Naples Plastic Surgery
Leopoldo Miguel Baccaro, MD
CURRICULUM VITAE
E-mail: drlbaccaro@naplesps.com
Current Position
08/01/2018 – ongoing | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Gardner Plastic Surgery Naples, FL, USA |
Board Certification
11/17/2016 | Board Certified in General Surgery The American Board of Surgery Philadelphia, PA, USA |
12/16/2019 | Board Certified in Plastic Surgery The American Board of Plastic Surgery Naples, FL, USA |
Residency
07/2015 – 06/2018 | Residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Houston Methodist Hospital Program Weill Cornell Medical College Houston, TX, USA |
07/2010 – 06/2015 | Residency in General Surgery Easton Hospital General Surgery Program Drexel University College of Medicine Easton, PA, USA |
Education
03/2004 – 12/2009 | Universidad del Salvador – School of Medicine Graduated as Medical Doctor 12/2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
08/2008 – 12/2009 | Universidad del Salvador – School of Educational Sciences and Social Communication Completed pedagogic degree. Graduated with title of “Professor in Medicine” 12/2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Research Publications
03/2015 | Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care Stricture Rate after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with a 21-mm Circular Stapler versus a 25-mm Linear Stapler Baccaro LM, Vunnamadala K, Sakharpe AK, Wilhelm BJ, Aksade A |
12/2014 | Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Expulsion of Giant Intestinal Lipoma 5 Days after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Wilhelm J, Hamasaki A, Baccaro LM, Ogu S, Aksade A |
12/2014 | Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Massive GI Bleed from a Marginal Ulcer Eroding into the Left Gastric Artery Baccaro LM, Vunnamadala K, Ogu US, Ibrahim G, Kohli H |
11/2014 | American Surgeon Recognizing a Hidden Cause of Bowel Obstruction: The Abdominal Cocoon Sakharpe A, Wilhelm J, Bui R, Ibrahim G, Baccaro LM, McBride N, Boonswang P |
06/2014 | American Surgeon Pneumoperitoneum Following Virtual Colonoscopy: Causes, Risk Factors and Management Baccaro LM, Markelov A, Wilhelm J, Bloch RS |
05/2014 | Journal of Burn Care and Research The First Reported Case of Ureteral Perforation in a Patient With Severe Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Syndrome. Baccaro LM, Sakharpe A, Miller A, Amani H |
04/2014 | Surgical Endoscopy The Efficacy of Prophylactic IVC Filters in Gastric Bypass Surgery Wilhelm BJ, Markelov A, Sakharpe AK, Baccaro LM, Singhal V |
Spring 2014 | Drexel Medical Journal Posterior Scalp Melanoma: Rare Location for a Common Skin Cancer Sakharpe A, Chia P, Baccaro LM, Makadia M, Wilhelm J, Iyer M |
Spring 2014 | Drexel Medical Journal Splenic Artery Embolization for Post Gastric Bypass Marginal Ulcer Sakharpe A, Wilhelm J, Baxi O, Ibrahim G, Baccaro LM, Haque M, Aksade A |
Spring 2014 | Drexel Medical Journal A Rare Case of Hepatic Flexure Diverticulitis after Pelvic Laparoscopy and Review of Literature for Management Badr A, Sakharpe A, Wilhelm J, Baccaro LM, Mumtaz N, Bloch RS |
12/2013 | Annals of Vascular Surgery The 100 Year Evolution of the Isolated Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysm Wilhelm BJ, Sakharpe A, Ibrahim G, Baccaro LM, Fisher J |
10/2013 | Anatomy & Physiology: Current Research Anatomy of the Anterior Vagus Nerve: An Anatomic Description and its Application in Surgery Baccaro LM, Lucas CN, Zandomeni MR, Selvino MV, Albanese EF |
11/2012 | Case Reports in Vascular Medicine A Unique Case of Unilateral Lower Extremity Sparing Systemic Peripheral Gangrene Markelov A, DeFroda S, Baccaro LM, Bastidas J |
05/2012 | American Surgeon Rectal Dieulafoy Lesions: A Rare Etiology of Chronic Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Baccaro LM, Ogu S, Sakharpe A, Ibrahim G, Boonswang P |
Spring 2012 | Drexel Medical Journal Rare Case of Stercoral Perforation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy Sakharpe A, Baccaro LM, Ibrahim G, Ogu S, Kyung Lee Y, Park G, Dy V |
Summer 2011 | Drexel Medical Journal Gastric Ulcer Eroding into the Left Gastric Artery after Gastric Bypass Surgery Baccaro LM, Vunnamadala K, Taheri H, Aksade A |
Research Presentations
10/05/2017 – 10/10/2017 | Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2017 Breast Reconstruction after Radiation Using the Latissimus Dorsi Flap and Tissue Expansion: A Safe and Reliable Option Baccaro LM, Klebuc MJ, Izaddoost S, Friedman JD Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida |
09/09/2016 | Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2016 Tissue Expansion after Breast Radiation Therapy using the Latissimus dorsi Flap Baccaro LM, Klebuc MJ, Friedman JD Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, San Antonio, Texas |
