COVID-19 UPDATE: As always, your health and well-being remain our utmost priority. Dr. Lipetz is now offering Virtual Telehealth Visits which are entirely covered by Medicare and most Commercial Insurance carriers. We know there are those of you who would prefer this service or who are better advised not to leave home during the Coronavirus crisis. During these impacted months ahead, Dr. Lipetz will be available to conduct visits with patients using this technology platform.
Prior to founding Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, Dr. Lipetz served as the Director of the Center for Spine Rehabilitation for the North Shore Long Island Jewish healthcare system from 1999-2006.
Dr. Lipetz received his specialized and interventional spine medicine training during a fellowship year at the internationally recognized Penn Spine Center of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. After receiving his medical degree with Alpha Omega Alpha honors from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Lipetz completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the prestigious Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Dr. Lipetz has authored over thirty original articles and abstracts in peer reviewed journals and several textbook chapters, including chapters within the leading texts in both the Interventional Spine Care and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation literature. He has served as a representative to national medical organizations since his residency years, including Chair of the Education Committee of the Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports, and Occupational Rehabilitation (PASSOR).
Dr. Lipetz has most recently served as a member of the research committee of the International Spine Intervention Society. He served as the Residency Training Program Director for the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Long Island Jewish Medical Center from 2003 to 2005, and he is an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Hofstra University School of Medicine. Dr. Lipetz is uniquely triple board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Management, and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Outside of the office, Dr. Lipetz enjoys triathlon training, weightlifting, tennis, and coaching his children’s athletic teams. Years ago, Dr. Lipetz was a competitive bodybuilder, winning multiple competitions, including the natural New York State teenage title.