Dr. Shuster completed his undergraduate degree in biology with honors at Brandeis University, during which he conducted research at Harvard Medical School and presented a thesis in gene therapy. He then graduated with honors in research from Cornell University Medical College. Following medical school, Dr. Shuster was accepted into the residency of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident.

Before coming to South Florida, Dr. Shuster practiced in Manhattan for six years. While in New York, he served on the staff of New York University Downtown Hospital, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, and Lenox Hill Hospital. He has been involved in training plastic surgery residents from New York University, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Oklahoma.