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Office
Constructive Surgery Associates
1330 Coral Way, Suite 306
Miami, FL 33145Phone+1 786-627-4601Fax+1 844-269-6895- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Christopher J. Salgado, MD is a graduate of Boston University where he obtained a Bachelors in Anatomy and Physiology and subsequently completed medical school at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. where he remained for General Surgery training. He then went on to the University of Rochester in N.Y. for Plastic Surgery training and spent a year in Taiwan for a fellowship in Microsurgery. He served in the U.S. Army for four years as a reconstructive surgeon and then remained in academic practice for the next 19 years. He was a Full Professor in Plastic Surgery, has over 120 papers in the peer-reviewed literature, has edited three books and has written multiple book chapters. Although he is an expert in limb salvage and with the treatment of complex non-healing wounds, he has dedicated the last ten years of his life to the study of genital surgery procedures and Transgender Surgery.
Education & Training
- Taiwan Chang Gung and E-Da Hospital Fellowship, Microsurgery , 2004 - 2005
- University of RochesterResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1998 - 2000
- MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 1998
- Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1995
- Boston UniversityBS, Applied Anatomy and Physiology, 1986 - 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2005 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2008 - 2012
- NJ State Medical License 2005 - 2009
- NY State Medical License 1999 - 2009
- VA State Medical License 2004 - 2008
- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Elected to American Association of Plastic Surgeons 2011
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Clinical Trials
- A Pilot RCT of Veraflo With Prontosan vs VAC in Wounds Requiring Operative Debridement Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Vaginal and reproductive organ preservation in trans men undergoing gender-affirming phalloplasty: technical considerations.Christopher J Salgado, Maria J Lalama, Yu, K., Kerstin Yu> ;Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2021 Dec 1
- 13 citationsThe impact of negative-pressure wound therapy with instillation on wounds requiring operative debridement: Pilot randomised, controlled trial.Paul J. Kim, Lawrence A. Lavery, Robert D. Galiano, Christopher J. Salgado, Dennis P. Orgill, Stephen J. Kovach, Brent Bernstein, Christopher E. Attinger> ;International Wound Journal. 2020 Oct 1
- Surgical creation of microphallus for cis-gender female desire for intersex condition.Christopher J. Salgado, Maria Lalama, Genesis Navas> ;Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2020 Aug 1
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Journal Articles
- Guidelines for the Standardization of Genital PhotographyJoumblat NR, Chim J, Aguirre Sanchez PG, Bedolla E,�Salgado CJ, Aesthet Surg J, 1/14/2018
- Primary Sigmoid Vaginoplasty in Transwomen: Technique and OutcomesSalgado CJ, Nugent A, Kuhn J, Janette M, Bahna H, Biomed Res Int, 1/10/2018
- Gender Affirmation SurgerySelvaggi, G., Salgado, C.J., Monstrey, S., and Djordevic, M., Biomed Res Int, 1/5/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Female to Male Top SurgeryAustin, TX - 1/1/2018
- Gender Affirmation Bottom Surgery Instructional CourseAustin, TX - 1/1/2018
- Pearls from the MastersAustin, TX - 1/1/2018
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Press Mentions
- Miami Surgeon Says He Quit After Transgender Advocates Complained About His InstagramMarch 16th, 2019
- Florida Surgeon Resigns over Instagram Photos of Transgender Patients’ GenitalsMarch 15th, 2019
- 'I Am Jazz' Surgeon Fired After Posting Patients' Genitals on Instagram AccountMarch 14th, 2019
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Committees
- Member, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2004 - 2020
- Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2000 - 2019
Professional Memberships
- American Association of Plastic SurgeonsMember
Other Languages
- Portuguese, Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Coral Gables HospitalMiami, Florida
External Links
- Websitehttp://constructivesurgery.org
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