Dr. Steve Salvatore

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Steven Salvatore, D.O. (or just Dr. Steve), is the Medical Reporter on CW11 Morning News Medical Reporter on WPIX-TV New York since 2005. He can be seen every weekday morning on "The CW11 Morning News" reporting on the latest medical developments and answering viewer's medical questions in the "Ask Dr. Steve" segments. Dr. Steve is also an Attending Physician in the Emergency Department of St. Vincent's Midtown Hospital in Manhattan.

Prior to his post at St. Vincent's Midtown Hospital, Dr. Steve was the Assistant Director and Attending Physician in the ER of St. John's Queens Hospital. He was also an Attending Physician at New York Hospital Queens and has been an Assistant Clinical Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Cornell Medical School.

Before joining "The WB11 Morning News," Dr. Steve was the medical correspondent for Fox 5 News in New York and hosted programs on Fox News Channel. Prior to his position at Fox, he was the medical correspondent for CNN. Dr. Steve has also hosted numerous specials for the Discovery Health Channel including "Birth Day Live" six-hour televised event from Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women in San Diego, CA. In addition, he has also been a medical correspondent and health expert for "Day and Date," a nationally syndicated program for CBS and hosted his own prime-time special on Fox 5, "5 Minutes to Live," which garnered him an Emmy nomination.

A graduate of Fordham University with a Bachelor of science in Biology, Dr. Steve received his D.O. from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine with honors in Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy. Dr. Steve is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians.