Affiliations & Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Holy Cross Hospital, Imperial Point Medical Center, Broward General Medical Center, North Broward Medical Center

Society Memberships

American Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons
Broward County Society of Plastic Surgeons Secretary, 1990-1992

Vice President, 1992-1995 President, 1995-1997

Executive Council, 1998-2000
Florida Medical Association Broward County Medical Association Grievance Committee Member (elected position), 1997-2000
North American Branch of The Ibero-American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Ft. Lauderdale Surgical Society
Caducean Society of greater Ft. Lauderdale
Aesculapian Club of Harvard Medical School
Zedplast Stanford University Plastic Surgery Alumni

Offices Held

North Ridge Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL :
Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, Past Chief, 2000-2002
Chief of the Medical Staff, 1998-2000
Vice-Chief of the Medical Staff, 1996-1998
Secretary/Treasurer of the Medical Staff, 1994-1996
Chairman, Department of Surgery, 1992-1994
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, 1987-1990
Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, 1983-1985
Broward County Children's Medical Services(Branch of HRS which provides services for indigent children)
Cleft Palate and Plastic Surgery team, 1981-1998
Chairman, Cleft Palate and Plastic Surgery Team, 1986-1995
Interplast, Inc. ( a non-profit organization which provides free reconstructive surgery in developing countries)
Board of Directors, Interplast South, Inc.-Ft. Lauderdale, 1981-1999
Board of Directors, Interplast, Inc. - Palo Alto, CA, 1988-1993
President, Interplast South, Inc.-Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1989-1992
Clinica La Luz Del Mundo (Light of the World Clinic) Founding Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1994
President, 1993-1994 Treasurer, 1989-1993
Harvard Club of Broward County, Schools and Scholarships Committee, 1982-1997
Pine Crest School Fathers Club 1987-Present President 1996-1997
Vice President 1994-1995 Treasurer 1993-1994
Secretary 1992-1993
Pine Crest School Board of Advisors 1991-1995
South Florida Harvard Medical School Alumni Committee for Capital Fund-Raising Campaign 1990
Ft. Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Department-Youth Soccer League Head Coach on son's team, 1991-1998

Honors and Awards

Academic Honors: University of California Regent's Scholar California Governor Scholar (Chosen by Ronald Reagan)
Alumni Scholar Dean's Lists Honors and Awards: "Humanitarian of the Year" awarded by Hispanic Unity of Florida, Inc.
1990 Voted among the "Best Doctors in Florida" by fellow physicans
Listed in multiple National "Who's Who" lists and in Castle Connolly's List of "America's Top Doctors" as well as the Consumers' Research Council of America "Guide to America's Top Surgeons" "Diamante" Honoree (Outstanding Hispanics of South Florida) 2008