Washingtonian Magazine November 2018 issue, Washington, DC
Outstanding Service and Dedication, New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, June
2013
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2011 – Present
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, 2011 – Present
American College of Sports Medicine- 2012 – Present
North American Spine Society, 2012 – Present
Spine Intervention Society, 2012 – Present
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians – 2012 – Present
American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, 2015 – Present
Major League Soccer Team Physician Society, 2016 – 2019
North American Neuromodulation Society – 2018 – Present
American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine – 2012 – Present
The American Society of Pain & Neuroscience 2021 – Present
The American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine – 2012 – Present
Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians – 2021 – Present
Surgical Procedures (ASC/Hospital):
- Fluoroscopic guided spinal cord stimulation implants, revisions, & battery replacements
- Fluoroscopic guided dorsal root ganglion implants, revisions, & battery replacements
- Fluoroscopic guided peripheral nerve stimulator implants & revisions
- Fluoroscopic guided posterior interspinous spacers & fusions (Vertiflex, Aurora Zip)
- Fluoroscopic guided minimally invasive lumbar decompressions (MILD Procedure)
- Fluoroscopic guided minimally invasive lumbar disc decompressions
- Fluoroscopic guided sacroiliac joint fusions (spacers, percutaneous screws)
- Fluoroscopic guided minimally invasive lumbar facet joint fusions (Surgentech Ion)
- Fluoroscopic guided basivertebral nerve ablations (Intracept procedure)
Procedures (Office/ASC):
- Acupuncture
- Diagnostic ultrasound
- Ultrasound guided injections
- Fluoroscopic guided injections
- Prolotherapy injections
- Platelet rich plasma injections
- Stem cell injections
- Botox & Phenol injections
- EMG/NCS of the bilateral upper and lower extremities
- Ultrasound guided peripheral nerve hydrodissections
- Ultrasound guided percutaneous tenotomy (Tenex)
- Ultrasound guided transverse abdominus plane blocks
- Fluoroscopic & ultrasound guided peripheral joint injections
- Fluoroscopic & ultrasound guided peripheral nerve injections
- Fluoroscopic & ultrasound guided occipital nerve blocks & radiofrequency ablations
- Fluoroscopic & ultrasound guided genicular & saphenous nerve blocks & radiofrequency ablations
- Fluoroscopic & ultrasound guided cluneal nerve blocks & radiofrequency ablations
- Fluoroscopic & ultrasound guided intercostal nerve blocks & radiofrequency ablations
- Fluoroscopic & ultrasound guided cervical stellate ganglion blocks
- Fluoroscopic guided cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacroiliac intraarticular facet injection/aspirations
- Fluoroscopic guided cervical, thoracic, lumbar median branch blocks & radiofrequency ablations
- Fluoroscopic guided sacral lateral branch blocks & radiofrequency ablations
- Fluoroscopic guided cervical, thoracic, lumbosacral, caudal epidural steroid injections
- Fluoroscopic guided celiac plexus & splanchnic plexus nerve blocks
- Fluoroscopic guided nerve blocks to branches of obturator and femoral nerves & radiofrequency ablations
- Fluoroscopic guided lumbar sympathetic blocks
- Fluoroscopic guided ganglion of impar blocks
- Fluoroscopic guided intradiscal procedures
- Fluoroscopic & ultrasound guided peripheral nerve stimulator trials
- Fluoroscopic guided spinal cord stimulation trials
- Fluoroscopic guided dorsal root ganglion trials
- Fluoroscopic guided vertebral augmentation procedures