Professor Pitanguy began his studies at the School of Medicine of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (a state in Brazil) and received his degree from the then University of Brazil, which is now the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. His training was extended an additional six years, through internships and courses in the United States and in Europe.
Granted a scholarship from the Institute of International Education, Ivo Pitanguy went to study under Dr. John Longacre’s in the Plastic Surgery Department at Bethesda Hospital, in Cincinatti, and became a foreign assistant surgeon. Afterwards, he was a visiting fellow at the Mayo Clinic, in Minnesota; and in the Plastic Surgery Department headed by Dr. John Marquis Converse, in New York. In Europe, he was a visiting fellow in several Plastic Surgery Practices, among which are:
Hand Surgery Service, at the Clinique de la Montagne, under Prof. Marc Iselin; at the Hôpital Americain, in Paris, of the Professors C. Dufourmentel and R. Mouly; The Plastic Surgery Department of the Hôpital Saint Louis, France, headed by Prof. Paul Tessier; the Plastic Surgery Department of the Hôpital Foche, in Suresnes, France, headed by Sir Harold Gilles; the Plastic Surgery Department of Park Prewet Hospital, Basingstoke and Rooksdownhouse Hospital, in London, under Sir Archibald McIndoe; the Plastic Surgery Department of the Queen Victoria Hospital, in East Grinstead, England, under Prof. Kilner; the Plastic Surgery Department of the Royal Orthopedics Hospital, in Derbyshire, England; and the Plastic Surgery Department of Churchill Hospital, in London, headed by Prof. Pulvertaft.
He returned to Brazil and founded the first Hand Surgery Clinic in the country, at the 19th Infirmary of Santa Casa de Misericórdia hospital in Rio de Janeiro. This Service was moved to the 8th Infirmary and later, the 38th Infirmary of Santa Casa de Misericórdia hospital, where Professor Ivo Pitanguy became the head of the Plastic Surgery Department. He headed the Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Unit at Souza Aguiar Hospital in Rio de Janeiro. He was appointed Head Professor of the Plastic Surgery Department of the Pontific Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, was the head of the Burn Unit at Pedro Ernesto Hospital and founded the Ivo Pitanguy Clinic.
Under his guidance at the Ivo Pitanguy Clinic and Santa Casa de Misericórdia hospital of Rio de Janeiro, in the Postgraduate Plastic Surgery Program, Dr. Pitanguy has trained approximately 500 plastic surgeons in over 40 countries. Professor Pitanguy was the creator, organizer and Head of the Burn Ward at Antônio Pedro Hospital, which was established as a result of the tragic fire at the Grand American Circus, in Niterói (Rio de Janeiro).
He organized and gave numerous courses on Plastic Surgery in Brazil and abroad, a few of which are: the 1st Course of Hand Surgery; 1st Extra University Course in Plastic Surgery of University of Brazil; and the Theoretical and Practical Courses on Rhinoplasties, both at Ivo Pitanguy Clinic.
He organized the 1st Plastic Surgery Course of the National Academy of Medicine (1979); he was the director and organizer of the Summer Courses of the Universidade Complutense de Madrid (1990/1991) and of the Plastic Surgery Course of the XXVIII World Congress of the International College of Surgeons (1990). He presented several surgery demonstrations at meetings, seminars, symposiums and international congresses.
Professor Ivo Pitanguy is a Senior Member:
-of the National Academy of Medicine and
-of the Brazilian College of Surgeons.
Meritorious Member of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery.
Founding Member:
- of the American Trauma Society and- of the Brazilian Society of Hand Surgery.
Honorary Member:
- of the International College of Surgeons;
- of the Brazilian Association of Medicine;
- of the Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of South Africa;
- of the Brazilian Society of Mastology;
- of the Associación Medica de Argentina and
- of the Sociétá Medica di Bologna, associated to the University of Bologna, Italy.
