TITLES AND HONORS
Patron of the ‘Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica’ (Brazilian
Society of Plastic Surgery)
‘Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões Honour’ (Brazilian College of Surgeons Honour)
Honorary Member:
‘Academia Nacional de Medicina’ (Brazilian Academy of Medicine)
‘Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões’ (Brazilian College of Surgeons)
‘Academia Brasileira de Letras’ (Brazilian Academy of Letters)
Meritorious Member:
´Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica’ (Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery)
Founder Member:
American Trauma Society
‘Sociedade Brasileira de Mão’ (Brazilian Hand Society)
Honorary Member:
‘Colégio Internacional de Cirurgiões’ (International College of Surgeons)
‘Associação Brasileira de Medicina’ (Brazilian Medical Association)
Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of South Africa
‘Sociedade Brasileira de Mastologia’ (Brazilian Mastology Society)
Associación Médica de Argentina
Sociétá Medica di Bologna
German Association Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Corresponding Member of the following societies:
Société Française de Chirurgie Plastique et Reconstrutive
American College of Surgeons
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Royal Society of Medicine
British Association of Plastic Surgeons
German Society of Aesthetic Medicine
American Society of Plastic Surgery
American Society of Facial and Reconstructive Surgery
Member of Deliberative body of Brazilian Institute of Education, Science and Culture
Member of the Brazilian Comission of UNESCO
Member of the Curator board of the ‘Jardim Botânico’ (Botanic Garden)
Consulting member of Conservation International Wild Life Preservation
Member of the Editorial Board of many scientific publications of Brazil and abroad Honour President of the ‘Associação dos Ex-Alunos do Professor Pitanguy’ (Association of former students of professor Pitanguy)
Member of the ‘Amigos do Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente’ Society
Member of the Committee about Health of the Comission of Constitutional Studies
Emeritus Counselour of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (former ‘University of Brazil’)
President of the ‘Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro’ (Modern Art Museum of Rio de Janeiro)
Period: 1975-1985
He was a guest professor in more than a hundred institutions, hospitals, universities and associations, such as:
Maison Départamentale de Nanterre, invited by Professor Marc Iselin, Paris
Brussels University, invited by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of New York University, invited by Professor Converse
Imperial Welfare Organization Hospitals, invited by her Imperial Highness, Princess Farah Diba of Tehran, Iran
University of Istanbul, invited by the Ministry for Health of Istambul, Turkey
King Hussein Medical Center, invited by His Majesty, the King Hussein of Jordan
Ministry for Health of Kuwait invited by the government of Kuwait
Association d´Aide aux Paralysés du Sud du Maroc, Morroco
Martedi di San Domenico, invited by San Domenico Center, Bologna, Italy
The University of Witwaterrand Baragwanath Hospital, in Johannesburg, South Africa, invited by the Department of Plastic Surgery of the Group of Teaching Hospital
Freien Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany, invited by Professor Naumann
University of Tokyo, invited by the Japanese Society of Plastic Surgery
British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, of London, invited by the British Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Cultural and Scientific Mission of the People´s Republic of China, Beijing, China . Monaco-USA Association, Monte Carlo, Monaco, invited by His Majesty, Rainier, Prince of Monaco
Westeinde Hospital, invited by the Dutch Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Hague, Netherlands
Kazanjian Visiting Professor of Plastic Surgery, Massachussetts General Hospital
He was granted with countless honorary degrees, as following:
Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa, by the University of Tel Aviv, Israel
Chancellier des Universités de Paris, France
Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universidad Autônoma de Guadalajara
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade de Alagoas’ (Alagoas University), Maceió
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade Federal da Paraíba’ (Federal University of Paraíba)
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade Federal de Santa Maria’ (Santa Maria University), Rio Grande do Sul
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade de Santa Cecília’ (Santa Cecília University), Santos, São Paulo
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade Estácio de Sá’ (Estácio de Sá University), Rio de Janeiro
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade Federal do Paraná’ (Federal University of Parana)
National Honours:
Tamandaré Merit Medal
Grand master of the Rio Branco Order, Commander degree
‘Grande Medalha da Inconfidência’ Order (Great medal of Minas Conspiracy), Government of Minas Gerais
‘Medalha Pacificador’ (Pacifier Medal), Ministry of War
Rotarian Honour, for rendering relevant services to the community
Alfred Jurzyskowski Honour, National Academy of Medicine
Medical Merit Medal, Ministry for Health
Brazilian Personality of the 500 years of Brazil, by the Official Work of the Celebration of the 5th Centenary of the Discovery of Brazil
Plastic Surgeon of the Millenium, honour received during the XVI Journey of Plastic Surgery, Minas Gerais
Santos Dumont Medal
Foreign Honours:
Officier de l´Ordre de la Légion d´Honneur
Tître de Grande Ufficiale, granted by the Italian government
Grand Cordon of the Order Al-Kawkab Al-Urduni, King Hussein of Jordan
Ovissam Alaouille de L´Ordre Commander Medal, distinguished by King Hassan I, from Morroco
Dieffenbach Medal
Dynastic Order of Casa Savoia
Orden Andrés Bello, Venezuela, in recognition to his work with under-privileged people
Golden Saw Award, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, USA
Le Prix de Promotion Internacionale de Recherche Medicale, Switzerland, awarded by Unesco
Cultura per la Pace, Pope John Paul II, Italy.
