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Dr. C.B. Boswell came to St. Louis in 1995 to complete his residencies in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery at Washington University's Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Part of this training was with Dr. Young, who was then a Professor in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. In his final year at Washington University, Dr. Boswell was chosen as Executive Chief Resident in Plastic Surgery. He earned his Board Certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 2003.
After his 6 years of surgical training in St. Louis, Dr. Boswell was awarded two prestigious plastic surgery fellowships, first specializing in facelifts and facial rejuvenation while working with Dr. John Owsley in San Francisco. His second fellowship, which focused on oculoplastic and facial aesthetic surgery, was spent at Paces Plastic Surgery in Atlanta. His fellowship training makes Dr. Boswell a highly specialized plastic surgeon experienced in the latest facial procedures, such as endoscopic browlift, blepharoplasty (eyelids), deep plane facelift, short-scar and mini facelift, cheek and midface lifts, and facial resurfacing. His expertise also includes body contouring surgery, eyelid reconstruction, and breast augmentation, reduction and reconstruction.
Since he became a founding partner of BodyAesthetic Plastic Surgery, Dr. Boswell has continued his training in the newest procedures and technologies and been named to the Botox Cosmetic National Educational Faculty. In 2006, he was included in "Guide to America's Top Surgeons" selected by the Consumer's Research Council of America.
Dr. Boswell is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Born in Ames, Iowa, Dr. Boswell was raised in Olathe, Kansas. His undergraduate degree in biology was earned at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, but included a semester at Oxford University in England. Dr. Boswell graduated from SMU with Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude honors. He received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.
Dr. Boswell lives in University City with his wife Jill Yamauchi and their daughter Avery (born August 2004), whose photograph adorns our front desk. Avery's arrival slightly displaced the household status of the Boswells' two Brittany Spaniels, Abbey and Zoe. In addition to his family and surgical practice, Dr. Boswell's passion is fly-fishing, which he still does with his father when time permits. We expect to find Avery standing in a stream with tiny waders and a rod by the time she's five.
Education
- 1987-91: Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; B.S. in Biology
- 1989: Oxford University, Oxford, England
Medical School
- 1991-95: University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
Residencies and Fellowships
- 1995-2001: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Resident in General Surgery (1995-1999); Research Fellow (1997-1998); Resident in Plastic Surgery (1999-2001)
- July 2001-Dec 2001: Plastic Surgery Fellowship with Drs. John Q. Owsley and Bernard Alpert, San Francisco, California
- Jan 2002-July 2002: Plastic Surgery and Oculoplastic Fellowship with Paces Plastic Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia
Certification
- American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2003
Honors and Awards
- Southern Methodist University
- President's Scholar all 4 years
- Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- University of Wisconsin Medical School
- Medical Scholars Program (1991-1995)
- Evan and Marion Helfaer Scholarship (1992)
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society (1995)
- One of 40 medical students invited to attend the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (1994)
- Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association (1999)
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Award of Excellence for Best Journal Article Published in 2004 for "Initial Results from an Online Breast Augmentation Survey"
- Cited in "Guide to America's Top Surgeons" selected by the Consumer's Research Council of America (2006)
Professional Societies and Organizations
- American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS)
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
- Missouri State Medical Society
- St. Louis Area Society for Plastic Surgeons
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Dr. Young has lived in the St. Louis area since 1977, when he began his residency in Plastic Surgery at Washington University's Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He continued working at Washington University School of Medicine as a Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and, in 1999, was honored with an Endowed Chair, becoming the first William G. Hamm Professor of Plastic Surgery.
After training scores of plastic surgery residents at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, he chose Dr. Boswell to begin a private practice that would be better suited to giving patients more personalized care than was possible at the university. In 2002, he left Washington University after 25 years to become a founding partner of BodyAesthetic Plastic Surgery & Skincare Center.
Dr. Young has been Chief of Surgical Services at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital since 1999. In addition to being awarded numerous research grants to help pursue his investigations into silicone gel and saline-filled breast implants, Dr. Young was the driving force that led to implementation of a National Breast Implant Registry (NaBIR), which has been adopted by countries around the world. He has been NaBIR's Director since 2000.
Dr. Young is the only three-time winner of the Tiffany Award, given each year for the "Best Scientific Presentation" at the annual Aesthetic Society meeting. In 2004, he became the only surgeon ever to receive a special Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF) award for having "a profound and monumental effect upon the specialty of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the quality of service provided to patients."
Dr. Young serves on numerous committees of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and its research arm, the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation, of which he is Treasurer. He also serves on several committees of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and its research arm, the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation.
Nationally recognized as a leading expert on breast augmentation and body contouring, Dr. Young's work has produced more than 160 articles or chapters in major plastic surgery journals and books and earned him invitations to speak at professional conferences around the world. He is widely regarded as one of the leading plastic surgeons in the St. Louis area and frequently featured in local TV news programs and St. Louis Magazine's "Best Doctors" issues.
