Our Doctors and Providers
Hendrik Uyttendaele, M.D. Ph.D.
Dr. Uyttendaele is a board-certified dermatologist and is the owner of Hudson Dermatology, P.C. He has been named one of the Hudson Valley’s best doctors by Hudson Valley magazine for five years in a row.
Dr. Uyttendaele completed his residency in dermatology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. He is a graduate of the University of Leuven, Belgium, and Columbia University in New York City.
Jeffrey S. Kezis, M.D.
Dr. Kezis is a board certified dermatologist and has been in private practice of dermatology for over 30 years. Dr Kezis is the founder of our dermatology practice.
Dr. Kezis is a graduate of the Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia and completed his residency in dermatology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a lifetime member of the American Academy of Dermatology and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City.
Vincent S. Beltrani, M.D.
Dr. Beltrani has been in practice for over 38 years, specializing in dermatology and allergy. He received his medical degree from Columbia University. He is board certified by both the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology.
Dr. Beltrani continues to serve the medical community in many capacities. He is on staff at Vassar Brothers Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center. He is a frequent lecturer and enjoys his teaching appointment at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Beltrani has published numerous articles on both dermatology and allergy.
Lasha Jaiani, M.D.
Dr. Jaiani is board certified in internal medicine and specializes in dermatology. He completed his training in medicine at the Yale University affiliated Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven, Conn., and trained in dermatology at the Institute for Family Health in Kingston, N.Y.
Dr. Jaiani has completed extensive research training in dermatology in fellowships at Emory University in Atlanta and at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., near Chicago. He is a graduate of Tbilisi State Medical University in Tbilisi, Georgia. He has published several scientific articles in peer reviewed journals.
Kass Sadri, M.D.
Dr. Sadri is a graduate of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He completed his medical internship and residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and Baltimore.
Dr. Sadri was Resident and Chief Resident of the Department of Dermatology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. For 12 years he was on the faculty of the Department of Dermatology at Columbia University.
Dr. Sadri is a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. He has published a number of scientific articles in respected journals. He is also the recipient of an award from the New York Academy of Medicine.
Kristina Heitzman Carr, P.A.-C.
Kristina Carr is a certified physician assistant with over 27 years of clinical experience. She received her bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and trained as a Physician Assistant at Northeastern University in Boston.
Ms. Carr worked in primary care and various surgical specialties in New England before moving to the Hudson Valley in 1985. She trained in dermatology and dermatologic surgery with our colleague Dr. Herbert Goodheart and worked with him for 11 years while at Kaiser.
Ross Zeltser, M.D.
Dr. Zeltser is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in Mohs micrographic surgery. He graduated and obtained his M.D. from the University of Rochester School of Medicine in Rochester, New York. He did his residency at the Boston University/Tufts University Dermatology Residency Program, where he was chosen chief resident.
He received his board certification in dermatology in August 2006, and trained as a Mohs surgical fellow under the direction of Gary S. Rogers, M.D., at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston from July 2006 through July 2007.
Dr. Zeltser has had numerous articles published in medical journals and has presented his work before the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, the American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.
Dr. Zeltser is currently a clinical instructor at Columbia University's Department of Dermatology.
Nicole Valastro, L.E.
Nicole Valastro is a licensed esthetician and cosmetologist. She offers a range of esthetic services including chemical peels, microdermabrasion, facials, and laser hair removal.
Ms. Valastro received her esthetician license at the Hudson Valley School of Advanced Aesthetic Skincare in 1999. She supervised and instructed students and prepared them for State Board Exams at the school from 2000-2002. She also owned and operated Nicole Valastro Skincare.
In 2002, Ms. Valastro joined Allergy and Dermatololgy Associates of the Hudson Valley as a licensed medical assistant, complimenting her experience in aesthetics with medical experience in dermatology. She now works alongside Dr. Uyttendaele at Hudson Dermatology in providing laser treatments, Botox, Radiesse, Restylane and sclerotherapy.