Coastal
Injury Clinic

Dr. Powell is a board certified physical medicine & rehabilitation specialist. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology at Alabama State University in 1996 and his doctorate from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004. He graduated from the Temple University/MossRehab PM&R residency program where he was nominated chief resident and he is a graduate of the Interventional Pain Medicine fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital.

Dr. Burns is board certified in both anesthesiology and pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology. His undergraduate degree in biochemistry is from Florida State University and he received his D.O. from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. His post graduate education includes an internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He studied preventative medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

He completed his residency in anesthesiology at the Medical College of Georgia. He then completed a fellowship in interventional pain management at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Burns’ training encompasses all aspects of current interventional techniques. He is also one of the leading experts on radiofrequency and the treatment of pain syndromes here in the Southeast. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiology, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association and Duval County Medical Society. He is also owner of Southeast Anesthesia and Spine Specialists. Prior to joining Coastal, he spent five years with the Jacksonville Spine Center.

Dr. Christopher Manees is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology with a Subspecialty Certification in Pain Medicine. He earned his medical doctorate from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2006 and completed his Anesthesiology Residency in 2010. Manees finished his pain medicine fellowship at the same institution in 2011, where he managed acute/chronic pain consults.

Before joining Coastal Spine and Pain Center, Manees worked for three years at a private practice in Austin, Texas. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Pain Medicine, and American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Manees received the Patients’ Choice Award and Compassionate Doctor recognition in 2010 and 2011 during his pain medicine fellowship at Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center and again in 2012 and 2013 while in private practice.

Steven Rizzolo, M.D. is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Rizzolo completed his surgical internship at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His orthopedic surgery residency was performed at Thomas Jefferson University-affiliated hospitals and his spine fellowship was conducted at Thomas Jefferson University and Pennsylvania Hospital, all in Philadelphia. He is a founding member of the Paul Nemir Jr. Surgical Foundation and a member of Jefferson Orthopedic Society, Montana Medical Association, American Spinal Injury Association, Cervical Spine Research Society, North American Spine Society, and the Western Orthopedic Association.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Rizzolo has contributed and presented on a multitude of scientific videos, exhibits, videos, and publications, educating on spinal issues, techniques, and surgical developments. Prior to joining Coastal Spine and Pain Center, Dr. Rizzolo was at an orthopedic center in Arizona but has spent the majority of his practicing career in Montana. He is board-certified in orthopedic surgery under the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

Dr. Timothy Syperek is a board-certified podiatrist with Coastal Injury Clinic, where he provides comprehensive care for all aspects of the lower leg and foot. Syperek combines preventative options with surgical solutions and is one of the leading experts in diabetic wound care. Currently, Dr. Syperek is Chief of Podiatry at St. Vincent’s Healthcare and head of Coastal Podiatry in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dr. Syperek received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree and completed a residency at Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence, Ohio. He has training in podiatric orthopaedics and sports medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital and in pediatric and adult podiatric surgery through his residency in Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. Taking his studies overseas, Dr. Syperek completed a trauma fellowship in Russian Siberia’s Kurgan region.

While serving as an officer in the U.S. Army, and later in the civilian sector, Dr. Syperek helped to establish numerous multi-disciplinary diabetic limb salvage clinics. His international mission work includes helping to create a diabetic limb salvage clinic in Port Au Prince, Haiti, working with and teaching Haitian physicians and surgeons. He is involved in several multi-site clinical studies focusing on diabetic wound care and surgical intervention.