Philanthropy

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Our practice donates a portion of every surgical fee to philanthropic activities. Our areas of focus are medical research, education, and the arts.

Medical Research

Joan's Legacy, subsequently renamed Uniting Against Lung Cancer, was created by Dr. Hidalgo's family in 2001. It became the largest private foundation funding lung cancer research in the United States, having funded $11.5 million in research grants, with another $57 million in follow-on funding earned by its grantees. In 2015 it merged with a similar organization to become the Lung Cancer Research Foundation.

Joan's Legacy was created by Dr. Hidalgo's family in 2001 to commemorate the passing of his sister in-law, who succumbed to nonsmoking related lung cancer at the age of 47. It was the largest private foundation funding lung cancer research in the United States prior to merging with the Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) in 2015.

Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer death, claiming approximately 400 lives every day. Breakthroughs in genome mapping have led to effective new treatments that are converting lung cancer into a chronic but manageable condition for many patients. Permanent cures are within reach.

Dr. Hidalgo received the inaugural Founder’s Award from LCRF at the 2022 annual gala. This award acknowledged his seminal role in making important early grants that have contributed to critical discoveries. Dr. Hidalgo has since stepped down from the LCRF board but Mrs. Hidalgo and their son Aaron still serve.

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Education

A major contribution was made to help finance a new state-of-the-art learning center for medical students. This facility allows medical students to learn the correct way to take a history, perform a physical examination, and develop bedside manner. This is done under the watchful eye of instructors and other students who view the process remotely by video camera. Professional actors serve as patients to provide an accurate and reproducible model of various disease entities for the students. This type of learning center is unique in medical education today.

Our practice contributes to funding the complete tuition for three honors students every year at Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx. The practice also supports the Inner City Scholarship Fund, which underwrites tuition for elementary and high school students in the New York Archdiocese parochial schools.

The Arts

Our practice funded both a new drawing classroom and art gallery for the Department of Fine Arts at Georgetown University. Dr. and Mrs. Hidalgo also support St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York and the Metropolitan Museum of Art through the Tighe-Hidalgo Foundation.

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Patient’s often ask, which method is better, SMAS or deep plane? If there was a clear superiority, all surgeons would be using the same technique. Put another way, as my nurse Meghan says, “it’s not the racquet, it’s the player”. True here too.

SMAS is an acronym for a medical term: Superficial MusculoAponeurotic System. Structurally it is a sheet of fibrous and fatty tissue that can be tightened to recreate a more youthful facial shape.

#face #lift #young

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Patient’s often ask, which method is better, SMAS or deep plane? If there was a clear superiority, all surgeons would be using the same technique. Put another way, as my nurse Meghan says, “it’s not the racquet, it’s the player”. True here too. SMAS is an acronym for a medical term: Superficial MusculoAponeurotic System. Structurally it is a sheet of fibrous and fatty tissue that can be tightened to recreate a more youthful facial shape. #face #lift #young

Patient’s often ask, which method is better, SMAS or deep plane? If there was a clear superiority, all surgeons would be using the same technique. Put another way, as my nurse Meghan says, “it’s not the racquet, it’s the player”. True here too.

SMAS is an acronym for a medical term: Superficial MusculoAponeurotic System. Structurally it is a sheet of fibrous and fatty tissue that can be tightened to recreate a more youthful facial shape.

#face #lift #young ...

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Another labor of love in progress!

#drawing #charcoal #art

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Another labor of love in progress! #drawing #charcoal #art

Another labor of love in progress!

#drawing #charcoal #art ...

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Breast “lifts” are a misnomer. The breasts are actually pushed up from the bottom instead, thereby concealing the scars. The technique involves removing skin from within the design triangle shown to achieve the “lift”. Here are key truths about procedure limitations:

1. The breasts will never go as high as desired despite a maximum effort.

2. There will always be a small amount of residual overhang at the bottom, I.e. failing the “ pencil test”.

3. Breasts that are positioned low on the chest but do not droop are not suitable for breast lift procedures.

4. Eventually the skin will stretch again and the condition may recur to some degree. The good news here is that the procedure could be repeated without adding new scars.

Despite all of this major transformations are possible!

#lift #higher #shape

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Breast “lifts” are a misnomer. The breasts are actually pushed up from the bottom instead, thereby concealing the scars. The technique involves removing skin from within the design triangle shown to achieve the “lift”. Here are key truths about procedure limitations: 1. The breasts will never go as high as desired despite a maximum effort. 2. There will always be a small amount of residual overhang at the bottom, I.e. failing the “ pencil test”. 3. Breasts that are positioned low on the chest but do not droop are not suitable for breast lift procedures. 4. Eventually the skin will stretch again and the condition may recur to some degree. The good news here is that the procedure could be repeated without adding new scars. Despite all of this major transformations are possible! #lift #higher #shape

Breast “lifts” are a misnomer. The breasts are actually pushed up from the bottom instead, thereby concealing the scars. The technique involves removing skin from within the design triangle shown to achieve the “lift”. Here are key truths about procedure limitations:

1. The breasts will never go as high as desired despite a maximum effort.

2. There will always be a small amount of residual overhang at the bottom, I.e. failing the “ pencil test”.

3. Breasts that are positioned low on the chest but do not droop are not suitable for breast lift procedures.

4. Eventually the skin will stretch again and the condition may recur to some degree. The good news here is that the procedure could be repeated without adding new scars.

Despite all of this major transformations are possible!

#lift #higher #shape ...

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Male facelifts are challenging because men’s heads are bigger and the blood supply much more vigorous compared to women. Although the surgical concepts and anatomy are the same, it just takes longer to do. The good news is that life changing transformations can be achieved!

#face #men #look

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Male facelifts are challenging because men’s heads are bigger and the blood supply much more vigorous compared to women. Although the surgical concepts and anatomy are the same, it just takes longer to do. The good news is that life changing transformations can be achieved! #face #men #look

Male facelifts are challenging because men’s heads are bigger and the blood supply much more vigorous compared to women. Although the surgical concepts and anatomy are the same, it just takes longer to do. The good news is that life changing transformations can be achieved!

#face #men #look ...

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