Dr. Stolzenberg is a board certified, fellowship trained specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Interventional Pain Medicine. He serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Dr. Stolzenberg provides comprehensive non-operative spine care. His treatment methods include fluoroscopically-guided spine injections and advanced minimally invasive procedures such as radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation and Intracept. Additionally, he performs electrodiagnostic testing.
Dr. Stolzenberg has published numerous research articles and textbook chapters, and continues to lecture on topics related to spine, sports, interventional pain and electrodiagnostic medicine. He has repeatedly been honored as a Top Doctor by Main Line Today Magazine.
Professional Profile
Education
- B.S. in Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
- D.O., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Internship, Delaware County Memorial Hospital
- Residency in PM&R, Temple University Hospital & Moss Rehab
- Fellowship in Pain Management, Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Titles & Certifications
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Subspecialty Board Certification in Interventional Pain Medicine
Professional Associations
- Spine Intervention Society
- American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Education
- B.S. in Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
- D.O., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Internship, Delaware County Memorial Hospital
- Residency in PM&R, Temple University Hospital & Moss Rehab
- Fellowship in Pain Management, Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Titles & Certifications
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Subspecialty Board Certification in Interventional Pain Medicine
Professional Associations
- Spine Intervention Society
- American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS____________________________________________________________
Hamamoto JT, Darji JY, Stolzenberg DS. Intra-Foraminal Ganglion Cyst Causing Severe Lumbosacral 2021
Radiculopathy with Foot Drop: A Case Report. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Annual Assembly. Nashville, TN. November 2021. (Poster with Audio Presentation)
Stolzenberg D, Ahn J, Lendner M, Kurd M. Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial: 2021
Procedural Technique, 2019 Clinical Spine Surgery 2021;34,51-55
Velagapudi L, Matias C, Elia C, Stolzenberg D, Harrop J. Spinal Ganglion Cyst Presenting with 2021
Radiculopathy: Diagnostic Challenges and Differential. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021;7
Raju R, Mehnert M, Stolzenberg D, Simon J, Gehret J. Differential Rates of Intravascular Uptake and 2020
Pain Perception During Lumbosacral Epidural Injection Among Adults Using a 22-guage Needle Vs.
a 25-guage Needle: A Randomized Controlled Trial. BMC Anesthesiology 2020;20
Stolzenberg D, Koehler P, Teng J, Simon J. Inadvertent Discogram During Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural 2020
Steroid Injection, Pain Medicine Case Reports 2020;4:3,103-109
Stolzenberg D, Ahn J, Kurd M. Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation: Procedural Technique 2020
Clinical Spine Surgery 2019; 33:1,20-23
Stolzenberg D, Young G, Mehnart M. Practice Pearl: Overcoming Inadequate C-Arm Obliquity for 2019
Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Injections. Pain Medicine 2019;20:6,1253-1256
Simon J, Gehret J, Stolzenberg D, Beredjiklian P, et al. Concomitant Use of Opioids and Benzodiazepines 2019
in the Outpatient Setting. PM&R 2019;11:337-343
Raju R, Stolzenberg D, Gehret J, Needle Tip Depth Assessment on Foraminal Oblique Fluoroscopic Views 2018
During Cervical Radiofrequency Neurotomy: A Technical Note. IPM Report 2018;2,127-31
Stolzenberg D, Pfeifer R, Armstrong J, Young G, Gehret J, Simon J, Chang Chien G. Improving 2018
Fluoroscopic Visualization for Lower Cervical Medial Branch Blocks with a Modified Swimmers
View: A Technical Report. Pain Physician, 2018; 21:303-308
Stolzenberg D, Greis A. The Space of Okada with Bilateral Facet Joint Arthrograms During a 2018
Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Injection. Pain Medicine 2018; 19:3, 636–637
Raju R, Stolzenberg, D, Gehret J. Needle Tip Depth Assessment on Contralateral Oblique Fluoroscopic 2018
Views During Cervical Radiofrequency Ablation. American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting,
Vancouver, BC, Canada. Poster Presentatation.
Stolzenberg D, Chou H, Janerich D. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Interventional Treatment 2018
Challenging Neuropathic Pain Syndromes: Evaluation and Evidence-Based Treatment. Elsevier
St. Louis, 2018
Stolzenberg D, Ahn J, Kurd M. Fluoroscopically-Guided Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid 2018
Injection: Procedural Technique. Clinical Spine Surgery, 2018;31(7):297-299
Conway J, Stolzenberg D, Adhikary S, Giampetro D. A Survey of Ultrasound Training Among U.S. and 2015
Canadian Chronic Pain Fellowship Programs. Pain Medicine, 2015;16(11):1923-1929.
Stolzenberg D, Vorobeychik Y, Gordin V. Incidence of Neuropathic Pain after Cooled Radiofrequency 2014
Ablation of Sacral Lateral Branch Nerves. Pain Medicine, 2014;15(11):1857-1870
Cruz E, Stolzenberg D, Maitin I. Emergencies in Rehabilitation, Current Diagnosis and Treatment: PM&R. 2014 McGraw-Hill, NY, 2014
Conner C, Stolzenberg D, Weinik M. True Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in a High School Baseball 2013
Pitcher: A Case Report. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly,
Washington, DC, Poster Presentation
Stolzenberg D, Cruz E, Siu G. Current and Future Interventions for Glenohumeral Subluxation in 2012
Hemiplegia, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, Thomas Land Publishers, 2012;19(5):444–456
Gu Y, Schmeer J, Stolzenberg D. Low Back Pain With Mixed Upper and Lower Motor Neuron Deficits. 2012
Diastematomylia: A Case Report. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual
Assembly, Atlanta, GA, Poster Presentation
Stolzenberg D, Siu G. Rehabilitation Emergencies, Pocket Card, Borm Bruckmeier Publishing 2011
Stolzenberg D, Stevens P. Unusual Cause of Compartment Syndrome with Tibial and Peroneal 2011
Neuropathy Following Total Knee Arthoplasty: A Case Report. American Academy of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly, Orlando, FL, Poster 161
Stolzenberg D, Siu G, Cruz E. Traumatic Carotid Artery Dissection and Ischemic Stroke following 2010
Abrupt Cervical Extension and Flexion from a Gunshot: A Case Report. Association of Academic
Physiatrists Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Poster 720
Student Advice Columnist, The Scoop on Step I, USMLE and COMLEX Study Advice 2009
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins
Summer Research Extern, Norman Harden, MD, Center for Pain Studies 2006
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University
Research Assistant, Barbara Rolls, PhD, Center for Study of Human Ingestive Behavior 2002-2003
Pennsylvania State University