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Specializing in foot and ankle surgery. With extensive training in foot and ankle reconstruction, Dr. Paternina is proud to serve patients at Foot & Ankle Premier Specialists, with locations Hoboken, Jersey City, Bayonne, West New York, Ridgefield, & Bloomfield, NJ.

After graduating in 2008 from Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, New Jersey, with a  Bachelor of Science in biology, Dr. Paternina enrolled in Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia. In 2014, she graduated in the top 5% of her class and completed her residency at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a Level II trauma center. 

During her time as a resident, Dr. Paternina received comprehensive training in reconstructive surgery of complex foot and ankle deformities, including foot and ankle joint replacement, flatfoot, trauma, limb salvage, and advanced training techniques in treating difficult wounds. Her surgical abilities were so impressive that she earned the title of chief resident during her final year.

In addition to her surgical abilities, Dr. Paternina’s areas of expertise include pediatrics, sports medicine, arthroscopy, cartilage transplantation, plastic surgery, dermatology, and general foot care. She is passionate about education and has devoted her time to lectures and medical studies, both nationally and internationally. With a deep respect for medical missions that help underserved communities, Dr. Paternina often donates her time and expertise to various nonprofit endeavors. She is also affiliated with Meridian Healthcare System. 

When she is not working with her patients, Dr. Paternina enjoys traveling to new places, cycling, Zumba, kayaking, watching movies, and spending time with her family.

Nelson S. Menezes, MD, is board-certified in general surgery and vascular surgery and has served patients for more than 25 years. Throughout his career, he has always provided personal attention to each patient at his New York City practice, Nelson Menezes Vascular Specialist PC, located in Brooklyn Heights and Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Dr. Menezes offers two convenient locations to serve patients throughout the city, and he proudly performs minimally invasive vascular surgery and diagnostic procedures in his accredited, state-of-the-art surgical suite at his Brooklyn Heights office.

Dr. Menezes received his medical degree from Goa Medical College in Goa, India, and then earned his Bachelor of Surgery and Master of Surgery at the University of Bombay. After graduating, he traveled to the United Kingdom to complete fellowship training at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London. 

He continued his training at Brooklyn Hospital Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, and with deep dedication to expanding his knowledge and training, Dr. Menezes also completed fellowships in vascular surgery at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, and State University of New York at Stony Brook.

In addition to his private practice, Dr. Menezes serves as the chief of vascular surgery and director of the Vascular Laboratory at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. He is an attending vascular surgeon at New York Presbyterian Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY. He also holds academic appointments as a clinical assistant professor of surgery at New York City’s Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Manhattan.

Dr. Menezes has been named a top doctor by US News and World Report. He was honored to receive the Distinguished Service Award, offered by his peers at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. In 2018, Dr. Menezes was awarded the prestigious Walter E. Reed Medal given to those who carry on a tradition of excellence and commitment.

Dr. Menezes maintains active membership in numerous professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and the International Society of Endovascular Specialists. He’s also a member of the New York Society of Vascular Surgery, Vascular Access Society of Americas and the Society of Vascular Surgery.

Nelson S. Menezes, MD, is board-certified in general surgery and vascular surgery and has served patients for more than 25 years. Throughout his career, he has always provided personal attention to each patient at his New York City practice, Nelson Menezes Vascular Specialist PC, located in Brooklyn Heights and Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Dr. Menezes offers two convenient locations to serve patients throughout the city, and he proudly performs minimally invasive vascular surgery and diagnostic procedures in his accredited, state-of-the-art surgical suite at his Brooklyn Heights office.

Dr. Menezes received his medical degree from Goa Medical College in Goa, India, and then earned his Bachelor of Surgery and Master of Surgery at the University of Bombay. After graduating, he traveled to the United Kingdom to complete fellowship training at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London. 

He continued his training at Brooklyn Hospital Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, and with deep dedication to expanding his knowledge and training, Dr. Menezes also completed fellowships in vascular surgery at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, and State University of New York at Stony Brook.

