Wei Shen, MD — Attraction in Town of North Hempstead

My daughter went to see Dr. Shen for an ankle injury. She is an athlete. Did an x-ray - nothing showed up. Did not do an MRI but told my daughter she is good, she can play through the pain. "She is young, just take Ibuprofen". Then he scoots us out of his office. She goes to the next tournament and follows his instructions and completely damages her ankle. We go back to him and he insists that she tore the ligament on her outer ankle. She has ZERO pain on her outer ankle and has never had pain on that side of her ankle. He tells her, yes, that is what it is and that the outer ankle tear is causing instability on the inner ankle which is why she is getting pain on that side. At this point, we know this guy has no idea what he is talking about. So we insist that he order an MRI. We get the results - sure enough - no tear on the outer ankle - only a stress reaction of a bone in the inner ankle and a sprain on the inner ankle (PTT), which he made worse by telling her to continue to play on it. Now my kid is off the field for 4 weeks. Decided to look him up after this expereince and find out about his credentials. He got his medical degree in China. Now I have nothing against China, but I am not sure (based on this expereince at least) they have the same standards for education when you want to practice medicine. In my opinion, you are risking further damage when going to Dr. Shen.

To add to the absurdness of this doctors qualifications, once he called me with the MRI results (a day after I got them myself and had another orthopedist read them), he STILL told my daughter she could play! What doctor tells a kid to play with a stress reaction (and a sprain). If you play on a stress reaction, there is no doubt she would end up with a full fledged fracture. See Dr. Shen at...

Specializing in Foot & Ankle Reconstruction

Dr. Wei Shen is originally from Shanghai, China. He received his Medical Degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1999. He then received his Master of Science degree at the same university in 2002 before receiving an international scholarship to study bioengineering at The University of Pittsburgh. After he graduated in 2006 with a Ph.D. in Bioengineering, he then joined The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for academic research for 3 years.

Dr. Shen then completed a five-year residency program in Orthopaedic Surgery at The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2014. After residency, Dr. Shen went on to complete a fellowship in Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Shen specializes in the operative and non-operative management of all foot and ankle disorders, including but not limited to bunions, hammertoes, as well as midfoot, hindfoot and ankle arthritis and injury.

Dr. Shen is a member of the medical staff at both North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset and St. Francis Hospital. He is a candidate member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Shen has received multiple honors throughout his career, including the AAOS Multimedia Education Center award in 2007, AAOS Scientific Exhibit Award of Excellence, and an AANA Resident/Fellow Scholarship in 2008. Dr. Shen has published 20 peer-reviewed scientific articles, and 14 review articles and commentaries. Dr. Shen also has had 27 scientific presentations at national and international academic conferences and has contributed chapters to 10...

I highly recommend Doctor Shen for his exceptional care and expertise. He helped me resolve my Lisfranc injury from BJJ. Despite the uncommon nature of this injury, Doctor Shen quickly identified it through an X-ray and later confirmed it with an MRI. It turned out I had a torn Lisfranc ligament with minor bone fractures. This prompt identification was crucial, as I learned from Reddit and other blogs that many people go through multiple orthopedics without getting a proper diagnosis for months.

Doctor Shen is not only highly skilled but also incredibly caring. He genuinely cares about his patients' health and goes the extra mile to save them money by recommending the right equipment for surgery recovery. Thanks to his amazing job on my feet, I was able to recover properly and get back on my feet. He is a very professional and respectful doctor, and I would rate him 6/5...