About Samuel Shatkin, MD

Samuel Shatkin, MD is a board-certified plastic surgeon whose career has been shaped by precision, discipline, and a deep commitment to patient care.

Over decades in medicine, Dr. Shatkin has built a reputation not only for surgical expertise, but for the relationships, trust, and responsibility that define excellent care.

In A Cut Above, he shares lessons learned through years of training, practice, leadership, and service, offering readers a rare perspective on what it means to pursue excellence while never losing sight of the person behind each patient story.