Credentials
The formal record
Board certification, academic degrees, surgical training, and professional memberships.
Board certification
- Board-certified by the American Board of Surgery
Degrees
- MD, Doctor of Medicine — University of Malta
- PhD, Biomedical Sciences — Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (BRCA2 gene-function research)
Training
- Internship, General Surgery — Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- Residency, Surgery — University of Florida College of Medicine
- Fellowship, Breast Surgery — University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowships & memberships
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- Fellow, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
- Member, Mayo Clinic Alumni Association
- Member, Illinois State Medical Society
Dr. Farrugia’s clinical practice has centered on awake body contouring, with experience across several thousand procedures and physician training in the technique, including service as the lead surgeon at the Chicago practice later known as AirSculpt.
Board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. No facility-accreditation claims.