Salvatore Zavarella, DO, appointed Director of Spine Surgery and Associate Chief of Neurosurgery at Good Samaritan Hospital

SpineCare Long Island Co-Founder will work on improving access to exceptional spine care

West Islip, NY— June 25, 2021 — SpineCare Long Island this week announced the appointment of Salvatore M. Zavarella, Co-Founder of SpineCare Long Island, to Director of Spine Surgery and Associate Chief of Neurosurgery at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, New York.

Advancements in quality and patient safety

In a press release, John W. Francfort, MD, FACS, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital, expressed the departments hope that the appointment would “advance the quality and patient safety platforms at our facility”.

Focus on deformities, minimally invasive and revision surgeries

Dr. Zavarella’s clinical expertise is in the treatment of complex spine tumors, adult degenerative deformity and scoliosis, herniated discs, spinal fractures, spinal stenosis, disc arthroplasty, minimally invasive spine surgery including lateral spine surgery, peripheral nerve tumor surgery, and brain tumor surgery including awake surgery for metastatic and primary brain tumors. Treating patients with compassion and respect and delivering the highest level of spine care is and has been Dr. Zavarella’s mission. 

SpineCare Long Island founded in 2017 is pleased to have Dr. Zavarella as part of its team of five neurosurgeons and four interventional pain management physicians and wishes him best of luck for his new positions that will enable him to make exceptional spine care accessible to even more patients.

SpineCare Long Island’s offices are located at:
HUNTINGTON: 110 East Main St., Suite 2B, Huntington, NY 11743
HOLBROOK: 4681 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Holbrook, NY 11741
WEST ISLIP: 1175 Montauk Hwy, Suite 6, West Islip, NY 11795
GREAT NECK: 935 Northern Boulevard, Suite 303B, Great Neck, NY 11021

To make an appointment please call 833-SPINE-33 (833-774-6333)