03/23/2014 | CHEST World Congress 2014 Annual Meeting Abstracts Emphysematous Bulla-Causing Dyspnea Due to Cardiac Compression: A Novel Presentation and Successful Surgical Resection With Complete Relief of Symptoms Wilhelm J, Sakharpe A, Baccaro LM, Ogu S, Angelico R Madrid, Spain |
02/22/2014 – 02/25/2014 | Southeastern Surgical Conference 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting A Rare Case of Pericolonic Lymph Node Metastasis from Breast Cancer Diagnosed During a Right Hemicolectomy and Review of Literature Sakharpe AK, Ibrahim G, Baccaro LM, Boonswang P Westin Savannah Harbor, Savannah, GA |
02/22/2014 – 02/25/2014 | Southeastern Surgical Conference 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting Resection of a Giant Upper Lobe Bulla Causing Dyspnea due to Right Ventricular Compression with Complete Relief of Symptoms Wilhelm J, Markelov A, Ogu S, Baccaro LM, Sakharpe AK, Angelico R Westin Savannah Harbor, Savannah, GA |
10/03/2013 | Drexel Discovery Day 2013 Posterior Scalp Melanoma: Rare Location for a Common Skin Cancer Chia P, Sakharpe A, Wilhelm J, Baccaro LM, Makadia M, Iyer M Drexel Medical Journal, Spring 2014 |
09/08/2013 | Keystone Chapter of the American College of Surgeons 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting Stricture Rate after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with a 21-mm Circular Stapler versus a 25-mm Stapler Baccaro LM, Vunnamadala K, Sakharpe AK, Wilhelm J, Aksade A Geisinger Henry Hood Center for Health Research, Danville, PA, USA |
08/28/2013 – 08/31/2013 | Minimally Invasive Surgery Week 2013, Presented by SLS and Affiliated Societies Splenic Artery Embolization for Post Gastric Bypass Marginal Ulcer Sakharpe AK, Baxi O, Wilhelm J, Ibrahim G, Haque M, Baccaro LM, Aksade A Hyatt Regency Reston, Reston, VA, USA |
06/05/2013 | Updegrove Research Meeting Pneumoperitoneum Following Virtual Colonoscopy: Causes, Risk Factors and Management Baccaro LM, Markelov A, Wilhelm J, Bloch RS Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA Drexel University College of Medicine |
06/05/2013 | Updegrove Research Meeting Efficacy of Prophylactic IVC filters in Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery – Review of the Literature. Wilhelm BJ, Markelov A, Ibrahim G, Sakharpe AK, Baccaro LM, Livert D. Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA Drexel University College of Medicine |
04/17/2013 – 04/20/2013 | The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2013 Scientific Session & Postgraduate Course Expulsion of Giant Intestinal Lipoma 5 Days after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Wilhelm J, Hamasaki A, Baccaro LM, Ogu S, Aksade A Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD |
06/06/2012 | Updegrove Research Meeting Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleed from a Marginal Ulcer Eroding into the Left Gastric Artery after Gastric Bypass Surgery – A Case Series – Baccaro LM, Vunnamadala K, Kohli H Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA Drexel University College of Medicine |
10/03/2010 – 10/07/2010 | American College of Surgeons 96th Annual Clinical Congress Preoperative Weight Loss is a Predictor of Long Term Weight Loss for Morbidly Obese Patients after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery Taheri H, Vunnamadala K, Baccaro LM, Sakharpe A, Livert D, Aksade A Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., USA |
03/30/2010 – 04/02/2010 | The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2011 Scientific Session & Postgraduate Course Catastrophic Splenic Injury Following Colonoscopy Baccaro LM, Taheri H, Vunnamadala K, Aksade A San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, TX (presenter) |
03/30/2010 – 04/02/2010 | The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2011 Scientific Session & Postgraduate Course Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Rare Cause of Splenic Avulsion Taheri H, Vunnamadala K, Baccaro LM, Aksade A San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, TX (presenter) |
10/2008 | 15th Annual International Investigation Course Scientific Exhibition – Poster Presentations The Anterior Vagus Nerve: An Anatomical Description and Surgical Applications. Baccaro LM, Lucas CN, Selvino MV, Zandomeni MR, Albanese EF Argentine Medical Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina (presenter) |
Conferences Attended and Additional Professional Activities
10/06/2017 – 10/10/2017 | Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2017 Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida |
09/09/2016 – 09/11/2016 | Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2016 Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, San Antonio, Texas |
03/04/2016 – 03/06/2016 | Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium – The 33rd Annual Meeting Westin Galleria Dallas, Dallas, Texas |
