Licensure and Board Certification

License: Florida, License Number ME98940

Board Certification: Board Certified by American Board of Plastic Surgery, Maintenance of Certification (MOC), Present

Fellow of American College of Surgeons, 2011

Present Positions

Plastic Surgeon / Owner

Florida Plastic Surgery Group – North Florida Surgeons

Education

1996

The Bolles High School, Jacksonville, FL

1996 – 1998

Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering

1998 – 1999

University of Florida, Junior Honors Medical Program

Bachelor of Science, 1999

1999 – 2003

University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida

Doctor of Medicine, 2003

Surgical Training

2003 – 2004

General Surgery Internship

2004 – 2006

General Surgery Residency

2006 – 2008

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

2008 – 2009

Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Professional Experience

2003 – 2006

Clinical Instructor / Faculty

Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham

2008 – 2009

Clinical Instructor / Faculty

Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham

2009 – Present

Plastic Surgeon

Florida Plastic Surgery Group

2015 – Present

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Baptist MD Anderson

Hospital Affiliations

2008 – 2009

University of Alabama Health Science Center

2009 – Present

Baptist Medical Center, Downtown

2009 – Present

Baptist Medical Center, South

2009 – Present

Baptist Medical Center Beaches

2009 – Present

St. Vincent Southside Hospital

Professional Affiliations

2004 – Present

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

2009 – Present

Duval County Medical Society

2009 – Present

Greater Jacksonville Society of Plastic Surgery

2009 – Present

Indo-American Medical Association of Northeast Florida

2010 – Present

American Society of Plastic Surgery

2010 – Present

Florida Society of Plastic Surgery

2010 – Present

Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgery

2011 – Present

American College of Surgeons

2012 – Present

American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Honors and Awards

1996 – 1999

Dean's List

1996

Tandy Technology Award

1996 – 1999

Florida Academic Scholar

1996 – 1999

Golden Key National Honor Society

1997 – 1998

Biomedical Engineering Honor Society (Alpha Eta Mu Beta)

2006

ABSITE Excellence Award

2007

National Plastic Surgery Inservice Examination – 99th Percentile

Professional Activities

  1. Class President – University of Florida, College of Medicine, 1999
  2. Co Chair – Health Care Issues Day, 2001
  3. Code of Ethics Committee, 2001
  4. Alumni Board of Directors, Student Representative, 2002 – 2003
  5. Board of Directors, Member – Susan G. Komen Foundation, North Florida Affiliate, 2010 – Present
  6. Chief of Plastic Surgery, St Vincents Hospital
  7. Chief of Plastic Surgery, Baptist Health
  8. Chief of Surgery, Baptist South
  9. Chief of Staff, Baptist Medical Center South, 2023 – 2025
  10. Surgical Service Line Medical Director – Baptist Health, 2023 – Present
  11. Board of Directors – North Florida Surgeons

Teaching Experience

1996 – 1997

Tutor

Johns Hopkins University – Calculus, Organic Chemistry, Physics

1997 – 1998

Teaching Assistant

Johns Hopkins University – Engineering Thermodynamics

2002

Teaching Assistant

University of Florida – Medical Human Anatomy

2008 – 2009

Clinical Instructor

Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama

Lectures and Presentations

2003

Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds

Extensor Tendon Injury & Reconstruction

2004

Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds

Facial Nerve Paralysis and Reconstruction

2005

Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds

Scalp Reconstruction

2006

Surgical Grand Rounds

Influence of BMI on Surgical Complications

2006

American Society of Plastic Surgery National Conference

Management of Contaminated Grafts in Aesthetic Surgery

2007

Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds

Breast Augmentation

2008

UAB Grand Rounds

University of Alabama, Division of Plastic Surgery

2009

Alabama Society of Plastic Surgery

2009

Tumor Board

Baptist Medical Center

2009

Bosom Buddies

2009

American Society of Plastic Surgery National Conference

Single Staged Augmentation Mastopexy

2010

Florida Nursing Oncology Symposium

Advances In Plastic Surgery

2010

Lunch & Learn, Baptist Medical Center South

Advances In Plastic Surgery

2010

Sister Network

Breast Reconstruction in African American Women

2010

Ponte Vedra Inn & Club

All you Need to know about Breast Health, Cancer, & Treatment

2011

Breast Health Symposium, Wilson Cancer Center

Advances in Breast Reconstruction

2011

Bosom Buddies, Baptist Health

DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

2012

Christina Phipps Foundation

Yoga & Breast Reconstruction

Publications

Centeno, RF, Desai AR, Watson ME. Management of Contaminated Grafts in Aesthetic Surgery. Eplasty. 2008. Apr 22;8:e23

Limpert JN, Desai AR, Kumpf AL, Fallucco MA, Aridge DL. Abdominal Wall Reconstruction with Bovine Pericardium. American Journal of Surgery, Vol 198; Issue 5; pages e60-e65

Fallucco, Michael A. MD; Desai, Ankit R. MD; Prada, Christian A. MD; Lund, Herluf G. MD; White, Bruce I. MD; Huffaker, William H. MD. Primary Single-Stage Mastopexy Augmentation: Evaluation of Complications and Patient Satisfaction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery: October 2009 - Volume 124 - Issue 4S - pp 21-22

Volunteer Activities

Supporting Hospitals Abroad with Resources and Equipment (S.H.A.R.E.), 1997

Child Family Health International, Quito, Ecuador, 1999

Dominican Republic Healthcare Education Language Partnership (DR. HELP)

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