Regenerative Health Providers and Physicians
Meet the Regenerative Health Providers of QC Kinetix
The regenerative health providers at QC Kinetix are highly trained doctors and physician assistants who are board certified in sports medicine, orthopedic medicine and surgery, emergency medicine, geriatrics, and pain management. Each took their own path to discover the power of regenerative medicine to alleviate pain for their patients. We’re proud to work with these compassionate and skilled healers at the QC Kinetix regenerative health centers nationwide.
Non-Invasive Surgical Alternative
Some causes of persistent musculoskeletal pain must be resolved through surgery. When we see cases like this, our regenerative health providers let our patients know their best course of action resides with a surgeon. But surgery is often not the only option or the best solution for many patients. Many of our physicians have seen patients undergo surgery only to compound their initial pain. Our minimally invasive, nonsurgical regenerative treatments for joint pain harness the enormous power of the human body to repair and renew itself. In this way, we go to the source of the pain to resolve it naturally.
Many of our physicians and regenerative health providers began their careers in sports medicine. Working with professional athletes to mend broken bones and repair torn ligaments and tendons is highly rewarding. But too often, professional athletes and weekend warriors push themselves to return to the activities they love before they have fully healed from surgery.
Unfortunately, orthopedic surgery often does as much or more damage to the body than the injury it seeks to repair. So a lengthy and painful recovery period is necessary. Regenerative medicine is an entirely different approach that enlists the body’s abilities to heal and repair its damaged tissues.
Pain-Free Without Pills
Some of our regenerative health physicians have spent years combatting repeated opioid prescriptions and the resulting opioid addictions. It is so difficult for a doctor to gaze into the pain-filled eyes of their patients and refuse to help. But this understandable compassion has led to the nightmare of opioid abuse.
So, rather than masking their patients’ pain temporarily, which invites reinjury, these physicians found their way to regenerative medicine instead. They can now provide their patients with genuine pain relief through natural biologic treatments that alleviate low back pain, elbow pain, knee pain, and more.
Even steroids are not the cure-all some doctors make them out to be. Although oral and injected steroids relieve inflammation, they have the potential for some pretty nasty side effects. And the injection of steroids can break down cartilage at the injection site, which leads to more pain. Our regenerative health providers with a background in pain management provide natural treatments that repair and resolve pain without compounding it with additional stress and toxic side effects.
Challenging the Idea That Pain Is Inevitable
The QC Kinetix Concierge Medicine Approach
Have you ever been made to feel like an inconvenience at your doctor’s office? Ever been rushed in and out without the chance to ask your questions or feel heard? We understand. That won’t happen here.
Despite their disparate backgrounds, all our regenerative health providers have embraced the QC Kinetix concierge approach to medicine. We never forget the human being who has the painful condition we are asked to address. We will always treat you with care and compassion while working to alleviate your pain. Learn what our patients are saying about their QC Kinetix experience.
Medical Management Team
Dr. Justin Michael Garzone, DO, FACP, FACOI, FHM
Dr. Garzone is board certified in Internal Medicine and graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed internship and residency through Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences at St. Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, NJ. Prior to medical school, Dr. Garzone completed a biology degree at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC.
Dr. Garzone’s experience includes: general internal medicine, critical care medicine, hospitalist medicine, geriatrics, opioid addiction treatment, chronic pain management, hospice and palliative care. His practice settings include: inpatient, outpatient, long-term care and post-acute care. He has held several medical directorship roles and has received a Physician of Excellence Award. He is a member of the ASRM, AOA, AMA, ACP, ACOI, SCMA, AAPL, SHM, ACHE and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Osteopathic Internists and Society of Hospital Medicine.
He is certified in hair restoration and has performed hundreds of bone marrow aspirations and joint injections. He has supervised many Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants throughout his career. He enjoys being a regenerative medicine instructor and teaches the bone marrow aspiration procedure and joint injections to other medical providers.
