Dr. Selina Xing is a board-certified physician in Interventional Pain Management and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, dedicated to helping patients find relief from chronic and complex pain conditions. With advanced fellowship training from the Mayo Clinic, she specializes in minimally invasive, targeted treatments designed to reduce pain, improve function, and restore quality of life. Known for her compassionate, patient-centered approach, Dr. Xing works closely with each individual to develop personalized care plans focused on long-term relief and improved mobility.
Dr. Xing, At a Glance
- Board certified – Interventional Pain Management
- Board certified – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Fellowship trained – Interventional Pain Management
Specialty Focus
Dr. Xing is a board-certified interventional pain management specialist with leadership roles at the local and state level, including service on the Medical Society of Delaware Council and as President of the Delaware Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. She is committed to advancing high-quality, evidence-based pain care and improving access to interventional treatments for patients across Delaware.
Specialty Focus:
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Joint pain
- Nerve pain conditions, including CRPS/RSD and neuralgia
Advanced Techniques / Approach to Care
Specialized Interventional Techniques:
- C-arm guided injections and procedures
- Image-guided spine and joint interventions
- Minimally invasive pain management treatments
- Targeted therapies for nerve-related pain conditions
Why Patients Choose Dr. Xing
Patients choose Dr. Xing for:
- High-volume joint replacement experience
- Fellowship-trained hip and knee expertise
- Robotic-assisted surgical techniques
- Same-day outpatient surgery options
- Personalized recovery plans
- Advanced pain mitigation protocols
- Collaborative care with DOS therapy team
Conditions Treated
Dr. Xing is focused on Musculoskeletal Pain including:
- Back Pain
- Neck Pain
- Joint Pain
Nerve Pain including:
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)/Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Syndrome
- Neuralgia
Procedures Performed
- Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and caudal epidural steroid injections (for neck, back, arm, and/or leg pain)
- Diagnostic medial branch blocks (for neck and back pain)
- Radiofrequency ablations (RFA) (for neck and back pain)
- Spinal cord (dorsal column) stimulator trials (for neck, back, arm and/or leg pain)
- Intrathecal pump trials
- Sacroiliac (SI) joint injections (for back and/or leg pain)
- Selective nerve root blocks (for neck, back, arm, and/or leg pain)
- Sympathetic nerve blocks (for arm or leg pain)
- Intracept Procedure for vertebrogenic low back pain
Before immigrating to the United States, Dr. Xing earned her Doctor of Medicine from China Medical University. Dr. Xing earned a Masters of Science in Biochemistry with a focus on Gene Therapy from the Medical College of Ohio. After completing her residency at Temple University Hospital, Dr. Xing obtained specialized fellowship training in the area of Interventional Pain Management at the Mayo Clinic Department of Anesthesiology. Moving to Delaware in 2002, Dr. Xing became an affiliate of Christiana Hospital and Saint Francis Hospital. Dr. Xing’s exceptional level of patient care has consistently earned her the Delaware Today Magazine’s Top Doc award in the area of Pain Management.
- Fellowship – Mayo Clinic Department of Anesthesiology
- Residency – Temple Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Medical school – China Medical University
- Top Doctor by Delaware Today: 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Board certifications:
- Interventional Pain Management (ABPM)
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)
Professional memberships:
Medical Society of Delaware - Specialty Society Representative for Interventional Pain Physicians in Delaware
President - Delaware Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (DESIPP), the Delaware branch of the national American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP).
Dr. Selina Xing is proud to call Delaware home after many years of living and working in the community. She brings a deeply personal, family-centered philosophy to her practice, treating every patient with the same care and respect she would offer her own family—an approach shaped by her training and mentors at the Mayo Clinic. Outside of medicine, she enjoys dancing, traveling, and engaging with the arts. She is also actively involved in community service through the local Chinese American community organization (CACC) and contributes professionally as a journal editor for the Alliance of the North American Chinese Physicians (ANACP) Magazine.
