Adrian Popescu, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

4.9 with 457 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and Romanian

Adrian Popescu, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

4.9 with 457 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and Romanian

Director of Spine Service, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director of Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Fellowship
Physician Co-Lead Neuroscience Spine Service Line
Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Dr. Popescu is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Popescu

Dr. Popescu specializes in pain management, interventional spine medicine, and spinal disorders.

Recognized by Best Doctors in America 2015 - 2018

Ankle Pain
Arthralgia
Arthritis
Arthritis Rehabilitation
Back Injury
Back Muscle Injury
Back Pain
Back Spine Injection (Lumbar Spine Injection)
Bicep Injury
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cervical Arthritis
Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Cervical Spondylosis (Cervical Spine Degeneration)
Cervical Steroid Injection
Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain
Chronic Tendinosis of the Ankle
Chronic Tendinosis of the Foot
Coccydynia
Coccyx Injury
Complex Spinal Deformities
Compression Fracture
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Degenerative Joint Disease
Elbow Injection
Elbow Rehabilitation
Epidural Steroid Injection
Exercise Prescription
Facet Injection
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Hand Steroid Injection
Hip Injection
Hip Preservation Surgery
Hip Rehabilitation
Hip Sprain
Hip Steroid Injection
Interventional Pain Management
Intradiscal Steroid Injection
Joint Injection
Klippel-Feil Syndrome (KFS)
Knee Effusion
Knee Injection
Knee Rehabilitation
Knee Tendon Injury
Kyphosis
Lesion of Sciatic Nerve
Low Back Pain in Pregnancy
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Spondylosis (Lower Back Spondylosis)
Lymphedema Therapy
Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation
Muscle Spasticity
Musculoskeletal Injection
Musculoskeletal Pain
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Neck Fracture (Cervical Spine Fracture)
Neck Pain
Neck Rehab
Neck Spine Injection
Neck Sprain
Nerve Pain (Neuralgia)
Neural Foramen Injection
Neural Foraminal Stenosis
Non-Invasive Scoliosis Treatment
Non-Surgical Management of Osteoarthritis
Non-Surgical Treatment for Disc Herniation
Non-Surgical Treatment of Back Pain
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Patella Injury
Patellofemoral Arthritis
Posterior Interosseous Neuropathy
Posterior Tibial Tendon Rupture
Radial Nerve Neuropathy
Radiculopathy
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
Repetitive Stress Injury
Rotator Cuff Injury
Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
Sacroiliac Joint Block
Sacroiliitis
Sciatica
Shoulder Injection
Shoulder Instability
Shoulder Rehabilitation
Spinal Evaluation
Spinal Fracture
Spinal Injection
Spinal Injection Evaluation
Spinal Pain
Spinal Stenosis
Spine Deformity
Spine Epidural Steroid Injection
Spondylosis
Sports Injury
Sports Injury Rehabilitation
Steroid Injection
Steroid Injections
Tendinopathy
Tendon Injury
Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
Thoracic Spine Injection (Middle Spine Injection)
Thoracic Spondylosis (Middle Spine Degenerative Disc Disease)
Trigger Finger
Trigger Finger Injection
Trigger Thumb
Trigger Thumb Injection
Ulnar Neuropathy
Ultrasound
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Popescu is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Pain Medicine, 2011
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2011

Education and Training

Medical School: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Residency: University Hospital of Bucharest; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Primary Location

Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rittenhouse

Penn Medicine Rittenhouse
1st Floor
1800 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146

A facility of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

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Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare

Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Academic Contact Information

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse
1800 Lombard Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Phone: 215-893-2600
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National
International Spine Intervention Society, International
North American Spine Society, National