Ivo Alexander Pestana, MD

Ivo Alexander Pestana, M.D., FACS, FAAPS, is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the Eugene M. and Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health, at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. He specializes in general plastic surgery, complex reconstructive procedures and microneurovascular surgery. His clinical interests include reconstructive and cosmetic breast and body surgery.

Prior to joining Lynn Cancer Institute, Dr. Pestana served as professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.    

Dr. Pestana earned his medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed a surgical residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital and a plastic surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center. His training included a transplantation and immunology research fellowship as well as a trauma research fellowship at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He also completed a hand and microsurgery fellowship at Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery.

Dr. Pestana is certified by American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, fellow of the American College of Surgeons and member of several other professional organizations. He serves as a reviewer for the Annals of Surgical Oncology and the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. His work in plastic and reconstructive surgery is widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals.

During his career, Dr. Pestana has been named to such prestigious lists as Best Doctors in America and America’s Top Surgeons. He participated in the description and implementation of the imaging technique termed fluorescent angiography in the field of plastic surgery, which has proven to be an important advancement in the clinical assessment of microvascular anastomoses and tissue perfusion. 

Dr. Pestana’s goal is to provide patient-centered, safe, cutting edge reconstructive and cosmetic surgery in a caring and sensitive manner, he says. He is committed to ensuring patients feel heard and are aware of and understand all options available to them when considering plastic surgery.

Dr. Pestana is fluent in both English and Spanish. Outside of his professional endeavors, he enjoys spending time with his family and being outdoors playing tennis, running, swimming and boating.