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| 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 |
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| Residency: General Surgery, Chief Resident |
| Capitol Medical Center |
| Sct. Magbanua Street, Quezon City Philippines |
| July 1993-December 1998 |
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| Internship: Capitol Medical Center ( CMC ) |
| Sct. Magbanua Street, Quezon City, Philippines |
| May 1991-April 1992 |
| PRO, CMC Intern’s Organization 1991-1992 |
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| Medicine: Doctor of Medicine & Surgery |
| University of Sto. Tomas |
| Espana, Manila, Philippines |
| 1987-1991 |
| Chairman, Medical Missions Phi Sigma Gamma |
| Fraternity |
| 1989-1991 |
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| 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 |
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| Secondary: Philippine Science High School |
| Agham Road, Quezon City, Philippines |
| 1979-1983 |
| Full Scholar |
| (National Science Technology Administration) |
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| Primary: Amandiego Elementary School |
| Amandiego, Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines |
| 1973-1979 |
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| Class Salutatorian |
| PHILIPPINE MEDICAL BOARD EXAMINATION |
| Date: December 21, 1992 PRC Reg. No. 0076489 |
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| 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 |
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| PHILIPPINE BOARD OF PLASTIC SURGERY |
| Part I February 10, 2007 Passed |
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| 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) |
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| AWARDS |
| ASEAN Fellow, 11th ASEAN Congress of Plastic Surgery |
| Singapore, January – February 2002 |
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| Testimonial of Service, Philippine Band of Mercy |
| Manila, March 1, 2002 |
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| RESEARCH PAPERS |
| 1. “Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Trachea” (Case Report) |
- 1st Place Inter-Department Paper Presentation 1994
Capitol Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Post- Graduate Training |
| 11th ASEAN Congress of Plastic Surgery, February 2002, Singapore |
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| 12th ASEAN Congress of Plastic Surgery, February 2004, Manila Philippines |
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| Hairtransplant, Nu/Hart hair clinic, October 24-30, 2004,, Manhattan New York, U.S.A |
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| 9th Oriental Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Congress with Live Workshop, December 6-10, 2004, Bangkok, Thailand |
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| FAMI –Facial Fat Autograft Muscle Injection , August 6 and 7, 2005, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A |
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| 13th ASEAN Congress of Plastic Surgery, October 16 – 18 2006 , Chieng-Mai, Thailand |
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| Live Surgery Workshop on Pectoralis, Biceps and triceps augmentation using Silimed implants, March 14, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Live Surgery Workshop on Liposuction and Body Contouring, Butt augmentation using Silimed implant, March 15, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| 8th Simposio Internacional de Cirurgia Plastica, March 16-18, 2007, WTC hotel – Sao Paulo-Brazil |
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| IMCAS( International Master Course on Aging Skin) Asia. Bangkok Thailand July 16th - 17th, 2007 |
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| 19th Congress of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Melbourne Convention Center, Melbourne, Australia, February 10 -13, 2008 |
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| Anti-aging World Congress, Palais des Congres de Paris, Paris, France, April 10 - 12, 2008 |
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| Cosmoprof The Beauty Event, Bologna Exhibition Centre, Bologna, Italy April 12 - 14, 2008 |
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| Advanced Bioskills Workshop, Coapt Systems, Inc. Palo Alto, CA. July 8, 2008 |
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