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At The Crossroads: Craniofacial Surgery & Culture In Mexico: Film Screening and Discussion

At The Crossroads: Craniofacial Surgery & Culture In Mexico: Film Screening and Discussion

Young Research Library 11360
Library Conference Room
UCLA

Join us to view the inspiring  award winning film: Beautiful Faces,
a documentary about the remarkable medical and humanitarian work of  Mexican Pediatric Craniofacial Surgeon Dr.  Fernando Ortiz- Monasterio and his colleagues at the Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez in Mexico City.

Reception to follow

Moderator:

Reza Jarrahy, M.D. FACS, FAAP,  Director, Foundation for Craniofacial Surgery, in Los Angeles, &  Associate Clinical Professor,  Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,  David Geffen School of Medicine, Co- Director, Craniofacial Clinic, at UCLA

Welcome:

Carlos Sada,  Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles

Bonnie Taub, MPH,MA, Ph.D., Chair, Latin American Studies-IDP, UCLA

Film Screening

Discussants:

Alvera de Leon.,Documentary Film and Music Producer, Producer of Beautiful Faces film

Juan Cuellar Perez-Grovas, M.D., Craniofacial Fellow, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCLA, Co-Director -Cleft Lip/Palate Program at the Children's Hospital and.
The Power of a Smile Foundation in Chiapas, México.

Juan Cuellar Dodd, M.D., Clinical Professor and Chief, Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Director, Cleft Lip and Palate Program, Children's Hospital, Chiapas, México.
Director, The Power of a Smile Foundation

Closing Remarks: Reza Jarrahy, M.D.
Reception.


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Image by The Hands of Dr. Moore, Diego Rivera(1940).
Gallery: San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, USA
This artwork may be protected by copyright. It is posted on the site in accordance with fair use principles.

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Cost : Free and open to the public

NancyGomez
310-825-4571
ngomez@international.ucla.edu

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Download file: CraniofacialSurgery-Mexico-FilmEvent-2-12-15-31-ne1.pdf

Sponsor(s): UCLA Center for Mexican Studies, UCLA Latin American Studies Interdepartmental Program, and the Foundation for Craniofacial Surgery, Los Angeles.

12 Feb 15
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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