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Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD

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Specializes in: Plastic Surgery

University of Maryland School of Medicine (1973)

Professional interests include: breast reconstruction, reconstructive surgery, abdominal problems, and more.

22 S Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21264

(410) 328-6897

Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD is a plastic surgeon in Baltimore, MD specializing in plastic surgery. He graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1973 and has 53 years of experience. Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD is affiliated with University of Maryland Medical System and UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SURGICAL ASSOCIATES PA.

Office Locations

22 S Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21264

(410) 328-6897

(410) 328-2109

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University of Maryland Medical System

22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 328-8667

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Some issues Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD can help you with:

Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction is surgery to restore the appearance of the breast, usually after a mastectomy. The choice of how to proceed after the removal of a breast is a deeply personal one, with some women opting to wear a prosthetic form in a bra, and others choosing to embrace their new breastless form as a reminder of their strength and survival. Those options are perfectly acceptable, but many women feel most comfortable with their missing breast tissue surgically replaced. Breast reconstruction can be part of a patient's return to normal after experiencing breast cancer.

There are a few different methods used to create the round shape of the breast on the chest. A flap of fat, skin, and muscle can be taken from the side, abdomen or buttock and implanted on the chest to create a breast from the patient's own tissue. Alternatively, the skin over the chest may be gradually stretched to allow for the placement of an implant. Stretching of the skin is done using expanders, which are similar to breast implants, except they increase in size when saltwater solution is injected into them. Many women also choose to combine the flap procedure with implant placement to achieve their desired result. Once the new breast shape is formed, a nipple can be created and even tattooed to match the other side.

Reconstruction may be done in a single surgery or broken up into multiple procedures:

Immediate reconstruction rebuilds the breast right after mastectomy. This method is not recommended if additional chemotherapy or radiation is needed after surgery.
Delayed reconstruction occurs after chemotherapy or radiation has been given. These treatments may decrease the volume or alter the color of the reconstructed breast, so they should be completed before the breast is rebuilt. This type of reconstruction may happen weeks, months, or even years after mastectomy.
Staged reconstruction splits the reconstructive process into two parts. The first part inserts temporary expanders to stretch the skin and is done immediately after breast removal surgery. The second part replaces the expanders with implants after chemotherapy or radiation treatments have been given.

Breast reconstruction is not perfect. The two breasts may not always look exactly identical, although they will be close. There may be small scars, and a loss of sensation in the reconstructed breast. A reconstructed breast will not produce milk, so patients may have trouble breastfeeding. Still, reconstruction is a great option for women who want that part of their appearance back.

In The News

“I visit Nelson Goldberg, a plastic surgeon who works out of the University of Maryland Hospital.”—"When It Comes to Bikers and Age, Harley Matters", Los Angeles Times, November 2000

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	164

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2013 were minor procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	178
minor procedures	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	17
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2014 were minor procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	145
minor procedures	20
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	24
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2015 were minor procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75
minor procedures	11
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	36
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Baltimore, MD during 2016 were minor procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	164
minor procedures	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	25
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	96

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	19
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	142

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	20
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	159

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	16
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	93

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	11
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	93

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	12
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	112

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	14
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Baltimore, MD were minor procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

doctor visit	129
minor procedures	15
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	107
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	32
85 and over	17
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	54

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and cancer.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	30

Education & Training

Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1973. He completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery - Plastic Surgery and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1973)

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital (1975)

Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery - Plastic Surgery (1982)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Maryland Medical System

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SURGICAL ASSOCIATES PA

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nelson H. Goldberg, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Sientra, Inc.	$900 SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAT IMPLANT $499	SIENTRA HIGH STREIGHTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT $238	SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT $163
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$419 Wound Matrix $408	Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $11
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$355 AlloDerm $355
Allergan Inc.	$302 AlloDerm $259	NATRELLE $43
Medtronic, Inc.	$51 FUSION $51
Other	$55 OPDIVO $23	Cotellic $16	OFIRMEV $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,082

Biography

Dr. Nelson Goldberg is a plastic surgery specialist in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Goldberg has a special interest in abdominal problems, cosmetic surgery, and breast reconstruction. He is affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He trained at Yale-New Haven Hospital and National Cancer Institute for residency.