Saturday, March 21, 2026
7:00 am - 7:55 am
BREAKFAST - VISIT EXHIBITS
7:55 am - 8:00 am
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Kristen M. Broderick, MD
NESPS Vice President, Meeting Co-Chair
Troy A. Pittman, MD
NESPS Meeting Co-Chair
Darren M. Smith, MD
NYSPRS Meeting Co-Chair
8:00 am - 9:15 am
SESSION 1 - BREAST PART 1 - DOING MORE WITH LESS
Moderators: Banafsheh Sharif-Askary, MD & Neil Tanna, MD
Panelists:
Cutting Edge Minimally Invasive Breast Augmentation
Troy A. Pittman, MD
Somenek+PittmanMD, Washington, DC & New York City, NY
Breast Augmentation with Fat Transfer
Sarah A. Mess, MD
Plastic Surgery Center of Columbia, Columbia, MD
Dual-Plane Augmentation: If It's Not Broke, Don't Fix It
Darren M. Smith, MD
Darren Smith MD, New York, NY
Discussion
9:15 am - 9:45 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
9:50 am - 11:05 am
SESSION 2 - BODY
Moderators: Darren M. Smith, MD & Melissa Mastroianni, MD
Panelists:
GLP-1s to Enhance Your Body Practice
Johnny Franco, MD
The University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX
Will Non-Surgical Body Contouring Kill my Liposuction Practice
Troy A. Pittman, MD
Somenek+Pittman MD, Washington, DC & New York City, NY
Attracting Men into Your Aesthetic Practice
Richard T. Silverman, MD, FACS
New Initiate 2000, Newton, MA
Discussion
11:05 am - 12:05 pm
Introduction: Troy Pittman, MD
Guest Speaker
The Long Run: Endurance, Excellence, and the Courage to Stay the Course
Renee M. Burke, MD
Renee Burke Plastic Surgery, Aesthetics and MedSpa
South Barrington, IL
12:05 pm - 1:25 pm
LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored by: SYLKE, Inc
"Advances and Insights in Surgical Wound Closure"
Speakers: Anna Steve, MD, FRCSC & Troy Pittman, MD
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
SESSION 3 - FACE PART 1 - HIGH ENERGY
Moderators: Lawrence Bass, MD & Matthew Miller, MD
Panelists:
Incorporating Energy-Based Devices to Optimize Surgical Results
Lawrence Bass, MD
Bass Plastic Surgery, New York, NY
Adding CO2 Laser to Facelifts: Guidelines and Post-Op Management
Scott B. Wells, MD
Scott Wells MD, New York, NY
Improving Skin Quality with Energy-Based Devices
David Shafer, MD
Shafer Clinic, New York, NY
Discussion
2:45 pm - 3:05 pm
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
3:10 pm - 4:25 pm
SESSION 4 - BREAST PART 2 - BREAST PRACTICE
Moderators: Tara L. Huston, MD, FACS & Andrew L. Weinstein, MD
Panelists:
Journey from Dual-Plane to Preservation
Mark D. Epstein, MD
Mark D. Epstein, Hauppauge, NY
Choosing Your Pedicle in Mastopexy / Augmentation
Renee M. Burke, MD
Renee Burke Plastic Surgery, Aesthetics and MedSpa
South Barrington, IL
Mesh and Matrices in Aesthetic Breast Surgery
Neil Tanna, MD
Northwell Health, Long Island, New York
How My Breast Practice Has Evolved with 6th Gen Implants
Anna Steve, MD, FRCSC
Neinstein Plastic Surgery, New York, NY
Discussion
4:25 pm - 5:05 pm
SESSION 5 - FACE PART 2
Moderators: Ira L. Savetsky, MD & Wilmina N. Landford, MD
Panelists:
Facelift Techniques and Adjuncts for Facial Shaping
Lawrence Bass, MD
Bass Plastic Surgery, New York, NY
SMAS Facelift
Mark G. Albert, MD
Albert Plastic Surgery, New York, NY
Deep-Plane Facelift
Thomas P. Sterry, MD
Thomas Sterry, MD, New York, NY
Discussion
5:05 pm - 5:20 pm
Introduction: Darren M. Smith, MD
SESSION 6 - SPECIAL LECTURE
How I Got Started in a Competitive Market and How to Maintain a Diversified Aesthetic Practice in Today's Environment
Alan Matarasso, MD
Hofstra School of Medicine / Northwell, New York, NY