Dr. Salvatore Trazzera, MD, MBA, FACC, FACP, FASNC, FSCCT, RPVI is a member of Summit Health’s Cardiology team. He will serve as the Director of Cardiology for Summit Health and CityMD on Long Island. His career spans 30 years and includes several areas of expertise. His current concentration is in clinical cardiology and noninvasive advanced cardiovascular imaging including cardiovascular ultrasound, nuclear stress imaging and cardiovascular computed tomography. 

Dr. Trazzera’s specializes in sports and exercise cardiology, caring for athletes of all ages and skill levels with cardiovascular disease or who may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. He is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Internal Medicine. Additionally, he is credentialed in Cardiovascular Ultrasound (registered Physician Vascular Interpretation).

Dr. Trazzera efforts include cardiovascular disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment through achieving proper nutrition and prescribed exercise as well as optimal body composition through comprehensive assessment of lifestyle, serologies and cardiometabolic hormone assessment. “I especially like to focus on early cardiovascular disease detection through cardiac and ultrasound screening, stress testing and risk assessment through advanced non-invasive cardiac imaging such as Nuclear PET scanning and computed tomography and calcium score evaluation,” he says.

Most important to Dr. Trazzera during a patient visit is to obtain a detailed medical, family, and social history and assess the patient’s participation in exercise programs. He stresses that early disease detection could impact the patient and their family for years to come.

When not practicing medicine, he enjoys many things, including spending as much time as he can with his son. Dr. Trazzera is a restauranteur, owning Ragazzi Italian Kitchen and Bar in Nesconset, NY. He also likes hunting, hiking, boating, fishing, and skiing. He is a NY sports enthusiast, with his favorite teams being NY Yankees, NY Giants and NY Rangers. Dr. Trazzera also owns a sports arena and runs a sports camp for kids and helps student hockey athletes who are interested in playing NCAA hockey with obtaining college scholarships.