Dr. Valeriy (Val) Shubinets, M.D.,  is a board-certified Plastic Surgeon with a certificate of added qualifications in Hand Surgery. He obtained his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed a six-year residency program in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Following this, Dr. Shubinets pursued an orthopedic hand fellowship at the Curtis National Hand Center and MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

Originally from Ukraine, Dr. Shubinets and his family immigrated to Chicago, IL, when he was 13 years old, and later became U.S. citizens. Dr. Shubinets has received numerous educational awards, including a full-tuition scholarship to the University of Chicago. During his medical training at Harvard, he was selected to the Health, Science, and Technology (HST) program, which involved additional coursework at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and dedicated research. Additionally, he was chosen for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellows program as a medical student, which funded a year of independent laboratory research.

Dr. Shubinets’s achievements and awards include:

• Attending surgeon at Curtis National Hand Center, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore (2020-present)
• Young Leaders Program, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (2023)
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Fellows Program (2011-2012)
• University of Chicago/Chicago Public Schools Full-Tuition Scholarship (2003-2007)
• Student Marshal (University of Chicago's highest academic honor)

Aside from his professional endeavors, Dr. Shubinets enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, engaging in outdoor activities such as mountain biking, and playing chess. He is fluent in Ukrainian and Russian.

Dr. Shubinets provides care at Greater Chesapeake Hand to Shoulder’s LUTHERVILLE – Main office and BEL AIR locations.