FilibertoRodriguezMDFACS, FAACS

Plastic Surgery • Edinburg, TX

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

Owner / RGV Cosmetic Surgery & Vein Care

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Office
3131 W. Freddy Gonzalez
Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone+1 956-622-4755

Summary

Dr. Filiberto Rodriguez is a double board certified cosmetic surgeon and varicose vein expert in Edinburg Texas. He is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Cornerstone Regional Hospital and Edinburg Regional Hospital. After completing his undergraduate studies at Princeton University, he received an academic scholarship to attend the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed his surgical training at Stanford University, UCLA, and the Body Sculpting Center in Scottsdale, AZ. He has been in practice 11 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in cosmetic surgery (breast and body) and varicose vein disease.

Education & Training

The Body Sculpting CenterCosmetic Surgery , 2010 - 2011
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2008 - 2009
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2007 - 2007
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2007
Stanford Health CarePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2001 - 2004
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1999
Princeton UniversityB.A., Economics, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2010 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2001 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2000 - 2023
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Cosmetic SurgeryCosmetic Surgery
American Board of Venous and Lymphatic MedicineVaricose Vein Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Award for Excellence in Cosmetic Surgery Education American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 2012
Oral Poster Presentation, Award The American College of Phlebology, 2010
C. Walton Lillehei Resident Research Award, Co-Winner American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2004
John Horsley Memorial Research Prize University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2004
Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award, Winner American Heart Association, CV Surgery Council, 2003
Best of Medical Aesthetics Awards, Best Innovative Marketing Campaign MedEsthetics Magazine, 2015
Leading Physicians of the World International Association of HealthCare Professionals, 2014
Fellow American College of Surgeons, 2013
Fellow American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 2012
Award, Oral Poster Presentation American College of Phlebology, 2010
Finalist, C. Walton Lillehei Young Investigator’s Award Society of Heart Valve Disease, 2005, 2007
Co-Winner, C. Walton Lillehei Resident Research Award American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2004
Winner, Sampson Memorial Prize Western Thoracic Surgical Association, 2004
Finalist, Sampson Memorial Prize Western Thoracic Surgical Association, 2003
Resident Research Award Winner Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, 2003
Winner, CV Surgery Council, Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award American Heart Association, 2003
Winner, Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award American Heart Association, 2003-2004
Finalist, Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award American Heart Association, 2002
Ethicon Scholarship for the Study of Surgical Wound Healing American College of Surgeons, 2002
Fellowship in Academic Medicine Research Scholarship National Medical Fellowships, Inc., 1997
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

84 citations
Importance of mitral valve second-order chordae for left ventricular geometry, wall thickening mechanics, and global systolic function.
Filiberto Rodriguez, Frank Langer, Katherine B. Harrington, Frederick A. Tibayan, Mary K. Zasio
Circulation. 2004-09-14
27 citations
Cutting second-order chords does not prevent acute ischemic mitral regurgitation.
Filiberto Rodriguez, Frank Langer, Katherine B. Harrington, Frederick A. Tibayan, Mary K. Zasio
Circulation. 2004-09-14
70 citations
Direct measurement of transmural laminar architecture in the anterolateral wall of the ovine left ventricle: new implications for wall thickening mechanics
Katherine B. Harrington, Filiberto Rodriguez, Allen Cheng, Frank Langer, Hiroshi Ashikaga
American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2005-03-01

