About
A higher standard of care
Intro
Altris Reconstructive Wellness was founded on a simple belief: surviving cancer is not the finish line.
We specialize in secondary breast reconstruction, helping women refine previous outcomes, address complications, or explore new options. Our work combines advanced surgical expertise with a broader focus on recovery, supporting not just how you look, but how you feel in your body and your life.
This is care designed to move you forward.
Experts
Dr. Katie Weichman brings extensive experience in microsurgery and complex breast reconstruction, alongside a career shaped by research, teaching, and patient care at the highest level.
She completed both her general and plastic surgery training at New York University, followed by advanced microsurgery fellowship training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. Weichman has held senior academic roles at Montefiore Medical Center and NYU, where she led breast reconstruction services and served as Program Director for plastic surgery training. She continues to contribute to the field through research focused on improving quality of life after reconstruction and currently serves on the board of the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons.
What defines her work is a commitment to understanding the full patient experience. For Dr. Weichman, reconstruction is not just about technique, it’s about helping patients regain confidence, comfort, and control over their bodies and lives.
Co-founding Altris reflects that commitment: creating space for more thoughtful, individualized, and meaningful care.
Dr. Vishal Thanik brings over a decade of academic plastic surgery experience, with deep expertise in microsurgery and complex breast reconstruction.
He trained in general surgery before completing plastic and reconstructive surgery at the NYU Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, one of the world’s leading programs. He later served on the NYU faculty, becoming Program Director of the plastic surgery residency and Chief of Microsurgery at Bellevue Hospital, where he led a high-volume reconstructive service treating some of the most complex cases in New York.
His decision to co-found Altris came from years of working closely with patients and recognizing a gap in care. Technical excellence alone was not enough. Patients needed time, partnership, and a more complete approach to recovery.
At Altris, Dr. Thanik combines surgical precision with a deeply patient-centered philosophy, helping women achieve outcomes that feel natural, comfortable, and truly their own.
Credentials
Why Choose Us
Elite Surgical Expertise
Expertise
Whole-Body Care
Whole-body
Secondary Reconstruction Specialists
Specialists
Personalised, Unrushed Care
Personalized
our philosophy
Altris was born out of a simple but urgent observation: our patients are surviving at rates higher than ever before, and yet too many of them are not thriving.
After years in clinical practice, we have watched patients complete treatment, receive a clean bill of health, and still feel like strangers in their own bodies. Fragmented care, time-pressured appointments, and a healthcare system focused on disease management rather than whole-person recovery leaves too many people stranded between surviving and truly living.
We believe we can do better. We believe we must.
We have never had more to offer
The science of prehabilitation, the advances in reconstructive surgery, the growing understanding of how nutrition, sleep, movement, and emotional health interact: it all exists. What has been missing is a practice willing to bring it together, centred on the individual in front of us.
That is what Altris is for.
It starts with listening
The foundation of everything we do is listening. No two patients arrive at our door from the same place. No two bodies, histories, or goals are identical. Before we plan anything, we take the time to understand where you are starting from and where you want to go. From there, we build a plan together: one that is surgical, medical, and emotional, and designed around your life, not a protocol.
Our goal is not simply to restore what was lost. It is to help you thrive in the after.
If this resonates with you
A consultation at Altris is an unhurried conversation. An opportunity to understand where you are, what matters to you, and what your next chapter could look like.
If you're ready to move from surviving to thriving, we're ready to help you get there.