Dr. Bernard Shuster

Meet Dr. Shuster

As a renowned aesthetic plastic surgeon of the face, breast, and body, Dr. Bernard A. Shuster, MD, PA, is widely regarded for his remarkable results and for providing an exceptional, rewarding patient experience. Based in Hollywood, Florida, Dr. Shuster has been in practice for over two decades. He is a third-generation plastic surgeon who has been exposed to both the artistic and medical aspects of the field from a very early age. In addition, Dr. Shuster is known for utilizing his own innovative and vetted methods and techniques to achieve unsurpassed outcomes.

Memberships

Member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Member of the Florida Medical Association
Member of the Broward County Society of Plastic Surgeons
Member of the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons
Member of the Broward County Medical Association
America’s Best Plastic Surgeon 2021, Newsweek
Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Winner of American Medical Association Physician Merit Award

Background and Education

Dr. Shuster completed his undergraduate degree in biology with honors at Brandeis University, at which time he complemented his studies with research at Harvard Medical School and presented a thesis in the area of gene therapy. Dr. Shuster then went on to graduate with honors in research from Cornell University Medical College. Following medical school, Dr. Shuster was accepted into the residency of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident.

Prior to coming to South Florida, Dr. Shuster practiced in Manhattan for six years. While in New York, he served on the staff of New York University Downtown Hospital, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, and Lenox Hill Hospital. He has been involved in training plastic surgery residents from New York University, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Oklahoma.

Regardless of the procedure, when I unwrap the bandages, it feels like I’m unwrapping a present. I am as thrilled as my patient.

Dr. Bernard Shuster

Specialties

While Dr. Shuster’s training and education in plastic surgery have been extensive, it does not reveal the full scope of his experience. Not only is he a third-generation plastic surgeon, which gives him unique insight into the field but he has also traveled to Central America and Asia to provide reconstructive surgery for underprivileged children, as well as to teach plastic surgery. One of his most respected specialties is his use of minimally invasive techniques for aesthetic plastic surgery of the face, breast, and body.

Lectures & Publications

Dr. Shuster has presented his work and lectured in the areas of facial cosmetic surgery, safety in liposuction, advances in aesthetic plastic surgery, breast surgery, and reconstruction of pediatric deformities at international, national, regional, and academic meetings. He has published articles in the journals Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and The British Journal of Plastic Surgery.

In the Media

Dr. Shuster has been interviewed and featured in numerous media outlets including The New York Times, the New York Post, W magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Avenue magazine, Manhattan File magazine, and Rosie magazine.

Credentials

Education

Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, Illinois, Executive MBA, 2013
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, Resident, Combined Residency Program in Plastic Surgery and General Surgery, June 1991-June 1996
Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York, M.D. with Honors in Research, 1991
Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, B.A. with Honors in Biology, 1987

Research

Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Children’s Hospital, Gene Therapy/Stem Cell Research, 1985-1987
The Rockefeller University/Cornell University Medical College, Research in Extremity Transplantation, 1989-1991
Stanford University Medical Center, Division of Plastic Surgery, Studies of Craniofacial Deformities, 1993-1996

Personal

Medical License: Florida
Certification: Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery

Academic Position

Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Memberships

Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Member, Florida Medical Association
Member, Broward County Medical Society

Hospital Appointments

Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, Florida
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida (2006-2022)
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY (1997-2002)
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, New York (1997-2002)
NYU Downtown Hospital, New York, New York (1996-2002)

Education

Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, Illinois, Executive MBA, 2013
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, Resident, Combined Residency Program in Plastic Surgery and General Surgery, June 1991-June 1996
Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York, M.D. with Honors in Research, 1991
Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, B.A. with Honors in Biology, 1987

Research

Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Children’s Hospital, Gene Therapy/Stem Cell Research, 1985-1987
The Rockefeller University/Cornell University Medical College, Research in Extremity Transplantation, 1989-1991
Stanford University Medical Center, Division of Plastic Surgery, Studies of Craniofacial Deformities, 1993-1996

Personal

Medical License: Florida
Certification: Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery

Academic Position

Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Memberships

Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Member, Florida Medical Association
Member, Broward County Medical Society

Hospital Appointments

Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, Florida
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida (2006-2022)
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY (1997-2002)
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, New York (1997-2002)
NYU Downtown Hospital, New York, New York (1996-2002)

Honors and Awards

Residency

Thuss Family Resident Research Award, Interplast, Inc., Resident Liaison, (Vietnam-1995, Honduras-1994)

Medical School

Louis Gibofsky Memorial Award, for research in transplantation
George N. Papanicolaou Fellow in Clinical Anatomy

College

Senior Honors Thesis
Dean’s List

Past Boards/Committees

Board of Directors. Lehrman Community Day School, Miami Beach, Florida
Public Education Committee. American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Garden Grove, California
Development Committee. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Arlington Heights, IL

Past Boards/Committees

Board of Directors. Lehrman Community Day School, Miami Beach, Florida
Public Education Committee. American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Garden Grove, California
Development Committee. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Arlington Heights, IL

If you are looking for a world-class appearance from a world-class surgeon, Dr. Shuster has the hands of an angel. I would highly, highly recommend him.

Sophia L.

