Dr. Frank J. Ruggiero received his doctoral degree in physical therapy from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia in 2004. Upon graduation, Dr. Ruggiero honed his physical therapy skills working in a variety of settings including outpatient care, acute care, rehabilitation and home care. Dr. Ruggiero has attended various postgraduate courses with McKenzie, and NYU postgraduate continuing education in orthopedics and manual therapy.

Dr. Ruggiero enjoys staying active and maintains a healthy workout routine which involves a lot of running. He has run the 2009 and 2013 NYC marathons. He takes his own experiences of working out to help better guide his patients with training and rehabilitation. Dr. Ruggiero had also served in the FDNY, and was located at Engine 24 in the West Village. When he is not working as a physical therapist he is spending time with his family.