Dr. Joseph Russo is a Board Certified, Harvard-trained Plastic Surgeon who has been in private practice in Newton Centre since 1991.
 He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.), a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (A.S.P.S.), a member of the New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (N.E.S.P.R.S) and a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Russo received his Medical Degree from the University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine and went on to do his General Surgery Residency at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School. He completed his Plastic Surgery Residence at the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School. He offers state-of-the-art cosmetic procedures and the latest in skin care treatments. He is also one of the most recognized leaders in the field of laser hair removal. Dr. Russo performs consultations, injectables and small surgeries right out of his Newton Centre office as well as cosmetic surgery at Milton Hospital. Dr. Russo teaches classes at the Catherine Hinds Institute of Aesthetics in Woburn, MA and is the Medical Director for several area spas and salons. Dr. Russo also has a large group of nurse injectors that work as independent employees under his direction.  

The doctor is the founder of the Aesthetic Institute of Massachusetts, a school to educate nurses on aesthetic injectables.