His national reputation is reflected by his regular inclusion in the prestigious list of "America's Top Doctors" and appearances as a breast implant expert in national media forums such as CNN and the New York Times. Experienced in all types of plastic surgery, Dr. Young continues to master the latest procedures and technologies.
Dr. Young was raised on a farm near Oneida, Kentucky. As a child he wanted to continue the family tradition of farming, but when his father advised him to find another way to earn a living, he decided to become a doctor. After graduating with distinction and completing a year of a surgical internship, he joined the U.S. Army and volunteered for the 5th Special Forces (a group even more elite than the airborne units). After his discharge in 1973, he resumed his surgical training and selected plastic surgery as his specialty, partly because it was more challenging than general surgery and partly because it required as much art as science.
Dr. Young and his wife live in Wildwood, where they built a home that contains echoes of his childhood farmhouse. They share their space with two Dobermans (Ilsa and Fergus) and 2 cats (Seamus and Clancy). Dr. Young has 4 grown children, Ann Elizabeth, Hunter, Chase, and Hampton. In 2005, Ann Elizabeth completed her residency in Emergency Medicine. What little free time Dr. Young has is spent working in his vegetable and flower gardens, trying to keep wild deer away from his plants (without success), investigating his family's genealogy (which includes Pocahontas), and watching University of Kentucky basketball (Go Wildcats!).
Education
- 1962-66: University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky; B.A. in Chemistry
Medical School
- 1966-70: University of Kentucky Medical School, Lexington, Kentucky
Residencies
- 1970-71: University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Internship in Surgery
- 1973-77: University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Resident in General Surgery
- 1977-79: Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, Resident in Plastic Surgery
Certification
- American Board of Surgery, 1978
- American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1981
Honors and Awards
- Only recipient of a special ASERF Research Award (2004) given for the results of research projects that "have a profound and monumental effect upon the specialty of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the quality of service provided to our patients."
- ASAPS Award of Excellence for "Best Journal Article Published in 2004" for "Initial Results from an Online Breast Augmentation Survey"
- Only 3-time winner of the Tiffany Award given each year for the "Best Scientific Presentation" at the annual society meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (2006, 1991, 1989)
- Associate Chief Editor (2005-2006), Aesthetic Surgery Journal, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- America's Top Doctors in Plastic Surgery, 2000 to present
- Endowed Chair: William G. Hamm Professor of Plastic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 1999-July 2002
- Examiner, American Board of Plastic Surgery: 1993 to present
- National Leadership Award, Physicians' Advisory Board, Congressional Committee
- Joseph S. Barr Award presented by ASTM Committee F-4 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices, 1999
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Award for Excellence in Research, 1990
- Outstanding Alumnus Award, Sue Bennett College, 1989
- Army Commendation Medal, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, 1973
- Outstanding Emergency Intern, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 1970-1971
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Graduate with Distinction, University of Kentucky, 1970
- Francis M. Massie Award for Excellence in Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 1970
Professional Societies and Organizations
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
- American Association of Plastic Surgeons
- International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- St. Louis Area Society of Plastic Surgeons, President 1996, Vice President 1992/95
For the past decade, Dr. Young has served on multiple leadership committees of ASAPS and ASPS, the leading national professional societies of plastic surgeons. His most recent committee assignments include the following:
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY (ASAPS)
- Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2004 to 2006
- Representative to American Board of Plastic Surgery Cosmetic/Breast Advisory Council: 2005 to present
- Patient Safety Committee: 2005 to present
- Mesotherapy Committee: 2005 to present
- Non-Surgical Procedures Immediate Response Committee: Chair, 2003 to 2006
- Breast Surgery Immediate Response Committee: Chair, 2004 to 2006
- Representative to American Society of Testing & Materials (ASTM) Plastic Surgery Device Subcommittee F04.32: 1994 to present
- Finance and Investment Committee, 2006
- Strategic Planning Committee, 2006
AESTHETIC SURGERY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION (the research arm of ASAPS)
- Board of Directors, Treasurer 2003 to 2006
- Emerging Trends Task Force: 2001 to present; Chair, 2002 to 2006
- Scientific Research Committee: 1995 to present; Chair, 1997 to 2003
- Clinical Needs Task Force: Chair, 2006
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS (ASPS)
- Breast Implant Task Force: 2003 to present
- Regulatory Evaluation Committee: Chair, 2001-2004
- Board of Directors (Member-at-Large): 2000-2002
- ASPS/PSEF Joint Outcomes Task Force, Research Subcommittee: 2002-2004
- Breast Subcommittee (Cosmetic and Reconstructive) of Scientific Program Committee: 2001-2002; Chair, 2002
- Team for Validated Informed Consent for Breast Implants: 2003
PLASTIC SURGERY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (the research arm of ASPS)
- National Breast Implant Registry - Director: 2000 to present
- Task Force on Emerging Trends - PSEF/ASERF: Chair, 2002 to present
- Spokesperson Network: 1995 to 2006
- Research Grants Committee: 1997-2004
Directed Research Committee: 2001-2004
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