Dr. Karthik Shastri was born in Boston, MA and grew up in the northern Chicagoland region. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry at the University of Virginia, and was selected as an Echols Scholar, an honor given to the top 5% of students accepted there. He attended medical school at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA and went on to complete an Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery residency at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. During this time, he gained extensive training in facial trauma surgery, head and neck cancer ablation and reconstruction, and facial aesthetic surgery.

After finishing his Head & Neck Surgery training, Dr. Shastri was accepted into a highly competitive fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center through the auspices of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS). While at Vanderbilt, he received experience with advanced facial plastic surgery techniques, including deep plane facelift, rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, forehead/temporal lift, eyelid surgery, hair restoration, facial reanimation for facial paralysis, and skin cancer reconstruction (Mohs surgery).

Dr. Shastri aims to provide his patients with outstanding, natural, long lasting results based on the most advanced and innovative techniques. He is an active member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. He has also published several articles in medical literature and lectured across the country. As a resident, he won multiple awards for top resident research presentations and poster presentations at international conferences. He remains committed to evidence-based medicine and participates in several multi-institutional research endeavors.