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Dr. Pellegrino completed the Basic Course in Acupuncture in June 2009 at the Univ. of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He received a Doctorate of Chiropractic (D.C.) and a B.S. Human Biology from Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, MO in December 2004.
Dr. Pellegrino attended medical school at the Univ. of Osteopathic Med. And Health Sci.; Des Moines, IA from Sept. 1998 – May 1999.
He graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Biology, a Pre-Med Concentration and a Minor in Religion from The Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, D.C. in May 1998.
Dr. Pellegrino was Partner and Clinic Director of Hialeah Physician Care, LLC, from Oct. 2009 to Oct. 2013. He was also a chiropractor at Choice Medical Ctr. from Mar. 2008 to Oct. 2009. He was Clinic Director, Pastor Chiropractic South from Mar. 2006 to Nov. 2007. He was a chiropractic associate, Euclid Chiropractic Centre from Dec. 2004 to Jan. 2006 in St. Louis, MO.
He also volunteered as a Medical Team Member of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Women’s Marathon in Apr. 2004. He worked as a Medical Team Member USA Judo Competition at FIU in Miami in Dec. 2006.
From Aug. 1999 to Jun. 2000, Dr. Pellegrino worked as a Lab. Assistant at the Nat. Inst. Of Health, Nat. Inst. On Deafness and Communication Disorders in Rockville, MD. He published articles in Gene and Nature Genetics.
He is licensed to practice Chiropractic in FL and is NBCE Certified in Acupuncture. He is also FL Workers’ Compensation State Certified and is a member of the Florida Chiropractic Association. He completed DOT CDL Certification in DOT Physicals and Drug and Alcohol Testing. He is an NRCME medical examiner and is certified by the FMCSA to perform DOT CDL Physicals.
He is fluent in Spanish and enjoys spending time with his wife and son.
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