Dra. Angélica Paulos 

I decided to study medicine because I watch the loving treatment of my father (Orthopedic Surgeon) with his patients. After 7 years at the Chilean Catholic University, I hoped to solve problems and give new opportunities to those who are most vulnerable. That led me to choose the specialty of Pediatric Surgery. During the 3-year residency at the Dr. Roberto del Río Children's Hospital (University of Chile), I learned surgical skills, and more importantly, I learned to empathize with parents, deliver good and bad news, to be accompany when no longer a surgery could be offered. In addition, I learned to work as a team, listening to different opinions to deliver an individualized work plan to each patient. During the rotations I observed the surgical prolixity of the Pediatric Reconstructive Surgeons and that led me to dedicate myself to this subspecialty, which I have been practicing for more than 10 years now. A rotation at the John Hopkins Hospital (Maryland, USA) allowed me to observe the resolution of different pathologies of Reconstructive Surgery in children and with that knowledge allowed me to have better care of my patients.