Dr. Matthew Goldstein is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon. He specializes in the operative and nonoperative management of spinal disorders, including degenerative conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine, lumbar and cervical disc herniations, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, adjacent segment disease after fusion, pediatric and adult scoliosis, and other spinal deformities.

Dr. Goldstein graduated with honours and distinction from Cornell University with a bachelor’s degree in nutritional sciences in 2003. He received his medical degree from the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine (Brooklyn, New York) in 2007 and completed his general surgery internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center. During his orthopedic training, Dr. Goldstein was awarded the North Shore-LIJ Department of Orthopedic Surgery Resident of the Year Award in 2010 and the Jodi Fisher Memorial Excellence in Orthopedic Research Award in 2011.

He is also a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Following his residency training, Dr. Goldstein was selected for a fellowship in spinal surgery at the San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders and Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California. After completing his fellowship training in 2013, Dr. Goldstein joined Orthopedic Associates of Manhasset. Board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS), Dr. Goldstein is trained in and practices minimally invasive techniques for spine surgery and spinal reconstruction for motion and muscular preservation. Dr. Goldstein recognizes how important it is that his patients understand their symptoms, condition, and treatment options. He believes that physical fitness, exercise, and diet play a key role in spinal, musculoskeletal, and overall health. While surgery may be necessary, Dr. Goldstein believes in exhausting all nonoperative modalities and in preoperative optimization before surgery.