Dr. Victor Urzola Herrera

Dr. Victor Urzola is a reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgeon known internationally for his commitment to provide a high degree of surgical specialization in complex cases of reconstructive surgery and cosmetic procedures.

Dr. Urzola obtained his specialty at the University of Milan, Italy where he graduated with honors and continued his training as a specialist in Microsurgery at the Henri Poincaré University, France. Dr. Urzola was a fellow in facial cosmetic surgery at the Gentilly Polyclinique, France and in post-bariatric and body contouring surgery at Hackensack Medical Center in New Jersy, USA. Dr. Urzola was also a fellow of the American Anti-Aging Association where he obtained his training in stem cells and was later appointed a professor at this institution.

Dr. Urzola obtained his training in genetics and genome at Stanford University, in San Francisco California. He was the President of the Costa Rican Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (ACCPRE) and has served in this organization as vice president and treasurer.

Dr. Urzola is an active member of multiple professional associations including:

• Association of Specialists in Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (AMECPRE).
• American Society for Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
• Italian Society of Plastic Surgery, (SICPRE).
• European Society of Aesthetic Surgery, (ESAS).
• Ibero-Latin American Federation of Plastic Surgery, (FILACP).
• International Conference of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, (IPRAS).
• International Society of Aesthetic Surgery (ISAPS).

Dr. Urzola is a Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Specialist in Microsurgery and a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery. The Doctor has been in practice for 16 years.The Code in the Costa Rican medical college is as follows: MED 6540.

The Doctor speaks Spanish as his mother tongue, and also speaks English, Italian, and French.

Education:

• 2019-2020. Stanford University, United States. : "GENOMICS AND GENETICS"
• 2001-2006 RESIDENCY AND RESIDENCY IN RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY. University of Milan, Italy. Thesis: "Efficacy of computerized simulation in determining the postoperative result of the Rhinoplasty. Assessment of the positive and negative aspects of this method."
• 2005 DIPLOMA OF MICRO SURGICAL TECHNIQUES. Henri Poincaré University. School of Medicine. Nancy France. Thesis: "Cadaver dissection of the main pedicle and free vascular flaps for the reconstruction of the upper extremity: Their anatomy, surgical technique, and indications ”.
• 1995-2000 Dec. 1999 DOCTOR IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY. University of Iberoamerica (UNIBE) San José, Costa Rica. Thesis: "Physiopathological approach to acute infarction type Q and Non-Q myocardium in the Hospital Max. Peralta de Cartago in the period from June to September 1999 ”.

Work Experience:

• 16 years in practice as a Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Specialist in Microsurgery and a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery.

Awards:

No information available.

Participation in Medical Societies:

• Association of Physicians Specialists in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (AMECPRE).
• Italian Society of Plastic Surgery.
• European Society of Aesthetics.
• American Society of Aesthetic Surgery.