About the Team

Dr. Michael Schina was born and raised in South Philadelphia. He graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Schina was a trauma and peripheral vascular surgeon at Temple University Hospital. He was also on the faculty of Temple University before spending nearly a decade working in the research laboratories at Merck Pharmaceuticals.

He was certified by the American Board of Surgery, has authored several publications, and has given multiple presentations on a wide variety of medical subjects.

Dr. Schina has been practicing interventional pain management since 2008. He is licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine. Outside of work, he is an avid gardener, an audio/video savant, and has a big soft spot for his golden retrievers.

Dr. Jarrad Teller grew up in Abington, PA  He enjoys working out, all sports, and traveling with his family. Dr. Teller has over 25 years of functional medicine and chiropractic experience in pain management and rehabilitation and hormone replacement. He has worked with clients in the  Philadelphia area for many years, assisting them with relief from chronic pain, weight loss, healthy lifestyles,  stress, sports injuries and accident injury-related pain throughout the Musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Dr. Teller first graduated from the University of Maryland, and soon after attended Life University to achieve his Doctorate Degree and post doctorate degrees from the Academy of anti-aging and metabolic medicine. He holds post-graduate degrees in functional medicine, physiotherapy, extremity adjustments, and rehabilitation, and is board-certified.

Valerie Penders, CRNP is Cardiology Nurse Practitioner by trade, but has taken her passion of helping patients to a different level at Stem Cells Philadelphia. She brings a wealth of knowledge in cosmetic injectable aesthetics, sexual wellness, and weight loss. 

Val strives to enhance someone's natural beauty as if they never had any treatments. She's a great listener, highly trained, and with her deep-rooted knowledge in medicine, she takes pride in improving her patients' sexual lifestyle, and is instrumental to our weight loss program, especially from a cardiology point of view.

Her specialties include:

• Tox
• Dermal Fillers
• Thread Lifts
• Penis Rejuvination (P-Shot)
• Vaginal Rejuvination (O-Shot)
• Hair loss
• Mesotherapy
• Sclerotherapy
• Weight loss

Val was born and raised in Louisville, KY. After many years of working in the Emergency Department and Cardiac Catheterization / Electrophysiology Labs, she completed her Master of Science in Nursing and Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner degree, locally, at Gwynedd Mercy University. In her free time, she enjoys working out, gardening, traveling, and watching the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jerry Penders, Patient Care Advocate and Educator, is a graduate from the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Jerry was born and raised in the Doylestown area, and currently resides in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia.

He is a die-hard Eagles fan, an avid skier, and loves to travel.

Jerry has been with our group since 2012 and wears a lot of hats for us. He has educated thousands of patients and physicians about the many different modalities of treating chronic pain. He spends countless hours advocating on patients behalf, to figure out the best way to help them reduce pain and have a better quality of life. As a former professional athlete, Jerry has an aptitude for living healthy and a passion for helping patients achieve a healthy lifestyle. His mission is to continue educating patients with the ultimate goal of helping them experience a vibrant life again.