Alfredo Volante Callanta, M.D.

Dr. Alfredo V. Callanta is a well-trained Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon who uses a combination of artistry, expertise and state-of-the-art techniques to achieve a beautiful yes natural-looking results by way of Aesthetic Surgery. He is one of the few plastic surgeons who use radiowaves instead of the knife in most of his cosmetic surgery procedures, a technique he calls "Scalpel less Surgery".

Dr. Callanta also specializes in facial, body and breast cosmetic surgery inckuding breast enhancement, breast enlargement, breast implants or breast augmentation and the revision of breast implant-related complications. Liposuction, liposculpture, abdominoplasty or tummy tuck, rhinoplasty or nose jobs, brow lifts, facelifts, blespharoplasty or eyelid surgery and other facial rejuvenation including surgical, and non-surgical rejuvenation are also along his line..

Prior to his training in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Dr. Callanta was a fully-trained board certified general and cancer surgeon. He also sub-specialized in Facial Aesthetic Surgery and Body Contouring Surgery in Denver, Colorado where he learned the art of doing scarless facelift using autologous fat transplant to the face. In Manhattan, New York, Dr. Callanta trained under Nu-hart Hair Clinic for hair transplant surgery and honed his cosmetic surgery techniques in Beverly Hills, California, U.s.A. Additionally, He also trained and gained experience in Rio de Janiero and Sao Paolo in Brazil on the various techniques in buttock augmentation and contouring, as well as micro-fat transplantation.

EDUCATION
Fellowship: Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Consortium I
Makati Medical Center
Rizal Medical Center
UERMMC
*Veterans Memorial Medical Center
North Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines
January 2000 – May 2003
Residency: General Surgery, Chief Resident
Capitol Medical Center
Sct. Magbanua Street, Quezon City Philippines
July 1993-December 1998
Internship: Capitol Medical Center ( CMC )
Sct. Magbanua Street, Quezon City, Philippines
May 1991-April 1992
PRO, CMC Intern’s Organization 1991-1992
Medicine: Doctor of Medicine & Surgery
University of Sto. Tomas
Espana, Manila, Philippines
1987-1991
Chairman, Medical Missions Phi Sigma Gamma
Fraternity
1989-1991
Collegiate: Bachelor of Science in Biology
University of Sto. Tomas
Espana, Manila, Philippines
1983-1987
Full Scholar
(National Science Technology Administration)
Chairman, Cultural Section UST Pax Romana, 1986-87
Secondary: Philippine Science High School
Agham Road, Quezon City, Philippines
1979-1983
Full Scholar
(National Science Technology Administration)
Primary: Amandiego Elementary School
Amandiego, Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines
1973-1979
Class Salutatorian
PHILIPPINE MEDICAL BOARD EXAMINATION
Date: December 21, 1992 PRC Reg. No. 0076489
 
PHLIPPINE BOARD OF SURGERY
Diplomate Philippine Board of Surgery
Part I (Written Exam) April 11, 1999 Passed
Part II (Oral Exam) August 29, 1999 Passed
 
PHILIPPINE BOARD OF PLASTIC SURGERY
Part I February 10, 2007 Passed
 
MEMBERSHIPS
Philippine Medical Association Member PMA no. E-3-9930 Quezon City
Medical Society Member District IV
Phi Sigma Gamma Fraternity
(UST Medicine and Surgery)
 
AWARDS
ASEAN Fellow, 11th ASEAN Congress of Plastic Surgery
Singapore, January – February 2002
 
Testimonial of Service, Philippine Band of Mercy
Manila, March 1, 2002
 
RESEARCH PAPERS
1. “Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Trachea” (Case Report)
  • 1st Place Inter-Department Paper Presentation 1994
    Capitol Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
2. “The Evaluation of Thermography in Detecting Lumbar Disc Disease”
  • 2nd Place Inter-Department Paper Presentation 1997
    Capitol Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
  • Presented at the 26th Annual Meeting American Academy of Thermology
    Allegheny General Hospital
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3. “ The use of combination freeze dried Amnion and Hydrogel from Carrageenan
in the management of Split Thickness Skin Graft Donor site”
  • Recipient of a research grant from the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)
  • 1st Place Plastic Surgery Resident’s 5th Annual Scientific Paper Presentation
    Veterans Memorial Medical Center, Philippines --August 4, 2001
  • 2nd Place Annual Scientific Research Paper Presentation Veterans Memorial Medical Center, Philippines --November 21, 2001
  • Presented at the 11th ASEAN Congress of Plastic Surgery
    Raffles City Convention Center, Singapore
    February 1, 2002
    Consolation Prize
4. “Gamma Irradiated Hydrocolloid Carrageenan versus Saline Soaked Gauze Dressing as a
Temporary Skin Coverage for Granulating Full Thickness Burn Wound”
  • 3rd place Plastic Surgery Resident’s 6th Annual Scientific Paper Presentation Veterans Memorial Medical Center, Philippines --August 24, 2002
 
Post- Graduate Training
11th ASEAN Congress of Plastic Surgery, February 2002, Singapore
 
12th ASEAN Congress of Plastic Surgery, February 2004, Manila Philippines
 
Hairtransplant, Nu/Hart hair clinic, October 24-30, 2004,, Manhattan New York, U.S.A
 
9th Oriental Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Congress with Live Workshop, December 6-10, 2004, Bangkok, Thailand
 
FAMI –Facial Fat Autograft Muscle Injection , August 6 and 7, 2005, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A
 
13th ASEAN Congress of Plastic Surgery, October 16 – 18 2006 , Chieng-Mai, Thailand
 
Live Surgery Workshop on Pectoralis, Biceps and triceps augmentation using Silimed implants, March 14, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 
Live Surgery Workshop on Liposuction and Body Contouring, Butt augmentation using Silimed implant, March 15, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 
8th Simposio Internacional de Cirurgia Plastica, March 16-18, 2007, WTC hotel – Sao Paulo-Brazil
 
IMCAS( International Master Course on Aging Skin) Asia. Bangkok Thailand July 16th - 17th, 2007
 
19th Congress of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Melbourne Convention Center, Melbourne, Australia, February 10 -13, 2008
 
Anti-aging World Congress, Palais des Congres de Paris, Paris, France, April 10 - 12, 2008
 
Cosmoprof The Beauty Event, Bologna Exhibition Centre, Bologna, Italy April 12 - 14, 2008
 
Advanced Bioskills Workshop, Coapt Systems, Inc. Palo Alto, CA. July 8, 2008
 
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