Our Vision
Through the results of our services and our fair, ethical, caring practices, River Med Spa seeks the opportunity to bring beauty and joy to our guests and to be the Med Spa of choice for our community.
Our Team
River Med Spa realizes our most important asset is our Team. More than the technology and beautiful views we have to offer, it is the care and skills our Team provides that will deliver the results and joy our guests most appreciate.
We acknowledge, immeasurably, the professionalism of our Team and what they do for our guests & community.
Fundamental to our mission, River Med Spa will always demonstrate admiration and appreciation for all the care they provide.
Our Mission
Our highly trained team delights in providing individualized services to skillfully enhance natural beauty and health.
We strive to provide robust consultative services with rich educational resources to optimize satisfaction and outcomes.
Our team endeavors to provide a delightful, clean and safe environment to complement our products and services.
But of most importance, we SEE our guests as people — not patients, and CARE for them as an extension of our family.
Who is River Med Spa?
BRUCE BURSTEIN, MD
FOUNDER AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Dr. Bruce Burstein is an ABEM board-certified emergency physician, AAOPM board-eligible in Aesthetics and Procedural Medicine.
EDUCATION:
BS, Biology, George Washington University, Washington, DC
MD, SUNY Medical School, Brooklyn, NY
EM, Emergency Medicine, Bellevue Hospital & NYU, New York, NY
CLINICAL:
Throughout his medical career, Dr. Burstein has had tens of thousands of unique patient encounters in emergency departments and urgent care centers throughout New York and Florida. Dr. Burstein routinely managed patients presenting when they were most ill – with problems relating to any & all medical specialties.
Subsequently, Dr. Burstein undertook intensive training in Aesthetics and Procedural Medicine and is now board-eligible in this specialty as well. Broad in scope and perspective, the training far supersedes state licensure requirements for the provision of office cosmetic procedures.
While continuing to work in the emergency department setting, Dr. Burstein has launched ‘River Med Spa’ where he provides traditional medical care & procedural cosmetics including neurotoxin and filler injectables, cosmetic laser procedures, IPL, PRP, micro-needling, and facials.
TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISES:
Dr. Burstein has spent years developing medical software for capturing patient encounters. Both his own product, MediMatics, and the software developed by the companies for which he worked as a Chief Medical Officer, ProMed, LLC, and veEDIS, LLC, have excelled in capturing structured data and outputting prose in an optimal, human-readable format. Dr. Burstein developed CareTrak, a leading technology for Clinical Decision Support (CDS). Tasked with use case, gap analysis, requirement statement development, quality assurance, training, content & logical content development, and compliance with ISO 9001 quality standards Dr. Burstein was intimately involved with every aspect of electronic medical record product development to ensure CEHRT, and implementation to ensure Hospital MU.
EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISES:
Dr. Burstein created ‘Educational Campaign’ whose mission is to educate today’s students to better contribute, produce and lead tomorrow’s world. Discerning, via gap analysis, the inadequacies between educational skills taught vs. the needs of business & industry, Dr. Burstein has identified 10 significant educational deficiencies and authored “The Medical Conversation” and produced a video educational series with the same name. Website development, video editing & production, image editing, diabetes, anxiety & panic, statistics, energetics, metrics, and journal review are other educational deficiencies targeted for educational content production
OSNAT HAR NOY
FOUNDER AND MANAGER
Osnat (Ozzy) Har Noy received her Bachelor in Design from Shenkar College of Engineering & Design, Ramat Gan, Israel. Ozzy subsequently pursued jewelry design and engaged in every step of jewelry production from 3D imaging & printing, casting, metal-working, and every aspect of marketing and sales. Osnat has customers throughout the world. Her use of geometric patterns is her favored style and in 2014 Ozzy was awarded Miami Fashion Weeks’ Jewelry Designer of the Year.
In addition to pursuing a broad education in aesthetics with her husband, Dr. Burstein, Osnat also obtained a degree in facial aesthetics. Her excellence was appreciated, in fact, she was recruited to teach facial aesthetics.
Her roles as an entrepreneur in launching River Med Spa are exhaustive, as is the work. Osnat oversaw the property acquisition for River Med Spa, which is situated at the Cocoa Village Marina – and it is stunning – as well as the interior design which completes the comfortable & tranquil setting that she loves to provide her team and guests.
The Team!
Team Member
Master Injector
Michelle Lewis, PA-C
Michelle is a Physician Assistant with nine years managing emergency department patients. Michelle trained and transitioned into Aesthetics several years ago and has become a Master Injector of neurotoxins, fillers, and Kybella.
Michelle takes pleasure in discussing and educating her guests on all available options to help achieve their individual aesthetic goals.
Team Member
Esthetician
Ellen Da Silva
Born in South Brazil and a Portuguese native speaker, Ellen has lived in Central Florida for over two decades. She has an extensive experience in guest relations in the hospitality and medical field giving her an eye for urgency and detail.
A skillful and precise NHA CPT “certified phlebotomy technician” in the State of Florida with multiple years in the hospital lab and blood bank setting. Ellen’s passion for self-care encouraged her to obtain a State of Florida Esthetics License and is very happy to have become part of caring and skillful team at River Med Spa.
