Dr. Margherita

Dr. Margherita

Dr. Margherita attended the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. and received his MD in 1985. He is a graduate of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at the University of California at Davis in 1989. He is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He was on the faculty of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington from 1989 to 1997, and the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis from 1997 through 2003. He lectures locally, regionally, and at the national level on spine, sports, and musculoskeletal medicine and pain mechanisms. He has published over 30 reference articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He has broad experience in clinical research and has participated as an Investigator or Principal Investigator in over 85 clinical research trials. He has been a study section panelist for the National Institutes of Health, research review panelist for the National Institutes for Disability and Rehabilitation Research, and has served as an international advisory editor for the International Encyclopedia of Disability.

Tina Ryan FNP-C

Tina Ryan FNP-C

We are pleased to welcome Tina Ryan, FNP-C to West County Spine & Sports Medicine. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences in Orlando. Shereceived her Master’s degree in Nursing and Nurse Practitioner degree from Maryville University 2015. She is certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner in the state of Missouri. She has worked in a number of roles in the St. Louis area as a nurse and a nurse practitioner in emergency medicine, anesthesiology, skilled nursing care, sports medicine, pain management and rehabilitation. She has received extra training in pain management techniques, injection procedures, acute care management, disaster management and rehabilitation care planning. She will assist in medical management and compliance aspects of the practice and participate in the evaluation and management of patients with acute and chronic spine, sports, and musculoskeletal conditions.

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Vicki in Belleville, IL

Met Dr. Margherita when I was a participant in a drug study for arthritic knee pain. Both of my knees were arthritic, but we had to choose only one for this study. After making our choice, he asked if no other Dr. M told me there were other procedures to relief the knee pain in my other knee. I returned to see him after the study because of his communication skills, knowledge of my type of condition, educational background & bedside manner.

Vicki in Belleville, IL
Ami in St Louis, MO

"Dr. Margherita helped me deal with pain that I’d given up on ever resolving. He was incredibly thorough, took nothing for granted, solved my problem. He’s knowledgeable, has great bedside manner, and gives back to the community by always bringing in interns and students to shadow and work with him."

Ami in St Louis, MO

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