Training and board certification
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| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Dartmouth College, A.B. in German, 1981 |
| Medical school | Pennsylvania State University, M.D., 1985 |
| General surgery | Hershey Medical Center of Pennsylvania State University and Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, finishing in 1990 |
| Plastic surgery | University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, completed 1992 |
| Fellowship | Traveling fellowship in microvascular surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, and Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne |
- Board certification as printed: "certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in November 1995."
- On staff at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center since July 1993; Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery there.
- Moved his practice to St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton in September 2000, with offices in Newton and Brighton, joining Dr. George Volpe.
- Has published on the treatment of gynecomastia in bodybuilders and served on the Medical Advisory Board of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
- Co-founder and president of Hands Across the World, which sends surgical teams to Ecuador to repair cleft lip and palate and other congenital face and hand anomalies.
Eyelid surgery work
The site has no eyelid surgery procedure page and no brow lift page. Its eyelid surgery gallery shows two cases, each photographed before and one month after eyelid surgery:
- A 60-year-old female (patient 33379).
- A 50-year-old female (patient 87418).
The site does not describe eyelid techniques, anesthesia or recovery.
Other procedures
The practice covers plastic and reconstructive surgery, with a focus on breast conditions in men and women and on body contouring. Procedure pages include gynecomastia surgery, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, tummy tuck and liposuction, plus non-surgical treatments such as Botox, dermal fillers, Emsculpt Neo, SculpSure and Exion (ricksilverman.com).
Insurance and cost
The site publishes no eyelid surgery prices and makes no statement about insurance or Medicare coverage for eyelid surgery.