Dominick Spatafora received a Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University. He also holds a Master of Public Administration from The American University in Washington, D.C. While in D.C. he worked for Congressman J. Dennis Hastert where he assisted with sweeping health care reform efforts. He then joined the Arizona Medical Board in as the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Director. In this position, he developed and wrote the standards that govern the practice of medicine for Arizona.
Dominick then moved to California where he formed DVS Governmental Consulting Solutions, a full-service public affairs firm specializing in strategic planning and communications, political consulting, and grassroots development. After giving up DVS Governmental Consulting Solutions due to insurance coverage issues, he became the Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. Then in March 2009 he joined Pfizer, Inc. where he initially served as a Director of Advocacy and Professional Relations. Dominick was at Pfizer for nearly 17 years until 2025 where he directed national alliance development.
Dominick was diagnosed with multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) at the age of 30. Shortly after being diagnosed Dominick became a patient advocate, almost by accident, because of his personal struggles accessing appropriate treatment. Dominick’s neuropathy is not typical and does not fall neatly into the treatment guidelines established by his managed care company. At one point Dominick went three months without his IVIG treatment before he lost the use of his right hand. After working cooperatively with his physician and others Dominick finally prevailed and resumed treatment which gave him back the use of his hand. In 2006 Dominick founded the Neuropathy Action Foundation (NAF) because of his commitment to educate the public on what neuropathy is and most importantly to help other neuropathy patients obtain and maintain appropriate individualized care.