Prior Training
07/2017 – 06/2020 Fellowship – Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
Plastic Surgery
Dr. Pierre Chevray
Yuliya Litvak
06/2012 – 06/2017 Residency – University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut
General Surgery
Dr. Brian Shames
Patricia Reilly
06/2011 – 06/2012 Residency – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
General Surgery
PGY-1 Preliminary
Dr. Stephanie M. Heller
Pamela Trower
Medical Education
08/2007 - 05/2011 University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto
Rico. Degree Awarded: M.D., 06/2011
10/2010 - 11/2010 Visiting Medical Student-Rotation in Cardiac Surgery
Mayo Clinic. Department of Surgery. Rochester, Minnesota
Thoralf M. Sundt III MD
05/2008 - 08/2010 Visiting Medical Student Research Fellowship. Mayo Clinic.
Department of Neurophysiology. Rochester, MN.
Undergraduate Education
08/2003 - 05/2007 University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR
Degree Awarded: B.S., Biology 06/2007 Magna Cum-Laude
06/2006 - 08/2006 Yale BioSTEP Summer Research Fellowship. Yale University
School of Medicine. Department of Transplant and Immunology.
Certification/Licensure
ABPS – American Board of Plastic Surgery Board Certified – 11/16/2024
ABS – American Board of Surgery Board Eligible
ACLS, Exp. Date 03/25/2026
NPI: 1902191307
State Licenses
Texas Medical Board License # R3264
DEA # FA6815522
Examinations
American Board of Plastic Surgery Certifying Examination – PASS
American Board of Plastic Surgery Qualifying Examination – PASS
American Board of Surgery Qualifying Examination – PASS
USMLE Step 3 – PASS – 06/2012
USMLE Step 2 CS – PASS – 05/2011
USMLE Step 2 CK – PASS – 08/2010
USMLE Step 1 – PASS – 07/2009
Membership and Honorary/Professional Societies
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
The Aesthetic Society
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons
Texas Medical Association
Honors / Awards
Houston Chronicle’s Best of the Best. Plastic Surgeon. Finalist 2023
Monroe Himelstein MD Memorial Award. “The Surgeon’s Surgeon”. Hartford Hospital and The University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Department of Surgery. 06/2017
Hungry Dog Award. Outstanding involvement in General Surgery Education. Mayo Clinic. Dr. David Farley.
Excellence in Physiology. University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus Honor Roll. University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Work Experience
07/2020 – Current Arroyo Plastic Surgery
Position: Plastic Surgeon, Owner/CEO
Cutting edge plastic surgery providing patients beautiful, natural looking results in a relaxed, pain-free environment.
03/2019 – 07/2020 Advantage Wound Care
Position: Wound Care Surgeon
Provide wound care and surgical debridement services to multiple facilities around Houston.
12/2019 – 07/2020 Mint Physicians
Position: House Physician
Overnight/weekend house physician coverage in multiple long term care facilities around Houston.
11/2019 – 07/2020 First Surgical Hospital
Position: House Physician – Emergency Room Coverage
Overnight/weekend House physician and emergency room coverage
09/2017 – 07/2020 Redwood Health Corporation
Position: House Physician
Overnight/weekend House Physician coverage in multiple Long Term Care Facilities around the Houston Area.
08/2008 - 11/2008 University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Puerto Rico
Position: Gross Anatomy tutor
When in my second year of medical school I was offered a position tutoring and assisting first year medical students in the gross anatomy course. Teaching points and help with dissection were offered on a regular basis. Practice tests were also prepared for the students to help them excel on their exams.
07/2007 - 06/2011 Self Employed, Puerto Rico
Position: Tutor
I offered teaching services to high school and bachelor degree students requiring assistance with the subjects of Science and Mathematics. I visited and taught them in the comfort of their own home. Initially I started small, offering tutoring to my neighbors. After a while, my student census increased greatly and from then on I kept teaching on a referral basis.
05/2007 - 08/2007 Salad Creations, Puerto Rico
Position: Chef
I have always enjoyed cooking and using my imagination to come up with new recipes. During the summer in between graduating from college and starting medical school I started a part time job working as a chef on a salad chain. I basically prepared each customer's salads right in front of them advising new flavors they may like based on their tastes.
05/2007 - 07/2007 Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Puerto Rico
Position: Sales Operator
The summer in between graduating from college and starting medical school I also worked as a sales operator for the telephone company. I basically called customers over the phone and offered services such as caller id, three way calling, call waiting and others.
09/2004 - 07/2007 Think Tutoring, Puerto Rico
Position: Teacher
I gave review courses for the SAT and College Board exams in the subject of mathematics. I also gave regular tutoring services on Science and Mathematics for high school students.
Volunteer Experience
02/21/2020-03/01/2020 Cleft Lip/Palate Mission Trip – Operation San Jose.
Chihuahua, Mexico
Amazing experience in which as a senior plastic surgery resident I helped a large number of patients afflicted with cleft lip and/or palate with their reconstruction.
01/12/2013-01/20/2013 Plastic Surgery Mission Trip – Hands Across the World.
Coca, Ecuador
Volunteer – Surgery Resident
This was a very rewarding experience in which I formed part of a large 30 person multidisciplinary team consisting of plastic surgeons, residents, anesthesiologists, nurses and surgical technicians who went into the amazon jungle to a small town called Coca. We aided the underserved and indigenous population by surgically treating craniofacial anomalies, congenital hand deformities, severe burns and soft tissue defects. Several donations and extensive fundraising was needed to get all the necessary supplies to perform these surgeries. A total of 109 surgeries were performed in 5 days.