04/30/2015 – 05/02/2015 | ASPS Aesthetica Super Symposium 2015 The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, California |
10/11/2013 – 10/15/2013 | Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2013 San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California |
09/19/2013 – 09/20/2013 | SAGES Ethicon Laparoscopic Training Course – Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Resident Course Theory classes and pig lab laparoscopic surgical skills training. Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., Cincinnati, OH, USA |
06/05/2013 | Updegrove Research Meeting Annual research meeting with presentations given by General Surgery and Internal Medicine residents Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA |
04/2013 | Da Vinci Robot Surgical Training Theory classes and pig lab robotic surgical skills training. Intuitive Surgical Inc., Hackensack, NJ, USA |
06/10/2012 – 06/13/2012 | Point/Counterpoint 2012 31st Annual Acute Care Surgery Symposium Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center, National Harbor, Maryland, USA |
05/03/2012 – 05/04/2012 | SAGES Ethicon Laparoscopic Training Course Theory classes and pig lab laparoscopic surgical skills training. Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., Cincinnati, OH, USA |
06/06/2012 | Updegrove Research Meeting Annual research meeting with presentations given by General Surgery and Internal Medicine residents Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA |
03/30/2011 – 04/02/2011 | The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2011 Scientific Session & Postgraduate Course Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA |
09/18/2010 | Colon Care Conference “Diagnosed With Colon Cancer” Easton Regional Cancer Center, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA |
10/2008 | 15th Annual International Investigation Course Research Meeting – Argentine Medical Association Argentine Medical Association – Buenos Aires, Argentina |
08/2007 | French Hospital – Department of General and Thoracic Surgery “Current Surgical Matters” Universidad del Salvador – School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
07/2005 | Panamerican Association of Infectology. “Urinary Tract Infections: 2005 Update in Diagnostics and Treatment” Universidad del Salvador – School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Conferences Attended and Additional Professional Activities
3/2005 – 11/2009 | Teaching Assistant in Anatomy Teaching involved giving lectures, explaining anatomy of cadavers and imaging studies. Universidad del Salvador – School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Awards/Honors
09/2016 | Truman G. Blocker Award Prize given to the best Texas Residency Program Presentations at the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2016 Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, San Antonio, Texas |
06/2015 | Resident of the Year Award Prize given to the best overall resident in General Surgery for the academic year 2014-2015 Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA |
06/2015 | Best ABSITE Score Award Prize given to the best ABSITE score for the academic year 2014-2015. 97th percentile. Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA |
06/2015 | Laparoscopic Award Prize given to the resident with the best overall skills in laparoscopy and robotic surgery for the academic year 2014-2015 Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA |
06/2014 | Updegrove Research Meeting – 1st Prize (Poster) Stricture Rate after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with a 21-mm Circular Stapler versus a 25-mm Stapler Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA |
06/2012 | Updegrove Research Meeting – 1st Prize (Presentation) Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleed from a Marginal Ulcer Eroding into the Left Gastric Artery after Gastric Bypass Surgery – A Case Series – Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA |
07/2011 | Lee Serfas Award Award given for best Grand Rounds Presentation amongst Surgery Residents General Surgery Residency Program – Easton Hospital, Easton, PA |
10/2008 | 15th Annual International Investigation Course – Argentine Medical Association “Maestro Alfonso R. Albanese” Award for best research project amongst USAL Medical School students: “The Anterior Vagus Nerve: An Anatomical Description and Surgical Applications” Argentine Medical Association – Buenos Aires, Argentina |
02/2008 | Ortiz and Barquín Foundation – Scholarship Academic Scholarship for Medical Students. Award given for highest GPA. Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Additional Skills
Languages | English & Spanish (native); French (basic reading/understanding) |
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