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Michael Rizkalla, MD, a skilled physician with double-board certification in sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation, founded Revive Spine and Pain Center in 2017. At the practice’s offices in Marlton, Hamilton Township, East Brunswick and Northfield, New Jersey, he provides a patient-centered approach to treating acute and chronic pain.

He begins each appointment by listening to patients who all too often say that they’ve been everywhere and no one listens to or helps them. After hearing and understanding each person’s unique story and completing a physical exam, Dr. Rizkalla creates a tailored treatment plan using evidence-based treatments drawn from traditional medicine, interventional medicine, physical therapy, and complementary and restorative practices.

Dr. Rizkalla received his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Miramar, Florida, then finished an internship in internal medicine before completing a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Dr. Rizkalla has a subspecialty in sports medicine, has fellowship training in interventional pain management, and is certified in contemporary medical acupuncture. In addition to diagnosing and treating pain, his clinical interests include spine and joint care, sports medicine, electrodiagnostic and neuromuscular medicine, and nonsurgical orthopedics.

He has extensive training in performing numerous interventional pain procedures and restorative injections, such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow aspirate cells. Dr. Rizkalla is also proficient in using musculoskeletal ultrasound to diagnose and treat injuries.

Dr. Erum Khan has a doctorate from Arizona School of Health Sciences she has practised as a Physical Therapist in many states with licenses in multiple states such as PA, NJ, NY MI, and FL . She is certified as a Manual Therapist, a Vestibular Therapist, and Lymphedema Therapist. She has been a Physical Therapist for over 20 years, She lives in Cherry Hill, NJ has 2 children, and is actively involved in helping the community Erum has a PT private practice in PA and now added a location in Hamilton NJ.

Renee Crickmore, PT, MPT Clinic Director of Pursue PT & Wellness

Renee is a certified physical therapist who specializes in manual therapy, pre and post - surgery rehabilitation, concussion, spinal, and balance & vestibular rehabilitation.

Renee received her Bachelor’s degree in Health Science from St. Francis College and her Master’s degree in Physical therapy from St. Francis University. 

Renee is a certified Vestibular Rehabilitation Specialist. She also holds a certificate in concussion management, fall prevention, Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction, and in rehabilitation for hip and knee joint replacements.

Renee has worked as a home care physical therapist.  Since her successful launch and development of Pursue in 2016, Renee has returned to her passion of helping people get back to what they enjoy doing in an outpatient physical therapy facility.

Renee’s passion is rooted in her belief that care should be personal. She enjoys getting to know her patients and using her training to help them get back to what they love as quickly and safely as possible. She finds that developing a personal connection empowers patients to be active participants in their own care, and ultimately helps patients reach their goals and find success in their treatment.

Renee draws insight from her own background as an athlete to better understand what her patients are experiencing with their injury. Her athletic background helps her develop challenging, fun and appropriate treatment plans.

Cecile S. Gibbs, MPT is an intuitive and caring clinician. With over a decade in a half of pelvic health care experience, Cecile's career has been spent treating and educating her community on Women's and Men's health. Her care philosophy is rooted in the belief that caring for the patients physical, mental, emotional and spiritual state is vital to successful intervention and the return of a patient to their highest level of function. When not at work, Cecile spends most of her time wrangling her two boys, working her Mary Kay business, loving on friends and family and being a foodie with her fabulous husband.

Philip Pesce, MSPT, is a highly qualified physical therapist and one of the owners of Riverwalk Physical Therapy in Raritan, New Jersey. He grew up in Staten Island, NY and graduated with cum laude from the College of Staten Island.  He received his Masters in Physical Therapy in 1998 and has practiced at the  renowned Rusk Institute of NYU, then onto Staten Island Hospital, and pediatrics for the NYC Board of Education.  Phil was then a therapist for PLUS ONE – providing  one on one physical therapy for staff at Goldman Sachs in Jersey City.  Over the last 12 years, Phil has predominately worked in outpatient adult and pediatric orthopedic facilities. Phil is the co-owner of Riverwalk Physical Therapy in Basking Ridge, NJ.

Phil has received his Level 1 and 2 certification from the Titleist Performance Institute (a division of Titleist Corporation) to work on restoring lost function and movement with reference to golf fitness. Phil is committed to life long learning by attending classes every year. Phil’s 3 most recent courses include: Sports-Related Injuries in the Young Athlete,  Injuries in the Running Athlete, and Evidence Based Examination of the Shoulder.  Phil continually keeps informed of the most up to date and proven manual therapy techniques and stays current with post- operative protocols. He works closely with many surgeons and general MD’s to provide follow up on their patients.

Phil holds his faith and relationship with God above everything else.  He attends Pottersville Reformed Church and sits on the board as an elder in the church.  On a personal note, Phil enjoys spending time with his wife Sheri and two very young children.  He loves golf & fishing as well as the beach, hiking, swimming, biking & traveling.

Casey received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Rutgers University, where she was inducted into the National Student Honor Society. In her graduate program, Casey was a Teaching Assistant for the course Neuroscience, teaching the foundational basis for disorders of neurological origin. Before that, she attended Rutgers University and received her Bachelor of Science as an Exercise Science major with a minor in Psychology. Here she was a teaching assistant for her Exercise and Aging course. Both experiences as teaching assistants fostered her love of training, teaching, and patience.

Casey experienced her clinical affiliations in outpatient orthopedics, acute care, school-based pediatrics, hippotherapy, and inpatient rehab. In these settings, she worked with a wide range of diagnoses stemming from musculoskeletal, neurologic, and cardiopulmonary origins, with demographics ranging from pediatric through geriatric.

Casey encourages regular movement and physical well-being in her own life with some of her passions being hiking, biking, rock climbing, skiing and snowboarding. She also enjoys art projects, reading, and playing guitar, which satisfies her creative side. Additionally, she is a master of working a puzzle.