Plastic Surgeons Dr. A. George Volpe, Dr. Richard Silverman of Boston, Massachusetts (MA), Newton, Massachusetts (MA) Profiles

Dr. Volpe is a highly trained and skilled surgeon in cosmetic plastic surgery of the face and body, renowned for his artistry and exceptional results. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a member of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Follow of the American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.). In addition to being Chief of Plastic Surgery at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Dr. Volpe is also a member of several local, national and international prestigious plastic surgery societies. He earned his medical degree at McGill University Faculty of Medicine.

Seven intensive years after medical school were spent learning the art and science of surgery and plastic surgery in Massachusetts, earning board certification in both specialties. Further training in advanced plastic surgery was obtained in Paris, France and Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Volpe holds faculty positions at both Tufts University and the University of Massachusetts. There are many less fortunate places in this world. Every year Dr. Volpe, with a professional support staff, travels to a remote corner of South America. The team treats many poor children with facial and other birth defects allowing them to smile and speak normally, and start a normal life.

Certifications and Professional Memberships

• M.D.
• F.A.C.S.
• American Board of Surgery
• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• New England Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Massachusetts Society of Plastic Surgeons

Dr. Silverman received his A.B. in German from Dartmouth College in 1981 and his M.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in 1985. He completed training in General Surgery at the Hershey Medical Center of the Pennsylvania State University and at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, finishing in 1990. He then trained in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, completing his program in 1992, followed by a travelling fellowship in Microvascular Surgery at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, and at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. He has been on staff at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center since July, 1993. He obtained certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in November, 1995. His practice was relocated to the St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton, Massachusetts, with offices in Newton and Brighton in September, 2000. In his new practice, he joins Dr. George Volpe, with whom he trained at U Mass.

Dr. Silverman's practice covers the broad range of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, with some focus on diseases of the breast in both men and women and body contouring. He remains affiliated with the Universityof Massachusetts Medical Center as an Assistant Professor of Surgery. His focus in aesthetic surgery is in fitness-oriented individuals and bodybuilders, where he aims to provide surgical care with a minimal interruption in their training program. He has written several articles on the treatment of gynecomastia in bodybuilders, published in both peer reviewed journals as well as in popular literature, including Muscle & Fitness magazine (for which he also serves on the Medical Advisory Board) and Natural Bodybuilding and Fitness magazine. As a result of his exposure to the complications of drug use in athletes, Dr. Silverman has developed a program and is available to speak with students and other groups regarding steroids and other drug use in sports.

Certifications and Professional Memberships

• M.D.
• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• New England Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Massachusetts Society of Plastic Surgeons