Bernardini is Co-founder and President of The Energy Lab.  He is a fellowship trained and board certified specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine.  Despite his specialty as a shoulder and knee surgeon, Dr Brad has a special interest in injury prevention and its relationship to biomechanics and movement patterns during sports participation and training.  Surgical areas of interest include knee ligament reconstruction, cartilage restoration, and meniscal preservation., as well as complex rotator cuff, biceps tendon, and labrum repairs of the shoulder. Dr. Brad is regarded as one of the area’s leading sports medicine specialists and a Philadelphia magazine https://phillymag.com/about-philadelphia-magazine/  Top Doc for two years running.  He has also been voted by South Jersey Magazine as a “Readers Choice Top Doc in Sports Medicine” multiple times.

Academically, Dr. Bernardini is an Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery for the Rowan University School of Medicine Orthopedic Surgery program. He has been distinguished as an Associate Masters Instructor of Arthroscopic Knee and Shoulder Surgery by the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), and is a published author in the American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM).  He has presented on various sports medicine topics regionally and nationally.

Dr. Bernardini is currently the Medical Director and Lead Physician for the Philadelphia Soul Football Team, Co-founder of ReconSports (a division of Reconstructive Orthopedics), and Medical Director of Sports Medicine for the Total Turf Experience in Pitman, NJ.  In addition to his professional sports involvement, Dr. Bernardini remains active in sports event coverage as a member of the United States Ski & Snowboard Team Physician Pool Program, Head Team Physician for Delsea Regional High School Athletics, and is affiliated with numerous regional athletic teams including the Mullica Hill Womens Triathlon Team, Jersey Devils Multisport, and South Jersey Barons Soccer Club.

Athletically, Dr Bernardini is a former Collegiate Div IAA Academic All-American Football Player, Patriot League 55-m Dash Champion, and 2-time Track & Field Team Captain at Bucknell University.  While at Bucknell, he was honored with the Albert E. Humphreys award, presented to the “Most Outstanding Two-Sport Athlete” and remains on the top 10 all-time fastest sprint times list at Bucknell (55 meter and 100 meter dashes).   Currently, he maintains his passion for sports as a competitive triathlete, USA Triathlon Age Group Nationals Qualifier, 5X Ironman Finisher, and 2x Ironman All-World Athlete (most recently in 2019). Dr. Bernardini incorporates this unique perspective of an elite athlete when it comes to treating sports injuries of all varieties.

Dr Bernardini will be playing a key role in The Energy Lab as the President and Co-Founder in addition to providing sports medicine services on-site at the facility.  He will also play an active role in oversight of the sports performance enhancement and injury prevention programs at The Lab.