{"id":18681,"date":"2024-03-29T10:51:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T14:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seductioncosmetic.com\/dev\/?page_id=18681"},"modified":"2025-12-23T08:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:04:17","slug":"dr-alfred-sofer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seductioncosmetic.com\/dev\/dr-alfred-sofer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Alfred Sofer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Dr. Alfred Sofer<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

For me, my patients come first. Since I began my career, I always wanted to be able to have a positive impact on the patients\u2019 lives. Being part of their change is the most important thing for me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Free Consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Short Biography<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout Dr. Alfred Sofer\u200b<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Education:<\/strong><\/p>

Doctor of Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 1993
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 1986<\/p>

Certification Medical Boards<\/strong><\/p>

Diplomat, American Board of Plastic Surgery 2008
Recertification examination of the American Board of Plastic Surgery 2017
Maintenance of Certification of the American Board of Plastic Surgery 2008 – present
Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, #44136 1999 (Expired 2009)<\/p>

Certification State Medical Licensure<\/strong><\/p>

Florida State License, #ME118814 2014-present
Connecticut State License, #037405 1998-present
New York State License, #207985-1 1997-Present
Kentucky State License, #36821 2001
South Carolina State License, #21243 1999
Advanced Cardiac Life Support & Advanced Trauma Life Support<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClinical History<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Dr. Alfred Sofer MD. Board Certified Plastic Surgeon.<\/p>

Dr. Sofer is certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of General Surgery. His passion is to listen closely to your wishes and concerns and to deliver the best possible outcomes safely and skillfully.\u00a0<\/p>

In private practice since 2002, Dr. Sofer is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Castle Connelly Top Doctor Award and Consumers\u2019 Research Council of America\u2019s Top Plastic Surgeons Award. He is also a Realself Hall of Fame Inductee\u2014an honor that recognizes board-certified aesthetic doctors for their high patient ratings and commitment to consumer education. Dr. Sofer currently performs over 1,025 cosmetic surgeries per year in Miami, New York, and Connecticut, focusing on body contouring procedures, including liposuction, 360 liposuction, breast augmentation, tummy tucks, Brazilian butt lifts, and breast, arm, and thigh lifts. In addition, he offers the BodybySofer makeover (aka Mommy Makeover)\u2014which combines breast surgery and body contouring for the ultimate body overhaul\u2014and specializes in breast augmentation for transgender patients.<\/p>

Dr. Sofer graduated with honors from Columbia University. He then received his medical training at Albany Medical College, completing residencies in general surgery at New York Medical College in Westchester, NY, and in trauma surgery at St. Vincent Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT.\u00a0\u00a0He went on to complete two highly competitive fellowships: the first in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, SC; the second in hand and microvascular surgery at the prestigious Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microvascular Surgery in Louisville, KY, where the first successful hand transplant in the world was achieved. It was during this time, while performing innovative and life-altering surgery\u2014including replantation and reattachment of fingers and hands\u2014that Dr. Sofer perfected his surgical craft and honed his ability to perform each procedure with utmost precision and attention to detail.\u00a0<\/p>

Since 2015 Dr. Sofer has been a participant in Operation Smile, an organization that invites surgeons to perform cleft surgery on children with cleft conditions worldwide. Dr. Sofer is thrilled to be a part of this international community of medical professionals and takes pride in providing relief to those in need.\u00a0<\/p>

Dr. Sofer has served as the chief of Plastic Surgery at St Vincent\u2019s Medical center and is an active member of the prestigious American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPS).\u00a0\u00a0At ASPS, he had the privilege of serving on the Patient Safety committee, contributing to safety guidelines in the field of plastic surgery, and on the Membership Committee, where he contributed to the determination of ethical standards for ASPS members. Dr Sofer is also a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the Surgical Society of New York Medical College, the Connecticut Medical Society, and the Fairfield County Medical Society.\u00a0<\/p>

Committed to learning about the latest innovations in aesthetic surgery and sharing his own artistic techniques, Dr. Sofer regularly attends and presents at various annual symposiums, including the Baker Gordon Educational Symposium, the Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium, the Cutting Edge Aesthetic Surgery Symposium, and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessional Experience<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\u00a0Private Practice, Fairfield, CT<\/strong><\/div>
Alfred Sofer, M.D., LLC dba Plastic Surgery Center of Fairfield August 2002 – Present<\/div>
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery<\/div>
10% Reconstructive; 90% Plastic\/cosmetic<\/div>
Reconstructive: Breast using Multiple Techniques; Hand Trauma and Wound Coverage<\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
Private Practice, Fairfield, CT<\/strong><\/div>
Alfred Sofer, M.D., LLC dba Plastic Surgery Center of Fairfield August 2002 – Present<\/span><\/div>
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery<\/div>
10% Reconstructive; 90% Plastic\/cosmetic<\/div>
Reconstructive: Breast using Multiple Techniques; Hand Trauma and Wound Coverage<\/div><\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>

