Dr. Jesús Benito Ruiz

He obtained the Medical Degree from the University of Valencia in 1987 (BS with Honors). Between 1988 and 1993 he was a trainee in Plastic Surgery at the Hospital La Fe at Valencia. In 1994 he moved to Barcelona to join the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Hospital Clínic, where he is currently Senior Specialist.

He is member of several scientific boards and organizations such as Sociedad Española de Cirugía Plástica, Reparadora y Estética (SECPRE); the Asociación Española de Cirugía Estética Plástica (AECEP); the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). He is also the co-founder of SETGRA: Sociedad Española de Aplicaciones Terapéuticas del Transplante de Grasa.

His biography has been referenced from 1999 at the “Who’s Who in the World” and “Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare”.

Some relevant facts from his biography:

• Medical degree: Extraordinary Award
• Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Valencia
• Ph.D. “cum laude”
• “Gomez Ferrer Navarro” Award in 1987
• McGhan Award to the best oral communication in 2003.
• Member of the Executive Board of the Spanish Society of Plastic Surgery in 1992-1993 and 1999-2000
• Co-founder of the Educational Foundation of the Spanish Society of Plastic Surgery (SECPRE) and the Spanish Society of Fat transplantation (SETGRA)
• Director of the Course on Antiaging Medicine in Santiago de Chile, at the XII Congress of the Chilean Society of Plastic Surgery (9th of october 2011)
• International Lecturer at the Course on Gynecomastia in Santiago de Chile, organized by Dr. Arturo Prado (13th of october 2011)
• Elect Vicepresident of the Spanish Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (AECEP) 2012-2013.
• Director of the  III Congress of the  Spanish Society of Fat transplantation (SETGRA)

He has published more than 31 publications in specialized journals and he has been involved in two research projects sponsored by the Instituto Carlos III of Spain.

Some relevant papers

1. Benito-Ruiz J, Raigosa M, Yoon TS. Columella Reconstruction Using a Free Flap From the First Web Space of the Foot. Ann Plast Surg. 2011 Aug 22. [Epub ahead of print]
2. Benito-Ruiz J, Raigosa M, Manzano M, Salvador L. Assessment of a suction-assisted cartilage shaver plus liposuction for the treatment of gynecomastia. Aesthet Surg J. 2009 Jul-Aug;29(4):302-9.
3. Benito-Ruiz J, Raigosa M, Manzano M, Salvador L. Subfascial breast augmentation: thickness of the pectoral fascia. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Jan;123(1):31e-32e.
4. Fontdevila J, Serra-Renom JM, Raigosa M, Berenguer J, Guisantes E, Prades E, Benito-Ruiz J, Martinez E. Assessing the long-term viability of facial fat grafts: an objective measure using computed tomography. Aesthet Surg J. 2008 Jul-Aug;28(4):380-6.
5. Benito-Ruiz J, Raigosa JM, Manzano-Surroca M, Salvador L. Male chest enhancement: pectoral implants. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2008 Jan;32(1):101-4.
6. Serra-Renom JM, Guisantes E, Yoon T, Benito-Ruiz J. Endoscopic breast reconstruction with intraoperative complete tissue expansion and partial detachment of the pectoralis muscle. Ann Plast Surg. 2007 Feb;58(2):126-30.
7. Benito-Ruiz J, Fontdevila J, Manzano M, Serra-Renom JM. Hip and buttock implants to enhance the feminine contour for patients with HIV. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2006 Jan-Feb;30(1):98-103.
8. Benito-Ruiz J. Subfascial breast implant. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Mar;113(3):1088-9; author reply 1089.
9. Benito-Ruiz J. Buttock implants for male chest enhancement. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 Dec;112(7):1951.
10. Benito-Ruiz J. Transaxillary subfascial breast augmentation. Aesthet Surg J. 2003 Nov-Dec;23(6):480-3.

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