Martin Giuffre

Contact

Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Surgery Dept
Email
giuffre@ualberta.ca

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords


About

DR. MARTIN J GIUFFRE (B.MS., M.D., F.R.C.S. (C))

 

Dr. Martin J Giuffre is a graduate of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.

He received a Bachelor of Medical Science in 1975, MD with Distinction in 1977 and a Plastic Surgery Fellowship (FRCS(C)) in 1981.

He did a 6 month Burn teaching fellowship at the University of Alberta Hospital.

He began his practice in December 1981. He was appointed Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery in 1985 at the University Hospital in the Division of Plastic Surgery.

He was elected as the President of the Alberta Society of Plastic Surgeons in 1985 and served as President from 1985 until 2005. He has worked with the AMA (Alberta Medical Association) as the Plastic Surgery Provincial Fee Representative from 1983 until 2007, chaired the AMA negotiating committee with the WCB (Workman's Compensation Board) and works with the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons and the WCB as a consultant.

 
Dr. Giuffre is a Plastic Surgeon in Edmonton, Alberta, a member in good standing of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Medical Counsel of Canada, the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. He taught medical students and residents in the Plastic Surgery Program as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta.

His non-cosmetic practice focused on reconstruction following trauma (injury), post cancer reconstruction, congenital birth defects and general, breast and hand reconstruction. Currently his non-cosmetic practice focuses on hand reconstruction and breast reconstruction. His reconstructive practice is done primarily at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton and Leduc General Hospital.
 
Dr. Giuffre's Cosmetic Plastic Surgery practice is done at the Plastic & Cosmetic Laser Surgical Centre (
http://www.pclsc.ca) in Edmonton  at #178 Meadowlark Health Centre. The PCLSC is a Non-Hospital Surgical Facility (three full operating rooms) accredited by the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons. All medical staff at PCLSC are ACLS (acute cardiac life support) accredited.
A number of city Plastic surgeons use this facility, where a wide variety of cosmetic procedures are done as day procedures (home the same day of surgery) either under local anesthetic, local anesthetic with conscious sedation or general anesthetic (this is provided by a fully accredited hospital based anesthetic specialist).

.  

All patients are seen in consultation by Dr. Giuffre in his office prior to booking a reconstructive or cosmetic surgical procedure. The office is adjacent to the surgical facility (#176 Meadowlark Health Centre, Edmonton); 780-428-7737).

Patients do not require a physician referral to book a consultation. There is no fee charged for the consultation if the patient has Alberta Health Care coverage. 



Clinical Interests

Breast Reconstruction

Hand Surgery/Reconstruction

Cosmetic Surgery