PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Curriculum

With over 15 years of rigorous training and clinical experience, Dr. João Nunes da Costa is dedicated to excellence in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, always based on the highest international scientific standards.

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João Nunes da Costa
PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION

João Nunes da Costa

Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.

Clinical nameJoão Nunes da Costa
Full nameJoão Luís Mavigné de Sousa Nunes da Costa
Place of birthFigueira da Foz, Portugal
Medical license number48972

Training

  • Medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra (2002–2008).
  • Registered with the Portuguese Medical Association under medical license number 48972.
  • Residency in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Egas Moniz Hospital – Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental.
  • Training supervisor and mentor: Dr. Júlio Matias (2010–2015). Final Specialty Examination grade: 19.6 out of 20.
  • During training, clinical placements at Queen Victoria Hospital and St. Thomas Hospital, England, with further experience in:
    • Paediatric Plastic Surgery, particularly cleft lip and palate and congenital hand conditions;
    • Microsurgical breast reconstruction;
    • Hand surgery.

Current Activity

  • Senior Consultant in Plastic Surgery at Egas Moniz Hospital, Lisbon.
  • Coordinator of the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Unit at Hospital Lusíadas Amadora.
  • Private practice in Lisbon — Clínica Médica do Restelo, Hospital Lusíadas Amadora and Clínica Lusíadas Oriente (Sacavém).
  • President of the Supervisory Board of the Portuguese Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery for the 2023–24 and 2025–26 terms.

Areas of special interest

PRIVATE PRACTICE
  • Breast surgery.
  • Body contouring surgery (liposuction, abdominoplasty, etc.).
  • Facial aesthetic surgery.
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
  • Paediatric Plastic Surgery.
  • Facial Paralysis.
  • Skin Tumour Surgery.
  • Hand Surgery.

Scientific curriculum

6scientific articles in prestigious international Plastic Surgery journals, all as first author
+40oral presentations
+30posters, 11 as first author and 2 award-winning
+30courses or training activities
+30congresses and scientific meetings
Trainerparticipation as a trainer in several AO-CMF educational activities
  • Postgraduate Course in Clinical Research Methodologies — NOVA Medical School — FCM — Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Courses

Participation in more than twenty courses, including:

07/2011
Microsurgery CourseEgas Moniz Hospital — Plastic Surgery Department
02/2012
XI Surgery of the Hand Refresher Course — “Frontiers in Hand and Upper limb Reconstruction”Dr. Del Piñal, Santander (Spain)
05/2012
Polytech Advance Course on Aesthetic Breast AugmentationPolytech, Ghent (Belgium)
11/2012
The North East Plastic Surgery Flap CourseUniversity Hospital of North Durham, Newcastle (United Kingdom)
12/2012
AOCMF Craniomaxillofacial Principles Course in Fracture ManagementAOCMF, Davos (Switzerland)
10/2013
Breast Reduction and Mastopexy CourseAECEP, Madrid (Spain)
10/2013
AOCMF Craniomaxillofacial Advanced Course — Maxillarymandibular Reconstruction: Microsurgery and Distraction OsteogenesisAOCMF, Porto (Portugal)
05/2015
Trauma indications and reconstructive surgery with IntegraIntegra, Barcelona (Spain)
10/2015
Courses integrated into the American National Congress ASPS “The Meeting 2015”Boston
  • Microtia — Carving a 3D Ear Framework – A Hands-on Surgical Simulation
  • Evidence-Based Medicine: Cleft Palate
  • Evidence-Based Medicine: Cleft Nose Deformity
  • The ABC's of Closing a Cleft Lip
  • Management of Common Congenital Anomalies of the Hand
  • Congenital Breast Deformities
  • Aesthetic Orthognatic Surgery
10/2016
Postgraduate Course in Clinical Research MethodologiesNova Medical School — FCM — Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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