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Winston Salem, NC 27157Phone+1 336-716-4171- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Ivo A. Pestana, M.D., Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Wake Forest University, received his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He completed residency in general surgery at University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center and affiliated hospitals. During his general surgery training, he completed research fellowships in transplantation immunology and trauma medicine. Dr. Pestana joined the the Wake Forest Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from Duke University Medical Center, where he completed a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery. During his plastic surgery training, Dr. Pestana completed rotations in hand surgery and microsurgery at the University of Louisville and The Christine M. Kleinert Institute. Dr. Pestana is certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalFellowship, Plastic Surgery, 2007 - 2010
- U Louisville SOMHand and Microsurgery, 2008
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2007
- University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- NC State Medical License 2007 - 2024
- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Plastic SurgeryPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors in America Best Doctors, Inc.
- Fellow American Association of Plastic Surgeons, 2018
- Fellow American College of Surgeons, 2012
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Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPatient-Reported Abdominal Morbidity Following Abdomen-Based Breast Reconstruction.Jacob Maus, Pestana, I.> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2023 Dec 14
- Outcomes of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in the Ptotic and Non-Ptotic Breast with Staged-Immediate Reconstruction Timing and Pre-Pectoral, Direct-to-Implant Technique.Mary Duet, Ivo A Pestana> ;Cureus. 2023 Jul 1
- 6 citationsBreast Reconstruction and Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Technical Modifications and Their Outcomes Over Time at an Academic Breast Center.Ivo A. Pestana, V Morgan Jones, Christine Velazquez> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2021 Jun 1
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Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Wake Forest Baptist Health-Lexington Medical CenterLexington, North Carolina
- Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalGreensboro, North Carolina
- Atrium Wake Forest BaptistWinston Salem, North Carolina
External Links
- Wake Forest Baptist Health Profilehttps://www.wakehealth.edu/Providers/P/Ivo-A-Pestana
- Research Gate Profilehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ivo-Pestana
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