01/2009 Kamaria project, Puerto Rico
Volunteer
Provided food, clothing, barrier contraceptive devices and teaching conferences on different subjects including sexually transmitted diseases, drugs, and contraceptive use.
11/2007 - 05/2011 Students for Community Service Association, Puerto Rico
Volunteer
Every two to three months through this association free clinics were offered in various locations across Puerto Rico. Physical Exam, finger stick blood glucose levels, ophthalmology exams, teaching conferences and various treatments and medications were offered to the disadvantaged population.
10/2006 - 05/2011 Red Cross of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Volunteer
Provided assistance to the red cross in helping the disadvantaged communities of Puerto Rico during natural disasters. If my help was needed, I would get called to assist in any way I could.
Research Experience
08/2012 - 06/2013 University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital. Hartford, CT
Clinical Research. Alan Babigian, MD, FACS
Is there an increased risk of Postoperative Lymphedema following hand or forearm surgery on patients with previous axillary lymphadenectomy?
10/2011 – 12/2013 Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
Clinical Research, Florencia G. Que, MD, FACS
Difference in relative weight loss and co-morbidity resolution in obese patients after Roux n Y gastric bypass vs Extra long roux limb Roux n Y gastric bypass.
08/2011 – 11/2012 Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
Clinical Research, Florencia G. Que, MD, FACS
Possible etiologies of pancreatic leak in patients undergoing Distal Pancreatectomy.
06/2008 - 08/2008 Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
Medical Student/Researcher, Stephen C. Ekker PhD
Behavioral Sensitization with nicotine replacement therapies and their effects on Nicotine Addiction.
08/2006 - 12/2007 University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Puerto Rico
Undergraduate researcher, Carlos A. Jimenez-Rivera PhD
Relation of presynaptic sympathetic blockade by clonidine with cocaine addiction using in vitro electrophysiological recordings.
06/2006 - 08/2006 Yale School of Medicine, Connecticut
Undergraduate researcher, Daniel R. Goldstein
I subsequently received an acknowledgment for assisting in this project which was susequently published in 2007 under the title: Neonatal B cells suppress innate toll-like receptor immune responses and modulate alloimmunity. Role of Neonatal B cells in modulating host innate immune response in graft rejection.
11/2003 - 12/2004 University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Puerto Rico
Undergraduate researcher, Jose E. Lasalde
I worked on creating various Nicotinic Ach Receptor mutations using Xenopus Laevis oocytes to see what their effect was on channel gating, potentially having a role in nicotine addiction
Publications
Book Publications
Barrera A and Arroyo-Alonso C. Management of Complications with Hair Transplantation. In: “Complications in Minimally Invasive Facial Rejuvenation: Avoidance and Management.” Carniol PJ, Avram MW, Brauer JA. Thieme Medical Publishers. 2020, In Press.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts
Walker WE, Goldstein DR. Neonatal B Cells Suppress Innate Toll-Like Receptor Immune Responses and Modulate Alloimmunity (I received an acknowledgment in this publication). The Journal of Immunology. 2007 Aug; 179(3): 1700-1710. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 17641036.
Oral Presentations
Arroyo-Alonso C, Doval A, Ellsworth WE. “Pilot Experience of Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy on Abdominal Donor-Site in Free Flap Breast Reconstruction”. 2018 Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Arroyo-Alonso C, Eisenberg DP, Carlton M, O’Loughlin M, Wai C, Jimenez R. “Safety of Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy outside a High Volume Center.” 2016 New England Surgical Society Resident Research Symposium
Arroyo-Alonso, C, Stone A, Tishler A, Papasavas P. “Pre-operative sexual function of bariatric surgical candidates using SFG.” 2015 Resident Research Symposium. Farmington, CT
Kamath A, Arroyo-Alonso C, Seidu S, Singh D, Que F. “Pancreatic Stump Leak after Distal Pancreatectomy: Predictors and Outcomes.” 2013 Digestive Disease Week. Surgical Society of Alimentary Tract; Orlando, FL
Hughes C, Arroyo-Alonso C, Babigian A. “Management dilemma of the severely traumatized hand: Early amputation vs attempted salvage.” 2012 New England Hand Society Meeting.
Poster Presentations
Arroyo-Alonso C, Eisenberg DP, Carlton M, O’Loughlin M, Wai C, Jimenez R. “Safety of Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy outside a High Volume Center.” 2016 New England Surgical Society Meeting
Arroyo-Alonso, C, Stone A, Tishler A, Papasavas P. “Predictive factors for improvement in sexual function after bariatric surgery.” 2015 Obesity Week. Los Angeles, CA
Arroyo-Alonso, C, Warhol A, Ekker SC. “Using Behavioral Sensitization to measure the effects of Nicotine Replacement Therapies on Nicotine Addiction”. 2008 Mayo Clinic Visiting Medical Student Research Symposium. Rochester, MN.
Arroyo-Alonso C, Walker WE, Goldstein DR. “Neonatal B cells suppress innate Toll-like receptor immune responses and modulate alloimmunity”. 2006 Yale School of Medicine BioSTEP Research Symposium. New Haven, CT.
Hobbies & Interests
Golf
Baseball
Crossfit
Paintball
3-Gun Competitive Shooting
Formula 1
Autocross
Motorcycling
Language Fluency
English
Spanish
