r. Truswell did his undergraduate studies at Hobart College earning a Bachelor of Science Degree with honors in Chemistry in 1968. He received his Doctor of Medicine in 1972 from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Following his general surgical training at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse, New York, Dr. Truswell took his residency in Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Connecticut Health Center from 1973 to 1976.

With a strong emphasis on facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in his residency and growing up in an artistic family, it was an obvious choice to for Dr. Truswell to develop a passion for cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery. Dr. Truswell received his board certification from the American Board of Otolaryngology in 1976 and American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 1991.

Dr. Truswell began his practice in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1976. His practice is limited to cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery. He developed the first office operating room in Western Massachusetts over twenty years ago and was the first to have an accredited private office surgical suite in the area.

Active for many years in the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Truswell currently serves on the Continuing Medical Education, Public Information, and Socioeconomic Affairs Committees. He is a member of the Founders’ Club of the AAFPRS. He is a founder and member of the Board of Directors of the Richard C. Webster New England Facial Plastic Surgery Society. A member of the Northeast Medical Associates, a multispecialty organization dedicated to interdisciplinary medical education, Dr. Truswell is on the Board of Directors and is the course director for its annual meeting for the Year 2000.