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Russell Surasky (born 1981 in Manhasset, New York), know professionally as Dr. Surasky, is an American Neurologist and health pundit from New York. He is known for being an opioid addiction specialist and is the only physician in the United States who is board certified by the American Academy of Neurology, the American Board of Preventive Medicine, and the American Board of Addiction Medicine. Surasky is also a national lecturer on the subject of opiate addiction.

Early life and education
Surasky was born in Manhasset, New York in 1981. He grew up in Syosset and graduated from Syosset High School in 1999. Surasky graduated from Hofstra University in 2003 where he studied political science. In 2009, Surasky received his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine where he earned honors in multiple fields including family medicine, psychiatry & surgery.

Career
Surasky completed his allopathic internship in internal medicine at Queens Hospital Center from 2009-2010. He then completed his allopathic residency training in neurology at North Shore - Long Island Jewish Hospital from 2010 to 2013. He later received two board certifications in addiction medicine from American Board of Addiction Medicine and American Board of Preventative Medicine.

Surasky is also the founder of New York Neurology and Medical Services, in addition to being the chief physician and consultant for a number of Long Island addiction treatment clinics. Recovery Revolution, his private practice, is based in Great Neck, New York.

Media
Surasky has appeared multiple times as a medical commentator on conservative cable news channels such as Fox News, Newsmax TV, and One America News Network.

In 2021, Surasky appeared twice on Tucker Carlson Tonight. In his first appearance, Surasky presented evidence he claimed showed that the government-imposed lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic led to the suffering and death of more people than the actual COVID-19 virus itself. His evidence was primarily based on statistics regarding missed medical care, financial stress, and drug overdoses. Surasky appeared a second time on the show in order to share an incident that he described as "complete medical tyranny." Surasky had written a doctor's note exempting a five year old from being forced to wear a mask in school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reportedly, a pulmonologist from the New York Department of Health attempted to overrule the medical exemption, but the school ultimately allowed it.

Surasky is a commentator on opioid addiction as well, often being cited in articles and interviewed about the opioid crisis. Surasky has been called an expert on debilitating addiction and has been involved in several commissions charged with investigating the opioid crisis. He has also played a large part of treatments and medicines for opiate addition. Surasky appeared in an interview on Fox News with Neil Cavuto regarding the opiate overdose death of Columbine massacre survivor Austin Eubanks.