Abraham Alfaro DO Ph.D. Exercise Physiology

Physical Medicine/Rehab•Margate City, NJ

Neurorehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Director, Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ. Former Director, Spasticity and Dystonia Clinic. Bacharach Institute For Rehabilitation.

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14 S. Sumner AvenueMargate City, NJ 08402
Phone+1 609-412-9960

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Summary

Abraham Alfaro, DO, is a healthcare professional specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with subspecialties in Neurorehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, located in Margate City, NJ. He completed his DO at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1992 and has extensive post-doctoral training, including a fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center and a residency at Temple University Hospital. He also holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from Temple University, where he focused on blood coagulation and fibrinolysis. Dr. Alfaro is experienced in diagnosing and treating cerebrovascular disease and spasticity & dystonia, utilizing techniques such as phenol nerve blocks. His research has been published in various medical journals, contributing to consensus guidance and studies related to spasticity management and fibrinolytic responses.

Education & Training

Temple University HospitalResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1993 - 1996
United Health Services HospitalsInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
University of New England College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1992
Montefiore Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1978 - 1980
Temple UniversityPh.D., Exercise Physiology. Thesis: Blood coagulation, fibrinolysis and lactate for trained and untrained men at rest and during exercise. , 1970 - 1976

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Certifications & Licensure

NJ State License 1996 - 2027
FL State License 1996 - 1998
PA State License 1994 - 1996
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

22 citations
AAPM&R consensus guidance on spasticity assessment and management.
Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Preeti Raghavan, Jessica Pruente, Daniel Moon, Cassandra M List
PM & R. 2024-08-01
Letter Regarding "Phenol Neurolysis for Management of Focal Spasticity in the Distal Upper Extremity".
Abraham Alfaro
PM & R. 2020-04-21
40 citations
OnabotulinumtoxinA for Lower Limb Spasticity: Guidance From a Delphi Panel Approach.
Alberto Esquenazi, Abraham Alfaro, Ziyad Ayyoub, David Charles, Khashayar Dashtipour
PM & R. 2017-10-01

Journal Articles

Spasticity: Evaluation and Treatment.
Alfaro A, Smith LL., Findings/Atlantic City Medical Center Journal, 2003
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Alfaro A, Smith LL., Findings/Atlantic City Medical Center Journal, 1999

Books/Book Chapters

Pediatric Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation.
Chapter: Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors, Exercise And Children.
A. AlfaroEditors: Nudel, DB.PMA Publishing Corp.1989., Costa Mesa, Ca1989

Abstracts/Posters

Blood fibrinolysis, coagulation, and lactate in trained and untrained men at rest and after exercise.
Alfaro A, Kelly GT, Mole' PA., Med Sci Sports 1976;8:70.
Fibrinolytic responses to venous occlusion, and to arm and leg exercise.
Alfaro A, Dietrich K, Rodrigues A, Chambers N, Ellis E, Med Sci Sports. 1987;19(2), Supplement:84.
Phenol Injections To Musculocutaneous Nerves: Decrease In Spasticity For Elbow Flexion, and Complications.
Alfaro A, Tsai T., Muscle Nerve. 2016; 54(3):569., 9/2016

Grant Support

Webinar on Spasticity and Dystonia: Diagnosis and Treatments.Association Of Rehabilitation Nurses2015

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - AAPMR
Fellow
American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine - AANEM
Member