La Medaille D’or, Conceil Supérieur de la Cámmission dês Distinctions de la Société d’Encouragement au Prógress
Graddo di avaliere de Nell’Ordini Dei santi Maurizio e Lazzaro, Napoli
Cidade de Paris Medal
Kroton de Medicina Honour, Italy
Member of Honour by the Ilustre Colégio de Médicos of Madrid
Honoured as one of the personalities who stood out in the 20th century, in the book Livre du Millenium ‘Ils on changé le monde’, among Albert Einstein, Sir Alexandre Fleming, Sigmund Freud, and others
Padre delle Chirurgia Estética Mondiale, title granted by the Italian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Bistouri d´Or e Médaille d´Honneur, of the French Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
The Greatest Aesthetic Doctor in the 20th Century, title awarded in Tokyo by the Japan Society of Aesthetic Surgery.
Millennium Speaker, granted by The American Society for Aesthetic Surgery for his contribution to the divulgation and teaching of the specialty in the world
Granted with the title The Medicine Oscar for Aesthetic Surgery, Lindau, Germany
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Patron of the ‘Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica’ (Brazilian
Society of Plastic Surgery)
‘Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões Honour’ (Brazilian College of Surgeons Honour)
Honorary Member:
‘Academia Nacional de Medicina’ (Brazilian Academy of Medicine)
‘Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões’ (Brazilian College of Surgeons)
‘Academia Brasileira de Letras’ (Brazilian Academy of Letters)
Meritorious Member:
´Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica’ (Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery)
Founder Member:
American Trauma Society
‘Sociedade Brasileira de Mão’ (Brazilian Hand Society)
Honorary Member:
‘Colégio Internacional de Cirurgiões’ (International College of Surgeons)
‘Associação Brasileira de Medicina’ (Brazilian Medical Association)
Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of South Africa
‘Sociedade Brasileira de Mastologia’ (Brazilian Mastology Society)
Associación Médica de Argentina
Sociétá Medica di Bologna
German Association Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Corresponding Member of the following societies:
Société Française de Chirurgie Plastique et Reconstrutive
American College of Surgeons
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Royal Society of Medicine
British Association of Plastic Surgeons
German Society of Aesthetic Medicine
American Society of Plastic Surgery
American Society of Facial and Reconstructive Surgery
Member of Deliberative body of Brazilian Institute of Education, Science and Culture
Member of the Brazilian Comission of UNESCO
Member of the Curator board of the ‘Jardim Botânico’ (Botanic Garden)
Consulting member of Conservation International Wild Life Preservation
Member of the Editorial Board of many scientific publications of Brazil and abroad Honour President of the ‘Associação dos Ex-Alunos do Professor Pitanguy’ (Association of former students of professor Pitanguy)
Member of the ‘Amigos do Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente’ Society
Member of the Committee about Health of the Comission of Constitutional Studies
Emeritus Counselour of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (former ‘University of Brazil’)
President of the ‘Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro’ (Modern Art Museum of Rio de Janeiro)
Period: 1975-1985
He was a guest professor in more than a hundred institutions, hospitals, universities and associations, such as:
Maison Départamentale de Nanterre, invited by Professor Marc Iselin, Paris
Brussels University, invited by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of New York University, invited by Professor Converse
Imperial Welfare Organization Hospitals, invited by her Imperial Highness, Princess Farah Diba of Tehran, Iran
University of Istanbul, invited by the Ministry for Health of Istambul, Turkey
King Hussein Medical Center, invited by His Majesty, the King Hussein of Jordan
Ministry for Health of Kuwait invited by the government of Kuwait
Association d´Aide aux Paralysés du Sud du Maroc, Morroco
Martedi di San Domenico, invited by San Domenico Center, Bologna, Italy
