is the Head of the Plastic Surgery Department of IASO General Hospital, in Athens, Greece. In Brazil, he is the CEO of Stem Surgery SA involved in tissue engineering research and clinical application projects. He has published 50 peer reviewed articles and 15 book chapters. He is member of 11 medical societies, lectures worldwide and is the Editor of the book entitled ‘Adipose Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine’ published by Springer – Verlag in 2011.