In addition to his private practice, Dr. Menezes serves as the chief of vascular surgery and director of the Vascular Laboratory at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. He is an attending vascular surgeon at New York Presbyterian Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY. He also holds academic appointments as a clinical assistant professor of surgery at New York City’s Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Manhattan.

Dr. Menezes has been named a top doctor by US News and World Report. He was honored to receive the Distinguished Service Award, offered by his peers at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. In 2018, Dr. Menezes was awarded the prestigious Walter E. Reed Medal given to those who carry on a tradition of excellence and commitment.

Dr. Menezes maintains active membership in numerous professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and the International Society of Endovascular Specialists. He’s also a member of the New York Society of Vascular Surgery, Vascular Access Society of Americas and the Society of Vascular Surgery.

THERE IS ONLY ONE MATTHEW J. LYNCH, MD

Combining artistic vision and medical science with a single-minded dedication to excellence in aesthetic, functional, and reconstructive breast surgery.

Serving patients in East Windsor, New Jersey, board-certified surgeon Matthew J. Lynch, MD, specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery and is the founder of Matthew J. Lynch MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. With an individualized approach to care, Dr. Lynch and his team make sure to spend ample time with patients, ensuring they feel well-informed, well-prepared, and deeply cared for before and after their procedure.

Dr. Lynch received his undergraduate degree and graduated summa cum laude from Monmouth University, in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He went on to obtain his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. 

Continuing his training, Dr. Lynch completed a combined general surgery and plastic surgery residency, with an emphasis on aesthetic and restorative breast procedures, at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He also completed a fellowship in advanced microsurgery and reconstructive oncological surgery at the world-renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, where he demonstrated expertise in the latest technologies in breast reconstruction including Free Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous (TRAM) Flap reconstruction. 
With more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Lynch is widely recognized as one of New Jersey's top breast surgeons for cosmetic, reconstructive, augmentation and reduction procedures. His expertise and training offers patients a proven advantage in cosmetic results. Dr. Lynch and his team offer a variety of services at their state-of-the-art practice, including breast reconstruction, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, and more. As an experienced physician in reconstructive oncological surgery, Dr. Lynch can also help patients in need of breast reconstruction when they choose to reduce their risks of breast cancer through prophylactic mastectomy.

In addition to patient education, Dr. Lynch and his team emphasize patients’ pre- and post-surgical experiences and outcomes. They offer patients the best advantage in care planning, implementation, and surgical expertise while ensuring individual patient needs and desires are at the core of decision-making.

Dr. Lynch is an active medical staff member in excellent standing at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton, Capital Health Systems Hospitals, and the Reliant Surgical Center. 
To make an appointment with Dr. Lynch, call Matthew J. Lynch MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery today, or book your appointment online.

Roman Grinberg, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon, specializing in minimally invasive, and robotic surgery. He is affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Grinberg is a member of Lenox Hill Surgeons, LLP, located in the Lenox Hill area of Manhattan in New York City.

Dr. Grinberg received his medical degree from Russian State Medical  University in 1999. Shortly after, he continued his medical education as a researcher at Beth Israel Medical Center.

Dr. Grinberg completed a general surgery residency at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, an affiliate of Temple University School of Medicine. Following his general surgery residency, Dr. Grinberg graduated from a minimally invasive fellowship at Staten Island University Hospital.

Before joining the team at Lenox Hill Surgeons, LLP, Dr. Grinberg took a faculty position in the Department of General Surgery at Staten Island University Hospital. Dr. Grinberg was also granted the title of assistant professor of surgery at Hofstra University School of Medicine.

"I sincerely believe that the ability granted to me by the American College of Surgeons to take care of my patients is a true gift and a privilege," says Dr. Grinberg. "The knowledge and skills that I have acquired during my training, along with my experience and personal qualities as a physician that is truly dedicated to my profession, continues to help me provide the best and most personalized care for each and every patient.”

Valery Dronsky, MD,  is board certified in general surgery and trained and certified in robotic surgery. He is also the co-founder at Lenox Hill Surgeons, LLP, located in the Lenox Hill area of Manhattan, New York City. 

