Dr. Juan Carlos Maldonado

Dr Juan Carlos Maldonado is a plastic surgeon and the medical director of HERO Institute, a hair transplant clinic in Medellín and Bogotá, Colombia 3. His ISHRS profile says he received his medical degree from the National University of Colombia in 1993 8. His bio says he finished a plastic surgery residency at the University of Antioquia in 1998 3. It says he now works in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the breast, body, nose and hair 3. The clinic says it has worked in hair restoration since 1998 4. It says it has performed more than 2,300 hair transplant surgeries 2.

The clinic offers FUT, manual FUE and robotic FUE 4. Its robotic FUE uses the ARTAS system, which it says maps and extracts follicles with a robotic arm 7. It also offers beard and eyebrow transplants, PRP, laser therapy and non-surgical treatment 1. It says it holds a "Diamond Category" from ARTAS, the maker of the robot 2. Five doctors are listed: him, two hair restoration specialists in Medellín and two in Bogotá 2. A clinic blog post from October 2025 says each procedure is managed by one lead surgeon and the same team from start to finish 5. The Bogotá page says the Bogotá team is led by him 9. The site does not say which patients he operates on himself 2.

The clinic publishes no prices 9. It says the price depends on the method and the number of grafts, and is given as a personal quote at consultation 9.

Patients can book a virtual or an in-person consultation in Medellín or Bogotá 2. The Medellín branch is in the Torre Médica El Tesoro, and the Bogotá branch is in Usaquén 6 9.

He is an ISHRS Full Member and joined ISHRS in 2016 8. His ISHRS profile shows him as an ABHRS diplomate 8. The clinic says he is the only doctor in Colombia certified by the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery 3. His bio also lists the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and ISAPS 3.