Fellowships \/ Residencies<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>
Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Louisville, KY<\/strong><\/div>
Fellowship in Hand & Microvascular Surgery July 2001 \u2013 June 2002<\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC<\/strong><\/div>
Fellowship in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery July 1999 \u2013 June 2001<\/div>
Microsurgery Certificate<\/div>
Laser Certificate<\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
St. Vincent\u2019s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT<\/strong><\/div>
Trauma Surgeon Sept 1998 \u2013 June 1999<\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
New York Medical College, Westchester, NY<\/strong><\/div>
Chief Residency in General Surgery July 1997 \u2013 June 1998<\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
New York Medical College, Westchester, NY<\/strong><\/div>
Residency in General Surgery July 1993 \u2013 June 1997<\/div><\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
Clinical and Hospital Affiliations<\/strong><\/div>
ST. Vincent\u2019s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT<\/strong><\/div>
Division Chief Department of Plastic Surgery Jan 2015- Dec 2018<\/div>
Active Staff Attending Dept. of Plastic and Hand Surgery May 2002- present<\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
Norwalk Hospital. Norwalk, CT<\/strong><\/div>
Active Staff Attending Dept. of Plastic Surgery May 2008- present<\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
Surgery Center of Connecticut, Trumbull, CT<\/strong><\/div>
Founding Member May 2014<\/div>
Member of the Board of DirectorsMay 2014- Dec 2016<\/div>
Active Staff Attending May 2014-Present<\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
Larkin Hospital<\/strong><\/div>
Active Staff Attending Dept. of Plastic Surgery May 2018- present<\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
Operation Smile<\/strong><\/div>
Participated in repair of Cleft lip and Palate of children in remote areas of the world May 2015 \u2013 present<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>

Medical Society Affiliations<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons<\/div>
– Serviced on the Patient Safety Committee<\/div>
– Served on the Membership Committee<\/div>
– Active and current member<\/div>
American College of Surgeons<\/div>
American Medical Association<\/div>
Surgical Society of New York Medical College<\/div>
Connecticut Medical Society<\/div>
Fairfield County Medical Society<\/div><\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>

Honors & Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>
Castle Connelly Top Doctors Award<\/div>
Vitals Patient Choice Award<\/div>
Vitals Compassionate Doctor 5-year Award<\/div>
Fairfield Weekly reader\u2019s poll \u201cBest Cosmetic Surgeon\u201d Award<\/div>
Realself Hall of Fame Inductee<\/div>
Top Surgeon by Consumer\u2019s Research Council of America Award<\/div>
Surgical Society of New York Medical College<\/div>
Kleinert Society of Hand and Microvascular Surgeons<\/div>
Dean\u2019s List, Columbia University<\/div><\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>

Research, Projects and Continuing Education<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>
– 54TH ANNUAL BAKER GORDON EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FEBRUARY 2020<\/div>
– 36TH ANNUAL ATLANTA BREAST SURGERY SYMPOSIUM JANUARY 2020<\/div>
– Global Aesthetic Conference Nov 2017<\/div>
– 51st Annual Baker Gordon Plastic Surgery Symposium Feb 2017<\/div>
– American Society of Plastic Surgeons In-service Exam March 2016<\/div>
– 32nd Annual Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium Jan 2016<\/div>
– The Cutting Edge Aesthetic Surgery Symposium Dec 2015<\/div>
– American Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting Oct. 2015<\/div>
– American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting May 2015<\/div>
– 31st Annual Atlanta Breast Surgery symposium Jan 2015<\/div>
– 48th Annual Baker Gordon Plastic Surgery Symposium Fab 2014<\/div>
– 30th Annual Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium Jan 2014<\/div><\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC<\/strong><\/div>
Barillo, DJ and Sofer A., \u201cBurn Center Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis\u201d<\/div>
Hagerty RC and Sofer A., \u201cAlternatives in Management of Split Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites\u201d<\/div><\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY<\/strong><\/div>
– Sensitizing Resistant Lymphomas to Vincristine with Pretreatment of Verapamil<\/div>
– Advisor: Bipin Mehta, Ph.D.<\/div>
– Autocrine Effect of Glioblastomas Secreting PDGF, Promoting Growth by Autophosphorylation<\/div>
– Advisor: Joan R. Shapiro, Ph.D.<\/div><\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
Columbia University, Telecommunications Research Laboratory, New York, NY<\/strong><\/div>
– Developed Interface Between Computer Work Stations and Fiber Optic Communications Network<\/div>
– Advisor: Uri Lazar, Ph.D.<\/div><\/div>
\u00a0<\/div>
Columbia University, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, New York, NY<\/strong><\/div>
– Designed: Alpha Wave Detector Electroencephalogram; Microprocessor-Based Answering Machine and Simplified Operating System<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSome Procedures Performed by Dr. Alfred Sofer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t