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Rene D. Largo, FACS

Houston, TX

MD Anderson Cancer Center

1515 Holcombe Blvd, 5th floor
Houston, TX 77030

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Undergrad: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich
Medical Degree: Duke University, Duke School of Medicine
Residency: University Hospital of Zurich
Certifications: 2013 Swiss Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery FMH, Lifetime 2013 European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery EBOPRAS, Lifetime
Awards: 2014 Best Poster Presentation, Bones & Teeth Gordon Conference 2014 Best Outstanding Poster Award, American Society of Cell and Gene Therapy 2014 Best Experimental Research, German-Speaking Society of Microsurgery 2014 Award, Swiss Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery Society 2010 Best Oral Presentation, European Plastic Surgery Research Council 2005 Medical School of Zurich for Clinical Subinternship at Duke Medical School, Scholarship, University of Duke 2002 Award "Excellent Preparation Skills" in Human Cadaver Dissection, Medical School of Zurich, University of Zurich

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