Provider's Bio

Ethelynda Tolentino, M.D.

Dr. Ethelynda Tolentino is double board certified in Physical Medicine &  Rehabilitation, and in Pain Medicine. She is a Physiatrist with extensive experience in Pain Management and Musculoskeletal Disorders. She was born and raised in the Philippines, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy as well as her medical degree. She moved to the United States in 1994, practiced as a Physical Therapist for three years and then proceeded to complete her residency training in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. She joined Dr. Reddy in 2007. Her background as a Physical Therapist enables her to assist her patients in returning to a functional level. She understands the complexity of chronic pain, and she hopes to help her patients to gain control in their lives by controlling pain. Her experience working with spinal cord injury patients, stroke patients and brain injury patients has expanded her understanding of disability, and this experience gives her a different perspective in treating patients who are affected by chronic pain. Dr. Tolentino is the Director of Workers Compensation for Spine & Nerve Diagnostic Center.