Michael Galvez, M.D. is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon with specialized training in pediatric hand surgery. Dr. Galvez went to Diablo Valley College for community college and then received his undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of California at Berkeley. He earned his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Galvez completed his residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University in 2017. He completed additional fellowships in 2018 in combined hand and microvascular surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle and in pediatric upper extremity surgery at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas. He is the Director of Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Valley Children's Hospital in Madera, California. He values the importance of mentorship and founded the National Latino Physician Day, celebrated on October 1st.