Clinical History
Professional Experience
Private Practice, Fairfield, CT
Alfred Sofer, M.D., LLC dba Plastic Surgery Center of Fairfield August 2002 – Present
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery
10% Reconstructive; 90% Plastic/cosmetic
Reconstructive: Breast using Multiple Techniques; Hand Trauma and Wound Coverage
Private Practice, Fairfield, CT
Alfred Sofer, M.D., LLC dba Plastic Surgery Center of Fairfield August 2002 – Present
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery
10% Reconstructive; 90% Plastic/cosmetic
Reconstructive: Breast using Multiple Techniques; Hand Trauma and Wound Coverage
Fellowships / Residencies
Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Louisville, KY
Fellowship in Hand & Microvascular Surgery July 2001 – June 2002
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Fellowship in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery July 1999 – June 2001
Microsurgery Certificate
Laser Certificate
St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT
Trauma Surgeon Sept 1998 – June 1999
New York Medical College, Westchester, NY
Chief Residency in General Surgery July 1997 – June 1998
New York Medical College, Westchester, NY
Residency in General Surgery July 1993 – June 1997
Clinical and Hospital Affiliations
ST. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT
Division Chief Department of Plastic Surgery Jan 2015- Dec 2018
Active Staff Attending Dept. of Plastic and Hand Surgery May 2002- present
Norwalk Hospital. Norwalk, CT
Active Staff Attending Dept. of Plastic Surgery May 2008- present
Surgery Center of Connecticut, Trumbull, CT
Founding Member May 2014
Member of the Board of DirectorsMay 2014- Dec 2016
Active Staff Attending May 2014-Present
Larkin Hospital
Active Staff Attending Dept. of Plastic Surgery May 2018- present
Operation Smile
Participated in repair of Cleft lip and Palate of children in remote areas of the world May 2015 – present
Medical Society Affiliations
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
– Serviced on the Patient Safety Committee
– Served on the Membership Committee
– Active and current member
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
Surgical Society of New York Medical College
Connecticut Medical Society
Fairfield County Medical Society
Honors & Awards
Castle Connelly Top Doctors Award
Vitals Patient Choice Award
Vitals Compassionate Doctor 5-year Award
Fairfield Weekly reader’s poll “Best Cosmetic Surgeon” Award
Realself Hall of Fame Inductee
Top Surgeon by Consumer’s Research Council of America Award
Surgical Society of New York Medical College
Kleinert Society of Hand and Microvascular Surgeons
Dean’s List, Columbia University
Research, Projects and Continuing Education
– 54TH ANNUAL BAKER GORDON EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FEBRUARY 2020
– 36TH ANNUAL ATLANTA BREAST SURGERY SYMPOSIUM JANUARY 2020
– Global Aesthetic Conference Nov 2017
– 51st Annual Baker Gordon Plastic Surgery Symposium Feb 2017
– American Society of Plastic Surgeons In-service Exam March 2016
– 32nd Annual Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium Jan 2016
– The Cutting Edge Aesthetic Surgery Symposium Dec 2015
– American Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting Oct. 2015
– American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting May 2015
– 31st Annual Atlanta Breast Surgery symposium Jan 2015
– 48th Annual Baker Gordon Plastic Surgery Symposium Fab 2014
– 30th Annual Atlanta Breast Surgery Symposium Jan 2014
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Barillo, DJ and Sofer A., “Burn Center Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis”
Hagerty RC and Sofer A., “Alternatives in Management of Split Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites”
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
– Sensitizing Resistant Lymphomas to Vincristine with Pretreatment of Verapamil
– Advisor: Bipin Mehta, Ph.D.
– Autocrine Effect of Glioblastomas Secreting PDGF, Promoting Growth by Autophosphorylation
– Advisor: Joan R. Shapiro, Ph.D.
Columbia University, Telecommunications Research Laboratory, New York, NY
– Developed Interface Between Computer Work Stations and Fiber Optic Communications Network
– Advisor: Uri Lazar, Ph.D.
Columbia University, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, New York, NY
– Designed: Alpha Wave Detector Electroencephalogram; Microprocessor-Based Answering Machine and Simplified Operating System