Biographical summary
Dr. Uldis Bite is a plastic surgeon with fellowship training in cleft lip and palate surgery as well as craniofacial surgery in children and adults.
His clinical focus includes:
- Extensive experience in surgical repair of clefts of the lip and palate in children adolescents and adults.
- Reconstruction of congenital and acquired deformities of the skull and face in both children and adults.
- Reconstruction of deformities of the nose caused be congenital differences as well as from trauma and the treatment of cancers.
Dr. Bite has extensive experience over many years operating on children and adults with cleft lip and palate in other countries less developed than ours. He is also active in research and the education of residents. He authors expert content and publishes in high impact scientific journals.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Craniofacial anomalies/surgery
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Cleft lip and palate
- Facial trauma
- Aesthetic surgery
- Rhinoplasty
- Facelift
- Head and neck reconstruction
- Orbital reconstruction
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 1985
Fellow - Craniofacial Surgery, Microsurgery/McLaughlin FellowshipMayo Clinic in Rochester
- 1983
Post-Grad - Research fellowshipLondon Cancer Clinic
- 1983
Resident - Plastic SurgeryUniversity of Western Ontario
- 1979
InternshipNorth York General Hospital
- 1978
MDUniversity of Western Ontario
- 1974
Other - Natural Sciences and ChemistryUniversity of Western Ontario
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 1988
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery
- 1983
Plastic SurgeryRoyal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada
Awards and honors
- 2019
Teacher of the Year Mayo Fellows Association, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 1996
"One of the Best Doctors in America"American Health Journal
- 1994
Teacher of the Year in SurgeryMayo Clinic
- 1984
First Prize: Best Scientific Presentation, Junior ClassificationMidwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting
- 1974
ScholarshipElgin County
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Medical Alumni Gold MedalUniversity of Western Ontario
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Dr. F. R. Eccles ScholarshipUniversity of Western Ontario
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ScholarshipUniversity of Western Ontario
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Memorial ScholarshipLondon Academy of Medicine
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Lange AwardAwarding Organization
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Ontario ScholarAwarding Organization
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Anatomy AwardHippocratic Society
Professional memberships
- 2009
Honorary MemberLatvian Association of Plastic Surgeons
- 2009
MemberLatvian Association of Plastic Surgeons
- 2002
Honorary MemberBaltic Association of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery
- 1993 - present
Program DirectorResidency Program, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery
- 1991 - 1997
MemberInfection Control, Mayo Medical Center
- 1990 - 1998
MemberSurgical Research Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
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MemberGraduate Education Committee--Surgery and Surgical Specialties, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
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FellowDivision of Plastic Surgery, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
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Site ReviewerResidency Review Committee, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
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Grant ReviewerPhysician's Services Incorporated Foundation
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Grant ReviewerHospital for Sick Children Foundation
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Oral Board ExaminerAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery
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Site VisitorPlastic Surgery Residency Review Committee, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
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MemberAmerican Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
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MemberAmerican Association of Plastic Surgeons
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MemberAmerican Latvian Physicians Association
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MemberCanadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
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MemberLondon Academy of Medicine
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MemberMidwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
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MemberMinnesota Medical Association
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MemberMinnesota Society of Plastic Surgeons
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MemberOntario College of Physicians and Surgeons
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MemberPlastic Surgery Research Council
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MemberSigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
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MemberZumbro Valley Medical Society, Minnesota Medical Association
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MemberAssociation of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery
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MemberCraniomaxillofacial Committee, Educational Foundation In-Service Examination, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Publications
Research activities