John Varmaa Wainwright MD FAANS

Neurosurgery•Valhalla, NY

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Neurosurgeon, WMC Health Brain and Spine Institute

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Overview of Dr. Wainwright

Dr. Wainwright is a board-certified, fellowship-trained Neurosurgeon specializing in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery at the Brain and Spine Institute at Westchester Medical Center and is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery at New York Medical College.

Education & Training

Thomas Jefferson University Fellowship, 2021 - 2022
Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2014 - 2021
New York Medical CollegeClass of 2014, MD, AOA, GHHS, Neurosurgery Department Award
Georgetown UniversityMS, Physiology and Biophysics, 2009 - 2010
George Washington UniversityBS, Chemistry, 2004 - 2008

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2021 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2021 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Research Excellence Award for Clinical Study The 17th Annual Louis R.M. Del Guercio Surgical Research Day, New York Medical College, 2020
Resident Research Competition Award Brain and Spine Surgeons of New York Neuroscience Symposium, 2019
The Mayfield Basic Science Award AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 2018

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Early spine surgery is associated with better outcomes in patients with a thoracic spinal cord injury: national database retrospective analysis.
Maor Shir, Ariel Sacknovitz, Moshe Serwatien, Ayla Weiss, Merritt D Kinon
European Spine Journal. 2026-11-05
1 citations
Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas presenting as intracranial subarachnoid hemorrhage: A systematic review.
Bridget Nolan, Christian Rajkovic, Galadu Subah, Alis J Dicpinigaitis, Eric Feldstein
Interventional Neuroradiology. 2026-10-01
Prediction Model for Intensive Care Unit Mortality in Patients with Spine Fracture: Can Machine Learning be Used to Improve Current Standards?
Maor Shir, Ariel Sacknovitz, Matthew Blakley, Bar Shir, Moshe Serwatien
Neurocritical Care. 2026-09-15

Journal Articles

Neurocritical Care Society 13th Annual Meeting
Michael F. Stiefel, Christy Stoller, John V. Wainwright, Lehrer Rachel, Arthur Wang, Corrado P. Marini, Neurocritical Care, 1/1/2015

Abstracts/Posters

Pipeline Embolization of Ruptured, Previously Coiled Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms: Case Series and Considerations for Management.
Jared B. Cooper, MD; John V. Wainwright, MD; Christian Bowers, MD; Chirag D. Gandhi, MD; Justin G. Santarelli, MD, Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1/6/2018
Intraoperative Spinal Navigation Results in Improved Accuracy in Pedicle Screw Placement Without Prolonging Operative Time.
Anubhav G. Amin, John V. Wainwright, Elena Solli, Virany Hillard, Kaushik Das, Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, 1/22/2017
Image-Guided Placment of Thoracolumbar Pedicle Screws Does Not Prolong Operative Duration.
John L. Gillick, John Varmaa Wainwright, Tolga Sursal, Jennifer Sachiko Ronecker, Anubhav Guatam Amin, Virany Huynh Hillard, Kaushik Das, Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Diego, CA, 1/24/2016

Lectures

Preoperative Meningioma Embolization Is Safe but Costs More Than Non-Embolization Resections: A Multi-Center Retrospective Matched Case-Control Study.
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY - 1/19/2018
Transplantation of Neural Precursors Derived from Spinal Progenitor Cells Improves Functional Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury by Reduced Inflammation via Inhibition o...
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY - 1/19/2018
Intractable Epilepsy Due to Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD) and Surgical Treatment Options.
Westchester Medical Center-New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY - 1/11/2018

Committees

Class of 2014 Senator, New York Medical College, School of Medicine, Student Senate 2012 - 2014
Class of 2014 Representative, New York Medical College, School of Medicine, Basic Science Curriculum Committee 2010 - 2012