Dr. Pellicci is a graduate from Johns Hopkins University and Cornell University Medical College.

He received his training in General Surgery at the New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center from 1975 to 1977, in Orthopedic Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery from 1977 to 1980, and in Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School in 1980. Afterwards, Dr. Pellicci returned to HSS, where he has spent his entire career. He became chief of the Hip Service in 1993 and continued in that role until 2005. He received the Philip D. Wilson, Jr., MD Teaching Award in 1996 and 2005.

Dr. Pellicci was, at the time of his induction, the youngest surgeon ever to be admitted to the prestigious Hip Society and over his career he has authored or co-authored nearly one hundred articles in peer-reviewed journals, written numerous textbook chapters and instructional manuals.

His current research interests involve complete anatomic restoration of the soft tissue structures following total hip replacement.