The University of Witwaterrand Baragwanath Hospital, in Johannesburg, South Africa, invited by the Department of Plastic Surgery of the Group of Teaching Hospital
Freien Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany, invited by Professor Naumann
University of Tokyo, invited by the Japanese Society of Plastic Surgery
British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, of London, invited by the British Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Cultural and Scientific Mission of the People´s Republic of China, Beijing, China . Monaco-USA Association, Monte Carlo, Monaco, invited by His Majesty, Rainier, Prince of Monaco
Westeinde Hospital, invited by the Dutch Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Hague, Netherlands
Kazanjian Visiting Professor of Plastic Surgery, Massachussetts General Hospital
He was granted with countless honorary degrees, as following:
Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa, by the University of Tel Aviv, Israel
Chancellier des Universités de Paris, France
Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universidad Autônoma de Guadalajara
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade de Alagoas’ (Alagoas University), Maceió
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade Federal da Paraíba’ (Federal University of Paraíba)
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade Federal de Santa Maria’ (Santa Maria University), Rio Grande do Sul
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade de Santa Cecília’ (Santa Cecília University), Santos, São Paulo
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade Estácio de Sá’ (Estácio de Sá University), Rio de Janeiro
Doctor Honoris Causa by the ‘Universidade Federal do Paraná’ (Federal University of Parana)
National Honours:
Tamandaré Merit Medal
Grand master of the Rio Branco Order, Commander degree
‘Grande Medalha da Inconfidência’ Order (Great medal of Minas Conspiracy), Government of Minas Gerais
‘Medalha Pacificador’ (Pacifier Medal), Ministry of War
Rotarian Honour, for rendering relevant services to the community
Alfred Jurzyskowski Honour, National Academy of Medicine
Medical Merit Medal, Ministry for Health
Brazilian Personality of the 500 years of Brazil, by the Official Work of the Celebration of the 5th Centenary of the Discovery of Brazil
Plastic Surgeon of the Millenium, honour received during the XVI Journey of Plastic Surgery, Minas Gerais
Santos Dumont Medal
Foreign Honours:
Officier de l´Ordre de la Légion d´Honneur
Tître de Grande Ufficiale, granted by the Italian government
Grand Cordon of the Order Al-Kawkab Al-Urduni, King Hussein of Jordan
Ovissam Alaouille de L´Ordre Commander Medal, distinguished by King Hassan I, from Morroco
Dieffenbach Medal
Dynastic Order of Casa Savoia
Orden Andrés Bello, Venezuela, in recognition to his work with under-privileged people
Golden Saw Award, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, USA
Le Prix de Promotion Internacionale de Recherche Medicale, Switzerland, awarded by Unesco
Cultura per la Pace, Pope John Paul II, Italy.
La Medaille D’or, Conceil Supérieur de la Cámmission dês Distinctions de la Société d’Encouragement au Prógress
Graddo di avaliere de Nell’Ordini Dei santi Maurizio e Lazzaro, Napoli
Cidade de Paris Medal
Kroton de Medicina Honour, Italy
Member of Honour by the Ilustre Colégio de Médicos of Madrid
Honoured as one of the personalities who stood out in the 20th century, in the book Livre du Millenium ‘Ils on changé le monde’, among Albert Einstein, Sir Alexandre Fleming, Sigmund Freud, and others
Padre delle Chirurgia Estética Mondiale, title granted by the Italian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Bistouri d´Or e Médaille d´Honneur, of the French Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
The Greatest Aesthetic Doctor in the 20th Century, title awarded in Tokyo by the Japan Society of Aesthetic Surgery.
Millennium Speaker, granted by The American Society for Aesthetic Surgery for his contribution to the divulgation and teaching of the specialty in the world
Granted with the title The Medicine Oscar for Aesthetic Surgery, Lindau, Germany
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