Publications

BA Shuster. The Brow Lift: Focusing on the Eyes After Weight Loss, OH magazine, July/August 2010
BA Shuster. The Extended Inner Thigh Lift, OH magazine, September/October 2009
BA Shuster. Rejuvenate the Neck, Plastic Surgery Practice, November 2006
BA Shuster. Facial Rejuvenation for Bariatric Patients, OH magazine, Issue 4, 2006
BA Shuster. Contouring Your Arms After WLS, WLS Lifestyles magazine, Spring, 2005
WC Lineaweaver; K Hui; K Yim; M Ruyle; B Shuster; J Eggleston; S Grover. The Role of the Plastic Surgeon in the Management of Surgical Infection, Plast Reconstr Surg, 103:6, 1553, 1999
BA Shuster, GW Commons, B Halperin. Subcutaneous Infiltration in Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty (letter), Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 100: 1932, 1997
L Rodriguez, BA Shuster, RG Milliken. Giant Lipoma of the Breast, Br. J. Pl. Surg, 50: 263, 1997
YL Karanas, KK Yim, BA Shuster, WC Lineaweaver. Lemierre’s Syndrome: A Case of Post-anginal Septicemia Bilateral Flank Abscesses, Ann. Pl. Surg. 35: 525, 1995
BA Shuster, AM Norbash, SA Schendel. Correction of Scaphocephaly Following Ventricular Shunting, Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 96: 1012, 1995
BA Shuster, LA Hoffman. An Old Friendship Revisited: Plastic Surgery and Transplantation, Aesth. Plast. Surg. 18:135, 1994
LA Hoffman, MA Codner, BA Shuster, N Bogossian, L Egosi, AD Harper, RM Steinman, GS LaTrenta, GT Shires. Donor Leukocyte Migration Following Extremity Transplantation in an Experimental Model, Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 90: 999, 1992
MA Codner, BA Shuster, RM Steinman, AD Harper, GS LaTrenta, LA Hoffman. Migration of Donor Leukocytes from Limb Allografts into Host Lymphoid Tissues, Ann. Pl. Surg. 25: 353, 1990
BA Shuster, MA Codner, LA Hoffman, RM Steinman, AD Harper. Cell Migration Following Rat Limb Transplantation, Clinical Research 38(2): 552A, 1990

Presentations

May, 2015: Patient Reported Outcomes Study of Bariatric Patients Following Plastic Surgery: Annual Meeting of the Aesthetic Society of Plastic Surgeons. Las Vegas, Nevada
June, 2010: A Psychosocial Outcome Study of Bariatric Patients Following Plastic Surgery. The 28th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Orlando, Florida
May 2000: Safety in Large Volume Liposuction: Anesthesia and Surgical Consideration. Instructional Course, The 2000 Annual Meeting of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Orlando, Florida
August 1998: Large Volume Liposuction: Technical and Safety Issues. Grand Rounds, Division of Plastic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
May 1998: Safety in Large Volume Liposuction: Anesthesia and Surgical Consideration. Instructional Course, The 1998 Annual Meeting of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Los Angeles, California
May 1997: Safety in Large Volume Liposuction: Anesthesia and Surgical Consideration. Instructional Course, The 1997 Annual Meeting of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, New York, New York
May 1996: The Role of Plastic Surgeons in the Treatment of Infectious Disease. 46th Annual Meeting of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Indian Wells, California
April 1996: Safety in Large Volume Liposuction: Anesthesia and Surgical Consideration. Instructional Course, The 1996 Annual Meeting of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Orlando, Florida
March 1996: Cranial Base Abnormalities in Posterior Plagiocephaly. Craniofacial Surgery State of the Art Symposium, New York, New York
October 1995: Rhinoplasty: Historical perspectives and Current Techniques. Grand Rounds, Stanford University Medical Center, Division of Plastic Surgery. Stanford, California
September 1994: Current Techniques and Advances in the Treatment of Craniosynostosis. Grand Rounds, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
September & October 1993: Current Techniques and Advances in the Treatment of Craniosynostosis. Grand Rounds, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
May 1991: Study of Donor Dendritic Cell Migration Following Rat Hind Limb Transplantation. M.D. with Honors Thesis Dissertation, Cornell University Medical College
May 1990: “Study of Leukocyte Migration from Rat Hind Limb Allografts.” Presented at: Vincent du Vigneud Research Symposium, The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center
May 1987: Expression of a Recombinant Retroviral Vector Carrying Human ADA cDNA in Embryonal Carcinoma Cells and Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Senior Honors Thesis Dissertation, Brandeis University

Dr. Bernard Shuster

Meet Dr. Shuster

Memberships

Background and Education

Regardless of the procedure, when I unwrap the bandages, it feels like I’m unwrapping a present. I am as thrilled as my patient.

Specialties

Lectures & Publications

In the Media

Credentials

Education

Research

Personal

Academic Position

Memberships

Hospital Appointments

Education

Research

Personal

Academic Position

Memberships

Hospital Appointments

Honors and Awards

Residency

Medical School

College

Past Boards/Committees

Past Boards/Committees

If you are looking for a world-class appearance from a world-class surgeon, Dr. Shuster has the hands of an angel. I would highly, highly recommend him.

Publications

Presentations

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