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Reconstructing Hope is an NYC based best in class non-profit charity whose mission is to support, empower, and educate survivors of domestic violence seeking aesthetic and reconstructive surgery and counseling, at no cost to the survivors. 

We offer our services to survivors of domestic violence who cannot afford the cosmetic surgery, dental surgery, laser tattoo removal surgery, reconstructive surgery, or medical attention needed to repair the injuries they have received from a spouse or intimate partner. We connect the compassionate, capable volunteer services of providers and organizations to survivors seeking the removal of the physical scars of abuse.

We work directly with survivors, shelters, law enforcement agencies, and courts across the country. Our services are free of charge and provide the type of long-term solutions and support which break the visual remains of domestic violence.

We accept survivors without regard to ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or country of origin, and minimize barriers to support and connection to volunteers with English and Spanish-speaking service.

Board of Directors

  • Robert E. Enslein, Jr. – Chairman
  • Adam Schaffner, MD, FACS
  • Courtney Chenette, Esq.
  • Mark Cohen
  • Maren Faiella
  • Marcie Rubin, Ex Officio

Strategic Advisory Board

LEGAL – Healthcare

  • Robert Wild, Esq., Partner, Garfunkel Wild, PC
  • Stacey Klein, Esq., Associate, Garfunkel Wild, PC

LEGAL – Intellectual Property

  • Bryan Sugar, Esq., Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP

INTERNET AND E-COMMERCE

  • Erika Brown, CEO, NewYorkSEO, LLC
  • Dwight McNaughton, CTO, NewYorkSEO, LLC

PUBLIC RELATIONS

  • Elyse Bender-Segall, CEO, PR Revolution

Medical Advisory Board

PLASTIC SURGERY

  • Gary Alter, M.D.
  • Keith Blechman, M.D.
  • Jennifer Capla, M.D.
  • Lauren Greenberg, M.D.
  • Umbareen Mahmood, M.D.
  • Adam Schaffner, M.D.
  • Douglas Senderoff, M.D.
  • David Shafer, M.D.
  • Charles Thorne, M.D.
  • Justin Yovino, M.D.

FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

  • Garrett Bennett, M.D.
  • Yael Halaas, M.D.
  • Andrew Jacono, M.D.
  • David Rosenberg, M.D.
  • Ben Talei, M.D.
  • Joshua Zimm, M.D.

OCULOPLASTIC SURGERY

  • Boaz Lissauer, M.D.

DERMATOLOGY

  • Robert Anolik, M.D.

COSMETIC DENTISTRY

  • Pia Lieb, D.D.S.

COSMETIC GYNECOLOGY

  • Ammar Mahmoud, M.D.

PSYCHIATRY

  • Michael Aronoff, M.D.

PSYCHOLOGY

  • Roni Avinadav, Ph.D.

OTOLARYNGOLOGY / FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

  • Peter Costantino, M.D.

Hospitals

  • Lenox Hill Hospital
  • Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital