Joseph Cunningham, PA-C
Joseph Cunningham, PA-C is a nationally certified physician assistant with more than a decade of spine experience, formerly Chief Physician Assistant at South Brooklyn Health. He is licensed in New York and New Jersey.
Joseph Cunningham, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Spine
About
Joseph Cunningham has built his career at the intersection of spine care and emergency medicine, two settings that reward fast, accurate assessment. He has been a nationally certified physician assistant since 2012, and in 2019 was appointed Chief Physician Assistant at South Brooklyn Health. His clinical work covers the musculoskeletal and neuropathic spine conditions that make up the bulk of day-to-day practice. Since joining the practice in 2024 he has increasingly concentrated on minimally invasive spine procedures. He is licensed to practice in both New York and New Jersey.
Credentials
Joseph Cunningham, PA-C is a nationally certified physician assistant specializing in spine care.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Arizona in 2006, then completed his Bachelor of Science in the Physician Assistant Program at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York. He has held national certification as a physician assistant since 2012 and is licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey.
His clinical background spans spine care alongside substantial emergency medicine experience. In 2019 he was named Chief Physician Assistant at South Brooklyn Health, a role in which he managed patients across the broad range of musculoskeletal and neuropathic spine conditions.
Joseph joined the practice in 2024. Since then his work has shifted progressively toward minimally invasive spine procedures, and he works closely with the surgical team on both operative planning and the follow-up care that determines how well a patient actually recovers.
Specialties
- Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures
- Spine Surgical Patient Care
- Pre-operative and Post-operative Spine Care
- Emergency Medicine
Conditions Treated
- Musculoskeletal Spine Disorders
- Neuropathic Spine Disorders
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Spinal Stenosis
- Herniated Disc
Snapshot
Career Highlights
- Has held national PA certification continuously since 2012
- Carries active PA licensure in New York and in New Jersey
- Named Chief PA at South Brooklyn Health in 2019
- B.S., Physician Assistant Program, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City College of New York
- B.A., The University of Arizona (2006)
- Career built across spine and emergency-department practice
- Growing focus on minimally invasive spine procedures since joining the practice in 2024