Who We Are...
Michael E. Villano, MD
Board Certified, Facial Plastic Surgeon
Member, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Fellowship trained, Facial Plastic Surgeon
Websites: www.CascadeFaces.com & www.RhinoplastySurgeonOregon.com
Dr. Villano, a Facial Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon practicing in Bend, OR, received his medical training at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He went on to complete an Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency followed by a fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Rochester School of Medicine.
Prior to medical training, Dr. Villano received his undergraduate degree at the University of California at San Diego on a Navy Scholarship. Afterwards he entered the Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program where he became a nuclear submarine officer aboard the USS Haddo (SSN-604) and earned such honors as the Navy Achievement Medal with Gold Star, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, and Defense Service Medal.
Dr. Villano is a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
EDUCATION
2000-2001 University of Rochester, Rochester NY, Clinical Instructor/Fellow, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1996-2000 University of Rochester, Rochester NY, Otolaryngology Resident; AAO-HNS Resident Delegate to American Medical Association-Resident Physician Section; resident contact for University of Rochester Otolaryngology Program
1995-1996University of Rochester, Rochester NY, Surgical Intern
1991-1995Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem NC, M.D.
1981-1985University of California, San Diego, B.S., Bioengineering
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
1986-1991Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Submarine Force; awarded Navy Achievement Medal with Gold Star, Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
1993-1998Captain, Battalion Surgeon, 113th FA Brigade and 142nd Aviation Battalion (North Carolina and New York); awarded Army Commendation Medal
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
New York
Oregon
Board Certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Board Certified -Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Diplomate - American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Medical Association
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS
An Experimental System to Study Human B-cell Tolerance. Pugh A, Villano ME, Ryan D, Insel R, Sanz I. Poster presentation at the Key Stone Symposia-Mechanisms of Immunological Tolerance and Its Breakdown, Vail, Colorado, March 2000.
Receptive Fields of Inferior Colliculus Neurons Remain Stable After Central Reorganization in the C57/B1/6 Mouse. Walton JP and Villano ME. Poster presentation at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) National Conference, Saint Petersburg, Florida, February 2000.
Male Rhytidectomy. Quatela VC and Villano ME. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. Volume 7, no. 4,481-494. November 1999.
Evaluation of Forehead Fixation Time After Endoscopic Forehead Lift with Midfacial Suspension. Slupchynskyj OS, Villano ME, Quatela VC. Submitted to Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, 2000.
Deep Sedation Anesthesia for Facial Plastic Surgery. Villano ME, Slupchynskyj OS, Quatela VC. Oral presentation at COSM, Palm Desert, California, April 1999.
Nerve Conduction Parameters of the Median and Ulnar Nerve in Normal Subjects at Multiple Conduction Sites. Villano ME, Donofrio PD, Anderson RD. Poster presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, San Francisco, California, October 1994.
Embolic Events Recorded During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Villano ME, O'Brien JJ, Morris KJ, et al. Presented at the Brain and Cardiac Surgery International Conference, Key West, Florida, September 1994.
Received John D. Norante Award for basic science research presentation, 1999
Mackenzie D. Weygandt
Skin Care Specialist
Mackenzie Weygandt, a skin care specialist in Manhattan, New York, is currently pursuing her dream of becoming a surgeon while completing post-baccalaureate level research at Columbia University. Previously, she was Dr. Michael Villano’s Aesthetic Center Assistant Director, serving a role as patient care coordinator, surgical technician, and medical aesthetician. There she learned the art of medial aesthetics from skin care, to IPL treatments, to laser resurfacing. She went on to train other medical aestheticians, as well becoming an “unofficial” advisor on prominent plastic surgery website www.makemeheal.com, and www.MissJFacialPlasticsurgery.com where she has her own Q&A forum dedicated to skin care. Her professional affiliations include the Society of Dermatology Skin Care Specialists and the Organization of Facial Plastic Surgery Assistants.
Education & Certifications
University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon: Bachelor of Science
Dean’s List, National Honors Society
BCLS Healthcare Provider Certification
ACLS Healthcare Provider Certification
Allergan (Juvederm, BOTOX) Injector Training
Syneron Advanced FotoFacial RF (IPL), Refirme, and LHR training
Radiancy Advanced YAG:Erbium Laser training
Prevage MD Training Certification
OBAGI Medical Skin Care Advanced Training Certifications
