United Spinal names new CEO
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:50 AM CDT, Mon May 4, 2026
NEW YORK – United Spinal Association has named Matt Castelluccio as its CEO. Castelluccio has been a staff member of United Spinal since 2022 and has been serving as the interim CEO since September 2025, succeeding Vincenzo Piscopo. He previously served as vice president of community support. "Before taking the reins as interim CEO, Matt was already integral to how United Spinal Association operated,” said Tom Aiello, board chairman. “Once in that role, he grew our membership, expanded our chapter network, increased revenue, reduced costs and reinforced the sense of community that defines United Spinal. The board's decision to make his appointment permanent reflects both what he has already built and our confidence in what he can lead this organization to accomplish in the years to come." Before United Spinal, Castelluccio held positions at Helen Hayes Rehabilitation Hospital and BRIDGES – Rockland Independent Living Center. For Castelluccio – a manual wheelchair user with a cervical-level spinal cord injury, the result of a motorcycle accident in 2003 – leading United Spinal is a full-circle moment. “It’s difficult to navigate (a disability) by yourself,” he said. “I was surrounded by friends and family, and as great as they were, they just weren’t able to understand what I was going through. When I got into outpatient rehab, someone told me he had connected with an organization called United Spinal and that I should look into it for support. That was really the starting point of my recovery.”
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