He is a Corresponding member of the following Societies:
- Société Française de Chirurgie Plastique et Reconstrutive;
- American College of Surgeons;
- Internacional Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery;
- Royal Society of Medicine;
- British Association of Plastic Surgeons;
- German Society of Aesthetic Medicine;
- American Society of Plastic Surgery and
- American Society of Facial and Reconstrutive Surgery
He was a guest professor in several institutions, hospitals, universities and associations of Plastic Surgery in several Countries, among which are:
- Maison Départamentale de Nanterre, invited by Prof. Marc Iselin, Paris;
- University of Brussels, invited by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization);
- New York University, at the invitation of Prof. Converse;
- Imperial Welfare Organization Hospitals, at the invitation of Her Imperial Highness, Princess Farah Diba, Tehran, Iran;
- University of Istanbul, invited by the Ministry of Health of Istanbul, Turkey;
- King Hussein Medical Center, invited by His Highness King Hussein of Jordania;
- Ministry of Health of Kuwait, invited by the government of Kuwait;
- Association d´Aide aux Paralysés du Sud du Maroc, Morocco;
- Martedi di San Domenico, invited by Centro San Domenico, Bologna, Italy;
- The University of Witwaterrand Baragwanath Hospital, in Johannesburg, South Africa, invited by the Department of Plastic Surgery of the Group of Teaching Hospitals;
- Freien Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany, invited by Prof. Naumann;
- University of Tokyo, invited by the Japanese Society of Plastic Surgery;
- British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, of London, invited by the British Society of Plastic and Reconstrutive Surgery;
- Cultural and Scientific Mission of the People´s Republic of China, Beijing, China;
- Monaco-USA Association, Monte Carlo, Monaco, invited by His Highness Prince Rainier;
- Westeinde Hospital, invited by the Dutch Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, The Hague, The Netherlands.
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IVO PITANGUI CLINIC - HEALTH AND BEAUTY CENTER
Created to attend patients of the Ivo Pitanguy Clinic with regard to pre and post-operative care, the Health and Beauty Center is also intended for those who wish to care for their health and beauty on a preventive basis. A multidisciplinary team, which consists in a nutritionist a dermatologist, surgeons and estheticians, and the latest, most effective treatments for the face and body are available to Plastic Surgery patients and non-patients.Our service is based on the wellness philosophy. More than just a trend, wellness, today, is a necessity, especially for those who live in large and stressful urban centers.
Treatments:
Lymphatic draining & Pressure therapy
Botox and Filling Methods
Aromatherapy Massage
Micropigmentation
Ultrasonic Peeling
Peeling with Limestone Algae
Traditional Facials
Quantum
Photon Dome
Laser Hair Removal
Body and Facial Hydration
Dermatology
Dermotony
Nutrition and Alimentary Reeducation
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THE SANTA CASA 38th INFIRMARY
In 1960 the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, through its Post-Graduate Medical School, created the Plastic Surgery Chair which, together with the 8th Infirmary of the Santa Casa General Hospital, became the Department of Plastic Surgery of that institution. Ivo Pitanguy was designated Head Professor, and he subsequently founded the Post-Graduate Course in Plastic Surgery. In 1962, the 8th Infirmary suffered various changes and restorations and became the 38th Infirmary, as it is known till this day.
Prof. Pitanguy’s Service in the 38th Infirmary has as its main objective the treatment of the less-privileged population of Rio de Janeiro and other states, and also from overseas, who present with physical deformities, congenital, acquired or traumatic. This service is voluntary, offered altruistically by Prof. Pitanguy and his team of collaborators, and has attended many thousands of patients, giving them an opportunity to be reintegrated into society.The several different attributions of this Infirmary are divided in the following sections:
Out-patient (ambulatory) Service
Surgical Planning
Surgical Center
Infirmary
Psychology Department
Physiotherapy department
Orthodontics
Photography Studio
Dermatology Consultant
Social Assistant
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"The quest for plastic surgery emanates from a transcendent finality, which is the attempt to reach harmony between body and spirit, emotional and rational, aiming to establish an internal balance which allows the individual to find himself again, so he feels he is in harmony with his own image and the universe that surrounds him." - Professor Ivo Pitanguy
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and all those people who could never pay for that now is so thankfull to you Master..
and you..who is reading it right now..did you do something for your brother today??