Team Member
IV Infusion Therapy
Christy Anderson, RN
Christy is an RN with 8 years managing emergency department patients. Christy trained and transitioned into Infusion Therapy 2 years ago and prides herself with expertise in starting IV’s while providing the utmost care and comfort to the client.
Christy takes pleasure in discussing and educating her guests on all available options to help achieve their individual health goals.
Team Member
RF Microneedling Technician
Kristi Amberg
I am Kristi Amberg and skin care is my passion! Making people feel good on the inside and “GLOW” on the outside is my specialty. I have been a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, educator and instructor for many years. I have received certifications in business, medical grade skin care and products, facials, RF micro needling and laser safety. I am looking forward to helping you with all of your skin care needs and goals.
Manager
Guest Relations
Marketing
Team Member
Guest Consultant
Layne Greenfield
Layne is a Brevard County native. She graduated Georgia Southern University in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science, and an eagerness to purse a career in the medical aesthetics field.
She loves meeting new people and is truly passionate about delivering life changing results to our guests. Intensively trained and equipped with the latest in skin technology, Layne will perform a facial analysis during your consultation. An individualized plan will then be created for you as you are redirected to our treatment experts. She cannot wait to join you as we exceed your expectations and aesthetic goals!
Client Testimonials
This was my first experience ever getting lip filler and lemme tell ya Michelle, the injector, was so awesome! And so was Ellen who checked me in! They made me feel welcome and informed me of everything going on so it put my mind at ease a ton! I love how my lips turned out and I definitely look forward to going back in the future!
Service: Lip fillers
Michelle Lewis was thorough, quick and extremely knowledgeable! She explained everything and made sure I was taken care of. I highly recommend her and the staff at River med spa. I will definitely be back!
Service: BOTOX treatments
Michelle is one of my most favorite people on this planet! Not only is she the best at injections, she is also extremely educated on her profession making me feel comfortable and taken care of. Her guidance on making me have the best experience while also looking out for my appearance and progress as I age is a huge reason I go to a Michelle. I’ve been to Michelle over 10x and I’ll never use anyone else!
Services: BOTOX treatments, JUVÉDERM treatments, Lip fillers
Michelle was absolutely amazing. The treatment hit the right spots and made me feel more confident about myself. I will be going back to get more, she was so knowledgeable, professional and the most important for me was that she cared most about me being happy and content with the results. The place is really cute, has the best view and the staff were very attentive. Can’t wait to be back and try all the services they offer.
Service: BOTOX treatments
Michelle is the best! She's kind and caring. She listened to my concerns and fears (yes I can be a wimp) and gently reassured me. She gave me insight and advice while not being pushy, letting me feel good about the decisions I made. I received botox and fillers. Her technique is the most pain free I have ever experienced! And the results are beyond amazing! I completely trust her and recommend her to everyone. I'm so happy, and relieved, to have found her.
Services: BOTOX treatments, Dysport treatment, Lip fillers
I was looking for a closer med spa to my residence and decided to give River Med Spa a shot! I was warmly welcomed and given a brief tour of the spa. The spa is very well-kept and clean. Kelsey was equally personable and performed my RIVER Hydrating Peel after assessing my face and verifying my needs. I appreciated that she read my forms I completed ahead of time. Kelsey was good about asking about any pain levels along the way and this peel was VERY easily performed and tolerated (surprisingly for my sensitive skin-this was my first peel experience). I was very impressed with the spa and will definitely add them to my “go to” places.
The staff is friendly and really care about you and your results. Very professional, skilled and knowledgeable. After the consultation and examination their recommendations were spot on for my individual face. The first procedure was the IPL ( intense pulse light ) no down time! I had marvelous results in wrinkles, lifted jowls and tightened skin! About a month later I had Microneedling procedure which again minimal down time and pain. The results were spectacular! It removed my tiny veins around my nose, minimized a scar on my forehead and evened skin tone. I felt more confident and believe it took years off my face. Just in time for our retirement celebration cruise! I highly recommend them.
Service: IPL photo facial
I had a facial done by Kelsey Lamirande and I enjoyed the experience tremendously. She was great and I love the aftercare packet that she gave me to use for seven days after the facial. I actually had someone ask me if I had changed my make up after my facial and I didn’t have any make up on at all! Great experience and will definitely be going back! 😁
Thoroughly enjoyed my experience at River Med Spa! The environment is professional and clean. Kelsey was warm, welcoming, and did an amazing job with my facial. 10/10 recommend!
This was my first time at River Med Spa, the front office staff were very welcoming upon my arrival. Michelle was great, she was very knowledgeable and made sure I was comfortable throughout my treatment. I would highly recommend and will definitely be back!
What a gem, right in the heart of historic Cocoa Village and the beautiful Indian River! This new, modern Med spa has so much to offer. From the latest in skin care and services, to the high quality and caring staff. Dr Burstein and Osnat provided me with a thorough consultation before my IPL session. It was so smooth, they walked me through every step and made me feel so comfortable. My second session was a breeze! I’m loving my results and highly recommend.
Service: IPL photo facial