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1630 Wilkes Ridge Parkway, Suite 201
Richmond, VA 23233
14401 Sommerville Court
Midlothian, VA 23113
(804) 285-4115
Licensure
- 1998-Present: 0101057890 (Virginia)
- 2003-Present: BC8206484 (Federal DEA)
- 11/05: Board Certified American Board of Plastic Surgery
Education
- 1986-1989: Woodberry Forest School (Woodberry Forest, VA)
- 1989-1993: Duke University (Durham, NC) — B.S. Biology with concentration in Cellular and Molecular Biology
- 1993-1997: Medical College of Virginia (Richmond, VA) — M.D.
Postdoctoral Training
- 1997-1998: Medical College of Virginia — Intern in General Surgery — Program Director Dr. Harvey Sugerman
- 1998-2001: Medical College of Virginia — Resident in General Surgery — Program Director Dr. Jeannie Savas
- November 2000: Microsurgical Course (40hr) Baylor University Medical Center, Houston, TX
- 2001-2003: Medical College of Virginia — Resident in Plastic Surgery — Program Director Dr. Austin Mehrhof
- 7/02 – 6/03: Medical College of Virginia — Administrative Chief Resident Plastic Surgery
- 7/03 – 7/04: Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship — Grotting Plastic Surgery — Birmingham, AL — Program Director Dr. James C. Grotting
- February 2021: Total Definer Total Immersion — Bogota, Colombia — Alfredo Hoyos, MD
- June 2023: Xcisional Eve Technique and Fit Mommy Training — Bogota Colombia — Alfredo Hoyos, MD
- June 2024: Deep Plane and Beyond Facelift Course — Porto, Portugal — QMP course
- November 2025: Total Definer B-Waist Rib Remodeling Course — Bogota, Colombia — Alfredo Hoyos, MD, Hugo Aguilar, MD, Daniel Onate, MD, Carlos Onate, MD
- February 2026: Total Definer Lipidema Training Course — Cartagena, Colombia — Alfredo Hoyos, MD , Jafar Jorjani, MD
Academic Appointments
- 08/04-08/12: Assistant Professor — Division of Plastic Surgery — VCU Medical Center
- 08/09-08/12: Assistant Professor — Department of Otolaryngology — VCU Medical Center
- 06/22: Instructional Faculty — Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery — University of Virginia
Memberships
- 2004: Richmond Academy of Medicine
- 2004: American Society of Plastic Surgery
- 2008: Virginia Society of Plastic Surgery
- 2010: American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Activities
- 1991-93: Student Delivery Systems: Vice-President
- 1994-1999: Yellow Jacket Subs Inc: Board of Directors — Atlanta, GA
- 1996-97: Foundations of Clinical Medicine: Instructor
- 1996-1999: Area 51 Enterprise: Part-Owner — Richmond, VA
- 1999-2000: Plastic Surgery Residency Recruitment: Assistant
- 2001-2002: Plastic Surgery Residency Recruitment: Chief
- 2008-09: Board of Trustees Virginia Society of Plastic Surgery
Presentations
- June 2000: Management of Shotgun Blast Injuries to the Face — Trauma Surgery Grand Rounds, Medical College of Virginia
- October 2000: Open vs. Laparoscopic Repair of Ventral Hernias — General Surgery Divisional Conference, Medical College of Virginia
- November 2000: Ogilve’s Syndrome Revisited: Endoscopic vs. Pharmacologic Management — General Surgery Divisional Conference, Medical College of Virginia
- February 2001: Autologous Tissue is the Gold Standard for Breast Reconstruction — MCV Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Medical College of Virginia
- January 2004: Grotting JC and Chen SM. An algorithm for the correction of breast asymmetry — Atlanta Breast Symposium
- January 2004: Grotting JC and Chen SM. Secondary revisions for augmentation mammaplasty — Atlanta Breast Symposium
- October 2004: Body Contouring Following Weight Loss Surgery — American College of Surgeons, 90th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
- October 2004: Body Contouring Following Weight Loss Surgery — MCV Gastric Bypass Club, Richmond, VA
- February 2005: Body Contouring Following Massive Weight Loss — Virginia Council of Perioperative Registered Nurses — Bariatric Surgery: Care of the Patient Preoperatively, Intraoperatively, and Postoperatively — Richmond, VA
- March 15, 2006: Anatomic Reconstruction of the Head and Neck with Free Flaps — The Alton D. Brashear Postgraduate Course in Head and Neck Anatomy — Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- March 12, 2008: Refinements in Reconstruction of the Head and Neck — The Alton D. Brashear Postgraduate Course in Head and Neck Anatomy — Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- October 20, 2009: Mommy Makeover V. 2009 — Richmond Association of Mothers of Multiples — Richmond, VA
Publications
- 1997: Yager, DR, Chen SM, Ward SI, Oluyinka O, Olytoye MD, Diegelmann RF, Cohen IK. Ability of chronic wound fluids to degrade peptide growth factors is associated with increased levels of elastase activity and diminished levels of proteinase inhibitors. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 5:23-32
- 2005: Grotting JC, Chen SM. Mastopexy. The Art of Aesthetic Surgery: Principles and Techniques. Nahai F. ed., QMP Publishing
- 2006: Grotting JC, Marx AP, Chen SM. Mastopexy. In Plastic Surgery, 2nd Edition. Mathes SJ ed., Elsevier Publishing
- 2006: Grotting JC, Beckenstein MS, Chen SM. Immediate Postmastectomy Reconstruction: Free TRAM Techniques Plastic Surgery, 2nd Edition. Mathes SJ ed., Elsevier Publishing
- 2006: Zhao X, Chen S, Deanda A, Kiev J. . A rare presentation of tuberculosis. Am Surg. Jan;72(1):96-7
- 2008: Carbonell AM, Cobb WS, Chen SM Posterior components separation during retromuscular hernia repair. Hernia. Feb 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Honors and Awards
- June 2008: “Top Doc” Richmond Magazine
- June 2009: “Top Doc for Women” Richmond Magazine
- June 2010: “Top Doc” Richmond Magazine
- June 2011: “Top Doc” Richmond Magazine
- June 2014: “Top Doc” Richmond Magazine
- June 2015: “Top Doc” Richmond Magazine
- 2017: “Top Doc” Richmond Magazine
- 2019-26: “Top Doc” Richmond Magazine