Work History

John LoMonaco, MD, PA

17226 Mercury Dr

Houston, TX 77058

2012 to present

 

Private Practice

John LoMonaco, MD, PA

17226 Mercury Dr

Houston, TX 77058

2003 to present

 

Medical Director

Advanced Laser Solutions, L.L.P.

2006 to Present

 

Medical Director

Vitalis Medical Spa

713-979-0526

713-526-5563

Facsimile

2004 to 2008

 

Medical Director

American Laser Centers

Montrose-Midtown Clinic

2007 to 2009

 

Private Practice

2530 W Holcombe Blvd

Houston, TX 77030

2001 to 2003

 

Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, TX

1999 to 2001

 

Director

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital

Houston, TX

1999 to 2001

Attending Burn Surgeon

Memorial-Hermann Burn Unit

Houston, TX

1999 to 2001

 

 

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery

Certificate # 43952

 

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Certificate # 6233

09-08-2001

 

 

Licensure

Texas #J-6013

08-19-1994

 

Hospital Privileges

  • Memorial-Hermann Hospital, Medical Center
  • Memorial-Hermann Hospital, Memorial City
  • University General Hospital
  • Houston Hospital for Specialized Surgery, an affiliate of Baylor College of Medicine
  • St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital

Education

Undergraduate Education

Austin College

Sherman, Texas

Bachelor of Arts, Biology and English

1980-1985

 

Harvard University

Honors Elective in English Literature

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Summer Term, 1984

 

Austin College

Directed Study in Renaissance Architecture

Florence, Italy

1985

 

Medical Education

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, TX

Doctor of Medicine

1986-1990

 

Post Graduation

Postgraduate Training

  • General Surgery Residency
  • University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  • Houston, TX
  • Department of Surgery
  • Hermann Hospital
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  • St. Luke’s Hospital
  • Harris County Hospital District
  • July 1, 1990 to June 30, 1997

Research Fellowship

  • The Thomas R. Cronin Fellowship in Plastic Surgery
  • Hermann Hospital
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  • 1992 to 1994

Postgraduate Training

  • Plastic Surgery Fellowship
  • University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  • Division of Plastic Surgery
  • Hermann Hospital
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  • St. Luke’s Hospital
  • Harris County Hospital District
  • July 1997 to June 1999

 

Honors, Awards and Activities

Bioethics Committee

  • 12 Oaks Hospital
  • 2005 to 2006

Advisory Board

  • ObesityHelp Magazine
  • 2003 to Present

Editorial Board

  • Bariatrics Today Magazine
  • 2004-2005

Associate Editor

  • Journal of the American Medical Association
  • Medical Student Section
  • 1989 to 1990

Pedagogue, Gross Anatomy

  • Dept. Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • 1989-1990

Outstanding Teaching Resident Award

  • In General Surgery
  • 1993

Resident Class Representative

  • General Surgery
  • 1992-93 and 1996-97

Faculty Senator, University of Texas

  • Department of Surgery
  • 1999 – 2000
  • 2000 – 2001

Medical School Honors in Immunology

  • 1990

Medical School Honors in Surgery

  • 1991

 

Academic Presentations

Enteral Nutrition in the Head-Injured Patient

  • Presentation at the Annual Meeting of Chief Surgical Residents
  • New Orleans, LA
  • 1992

Doxorubicin-Induced Wound Impairment is Attenuated by Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor and a Bioactive Peptide Found in Elastin

  • The Wound Healing Society
  • San Francisco, CA
  • May 20, 1994

“Modulation of Cellular Ingrowth into an Acellular Dermal Matrix”

  • American College of Surgeons, South Texas Chapter
  • Houston, TX
  • February 17, 1994

“A Chemotactic Peptide Found in Elastin Modulates the Inflammatory Phase of Wound Healing”

  • Plastic Surgery Research Council
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • April 4-7, 1994

“Doxorubin-Induced Wound Impairment is Attenuated by Fibroblast Growth Factor and a Bioactiev Peptide Found in Elastin”

  • Plastic Surgery Research Council
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • April 4-7, 1994

“Doxorubicin Stimulates Peripheal Blood Monocyte Production of TGF-beta”

  • Poster Presentation Southwestern Surgical Association
  • San Antonio, TX
  • March 17, 1995

Visiting Professor at Scott and White Medical Center

  • Department of Plastic Surgery
  • Temple, TX
  • June 2008

“Tensile Strength Comparison of Suture Materials”

  • Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • San Antonio, Texas 2008

“Internal Hernias: Case Reports Following Lower Body Lifts”

  • Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • San Antonio, Texas 2008

 

Continuing Medical Education

American Society for Surgery of the Hand

  • Spring Meeting
  • Boca Raton, FL
  • 1997

Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty Course

  • Santa Fe, NM
  • January 1998

Breast and Body Contouring Symposium

  • Santa Fe, NM
  • January 1998

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

  • Winter Meeting
  • Boston, MA
  • October 1998

Techniques in Traumatic Facial Reconstruction

  • Instruction course, Dr. Fred Mennick
  • 1998 ASPRS Meeting

Rejuvenation of the Aging Forehead

  • Instructional course, Dr. David Knize
  • 1998 ASPRS Meeting

Endoscopic Plastic Surgery

  • Instructional course
  • Dr. Foad Nahai and Dr. E. Felmont Eaves, III
  • 1998 ASPRS Meeting

Chest and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

  • Instructional course, Dr. Foad Nahai
  • 1998 ASPRS Meeting

Workshop: Techniques in Rigid Fixation of the Craniofacial Skelton

  • Synthes Biomedical
  • University of Texas Medical School
  • November 1998

Laser Techniques Instructional Course

  • Medical Alliance Corporation and Dr. Donald Collins
  • St. Joseph”™s Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • April 22, 1999

17th Annual Breast Surgery Symposium

  • Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
  • Atlanta, GA
  • January 19-21, 2001

Annual Meeting

  • Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • September 20, 2002

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

  • San Antonio, TX
  • November 2, 2002

Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting

  • Houston, TX
  • November 20, 2002

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

  • 71st Annual Scientific Meeting
  • San Antonio, TX
  • November 2, 2003

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

  • Advanced Breast and Body Contouring Symposium
  • Santa Fe, NM
  • November 2, 2003

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

  • 20th Annual Advanced Breast and Body Contouring Symposium
  • Santa Fe, NM
  • October 2, 2005

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

  • 21st Annual Advanced Breast and Body Contouring Symposium
  • Santa Fe, NM
  • October 10, 2006

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

  • 24th Annual Advanced Breast and Body Contouring Symposium
  • Santa Fe, NM
  • August 26-29, 2009

 

Community Presentations

JourneyLite Houston

  • “Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss: From Never Till Now”
  • October 2009

RYS Obesity – Galveston Event

  • Sponsor and Speaker
  • “Bariatric Plastic Surgery”
  • July 2009

Obesity Help – Dallas Event

  • Speaker-Breakout Session
  • “Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss”
  • September 2009

RYd Obesity – Dallas Event

  • Sponsor and Speaker
  • “Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss”
  • May 2008

Ne-Weigh Houston

  • Insurance Coverage for Plastic Surgery”
  • Speaker
  • July 2007

Obesity Help Event – Austin

  • Sponsor and Speaker
  • June 2007

Obesity Help Event – Arlington

  • Speaker
  • May 2005

Affiliations

  • Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation