Houston Plastic Surgeon Dr Fortes' Credentials

The Aesthetic Center For Plastic Surgery, LLP

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

• The American Board of Plastic Surgery
• The American Board of Surgery
• General Surgery

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

• Plastic Surgery
• Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago
• General Surgery
• Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
• Doctor of Medicine
• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry
• Rice University, Houston, Texas

PROFESSIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

• Top Doctor in Plastic Surgery in Houston
• Alpha Omega Alpha Member
• Honors Evaluation (9 Medical School Courses)
• Merit Attendance
• Western Surgical Association Meeting, San Antonio, Texas
• Merit Award
• In-Service Exam in Plastic Surgery: Top score Nationwide
• Certification in CO2 Laser Surgery
• Erbium Laser Surgery
• Alexaudrite Laser

PREMEDICAL EDUCATION

• Rice University, Houston, TX
• Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry
• Graduate, Magna cum laude
• Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

MEDICAL EDUCATION

• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
• Doctor of Medicine 1986-1990
• Graduated with honors; member Alpha Omega Alpha
• Honor Society

INTERNSHIP

• Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 1990-1991

RESIDENCY

• Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 1991-1995
• Chief Resident in General Surgery, 1995

PROCESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
• Fellow, International College of Surgeons (FICS)
• Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS)

FELLOWSHIP

• McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1995-1998 Chief Resident in
  Plastic Surgery, 1998

MEDICAL LICENSURE

• 1990 Texas

MEDICAL HONORS

• Honors Evaluations: 9 Courses in Medical School Merit Attendance: Western Surgical Association Meeting San Antonio, TX, 1992
• Merit Award: Highest Score, In-Service Examination, 1993

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Biomechanical Characteristic of the MITEK Anchors, for Facial Reconstruction, 1995
• In-Vivo Effects of Tamoxifen on Fibrous Dysplasia in Nude Mice,
  1992-1993

HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES

• St. Luke's Episcopal, Memorial Hospital, SW Memorial City, Memorial Hermann-Fort Bend Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Memorial City,Methodist Hospital, Methodist Sugarland, Oprex Surgery Center, Park Plaza Hospital, Spring Branch Medical Center
  Methodist Hospital

PRESENTATIONS, ABSTRACTS AND PUBLICATIONS

• Chapter: Ear Reconstruction, Plastic Surgery Secrets, 1998
• Aesthetic Surgery of the Facial Skeleton
  NMH Grand Rounds, 1997
• Modifying Expanded Flap Design: A Change in Thinking Based on 15-Year Experience with Pediatric Tissue Expansion
  Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons 37th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, 1997
• Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity NMH Grand Rounds, 1997
• Eyelid Reconstruction NMH Grand Rounds, 1996
• Lower Extremity Reconstruction NMH Grand Rounds, 1996
• Chemical Peels, Laser and Injectables NMH Grand Rounds, 1996
• Microsurgery Principles NMH Grand Rounds, 1995
• Surgical Aspects of Melanoma BUMC Grand Rounds, 1994
• Wound Healing BUMC Grand Rounds, 1993

PERSONAL

• Fluent in Spanish