The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation

Dr. Linda Rozell-Shannon, PhD President and Founder

Contact Information:

  • Lymphatic Malformation Surgeon
  • Pediatric Surgeon – Brazil

Dr. Zacharias Calil, a pediatric surgeon, specializes in the diagnosis, clinical management and treatment of newborns, infants, young children, hemangiomas and lymphatic malformation.

Dr. Calil is located in Goiânia – GO, midwest, Brazil.

Dr. Zacharias Calil graduated from the Universidade Federal de Goiás and the School of Medicine. He completed his residency in General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery at the The Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal in Brasília – DF – Brasil. He developed an innovative treatment, with high cure rates for Lymphatic Malformations and for Hemangiomas, the latter in its tumoral form. In 11 years, they have accumulated more of 1,500 treated cases, with intralesional injection, surgery, laser surgery.

Dr. Calil acted as Chief of the team of surgeons who separated seven pairs of conjoined twins. He has published more than 30 scientific articles. He has also participated several times National and International Congress.

Twitter: @zachariascalil

Instagram :@zachariascalil

Facebook: zachariascalil

Youtube : youtube.com/zacalil

  • Birthmarks Types:

    Hemangioma, Venous Malformation, Lymphatic Malformation, Unknown / Not sure, Port Wine Stain, AVM, Combination, Other

  • Birthmark Syndromes:

  • Practice Specialties:

    Surgery, Pediatrics

  • Procedures Offered:

    Laser, Surgery, Drug Management