EDUCATIONAL COORDINATORS
Some of the best microsurgery and breast surgery specialists in the world
have teamed up to make our Postgraduate Diplomas programs.
CLAUDIO
ANGRIGIANI MD
President MARKO Foundation, Buenos Aires Argentina.
Member of the scientific committee GOLAM (latinoamerican group of oncoplastic surgery).
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Head and Neck Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction
Facial Palsy
Burn Sequelae Reconstruction
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Medical Doctor University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine
Rotating Internship Lutheran Medical Center Brooklyn New York USA
Surgical Resident Medical College of Ohio USA
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
University of El Salvador Buenos Aires
Microsurgery Fellow Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital. Tokyo Japan
Royal Melbourne Hospital- Melbourne Australia
Service Chirurgie Maxillofacial Hôpital Universitaire de Nancy. France
Hopsital Universitario de Ljubliana , Eslovenia
Hopsital Gea Gonzalez Mexico City. Mexico
Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery New York University Hospital
JIAN FARHADI MD,
PD FMH Plast
Past consultant and Director Department of Plastic Surgery at St Thomas’ Hospital London, UK.
Director Plastic Surgery Group Zurich, Switzerland
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Breast Reconstruction
Lower Limb Reconstruction
Perineal Reconstruction
MEDICAL EDUCATION
University of Basel, Switzerland
Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
Yale University, New Haven, USA
St Thomas’ Hospital London, UK
CRISTINA
GARUSI MD
Senior Vice Director Chirurgia Plastica at Instituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Breast reconstructive surgery
Supermicrosurgery (lymphedema)
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Università degli Studi di Verona
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
Università di Padova
Università di Milano
Canniesburn Hospital Glasgow
Instituto Europeo di Oncologia
STEFAN
HOFER MD
Chief Division of Plastic Surgery at the Departments of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto.
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Breast Reconstruction
Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma (Extremities, Trunk, Pelvic) Reconstruction
Facial and Head & Neck Reconstruction
Gynaecology and Urology Cancer Reconstruction
MEDICAL EDUCATION
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Bernard O’Brien Institute of Microsurgery at St. Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
MARCO
INNOCENTI MD
Professor in Plastic Surgery and Director of Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery at Rizzoli Institute, Italy
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Reconstruction of extremities
Microsurgical bone and soft tissue reconstruction
Hand surgery
Congenital
Pediatric microsurgery
Head and neck reconstruction
MEDICAL EDUCATION
University of Florence
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
University of Brescia Microsurgery Center
Louisville Hand and Microsurgery Centre (USA)
Chinese University Prince of Wales Hospital (Hong Kong)
FREDERIC
KOLB MD, PD
Chief of the Plastic Department of IUC San Diego, California
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Head and neck reconstruction
Skull base surgery
Breast oncology and reconstruction
Limb reconstruction
Oncologic dermatology
Bioengineering
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Medical School Bichat. Paris VII
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
Institut Gustave Roussy
NICOLAS
LEYMARIE MD, MSc
Consultant of Plastic Surgery at Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus Grand, Paris
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Head and neck reconstruction
Breast oncologic surgery Breast reconstruction
Limb reconstruction Dermatologic surgery
Soft tissue sarcoma
MEDICAL EDUCATION
University Denis Diderot, Paris
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus Grand Paris
JAUME
MASIÀ MD, PhD
Professor and Chief, Department of Plastic Surgery at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (UAB). Barcelona, Spain.
Chief of the Breast Reconstructive and Lymphedema Unit. Clinica Planas, Barcelona
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Breast reconstruction
Supermicrosurgery (lymphedema)
Genital reconstruction
Head and Neck reconstruction
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Universitat de Barcelona
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford University, UK
Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Hospital de la Vall d’Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
Institut Kaplan, Barcelona, Spain
Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK
GEMMA
PONS MD, PhD
Head of Microsurgery Unit. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Breast reconstruction
Supermicrosurgery (lymphedema)
Genital reconstruction
Head and Neck reconstruction
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Universitat de Barcelona
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Hospital de la Vall d’Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
Universitair Ziekenhuis, Ghent, Belgium
Charleston Memorial Hospital, Charleston, US
ERIC
SANTAMARIA MD
Professor in Reconstructive Microsurgery, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez and Instuto Nacional de Cancerologia
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Breast reconstruction
Head and Neck surgery
Limb reconstruction
Facial palsy
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Medical School. Anahuac University (Incorporated to the National University of Mexico. Mexico City)
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez General Hospital Mexico City
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. New York, N.Y
Microsurgery and Upper Extremity Clinical Fellowship. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Taipei, Taiwan
SINIKKA
SUOMINEN MD, PhD
Vice-Director and Adjunct Professor Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Breast reconstruction
Head and neck reconstruction
Genital reconstruction
Supermicrosurgery (lymphedema)
Facial Palsy
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Helsinki University
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
KOENRAAD
VAN LANDUYT MD, PhD
Associate Professor at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Breast reconstruction
Pediatric surgery
Lower limb reconstruction
Supermicrosurgery (lymphedema)
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Ghent University Hospital
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
Villain XIV Hospital, Maasmechelen&-Sint-Jacobus Hospital, Tongerem. Belgium
Ghent University Hospital
H.Hart Hospital, Oostende, Belgium
Dijkzigt Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Med. Höchschu-le Hannover, Germany
UNDERGRADUATE / POSTGRADUATE EDUCATIONAL COORDINATOR
CARMEN VEGA
MD, PhD
Consultant and associate profesor Plastic Surgery Department Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Head & Neck reconstruction
Limb reconstruction
Soft tissue sarcoma reconstruction
Oncologic dermatology
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Medical School – Oviedo University (Spain)
TRAINING IN PLASTIC SURGERY
University Hospital of Asturias (Spain)
INTERNATIONAL FACULTY
RMES faculty members are internationally recognised leaders in microsurgery and breast surgery.
