Christopher D. Frendo
Advanced in Spondylolisthesis
Advanced in Spondylolisthesis
763 Larkfield Road, Floor 2, 
Commack, NY 

Overview

CHRISTOPHER FRENDO, D.O.

Dr. Frendo is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with comprehensive Fellowship training in Spine. He has extensive experience in spinal surgery and research. He has performed studies on orthobiologics for spinal fusion, and on motion preservation. He is devoted to the evaluation and management of a broad spectrum of adult and pediatric spinal disorders including complex deformities, degenerative, traumatic, infectious, and neoplastic conditions of the spine. He provides expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery, as well as, complex spinal reconstruction for the treatment of degenerative disorders and deformities of the spine. He is a distinguished speaker and has authored numerous articles and textbook chapters on spine topics.

Dr. Frendo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spondylolisthesis. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Sciatica, Herniated Disk, and Invertebral Disc Disease.

Graduate Institution
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency
Memorial Hospital of York
Specialties
Orthopedics
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine in NY
Fellowships
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore GME
Hospital Affiliations
Huntington Hospital
Plainview Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
EmblemHealth
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Health First
  • HMO
  • POS
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Northwell Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

763 Larkfield Road, Floor 2, Commack, NY 11725
Other Locations
887 Old Country Road, Suite D, Riverhead, NY 11901
400 Montauk Highway, Suite 102, West Islip, NY 11795
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