Meet The Team
Dawn Morrisonbrown
Dawn is the primary caregiver at Casa Aurora! She is both a bariatric and a plastic surgery patient, so she is well versed with both recovery processes. She is hands on (literally!)Dawn will be in there to help with showering if requested.
In Canada, Dawn was trained as a First Responder while living in a remote rural area, as well has taken Advanced First Aid and CPR.
Dan Morrisonbrown
Dan is Casa Aurora's transportation supervisor. He also oversees maintainance for the property at Casa Aurora.
Laura Maldonado
Laura is Dawn's right hand woman and is currently being trained as manager. She was born and raised in Mazatlan and is fluent in English. Laura will delight your taste buds with her amazing skills in the kitchen. (You want to try her crepes!) She assists Dawn in day to day household duties to ensure a smooth recovery for our patients.
Meet Casa Aurora's Massage Therapist: Darlene Elizabeth Leal Maldonado
Darlene studied for 4 years from 2018 – 2021 at the Autonomous Univeristy of Durango where she earned her Bachelors Degree in Cosmetology.
What Darlene enjoyed most about her career was the body area, since she really likes to see the results that can happen quickly, especially with lymphatic massage.
Casa Aurora sponserd Darlene in a 3 week lymphatic course where she was trained privately. She has been assisting patients ever since.
She currently works not only at Casa Aurora, but also full time at a spa here in the city where she works with different treatments such as reductive, lymphatic, relaxation massages and facials.
Our lymphatic massages are done in house, so this eliminates patients having to go out of the recovery home. This offers our clients the convieneance of having the lymphatic massage they need to assist in healing in the comfort of the Recovery Home, and then showering to be fresh for the day or being able to lie down as many find it quite tiring.
Darlene also offers facials and relaxation massages . This is subject to availabilty and is by appointment only.
MEET OUR DOCTORS: BARIATRICS: DR LUIS TOPETE
Dr. Luis Alberto Topete González is a graduate of the Surgeon career of the Technological Institute of Higher Studies of Monterrey (2005-2011). During his training as a medical student he had the opportunity to stay at the University of California in San Diego and the Vall d'Hebron Hospital of the University of Barcelona, Spain. He completed his specialty studies in General Surgery at the Tecnológico de Monterrey Multicenter Medical Specialties Program (2012-2017). Training stay in Advanced Laparoscopy and minimal invasion at the Texas Endosurgery Institute in San Antonio, Texas (June-August 2014). In addition to his training stay in Bariatric & Endoscopic Surgery at the "Center for the Future of Surgery" at the University of California, San Diego (November 2016). Subsequently, he completed a highly specialized course in Endoscopic Bariatric Surgery at the "Dr Manuel Gea González"
PLASTIC ESTHETIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY:
DR. RIGOBERTO ARAMBURO
DR. ARNOLDO TOPETE
• Surgeon from the Institute of Technology and Higher Studies
(TEC de Monterrey)
• 3 years Prerequisite in the General Surgery Specialty at the Regional Hospital of Ciudad Madero of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX)
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Hospital Central Sur de Alta Especialidad de PEMEX (PICACHO)
• Certification by the Mexican Council of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery (CMCPER)
• Active Member in the Mexican Association of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery AC (AMCPER) Training Stays During his professional development, Dr. Arnoldo Topete has carried out multiple training stays in different parts of the world with the intention of acquiring knowledge and skills of the best Plastic Surgeons worldwide and thus providing his patients with the most recent, innovative procedures, and insurance. – Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande Do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre RS, Brazil. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service. – Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea. Microsurgery, Lower Extremity Reconstruction Service. –The Motiva Edge. Best Practices in Breast Augmentation Surgery. Costa Rica, CR. – Gluteal Masters, Hands on Course. (Buttock Augmentation Surgery). SAPS Academy. Bogota Colombia.
https://cirugiaplasticatopete.com/
DR. OSCAR FLORES WOODS
- Dr. Oscar Eduardo Flores Woods is originally from Culiacán, Sinaloa. From an early age, he showed his interest and vocation to serve people through medicine. He studied the career of Surgeon at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, concluding his studies in October 2010. After finishing the Internship and his Social Service, he entered the specialty of General Surgery at the General Hospital of Mexico in 2011 Dr. Eduardo Liceaga , to have solid foundations that would allow you to train as a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. In 2014, she entered the subspecialty in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at the General Hospital of Mexico, a place that stands out for its excellence as it is the "cradle of plastic surgery in Mexico" and for the complexity of the cases that are treated daily. . Dr. Flores Woods successfully completed his studies by graduating in February 2018.
- Dr. Flores has 14 years of training and experience taught by several of the most respectable and recognized institutions for being excellence and avant-garde in medical care in Mexico. He has participated in more than 2,000 surgeries and has operated on more than 1,200 cosmetic and reconstructive surgery patients.
- He participated in the first macro-campaign for breast reconstruction at the General Hospital of Mexico, where more than 300 patients underwent surgery during the month of October 2016. He has also participated in various cleft lip and palate campaigns around the republic. His experience also includes rotations specialized in burns, surgery and reconstruction of the hand and peripheral nerve.
- Dr. Flores is constantly updated and trained, he very much enjoys attending conferences, courses and diplomas to provide you with the best care and quality in his procedures
HTTPS://www.woodsplasticsurgery.com
DR. JAVIER NARES
“Even the most beautiful work of art can be restored.” Dr. Javier Nares understands the reality of these words. He has more than 10 years of experience making his patients' dreams come true. For this reason, he sees it as a privilege to help his patients obtain the best possible results. BIOGRAPHY Dr. Javier Nares is a distinguished plastic surgeon in Mexico who has treated thousands of patients offering the best treatment options to renew their appearance. He is characterized by a continuous impulse for the innovation of techniques, the perfection of results, and maximum quality guarantees in aesthetic treatments. He has a specialty in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive and Reassignment Surgery. In order not to stay in his comfort zone but to keep improving, he offers his patients an incredible combination of experience, the use of cutting-edge technology, and up-to-date training. Dr. Nares is a board-certified surgeon from Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
CASA AURORA SUPPORTS: FUNDACION LIVIERCITA
- Fundación Liviercita donates urgently needed mobility equipment to families in extreme need in Sinaloa, Mexico - wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, canes, leg braces & prosthetics - and periodically channels personal supplies and medicine through local health service providers. Always free of charge.
- Casa Aurora is extremely proud to promote Fundacion Liviercita. We recently had a patient from Canada with a handful of peso coins asking what we could do with them as banks back home will not exchange coins. We immediately thought of Fundacion Liviercita, knowing that every peso helps their cause. We even had acquaintances who were filling water jugs through our system and contributing pesos towards this.
- Jeff and Lilia are friends of ours, always willing to lend a hand to others while donating so much time and equipment to those less fortunate and in need.
- They were instrumental in helping us when we set up Casa Aurora and why we named one of our rooms for them
- If patients wish to, they can leave their peso coins and those pesos are in turn donated to help them in their cause.
- We thank them for their tireless work for those in need
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