ABOUT DR. SHAY
ABOUT DR. SHAY NICHOLAS
From a very young age, Dr. Shay Nicholas felt a calling to heal human beings. It was a calling that fueled her drive to become a medical doctor, gaining her MD degree from the University of Connecticut at the famed Storrs Campus, after studying Chemistry and Mathematics for her undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College in New York City.
Dr. Shay then completed her residency in Emergency Medicine followed by a Critical Care fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore under respected criticalists D. Pam Lipsett, Dr. Peter Pronovost and Dr. Todd Dorman. After 20 Years, as a senior physician in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Dr. Shay has fully realized the sacred work of saving human lives.
When clients learn about this side of Dr. Shay, the most common response is curiosity – “Why would you go from saving lives, which is so profound, to erasing wrinkles, which seems so superficial?”
It’s a perspective that she herself shared before experiencing her own personal epiphany.
After accepting an invitation to a Botox party hosted by a close medical friend, Dr. Shay witnessed the impact that such a simple procedure could have on individuals. The emotional exuberance resulting from such a subtle physical transformation was revealing. The more she learned, the more she accepted that these non-intrusive beauty applications really did, (to steal a phrase from Marie Kondo) Spark Joy!
As someone who values integrity, Dr. Shay brings the same level of dedication to her clients at Kintsu that she has always exercised while saving lives. She has the rare gift of being fully present in her work, and this combined with her attention to detail and superior skills assures clients that they are in excellent and safe hands.
Dr. Shay sees you as an individual, not merely a surface for skin products or services, and she is dedicated to finding solutions for your unique aesthetic challenges and goals. She is committed to providing successful outcomes that reflect your personal wishes, respecting your decisions at every step of the way.
In her spare time, Dr. Shay spends time with her three sons, and Eevee, the family’s trusty Goldendoodle. She loves to travel, attend live concerts and is an avid reader, moviegoer and history buff.