Journal Articles

Rodriguez F, Borsand MA, American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, 1/1/2011
Kindberg K, Carlhäll C, Karlsson M, Nguyen TC, Cheng A, Langer F, Rodriguez F, Daughters GT, Miller DC, Ingels NB, J Biomech Eng, 1/1/2009
Nguyen TC, Cheng A, Langer F, Rodriguez F, Oakes RA, Itoh A, Ennis DB, Liang D, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2007
Nehra D, Zeineh M, Rodriguez F, Dutta S, J Pediatr Surg, 1/1/2007
Langer F, Rodriguez F, Cheng A, Ortiz S, Harrington KB, Zasio MK, Daughters GT, Criscione JC, Ingels NB, Miller DC, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2007
Tibayan FA, Wilson A, Lai DT, Timek T, Dagum P, Liang D, Rodriguez F, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, J Heart Valve Dis, 1/1/2007
Rodriguez F, Nguyen TC, Galanko JA, Morton J, J Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2007
Rodriguez F, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2006
Langer F, Rodriguez F, Cheng A, Ortiz S, Nguyen TC, Zasio MK, Liang D, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2006
Rodriguez F, Journal of Heart Valve Disease, 1/1/2006
Rodriguez F, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2006
Rodriguez F, Green GR, Dagum P, Nistal JF, Harrington KB, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, J Heart Valve Dis, 1/1/2006
Rodriguez F, Journal of Heart Valve Disease, 1/1/2006
Rodriguez F, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2006
Rodriguez F, Langer F, Harrington KB, Cheng A, Daughters GT, Criscione JC, Ingels NB, Miller DC, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2005
Rodriguez F, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2005
Rodriguez F, Langer F, Harrington KB, Tibayan FA, Zasio MK, Liang D, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, J Heart Valve Dis, 1/1/2005
Langer F, Rodriguez F, Ortiz S, Cheng A, Zasio MK, Liang D, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, Circulation, 1/1/2005
Cheng A, Langer F, Rodriguez F, Criscione JC, Daughters GT, Miller DC, Ingels NB, Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 1/1/2005
Langer F, Tibayan FA, Rodriguez F, Timek TA, Zasio MK, Liang D, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, J Heart Valve Dis, 1/1/2005
Harrington KB, Rodriguez F, Cheng A, Langer F, Ashikaga H, Daughters GT, Criscione JC, Ingels NB, Miller DC, Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 1/1/2005
Tibayan FA, Rodriguez F, Langer F, Zasio MK, Bailey L, Liang D, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2005
Criscione JC, Rodriguez F, Miller DC, Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 1/1/2005
Cheng A, Langer F, Rodriguez F, Criscione JC, Daughters GT, Miller DC, Ingels NB, Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 1/1/2005
Rodriguez F, Tibayan FA, Glasson JR, Liang D, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 1/1/2004
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Abstracts/Posters

