Dr. Stephen E. Small is a leading aesthetic authority serving Toms River, Stafford Township, and the entire Ocean County, New Jersey area. He performs a broad range of transformative cosmetic procedures for the skin, face, breasts, and body, delivering holistic, natural-looking results. As a board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Small specializes in cosmetic, laser and reconstructive plastic surgery. He hopes to enrich lives with plastic surgery by enhancing or restoring each person's natural beauty.
Dr. Small earned a Bachelor of Science degree with Distinction and Honors while being in the scholar's program at Penn State University. He then went on to earn his medical degree with honors at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). Dr. Small’s philosophy as a physician is to treat the whole person on the inside and out with a holistic approach, and this is reflected in his choice of medical training.
He completed a 5-year general surgery residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford.
Dr. Small achieved the highest score nationally for the surgical in-service exams multiple times while being recognized and awarded for clinical skill, research, and leadership.
Dr. Small went on to complete an intensive one-year burn and reconstructive surgery fellowship at New York Medical College, Valhalla. He furthered his training in plastic surgery with two additional years as a resident and chief resident in plastic surgery at Ohio University, South Pointe Hospital-Cleveland Clinic Health System.
