Amit Sharma, MD
Medical Director, Minimally Invasive Center of New York
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine, Good Samaritan University Hospital
Founder and Medical Director, SpinePain Solutions
Dr. Sharma is a Johns Hopkins fellowship-trained physician, board certified in pain medicine, who has performed more than 60,000 interventional procedures and has served as Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at Good Samaritan University Hospital since 2012. He treats complex spinal, musculoskeletal and nerve pain, and he favors the least invasive treatment capable of addressing the underlying problem.
Training
- Medical degree, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- Residency training, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Multidisciplinary pain medicine fellowship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Former Assistant Professor, Columbia University
Clinical focus
- Minimally invasive spine procedures, including kyphoplasty, disc procedures, and treatment for spinal stenosis
- Radiofrequency ablation for spine and joint pain
- Spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal drug delivery
- The Versa-Kath directed epidural, a technique he developed for upper cervical disc herniations
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a focus of his published research
Teaching and recognition
Dr. Sharma has published in peer-reviewed journals, written textbook chapters, and taught residents at Columbia. He has been named a Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor (2016–2026), a New York Magazine Top Doctor (2017–2026) and a Newsday Top Doctor on Long Island (2016–2026), and is a lifetime member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
He also sees patients at SpinePain Solutions offices in Bay Shore, Commack and Farmingdale. More at amitsharmamd.com.