Stephen Sullivan

Dr. Sullivan is a board certified Boston Mass area Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, fellowship trained Craniomaxillofacial Surgeon, and Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

A native of Montana, he received his BA degree (Maxima cum Laude) from Carroll College and was elected to the Delta Epsilon Sigma national academic honor society. Dr. Sullivan earned his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.

He continued his training in Seattle, first as a Research Fellow at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, then as a General Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery resident at the University of Washington. He was a Fellow in Craniomaxillofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital and was appointed Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School.

He also earned a Masters of Public Health from Harvard University’s School of Public Health and completed the Paul Farmer Global Surgery Fellowship while working for Partners in Health in Cange, Haiti. Before returning to Harvard Medical School and joining Mount Auburn Hospital, a Harvard teaching hospital in Cambridge, Dr. Sullivan was an Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Brown University, Section Co-Chief of the Division of Craniofacial Surgery, and Co-Director of The Cleft and Craniofacial Center. Dr. Sullivan is the recipient of many awards in plastic surgery, research, and education. He has been listed among the “best plastic surgeons” by Castle Connolly and honored in Boston magazine Top Docs™.

Dr. Sullivan is a Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. He has authored over 60 articles in journals such as Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New England Journal of Medicine, The Breast Journal, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, and Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal. He enjoys a broad plastic surgery practice, with a special interest in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery of the face such as, facelift and neck lift, reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgery such as breast reconstruction and breast lift, craniofacial reconstruction for conditions such as cleft lip and cleft palate and facial trauma, and body contouring such as tummy tuck and liposuction. If you are considering plastic surgery, consider Dr. Sullivan, one of the leading plastic and cosmetic surgeons in the Boston and Cambridge areas.