They play an active role in the International surgery and microsurgery communities, serving as experts and speakers at major conferences and courses.
Joan Albanell MD, PhD
Hospital del Mar,
Barcelona – Spain
Robert Allen MD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Medical University of South Carolina, New York University – USA
Christoph Andree MD
Sana Kliniken Düsseldorf,
Düsseldorf – Germany
Juan Pablo Aracil MD, PhD
Consorcio Hospitalario provincial de Castellón, Spain
Sühan Ayhan MD
Gazi University faculty of Medicine,
Ankara – Turkey
Agustí Barnadas MD, PhD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Helena Bascuñana MD, PhD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Phillip Blondeel
Ghent University Hospital,
Ghent – Belgium
John Boorman BSc (Hons), MB, ChB, FRCS (Plast)
Queen Victoria Hospital,
East Grinstead – UK
M.E Buncamper MD
VU Medical Center,
Amsterdam – The Netherlands
Ming-Huei Cheng MD
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taiwan
Yener Demirtas
Lymphest Plastik Cerrahi Kliniği
İstanbul- Turkey
Jian Farhadi MD, PD, FMH Plast
Plastic Surgery Group,
Zurich – Switzerland
Manuel Fernández MD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Cristina Garusi MD
European Institute of Oncology,
Milan – Italy
Alexandru Georgescu MD, PhD
Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery – “Recovery Hospital”,
Cluj-Napoca – Romania
Mat Griffiths, BMedSci, MBBS, MD, FRCS(Plast)
Mid- Essex Hospitals NHS Trust,
Essex – UK
Moustapha Hamdi MD, PhD
Brussels University Hospital,
Brussels – Belguim
Stefan O.P. Hofer, MD, PhD, FRCS(C)
UHN Toronto General Hospital,
Toronto – Canada
Joon Pio Hong, MD, PhD, MMM
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Seoul – Korea
Marco Innocenti MD, PhD
Rizzoli Institute,
Bologna – Italy
Frederic Kolb MD, PhD
IUC San Diego
San Diego – California
Isao Koshima MD, PhD
Tokyo University Hospital,
Tokyo – Japan
Maija Kolehmainen MD
Helsinki Univ. Hospital,
Helsinki – Finland
Hannu Kuokkanen MD, PhD
Tampere University hospital,
Tampere – Finland
Laurent Lantieri MD, PhD
Henri Mondor Hospital,
Creteil – France
Xavier León MD, PhD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Nicolas Leymarie, MD, MSc
Institut Gustave Roussy,
Paris – France
Manel Llusà MD, PhD
Hospital Vall d’Hebrón,
Barcelona – Spain
Susana López MD, PhD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Jaume Masià MD, PhD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Joan Carles Monllau MD, PhD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Stan Monstrey MD, PhD
Ghent Univ. Hospital,
Ghent – Belgium
Antonio Moral MD, PhD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Alex Muset MD, PhD
Hospital de Sant Joan de Déu,
Esplugues de Llobregat – Spain
Peter Neligan MB, FRCS(I), FRCSC, FACS
Center for Reconstructive Surgery at University of Washington, Seattle – USA
Milomir Ninkovic MD, PhD
Hospital Bogenhausen,
Munich-Germany
Alex Nistor MD
Pius Branzeu Center,
Timisoara – Romania
Stefano Pompei MD, PhD
San Pertini Hospital,
Roma-Italy
Gemma Pons MD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Ma Angeles Pardo MD
Clínica Asepeyo,
Sant Cugat – Spain
López Pousa MD, PhD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Lucian P. Jiga, MD, PhD
Evangelisches Krankenhaus, European Medical School.
Oldenburg – Germany
Miquel Quer MD, PhD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Venkat Ramakrishnan, MS, FRCS (eng), FRACS (Plastic Surgery)
Mid- Essex Hospitals NHS Trust,
Essex – UK
Arup Ray MB BS, MS (Gen Surg), FRCS (Ed) , FRCS (Glas), FRCS (Plast)
Glasgow Hospital,
Glasgow – UK
Eduard Ruiz- Castañé MD
Fundació Puigvert,
Barcelona – Spain
S. Raja Sabaphathy MS (Gen) M Ch (Plastic) FRCS (Edin) MAMS
Ganga Hospital,
Coimbatore – India
Eric Santamaria MD
Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez”,
Mexico City- Mexico
Giorgio de Santis MD
University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena – Italy
Joaquim Sarquella MD
Fundació Puigvert,
Barcelona – Spain
Dirk J. Schaefer MD, PhD
University Hospital Basel,
Basel – Switzerland
Sinikka Suominen MD, PhD
Helsinki Univ. Hospital,
Helsinki – Finland
Jin Sup Eom, MD, PhD
Asan Medical Center,
Seoul-Korea
T.C. Teo MD Hons, FRCS Ed, FRCS Plast
Queen Victoria Hospital,
East Grinstead – UK
Pierluigi Tos MD
Gruppo Interdivisionale di Microchirurgia dell’Azienda Ospedaliera C.T.O, Torino – Italy
Erkki Tukiainen MD, PhD
Töölö Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki – Finland
Koenraad Van Landuyt MD, PhD
Ghent Univ. Hospital,
Ghent – Belgium
Carmen Vega MD
Hospital de Sant Pau,
Barcelona – Spain
Jyrji Vuola MD, PhD
Helsinki University Hospital
Helsinki – Finland
Juan Carlos Zambrano Bürgl, MD, MsC
Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Bogotá – Colombia