Perry Herman, MD, FPMR
Perry Herman, MD, FPMR, is a board-certified physiatrist specializing in nonsurgical treatment of neck and back pain, musculoskeletal, and sports injuries. He has been a solo practicing physician for the past 20 years and is the founder and medical director of The Princeton Institute For Wellness in Plainsboro, New Jersey. He attended medical school at The Rutgers University School of Medicine & Dentistry and completed his internship and residency training at Ohio State University. He earned a B.S. degree in chemistry at Indiana University.
Since his residency training, he has completed additional certification in Functional and Integrative Medicine to help expand the services that he offers. This includes wellness and health coaching for those looking to maintain their well-being and prevent chronic disease. He has also undergone specialized training in advanced orthobiologic procedures to provide additional treatment options for his patients in pain. He is very excited to join the QC Kinetix team to help foster these cutting-edge approaches to musculoskeletal conditions and advance their mission across the country and beyond.
Throughout his career, Dr. Herman has focused on providing outstanding patient care using unique perspectives, which have allowed for superior outcomes. He offers a holistic perspective to the treatment of acute and chronic pain and disease by taking a body and mind approach to restoring wellness. In addition to utilizing traditional interventional pain methodologies, he also incorporates functional and integrative medical strategies such as exercise, dietary modification, mind-body techniques, and nutritional supplementation to overcome pain, chronic disease, and to allow for disease prevention.
Dr. Herman practices what he preaches with a whole-body approach to wellness by subscribing to a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise, meditation, and clean eating. He and his wife, a speech therapist, have four children and he enjoys running, biking and weightlifting. He trains regularly for 5k’s and half marathons and in his spare time, he enjoys relaxing and spending quality time with his wife and family.
Kenneth P. Barnes, MD, MSc., CAQSM, FACSM, FAMSSM
Director of Research and Development
Kenneth P. Barnes is a sports medicine expert with board certifications in sports medicine, internal medicine, and paediatrics. He specializes in musculosketelatal sports injuries, regenerative medicine and orthobiologics, paediatric fracture management and concussion diagnosis and treatment, particularly among youth athletes. He has conducted sports medicine research at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Elon University, and the Cone Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. Dr. Barnes has experience in academic sports medicine where he served on the medical faculty of several academic institutions – including as an Adjunct Professor of Kinesiology at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, as an Adjunct Professor of Exercise Science at Elon University, as an Adjunct Faculty Professor for the Cone Sports Medicine Fellowship, and as a Clinical Professor in Family Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He is a former team physician for the Miami Marlins of MLB, the Springfiled Falcons of the AHL, the Miami Hurricanes and Elon University of the NCAA, and multiple high schools.
Career highlights include:
- Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
- Fellow of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
- Extensive research background, most recently focusing on concussion diagnosis, management, and the genetics and neuropsychological implications of concussion
- Author, editor and reviewer of numerous sports medicine journal articles, book chapters and other publications
- Invited presenter at numerous national sports medicine conferences and meetings
- Leadership roles in sports medicine organizations and societies, including the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), the Southeast chapeter of the American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM), as well as several state medical societies
Dr. Barnes was awarded a bachelors in kinesiology and human movement from York University in Toronto, Canada, a bachelor of arts in physical education from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada, a masters in medical science with a focus on joint injury/arthritis and orthopaedic biomechanics from the University of Calgary, and his doctor of medicine from the National University of Ireland in Dublin. He completed his combined internal medicine/pediatrics residency at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield Massachusetts, and his sports medicine fellowship at Cone Sports Medicine through the University of North Carolina.
Aaron Wolkoff, DO CAQSM
Dr. Wolkoff is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic sports medicine specialist. He has treated patients of all ages in a number of different capacities. Dr. Wolkoff’s passion is treating patients in a non-surgical fashion using his osteopathic training to improve their quality of life.
Dr. Wolkoff’s interests include regenerative medicine using ultrasound guided injections to treat a wide variety of musculoskeletal injuries using prolotherapy, platelet rich plasma and bone marrow concentrate (adult stem cell) injections.
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Wolkoff is a graduate of the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship at South Pointe Hospital a Cleveland Clinic regional hospital. Dr. Wolkoff played collegiate soccer at Kenyon College. His interests include soccer, swimming, cycling, Cleveland sports and playing softball with his father and family.