Antonio Jorge de Vasconcelos Forte

Antonio Jorge Forte MD, PhD, MS is a Professor of Plastic Surgery and a Consultant in the Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Department of Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic in Florida. He's the Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Surgery since 2017. He obtained the Certification in the Subspecialty of Surgery of the Hand in 2018. He's a Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 2016. He concluded a Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship at The Buncke Clinic in San Francisco (2015). He finished an Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency at Yale University School of Medicine (2014). He is a Magna Cum Laude Medical School graduate from Federal University of Ceara (2006), where he obtained a Masters Degree in Pharmacology (2009). Then, at University of Sao Paulo Medical School, he pursued a PhD in Sciences, Field: Clinical Surgery in the Field of Plastic Surgery - Craniofacial Surgery, under the guidance of Nivaldo Alonso MD, PhD (2017). He's also a member of the prestigious Harry J Buncke Society. He has been an invited Visiting Professor in 14 different academic centers and guest speaker in multiple international and national meetings. Moreover, he is the Principal Investigator of the Plastic Surgery Foundation National Endowment for Plastic Surgery Grant Award 2019, one of the most prestigious grants awarded by the American Society of Plastic Surgery. In addition, he's the Principal Investigator of a few grants awarded by the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine and the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine. Dr Forte has over 180 papers either published or accepted in peer reviewed journals, as well as multiple book chapters. He also serves as a member of the Editorial Board for Microsurgery and Annals of Plastic Surgery, as well as an invited reviewer for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery GO, Aesthetic Surgery Journal and HAND. Index H = 13 in 2021 according to Google Scholar. One of his papers, entitled "Z-mammaplasty", was the most read article by plastic surgeons in 2012 according to MEDSCAPE/WebMD. Received the award AMA Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association in 2013 and 2016. Awarded Best craniomaxillofacial surgery presentation at the Annual Congress of the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS) in 2014. He received a scholarship at the Special Training program (PET-Medicina), a research scholarship by PIBIC-CNPq, he was a monitor in Physiology and Pathology, in addition to a cardiovascular research scholarship. He was also an Editor of the Revista Pesquisa Médica. He received a travel grant offered by Charite International Cooperation to participate at the II International Integrated Surgery course in Berlin, Germany, at the Humboldt University. Received DAAD scholarship to attend the German Language and Culture Winter Course at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Again, he was awarded the scholarship of UNIBRAL program, CAPES / DAAD cooperation, which allowed him to attend six months of internship in Internal Medicine at the Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany. Subsequently, held his Internship in Surgery in the United States, where he actively participated in the service of Wayne State Medical School, Northwestern University School of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Yale University - School of Medicine. Obtained the Certificate of Proficiency in English, University of Michigan; the Diplôme Langue Française Approfondi (DALF) by the Ministère de la Jeunesse de Éducation Nationale et de la Recherche, République Française; the Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (ZOP) by the Goethe Institut Inter Nationes.

é Professor Titular de Cirurgia Plastica e Consultant na Divisão de Cirurgia Plástica, Departamento de Ortopedia e Departamento de Neurocirurgia na Mayo Clinic Florida. Atua como Vice Chair of Research and Innovation do Departamento de Cirurgia da Mayo Clinic Florida desde 2017. Recebeu titulo de especialista em Cirurgia de Mão e em Cirurgia Plástica pela American Board of Plastic Surgery, respectivamente em 2018 e 2016. Completou, em junho de 2015, o fellowship de microcirurgia e cirurgia de mão na The Buncke Clinic em São Francisco, USA, reconhecida internacionalmente como um dos centros de maior prestígio e projeção acadêmica nestas sub-especialidades. Concluiu Residência em Cirurgia Plástica e Reconstrutora na Universidade de Yale, nos EUA, em junho de 2014. Graduou-se com distinção Magna Cum Laude em Medicina pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (2006), concluiu o mestrado em Farmacologia na UFC (2009) e o doutorado em Medicina, Area: Clínica Cirúrgica na USP (2017). Ele é membro da prestigiada Harry J Buncke Society, além de ter ministrado palestras em 14 instituições acadêmicas como Professor Visitante e em vários congressos nacionais e internacionais. Além disso, ele é o Principal Investigator do Plastic Surgery Foundation National Endowment for Plastic Surgery Grant Award 2019, um dos grants mais prestigiados da American Society of Plastic Surgery, além de ter recebido financiamento como Principal Investigator do Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine e do Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine. Ele é autor de capítulos de livro e mais de 280 trabalhos científicos aceitos ou publicados em peer-reviewed journals (revisão por pares). Atualmente, é membro do corpo editorial e revisor do Microsurgery e do Annals of Plastic Surgery, revisor ad hoc do Aesthetic Surgery Journal, HAND e da revista mais importante da cirurgia plastica mundial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery e Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery GO. Índice H = 13 em 2021 de acordo com Google Scholar. Seu artigo "Z-mammaplasty" foi o mais lido por cirurgiões plásticos em 2012 de acordo com MEDSCAPE/WebMD. Recebeu o premio AMA Physician's Recognition Award da Associação Médica Americana em 2013 e 2016. Agraciado com Melhor Trabalho de Cirurgia Craniomaxilofacial no Congresso Anual da Sociedade Americana de Cirurgia Plastica (ASPS) em 2014. Foi bolsista do Programa Especial de Treinamento (PET-Medicina), bolsista de Iniciação a Pesquisa PIBIC-CNPq, monitor de Fisiologia Humana e Patologia Geral, além de bolsista em estágio de pesquisa em cirurgia cardiovascular e editor da Revista Pesquisa Médica. Foi selecionado e apoiado pelo Charite International Cooperation, e participou do II International Integrated Surgery Course em Berlim, Alemanha, na Universitaet zu Humboldt durante um semestre. Recebeu bolsa do DAAD para participar do Curso de Inverno de Língua e Cultura Alemã na Universidade de Duisburg-Essen. Novamente, foi agraciado com a bolsa do programa UNIBRAL, uma cooperação CAPES/DAAD, o que lhe permitiu cursar 6 meses do Internato em Clínica Médica na Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlim, Alemanha. Posteriormente, realizou o seu Internato em Cirurgia nos Estados Unidos, onde participou ativamente dos serviços da Wayne State Medical School, Northwestern University School of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Yale University - School of Medicine. Obteve o Certificate of Proficiency in English pela University of Michigan; o Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française (DALF) pelo Ministère de la Jeunesse, Éducation Nationale et de la Recherche, République Française; o Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (ZOP) pelo Goethe Institut Inter Nationes.