Graduate of Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara 1974 with Doctor of Medical & Surgery Degree
Graduate of Rutgers University Fifth Pathway at Morristown Memorial Hospital, New York, 1974, serving clinical training in medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics and psychiatry
Surgical Internship 1975-1976, Nassau County Medical Center, New York, successful completion of surgical service
General surgical residency 1976-1980, Nassau County Medical Center, New York. Appointed as Administrative Chief Surgical Resident 1979-1980. Residency included: Surgical Specialties of Urology, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Emergency Room, Burn Unit and Surgical Research
Graduate 1982 Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, New York City, completing two years of Plastic Surgery Residency
Intensive microsurgical training microvascular laboratory under the direction of Berish Strauch, M.D., consisting of cutaneous, myocutaneous, osteo-myo-cutaneous and free flaps. Laboratory experience of ongoing research in new techniques and principals of microsurgery
Didactic training in Congenital and Acquired Facial Malformations; including the Pediatric, Psychiatric, Neurosurgical, Dental, Genetic and Endoscopic workups of the patient with craniofacial abnormalities
Personal Microsurgical Experience includes the following: Acute and Chronic distal soft tissue transfer (free flap). Head-Neck reconstruction with myocutaneous and osteo-myo-cutaneous distant soft tissue transfer (free flap)
General Plastic Surgery experience: Cosmetic, Reconstructive, Hand, Craniofacial, Microvascular, Liposuction and Laser
Memberships: National Organizations
American Association of Hand Surgery
American Board of Plastic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
F.A.C.S. – Fellow American College of Surgeons
Lipolysis Society of North America
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
Southeast Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Local Organizations
Florida Medical Association
Florida Physicians Association
Florida PlastiPac, Inc.
Florida Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Hillsborough County Medical Association
Tampa Bay Society of Plastic Surgeons
Hospital Affiliations:
Chief of Plastic Surgery, University Community Hospital – Fletcher
Chief of Plastic Surgery, University Community Hospital – Carrollwood
Past President of the Tampa Bay Plastic Surgery Society
Clinical Assistant Professor, USF Dept. of Surgery, College of Medicine
