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Christopher Salgado, MD, Plastic Surgery, Miami, FL

ChristopherJSalgadoMD

Plastic Surgery Miami, FL

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery, Wound Healing

Constructive Surgery Associates - Gender Surgery

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  • Office

    Constructive Surgery Associates
    1330 Coral Way, Suite 306
    Miami, FL 33145
    Phone+1 786-627-4601
    Fax+1 844-269-6895

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.
  • Serie Especial: Atrapado en cuerpo ajeno - Parte II

    América Noticias, América TeVé 5pm, 6pm, 10pm y 11pm. Más en americateve.com Visita nuestro web: http://www.americateve.com/ Señal en vivo: http://vivo.americat

    Serie Especial de América Noticias: Atrapado en Cuerpo Ajeno - Parte I

    América Noticias, América TeVé 5pm, 6pm, 10pm y 11pm. Más en americateve.com Visita nuestro web: http://www.americateve.com/ Señal en vivo: http://vivo.americat

    Primera clínica para cambio de sexo

    Reportaje Especial de Primera Edición

Education & Training

  • Taiwan Chang Gung and E-Da Hospital
    Taiwan Chang Gung and E-Da Hospital Fellowship, 2004 - 2005
  • University of Rochester
    University of RochesterResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1998 - 2000
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 1998
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1995
  • Boston University
    Boston UniversityBS, Applied Anatomy and Physiology, 1986 - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2005 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2008 - 2012
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2005 - 2009
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1999 - 2009
  • VA State Medical License
    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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Guidelines for the Standardization of Genital Photography  
    Joumblat NR, Chim J, Aguirre Sanchez PG, Bedolla E,�Salgado CJ, Aesthet Surg J, 1/14/2018
  • Primary Sigmoid Vaginoplasty in Transwomen: Technique and Outcomes  
    Salgado CJ, Nugent A, Kuhn J, Janette M, Bahna H, Biomed Res Int, 1/10/2018
  • Gender Affirmation Surgery  
    Selvaggi, G., Salgado, C.J., Monstrey, S., and Djordevic, M., Biomed Res Int, 1/5/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Female to Male Top Surgery 
    Austin, TX - 1/1/2018
  • Gender Affirmation Bottom Surgery Instructional Course 
    Austin, TX - 1/1/2018
  • Pearls from the Masters 
    Austin, TX - 1/1/2018
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Press Mentions

  • Miami Surgeon Says He Quit After Transgender Advocates Complained About His Instagram
    Miami Surgeon Says He Quit After Transgender Advocates Complained About His InstagramMarch 16th, 2019
  • Florida Surgeon Resigns over Instagram Photos of Transgender Patients’ Genitals
    Florida Surgeon Resigns over Instagram Photos of Transgender Patients’ GenitalsMarch 15th, 2019
  • Physician Practice Roundup—AMA Says Health Insurers Guilty of ‘Foot-Dragging’ on Prior Authorization Reform
    Physician Practice Roundup—AMA Says Health Insurers Guilty of ‘Foot-Dragging’ on Prior Authorization ReformMarch 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 Surgeons
    Member

Other Languages

  • Portuguese, Spanish