With profound empathy for patients suffering severe or prolonged pain, Dr. Rispoli typically takes care of patients with chronic or acute pain in the low back, neck, peripheral joints, pelvic region and patients with headaches – but she is highly capable of treating all types of pain.
Dr. Rispoli received her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where she was co-captain for the Division-1 women’s soccer team and, for four consecutive years, was a National Athletic Honor Society member. She then earned her medical degree at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in New Jersey, and completed her Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
Dr. Rispoli’s interest in pain treatment led her to complete an interventional pain medicine fellowship under the Weill Cornell Tri-Institute Pain Fellowship program in New York City, doing rotations at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Rispoli specializes in advanced neuromodulation (spinal cord stimulation) techniques, pelvic pain (both male and female), ultrasound-guided interventional procedures, and regenerative medicine techniques such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or stem cell therapy.
With a commitment to research in her field, Dr. Rispoli has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and given several lectures, poster and oral presentations at national and international venues. She is also a member of several prestigious professional organizations, including the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, American Academy of Pain Medicine, and Spine Intervention Society.
An avid soccer fanatic, Dr. Rispoli met her husband on a co-ed team in New York City. When she’s not playing soccer, she enjoys snowboarding, traveling, and spending time with her two young children.
