David A HidalgoDr

Dr. Hidalgo began his practice at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) as a reconstructive microsurgeon.  He reconstructed the most challenging facial, breast and body defects, often requiring complex microsurgical tissue transplantation techniques.  He developed an innovative procedure for jaw reconstruction in cancer patients while there.  This involved transferring the fibula bone from the leg to the face after shaping it into an exact replica of the jaw segment removed.  The bone circulation was restored in the neck with microsurgical techniques.  This seminal work was reported in five key publications that brought Dr. Hidalgo international acclaim.  His method of jaw reconstruction became, and has remained, the standard of care around the world.  He started a fellowship training program at Memorial and became the Chief of the Plastic and Reconstructive Service there.  He served in that capacity for eight years before leaving to begin a private practice in aesthetic surgery in 2001.

Today, Dr. Hidalgo sees patients and operates within his Park Avenue facility that is affiliated with Weill-Cornell Medical College (New York-Presbyterian Hospital).  He holds the academic title of Clinical Professor of Surgery at that institution.  He is an invited expert at international, national, and regional meetings where he lectures on facial and body contouring surgery. He is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons, as well as many regional societies.