Background & Specialties

Board Certification

Diplomate, The American Board of Plastic Surgery 2003
BLS Certification 2011

Professional Background

P R O F E S S I O N A L
Private Solo Practice,
Michael Diaz, MD PA
Miami, FL and Melbourne, FL 2001- present

M E D I C A L  E D U C A T I O N
University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Doctor of Medicine 1991-1995
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 1995
Golden Scalpel Award 1991

R E S I D E N C Y / F E L L O W S H I P S
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship July 1999 - June 2001
University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Miami, Florida
General Surgery June 1995 - June 1998

S P E C I A L I Z E D  T R A I N I N G
Lenox Hill Hospital
Manhattan, New York
Cosmetic Surgery Fall 2000
University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Miami, Florida
Microsurgery/Hand Surgery-Clinical Fellowship July 1998 - June 1999

P R O F E S S I O N A L  A F F I L I A T I O N S
Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Member, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Member, Brevard Medical Society
Past Member, Greater Miami Society of Plastic Surgeons
Past Medical Director, Sona Med Spa
Past Member, Dade County Medical Association

S P E C I A L T Y  C O U R S E S
LifeCell Bioskills Lab November 2009
Allergan Academy: Evolving Role of Textured Implants
In Breast Surgery October 2009
LifeCell Breast Augmentation Revision Surgeons Forum October 2009
Advanced Use Preceptorship Training Program,
Radiesse Medical Education Faculty October 2007
Clinical Advanced Training in Aesthetic Medicine, Alma University September 2007
The 23rd Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium March 2006
Stanford Plastic Surgery Review Course October 2003
Minimally Invasive Approaches for Today’s Aesthetic Patient June 2003
PSEF Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery September 2001
Current Concepts in Cutaneous Laser Surgery October 2000
Basic Maxillofacial Principles and Techniques
For Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons August 2000
University of Miami Microsurgical Training Course April 1998

Teaching Appointments

Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Orlando, FL
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Florida International University College of Medicine
Miami, Fl

Publications and Presentations

P U B L I C A T I O N S
Diaz, M. “Reconstructing the Soul.” Editorial, Space Coast Living. October 2010
Diaz, M. “The Summer Makeover.” Florida Today’s Health and Medicine Insert. July 2010
Diaz, M. “Not All Surgeries are Created Equal.” Florida Today’s Health and Medicine Insert.
March 2010
Michael Diaz, MD
Diaz, M. “With Abdominal Rejuvenation, Liposculpture or Tummy Tuck, Ring in 2010 With a
New You.” Florida Today’s Health and Medicine Insert. December 2009
Diaz, M. “With Abdominal Rejuvenation, Liposculpture or Tummy Tuck, Ring in the Summer
With a New You.” Florida Today’s Health and Medicine Insert. July 2009
Ko, F., Diaz, M., Smith, P., Emerson, E., Kim, Y.J., Krizek, T.J., Robson, M.C. “The Toxicity of
Capsaicin to Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts.” Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation.
19(5):409-13, 1998 Sep-Oct.
Ginzburg, E., Shatz, D., Lynn, M., Pombo, H., Diaz, M., Martin, L., Livingstone, A., Khan, M.F.,
Nery, J., Tzakis, A. “The Role of Liver Transplantation in Trauma Patients.”
American Surgeon. 64(4):363-4, 1998 Apr.

P R E S E N T A T I O N S
Speaker, “Everything You Wanted to Know About Breast Cancer But Were Afraid to Ask”.
Breast Friends of Florida and Calvary Baptist Church. October 2010.
Guest lecturer, Weusthoff Hospital Bariatric Surgery Support Group. July 2010
Instructor, Human Anatomy, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, October, 2009-
10
Speaker, “Advances and Innovations in Breast Reconstruction”, Holmes Regional Cancer Care
Program, May 2009
Speaker, “The Liquid Facelift: Non-Surgical Alternatives for Rejuvenation of the Aging Face”
Coral Gables, Florida January 2008
Invited Guest, Health, Life and Community, WDNA 88.9 FM, October 2006
Invited Consultant, Women’s Health Day. Baptist Hospital, January 2005, 2006.
Guest lecturer, South Miami Hospital Bariatric Surgery Support Group. February 2005, October
2002
Guest lecturer, Mercy Hospital Bariatric Surgery Support Group. April 2003
Guest lecturer, Homestead Hospital Bariatric Surgery Support Group. January 2003
CNN en Español. Consulta Medica. Invited commentator, Safety in cosmetic surgery segment.
July 2001.
Diaz, M, Dunn, R., “Tap Flap: Anatomic Basis and Results of Tibial Artery Perforator Flaps.”
Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgeons in Laconia, New Hampshire, June 2000.
National Youth Leadership Foundation. Guest lecturer. Held at Babson College, Wellesley,
Massachusetts, Spring 2000.
Diaz, M., Dunn, R.M., Chad, D. “Nerve Decompression in Polyneuropathy: Evaluation, Surgical
Management, and Outcome.” Presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the New England Hand
Society in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, December 1999.
Ko, F., Diaz, M., Smith, P., Emerson, E., Kim, Y.J., Krizek, T.J., Robson, M.C. “The Toxicity of
Capsaicin to Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts.” Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation.
19(5):409-13, 1998 Sep-Oct.
Ginzburg, E., Shatz, D., Lynn, M., Pombo, H., Diaz, M., Martin, L., Livingstone, A., Khan, M.F.,
Nery, J., Tzakis, A. “The Role of Liver Transplantation in Trauma Patients.”
American Surgeon. 64(4):363-4, 1998 Apr.

Hobbies and Interests

V O L U N T E E R   M I S S I O N S
Miami Surgical Team Leader, Kwasay Wasi Clinic
Coyo, Peru June 2008
Volunteer Surgeon, C.H.A.N.G.E.
Salcedo, Ecuador February 2007
Volunteer Surgeon, C.H.A.N.G.E.
Salinas, Ecuador March 2001