About Anthony Berlet, MD

Anthony Berlet, M.D. is a well-established plastic surgeon who has been in practice for over 20 years in northern New Jersey and has developed a large clientele from this region, as well as from around the country and abroad. He has formed a very strong reputation as a plastic surgeon due to his breadth of expertise in a wide array of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery procedures. He has been recognized repeatedly as a “Top Doctor” by New York and New Jersey Magazine as well as Castle Connolly for the New York Metropolitan area. His clients consist of many high-profile people in the entertainment industry including many models and centerfolds. In addition to being a highly skilled plastic surgeon, Dr. Berlet is also an architect, medical illustrator and author. He has an extensive artistic background that allows him to see patients from a three-dimensional perspective. This talent was recognized when he was asked to curate an art exhibition in New York City at the Apexart art gallery on Plastic Surgery as art. The show “I am Art” opened to rave reviews from the New York Times as well as international news agencies. Dr. Berlet has a thriving practice that specializes in a broad-spectrum of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. He has a particular interest and talent in facial aesthetics, as well as breast and body contouring. Dr. Berlet also has developed a significant reputation for his reconstructive surgical abilities, and he re-builds breasts following cancer treatment using a variety of state-of-the-art techniques. In addition, his meticulous skills and fine attention to detail has also established him as a microsurgery expert in the New Jersey area, which is a sub-specialty with a very limited number of surgeons. The primary focus of Dr. Berlet’s cosmetic practice has been to create a natural, refreshed appearance and avoid a “plastic, over surgical” look. His favorite quote to patients is “You are here for rejuvenation not alteration”. He practices what he preaches. He also corrects the “surgical” look by taking a 3-dimensional approach to every aspect of ones appearance. Dr. Berlet is board-certified in both plastic and general surgery, which has given him a broad base of surgical expertise. Dr. Berlet completed his medical school education and plastic surgery residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, with an additional internship and general surgery residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. These solid credentials are supplemented by Dr. Berlet’s undergraduate training in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an honors graduate. His blend of art, design, and highly developed surgical skills truly set Dr. Berlet apart within the field of plastic surgery.