Dr. Miguel Ángel Rivera Mendoza

I am a Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgeon and a fellow in Hand Surgery and Microsurgical Reconstruction. I am capable of addressing the most common medical conditions in the general population within aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, across outpatient consultation, emergency services, and hospitalization. I approach cases from an ethical perspective, based on continuous study of medical literature and institutional protocols, strongly supported by my personal experience. This allows me to manage patient circumstances and their environment appropriately, with social awareness and spirit, both individually and for the community at large. Additionally, I possess leadership and teamwork skills. I enjoy research and have 2 articles in the process of being published in international journals. I understand and express myself fluently in English and Portuguese. I am an applicant Plastic Surgeon for the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery and a Member of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand.   Subspecialty – Fellowship: Ganga Hospital - Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery. Address: 313, Metupalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu – India. Title: Fellow in Hand Surgery, Brachial Plexus, and Microvascular Reconstruction. Year: 2012 Elective Rotation: UW Medical Center, University Of Washington. Address: 1959 NE Pacific St. Seattle – WA. Microvascular Breast Reconstruction. Year: 2012 Postgraduate: Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud - Hospital de San José. Address: Carrera 18 Calle 10 – Bogotá D.C. Title: Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery. Start: February 2008 End: February 2012 Undergraduate: Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud - Hospital de San José. Address: Carrera 18 Calle 10 - Bogotá D.C. Title: Physician and Surgeon. Start: 2000 End: 2005

Foreign Languages: Colombo-American Institute and Ibraco Institute. Languages: English and Portuguese. Proficient in spoken and written language.

Memberships – Scientific Societies:

2. Applicant Member - Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery. 3. Applicant Member - Colombian Association of Hand Surgery. 4. Active Member - World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. 4. Active Member - Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand.   2014 Update Course on Advanced Solutions in Hand Surgery, Osteomed, March 10, 2014, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

2013 XXIX National Congress of the Colombian Association of Hand Surgery. Pereira Convention Center. August 22-24, 2013. 20 hours. World Congress 2013, July 11-14, 2013, Chicago, IL, USA. World Society For Reconstructive Microsurgery. 8th Bolivarian Congress of Plastic Surgery of FILACP and 34th National Congress of the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery. Santa Marta Convention Center. April 17-20, 2013. 32 hours. Attendee. 2012 47th Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. Apsicon 2012, November 2012, K.G. Medical University, Lucknow. 18 credits. ISAPS CONGRESS. Course in Microsurgery, Ganga Microsurgery Training Institute, Department of Plastic Surgery, Ganga Hospital Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, August 2012. Management of Severely Injured Limbs. Ganga Hospital Auditorium, July 2012. 20 hours. The 9th Congress of the Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (APFSSH) and The 5th Congress of the Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Hand Therapists (APFSHT), Bali, Indonesia, October 2012. 30 hours.

2011 Annual Meeting of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Boston, Massachusetts, May 6-11, 2011. 19 Credits. XXXIII National Congress of the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery. Pereira Convention Center. May 31 - June 4, 2011. 32 hours. Speaker. AO CMF Advanced Symposium in Microsurgery. Hotel Las Américas Cartagena, August 25-27, 2011. 30 hours. AO CMF. AO CMF Basic Principles Course in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery. ABS Medical Center, Bogotá, Colombia. October 19-21, 2011. 18 hours. II Forum of Breast Experts, FILACP Breast Reconstruction Chapter. November 26, 2011. 8 hours, Bogotá. 2010 Congress "The Last Frontier in Obesity Management: Bariatric and Post-Bariatric Surgery." Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery, Central Section. Bogotá, March 11-13, 2010. 20 hours. First Symposium on the State of the Art in Advanced Nasal Reconstruction. National Cancer Institute. Bogotá, April 20-21, 2010. 14 hours. XVIII Congress of the Ibero-Latin American Federation of Plastic Surgery, June 1-4, 2010; Panama, Republic of Panama. Cartilage Carving Workshop on Bovine Model for Auricular Reconstruction for Residents. Universidad El Bosque, Postgraduate in Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery. Bogotá, August 2010. Hours. AOCMF Orbital Reconstruction Seminar. AO Foundation. Bogotá, August 5-6, 2010. 14 hours. AO Biomaterials Seminar. AO Foundation. Bogotá, September 11, 2010. 8 hours. XXXIII National Congress of Plastic Surgery. Colombian Society of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. Cali, September 2010. AO Traumatized Hand Seminar for Residents. AO Foundation. Bogotá, November 2010. 2008 XI International Course on Aesthetic Surgery. Colombian Society of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery. Bogotá, April 2-5, 2008. 2007 District Health Secretariat, Emergency Regulatory Center, Mass First Responder Course for Medical Emergency Systems, Bogotá, November 17, 2007. 8 hours. BLS and ACLS Provider Course, Bogotá – Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Hospital Universitario de San José. February 2007, approved by the American Heart Association and InterAmerican Heart Association. 2005 Course on Ischemia – Myocardial Injury and Necrosis, Basic Electrocardiography, and Cardiac Arrhythmias, Universidad Del Bosque. Bogotá, December 10, 2005. 8 hours.     Publications I. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Associated with Sphenoid Sinus and Sphenoid Bone Fractures, Statistics and Association. Plastic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitario de San José. Work in process of publication in the Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery AO Foundation. Authors: Dr. Jorge Cantini, Dr. Miguel Angel Rivera, Dr. Viviana Gómez. II. Late Salvage Free Gracilis Flap, Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, in process of publication. Authors: Dr. Raja Sabapathy, Dr. Hari Venkatramani, Dr. Miguel Angel Rivera.   Work Experience Hand Surgeon, Police Hospital, Police Health Directorate, Level IV Complexity. Bogotá - Colombia, December 2013 to Present. Fellow in Hand and Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Plastic Surgery, Hand, and Microsurgery Service, 2012. Assistant Plastic Surgeon, University of Washington, Plastic Surgery Service, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, 2012. Plastic Surgery Resident, Bogotá, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Hospital de San José, Bogotá – Colombia. February 2008 – February 2012. Second Level of Complexity, Bogotá Health Secretariat – Colombia, March 2007 – December 2007. Mandatory Social Service, Colombian National Army, Health Battalion, Manizales - Caldas, Colombia. February 2006 – February 2007.