Surgery and Transplantation

Gianluigi Lago, MD, graduated from University of Padova (Italy). During medical school he developed interest in Plastic Surgery and before graduation he participated in several research projects, especially in the field of tissue bioengineering. After his graduation he moved to the USA, where he worked as research fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Later he returned to his home country and started his residency program in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Parma, Italy.

Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery

Juan A. Mira is a Plastic Surgeon since 1975 from Valencia, Spain. With more than 200 international diplomas in Cosmetic Surgery, among them those of the Universities of New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Lausanne, he published in 1981 his first work on "Mamaplastia aumentativa via transareoar inferior: 100 casos" (Revista Plástica Cirugía Iberolatinoamericana), in 2003 his revolutionary innovation in breast prostheses "Anatomic Asymmetric Prosthesis: shaping the breast" (Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) and in 2010 his "Anatomic Bilateral Contour Mammary Prosthesis: ABC” (20th Congress of the ISAPS Surgery in San Francisco).

Plastic surgery

Head of Vascular Surgery at the Charité. Approval and start of specialist training in surgery 1988. After specialist examination in surgery 1994 Continuation of training in the field of vascular surgery, first at the venous center Malente (Mühlenberg Clinic), then at the 2nd University Clinic Cologne. Vascular surgery examination in 1996, beginning of independent clinical work as senior physician and head of the Department of Vascular Surgery at the Gransee Hospital. During this time he turned to cathederal medicine, study in the USA (Stanford University) and in the Heart Center Berlin - Buch. Working in private practice since 1997

Vascular Surgery

Dr. David Crawford, a native of Indiana, received his undergraduate degree from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana. He received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky. He completed a Surgical Internship and General Surgery Residency at the Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania. Dr. Crawford completed a Minimal Invasive Surgery Fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Crawford is board certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He is Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery and Chief, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Dr. Crawford is Co-Creator and Co-Director of the Basic Laparoscopic Skills Course, the Advanced Laparoscopic Skills Course and the Intro to Robotic Surgical Skills Course for the General Surgery Residency. He is the 2008 recipient of the UICOMP ‘Outstanding Teaching Award’ and the 2006 resident elected UICOMP Dept of Surgery ‘Faculty Teaching Award’. 2001-present, he is on the Board of Directors, WD Boyce Council, Boy Scouts of America

General Surgery, Laproscopic Surgery, Robotic Surgery

Prof. Edoardo Raposio, MD, PhD, graduated at the University of Genoa, is specialized in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and in Hand Surgery. He has obtained a PhD at the University of Tromso, Norway, and is currently the Director of the Chair and Residency Program in Plastic Surgery at the University of Parma, Italy. During his academic career, he gained international experience as visiting professor in several Plastic Surgery Departments, both in Europe and USA. His clinical activities are mainly focused on the surgical treatment of migraine headache and primary hyperhidrosis with minimally invasive techniques.

Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Tsoraides obtained his medical degree and MPH degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP). After completing his residency at UICOMP where he was also administrative chief, he went on to complete a fellowship in Colorectal Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He is currently an Associate Professor in clinical surgery, Residency Program Director

Clinical Surgery