Dr. Mauricio Pineda Valencia completed his studies in Medicine and Surgery at the Caldas University in Manizales and specialized in Plastic, Aesthetic, Reconstructive, Maxillofacial, and Hand Surgery at the Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá. He trained at San Ignacio University Hospital, La Samaritana Hospital, Simon Bolivar Hospital, Federico Lleras Dermatological Institute, Misericordia Hospital, and San Rafael Clinic. He also received additional training at the New York Medical Center of the University of New York.

Since graduating in 2001, he has worked extensively in the fields of reconstructive and aesthetic surgery in the cities of Bogotá, Manizales, and Pereira. He has been working since 2013 as a plastic surgeon at SES – Caldas Hospital, where he performs medical and surgical treatments such as breast reconstruction for cancer, burns, hand surgery, among others.