0000-0001-6272-4213 About
Ivo A. Pestana, MD, FACS, FAAPS, Professor of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, received his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed general surgery at University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Pestana completed a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. After completion of his residencies, Dr. Louis Argenta and Dr. Malcolm Marks recruited Dr. Pestana to develop the microvascular surgery unit and advance the breast reconstruction practice at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. After tremendous success in this endeavor, Dr. Pestana joined the Eugene M. and Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute in Boca Raton, Florida to head plastic and reconstructive surgery services for the Baptist Health South Florida North Group. He specializes in general plastic surgery, complex reconstructive procedures and microneurovascular surgery. His clinical interests include reconstructive and cosmetic breast and body surgery.
Disciplines
Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Skills and expertise
Clinical Research, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Clinical Studies, Clinical Data Management, Patient Safety, Outcome Studies
Languages
English, Spanish
Employment
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Boca Raton Regional Hospital Professor of Surgery2024 - Present
Education
Education history is unavailable.
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (35)
- Patient-Reported Abdominal Morbidity Following Abdomen-Based Breast Reconstruction Save
- Outcomes of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in the Ptotic and Non-Ptotic Breast with Staged-Immediate Reconstruction Timing and Pre-Pectoral, Direct-to-Implant Technique. Save
- Assessment of Flap Viability for Complex Transmetatarsal Amputation Using Indocyanine Green Fluorescent Angiography: A Case Study. Save
- Post-breast Reduction Pyoderma Gangrenosum Managed With Gender-Affirming Top Surgery. Save
- Breast Reconstruction Completion in the Obese: Does Reconstruction Technique Make a Difference in Its Achievement? Save
- Breast Reconstruction and Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Technical Modifications and Their Outcomes Over Time at an Academic Breast Center. Save
- Dermal Regeneration Template and Staged Skin Grafting for Extirpative Scalp Wound Reconstruction: A 14-Year Experience. Save
- Degloving Soft Tissue Injuries of the Extremity: Characterization, Categorization, Outcomes, and Management. Save
- The Lateral Breast Flap Sling: A Novel Technique for the Revision of Autologous Breast Reconstructions. Save
- Patient-Guided Breast Reconstruction Education. Save