Robert A. Herbstman, MD, FACS

Robert A. Herbstman, MD, FACS, is a board-certified plastic surgeon at Contemporary Plastic Surgery in Colts Neck, New Jersey, with more than 20 years in practice. His work centers on breast reconstruction, and he supports breast cancer patients who are weighing mastectomy or lumpectomy. He earned his medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He then completed a general surgery residency and chief residency at University Hospital, part of UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson, followed by a plastic surgery residency at University Hospital of the New Jersey Medical School. He previously served as a clinical assistant professor of plastic surgery at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is president of the New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and The Aesthetic Society. Consultations run 45 to 60 minutes, which gives him time to learn each patient's expectations and goals. Patients describe him as easy to talk to, caring, comforting and highly professional.