CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY & CULTURE IN MEXICO

At The Crossroads:
CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY & CULTURE IN MEXICO:
FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
Thursday, February 12, 2015, 6:00-9:00pm
The Hands of Dr. Moore, Diego Rivera(1940).
LOCATION: Young Graduate Research Library Conference Room (11348)
UCLA –North Campus
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
Maarten van Delden, Ph.D.,Interim Director, Latin American Institute, UCLA
Ruben Hernandez -Leon, Ph.D. Director, Center for Mexican Studies, 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.
Please RSVP:
http://goo.gl/3synho
Organized and co-sponsored by :
UCLA Center for Mexican Studies
UCLA Latin American Institute
UCLA Latin American Studies Interdepartmental Program
Foundation for Craniofacial Surgery, Los Angeles