Dr. Dronsky graduated from the Russian State Medical University in 1988. After training, he started his surgical career as a faculty member at the university. 

Dr. Dronsky gained extensive clinical research experience at Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center, formerly known as UCSF California Pacific Medical Center. He then continued his surgical education as a resident at Lenox Hill Hospital and SUNY Downstate Medical Health Science Center. Dr. Dronsky also completed a minimally invasive laparoscopic fellowship at Lutheran Medical Center. 

He worked as a surgical attending and clinical assistant professor in general, minimally invasive, and trauma surgery at Lutheran Medical Center. In 2009, Dr. Dronsky joined Surgical Associates of New York, LLP, regrouped as General and Laparoscopic Surgeons of New York, LLP in 2012.

"I have a great passion for my profession," shares Dr. Dronsky. "I feel that it is an honor and a privilege to take care of patients and to have them entrust me with their health. Sometimes, in fact, my friends and family reveal to me that they think I care too much about my patients and their outcomes. They see that I spend days and nights at the hospital caring for people. I do not think that a physician, especially a surgeon, can care too much. Every decision I make, every recommendation I give, and every operation I do, has incredible importance. I have always felt this way, and I always plan to practice medicine in this fashion.” 

Sergei Dolgopolov, MD, is a founding partner at Lenox Hills Surgeons, LLP, located in the Lenox Hill area of Manhattan in New York City. 

In 1983, he graduated with honors and science awards from Sechenov Moscow Medical School. Dr. Dolgopolov started his surgical training as a resident in urology at Moscow Medical Academy Hospital Center and completed it with honors. 

He continued as a faculty member and attending physician urologist at Burdenko Central Military Hospital, where he had an extensive experience in clinical research and reconstructive surgery, helping wounded victims of war. 

Dr. Dolgopolov continued his surgical education as a resident and chief resident at SUNY Downstate Health Science Center and completed it with honors. 

After residency, he worked as a surgical attending and clinical assistant professor in general, minimally invasive, and trauma surgery at SUNY Downstate Health Science Center.

In 2000, Dr. Dolgopolov joined Surgical Associates of New York, LLP, which regrouped into General and Laparoscopic Surgeons of New York, LLP in 2012. 

Joseph Pober, MD, FACS, is a double fellowship-trained and double board-certified plastic surgeon performing procedures at his private practice on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. He uses the latest cosmetic surgery techniques and some noninvasive options to artfully smooth, tuck, or remove the features that indicate a patient's increasing age while enhancing any and all features of concern.

Dr. Pober earned his medical degree from the esteemed Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed his general surgery and plastic surgery training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell University. Dr. Pober is one of the few plastic surgeons who has undergone advanced fellowship training in cosmetic surgery and facial sculpting beyond board certification. 

Dr. Pober served as an attending plastic surgeon performing surgery and training future plastic surgeons at several hospitals in the area, including St Luke's Roosevelt Medical Center of Columbia University Medical Center and Mount Sinai West in New York City. He served as the Chief of Plastic Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center, Pascack Valley in New Jersey.

Dr. Pober excels in enhancing patients' most distinctive and attractive features using advanced cosmetic techniques, including some of his own methods. Through surgeries like facelifts, rhinoplasty, and blepharoplasty, as well as aesthetic procedures like soft tissue fillers, he redefines patients' natural facial beauty. Dr. Pober also offers body contouring, breast augmentation, tummy tucks, and lipo sculpting.

He treats a wide range of patients, from some of the most famous celebrities to relatively reserved patients, each receiving his ultimate care and plastic surgery expertise. Dr. Pober now offers his highly-end coveted services to a diverse range of New Yorkers, specializing in ethnic surgery. Outside of his cosmetic work in private practice, Dr. Pober enjoys dedicating much of his time, skills, and finances to various charities focused on skin cancer, diabetes, and trauma victims.

He also serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery involved in teaching medical procedures.