Dr. Vladimir H Salomon DO

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Get to know Physiatrist Dr. Vladimir Hugues Salomon, who serves patients in Huntington, New York.

Dr. Salomon is a board-certified physiatrist who is affiliated with the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Huntington Medical Group in Huntington, New York. Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Huntington Medical Group offers oncology, hematology, neurology, and rheumatology care. It is a part of NYU Langone Health, which is one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers. 

Additionally, Dr. Salomon serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine in New York City, New York. 

During his academic career, he earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, New York in 2004. This was followed by a residency in physical medicine & rehabilitation at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York in 2008, and a fellowship in pain management at Spine Technology and Rehabilitation in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 2009.

Shortly after, in 2011, he became board-certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR). The ABPMR was established in 1947 as the certifying body for the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation under the American Board of Medical Specialties. The Board certifies both allopathic and osteopathic physicians. 

Furthermore, Dr. Salomon is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Osteopathic Association, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. 

Physical medicine and rehabilitation is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. With years of experience in his field, Dr. Salomon specializes in treating conditions such as back pain, back injury, back strain, neck pain, joint pain, cervical disc disease, cervical spinal stenosis, cervical disc herniation, and lumbar spinal stenosis.

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