Rodriguez F, Annual American Society of Cosmetic Physicians Annual Meeting; American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2016; San Antonio, TX, 2017, 1/1/2017
Rodriguez F, Annual American Society of Cosmetic Physicians Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2017
Rodriguez F, Annual American Society of Cosmetic Physicians Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2017
Rodriguez F, Mohamed S, California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 18th Annual Scientific Meeting; International Society of Cosmetogynecology Forum during the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 30th Annual Scientific Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2014; Newport, CA, 2016, 1/1/2016
Rodriguez F, California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 18th Annual Scientific Meeting, Newport, CA, 1/1/2016
Rodriguez F, California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 18th Annual Scientific Meeting; American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA; 2015; Newport, CA, 2016, 1/1/2016
Rodriguez F, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2015
Rodriguez F, California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 17th Annual Scientific Meeting; Texas Cosmetic Surgery Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, 2015; Santa Monica, CA, 2015, 1/1/2015
Rodriguez F, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 31st Annual Scientific Meeting; California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 16th Annual Scientific Meeting; Texas Society of Cosmetic Surgery Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, 2014; Newport, CA, 2014New Orleans, LA, 2015, 1/1/2015
Rodriguez F, Texas Society of Cosmetic Surgery Annual Meeting; American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 30th Annual Scientific Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2014; Austin, TX, 2014, 1/1/2014
Stubbs J, Rodriguez F, Borsand A, Borsand MA, World Congress on Advanced Liposculpture and Body Contouring, New York, NY, 1/1/2013
Mohamed Y, Rodriguez F, Borsand MA, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 29th Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2013
Rodriguez F, Borsand MA, 10th Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress & Medispa; World Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 2nd Annual Meeting; International Symposium of Minimal Invasive Plastic Surgery & Dermatology, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011; Vienna, Austria, 2011; Monte-Carlo, Monaco, 2012, 1/1/2012
Rodriguez F, Borsand MA, International Symposium of Minimal Invasive Plastic Surgery & Dermatology; American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 27th Annual Scientific Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ , 2011; Bangkok, Thailand, 2011, 1/1/2011
Rodriguez F, Clark M, Clark TA, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 27th Annual Scientific Meeting; American College of Phlebology 24th Annual Congress, Orlando, FL, 2010; Scottsdale, AZ, 2011, 1/1/2011
Itoh A, Nguyen TC, Ennis DB, Bothe W, Carlhäll CJ, Rodriguez F, Ingels NB, Miller DC, 4th Biennial Meeting of the Society of Heart Valve Disease, New York, NY, 1/1/2007
Kindberg K, Cheng A, Langer F, Rodriguez F, Criscione JC, Daughters GT, Miller DC, Karlsson M, Ingels NB, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2006
Nguyen TC, Cheng A, Langer F, Rodriguez F, Oakes RA, Itoh A, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, 42nd annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2006
Kindberg K, Carlhäll CJ, Nguyen TC, Cheng A, Langer F, Rodriguez F, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Karlsson M, Miller DC, 79th annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2006
Nguyen TC, Langer F, Cheng A, Rodriguez F, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, J Am Coll Cardiol; American College of Cardiology 55th Annual Scientific Session, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2006
Rodriguez F, Langer F, Harrington KB, Tibayan FA, Cheng A, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, 3rd Biennial Meeting of the Society of Heart Valve Disease, Vancouver, Canada, 1/1/2005
Nguyen TC, Cheng A, Langer F, Rodriguez F, Criscione JC, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, Circulation; 78th annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Dallas, TX, 1/1/2005
Rodriguez F, Nguyen TC, Morton J, Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2005
Cheng A, Lager F, Rodriguez F, Criscione JC, Daughters GT, Miller DC, Ingels NB, 35th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2005
Langer F, Rodriguez F, Cheng A, Ortiz S, Zasio MK, Liang D, Daughters GT, Ingels NB, Miller DC, American Association for Thoracic Surgery 85th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2005
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Lectures

McAllen Medical Center, McAllen, TX - 1/1/2006
McAllen Medical Center, McAllen, TX - 1/1/2006
McAllen Medical Center, McAllen, TX - 1/1/2005
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA - 1/1/2005
Stanford University School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford, CA - 1/1/2005
New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2004
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA - 1/1/2004
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA - 1/1/2004
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX - 1/1/2004
Orlando, FL - 1/1/2003
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA - 1/1/2003
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA - 1/1/2002
Kaiser Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA - 1/1/2001
Princeton, NJ - 1/1/1999
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Other

Rodriguez F
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ - 1/1/1995

Press Mentions

Filiberto Rodriguez, MD, FACS, FAACS, a Cosmetic Surgeon with RGV Cosmetic Surgery and Vein CareApril 6th, 2021
Skilled Cosmetic Surgeon, Filiberto Rodriguez, MD, FACS, FAACS, Will Have His Outstanding Achievements Included in the Leading Physicians of the WorldJuly 8th, 2016

Grant Support

Ethicon Scholarship for the Study of Surgical Wound HealingAmerican College of Surgeons2002–2004
NIH Research Supplement: Grant HL-67025-01S1National Heart Lung and Blood Institute2001–2004

Committees

Oral Board Examiner, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery 2014 - Present
Trustee, American Board of Cosmetic Surgery 2018 - 2020
President, Texas Cosmetic Surgery Society 2015 - 2018
Trustee, California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 2014 - 2016

Research History

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Stanford Dept. CT SurgeryStudied ischemic mitral regurgitation in a large animal ovine model using surgically inserted markers.2001 - 2004