BOARD-CERTIFIED PLASTIC SURGEON
Dr. Weinstein is a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon in private practice on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. He specializes in cosmetic surgery of the breast, body, and face, and non-surgical facial rejuvenation. Dr. Weinstein listens carefully to his patients’ aesthetic goals and uses the most advanced surgical and non-surgical techniques to achieve beautiful, natural results with artistry and precision.
A native New Yorker, Dr. Weinstein was drawn to the field of plastic surgery by his aesthetic eye, attention to detail, and love of working with his hands as a sculptor. He studied and trained at the finest academic institutions, including NYU School of Medicine, Weill Cornell and Columbia University Medical Centers, and Emory Aesthetic Center. Throughout surgical training, Dr. Weinstein was mentored by Dr. David Hidalgo and has since joined him in practice.
Dr. Weinstein is Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery and Co-director of Aesthetics at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The Aesthetic Society, New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Weinstein has been selected annually to the list of Castle Connolly Top Doctors and SuperDoctors' Top New York Physicians.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Dr. Weinstein graduated from Cornell University summa cum laude and earned his medical degree with honors from NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Weinstein then went on to complete an intensive six-year residency training in plastic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center and Columbia University Medical Center of New York–Presbyterian Hospital, where he had the opportunity to learn aesthetic and reconstructive surgery from distinguished faculty, including Dr. Hidalgo. In his final year of residency, Dr. Weinstein was selected to serve as Administrative Chief Resident for the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Following residency, Dr. Weinstein pursued an additional year of training with an aesthetic surgery fellowship at Emory Aesthetic Center under the leadership of world-renowned plastic surgeon, Dr. Foad Nahai. During this prestigious fellowship, endorsed by The Aesthetic Society, Dr. Weinstein subspecialized in cosmetic surgery of the breast, body, and face as a faculty member in the Emory University School of Medicine Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION
Dedicated to achieving the best cosmetic results for his patients, Dr. Weinstein has developed several techniques to minimize incision scars in breast and tummy tuck procedures. He has published extensively in textbooks and peer - reviewed journals, and is invited frequently invited to speak at national conferences.
Dr. Weinstein is Co-director of Aesthetics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Additionally, he serves as a peer-reviewer for the three top plastic surgery journals — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery — and is an Editorial Board member of Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Weinstein recognized early on that a deeper understanding of clinical research methods would enable him to provide his patients with the safest and most effective treatment options available. This led him to complete a master’s degree at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, where he was awarded the Robert P. Abelson Prize for Excellence. At the same time, Dr. Weinstein pursued a clinical research fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and was the recipient of the Dr. Jerome P. Webster Research Award.
Dr. Weinstein has authored over 40 textbook chapters and peer-reviewed journals articles, and has been invited to present his work at both regional and national plastic surgery meetings. Dr. Weinstein has also been honored with numerous awards, including the coveted American Society of Plastic Surgeons Top Paper award and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery journal’s Best Overall Cosmetic Paper award for his clinical studies with Dr. Hidalgo.