Meet The Team

Dr. Samuel Shatkin , Jr.

Plastic Surgeon

Samuel Shatkin Jr., MD is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and performs all aspects of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. He specializes in creating a customized approach to looking better, which often includes using multiple modalities which Dr. Shatkin refers to as 'Combination Rejuvenation'.  He has been in private practice in this field since completing his Plastic Surgery Training in 1989. His major concentration is in the areas of Aesthetic Cosmetic Surgery including Nose, Eye Lift Surgery, Facial Rejuvenation, Nasal Surgery, Body contouring and Laser Skin Resurfacing and Injectables.  He has been trained in the state of the art technologies, including Endoscopic facial surgery, Ultrasonic Liposuction and Microdermabrasion and Laser and Intense Light Therapy.  He has lectured worldwide in the field of aesthetics and trains health professionals on the use of injectables, Botox/Dysport and Dermal fillers.

Dr. Shatkin is a perennial recipient since 2009 of the "Top Surgeons in America" Award from the Consumers Research Council and more recently "Who's Who in Healthcare" for Plastic Surgery and Top Doctors in America since 2013.  His One-Of-A-Kind, Ambulatory Surgery Centre was just listed as one of the Top Ambulatory Surgery Centers in Western New York Ranked by Number of Procedures since 2014. He has received annually the "Top Doc Award" from Castle-Connolly for since 2012. 

He is the only Plastic Surgeon in the world to have received the coveted 5-Star Diamond Award from the American Association of Hospitality Sciences and to date, the only Medical Doctor to have received the coveted Buffalo-Niagara Business Ethics Award which he received in 2017.



Michelle McCarthy, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Michelle is a Dermatologic Physician Assistant that has been in the skincare industry for 10 years.  Prior to her joining the Aesthetic Associates team in 2013, she worked in the Dermatology Clinic at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.  She has been credentialed in all aspects of Cosmetic Skin Care, and manages our Laser Services as well as helps to develop protocols which are essential for ideal healing of our surgical and laser patients. Michelle is an instructor of the Aesthetic Learning Academy, training health professionals on the safety and technique of aesthetic injectables.



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