Brian PinskyDr

Dr. Pinsky is a Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is native midwesterner, born in Michigan and raised in Akron, Ohio. Dr. Pinsky’s education and training spans some of the most prestigious institutions in the country. He earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999. This education and clinical experience with at-risk children solidified his desire to pursue a career in medicine. Just one year later, Dr. Pinsky completed Boston University’s pre-medical certificate program in 2000. His time in Boston wasn’t solely devoted to his studies. During this time, he also dedicated time to working with children and their families to manage the stress of hospitalization and illness by working with the Boston Medical Center’s Child Life Program.

Dr. Pinsky earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He matched into the ultra-competitive combined six year Plastic Surgery residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Dr. Pinsky had the opportunity to train with some of the most respected and renowned Plastic Surgeons in New York gaining valuable clinical experience in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery techniques. During this time, Dr. Pinsky developed an interest and love for the intricacy and complexity of hand surgery. He went on to complete a fellowship in Hand & Microsurgery with the Department of Orthopedics at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. His time here would gain him the specialty training necessary to achieve the Subspecialty Surgery of the Hand Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ).

Throughout his career, Dr. Pinsky has been an active and enthusiastic participant in plastic surgery research and education. This has resulted in the publication of numerous articles following the latest advancements in the field of reconstructive and plastic surgery. Dr. Pinsky is a member of the teaching faculty at both Stony Brook University Hospital and Nassau University Medical Center, and he dedicates a significant portion of his practice to teaching the next generation of plastic and hand surgeons. Dr. Pinsky’s interest in teaching goes beyond resident education. He is regularly asked to give lectures to other medical specialties and the community at large about topics and innovations in plastic and hand surgery.