About Us

• First Choice Medical Group located in Melbourne, Florida and Viera, Florida is dedicated to delivering state-of-the-art musculoskeletal diagnosis and treatment to ensure pain, discomfort, and dysfunction are readily resolved and the quality of life you are seeking is successfully attained. First Choice Medical Group's Board Certified clinical team includes five Orthopedic Surgeons and a Neurologist practicing General Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Neurology, and related Interventional Pain care.  The Practice physicians include Anthony Lombardo, MD, FAAOS, Donald Vliegenthart, MD, ATP, Kenneth C. Sands, MD, FAAOS, Richard J. Harrison, MD, FAAOS, Dr. Raymond J. DeLorenzi, MD, FAAOS, and Richard P. Newman, MD, FAAOS. Our world-class team of Orthopedic surgeons and medical staff provide compassionate care that is focused on each patient's full continuum of care, which requires a more personalized approach to treatment.  In fact, our care delivery practices exemplify the very definition of patient-centric care, explicitly recognizing the importance of human interaction in terms of personalized care, kindness and being "present" with patients.  Our caregivers will listen to and honor the perspectives of your choices; and they communicate and share complete and unbiased information with you in ways that are affirming and useful in your care decision-making processes.  First Choice's patient-centric culture strives to include providing an inviting, easily accessible, peaceful, healing environment that is designed specifically to allay fear, anxiety, and discomfort.  We also take pride in utilizing the most advanced diagnostic technologies coupled with the latest in individualized care, including trigger point injections and pharmacological, physical, occupational, neurological and orthopedic treatment options.