Prof. Joaquim Casañas is a famous orthopedic surgeon from Spain; is one of the top shoulder replacement surgeons. He is among several specialists in the world who provides nerve surgeries and reconstruction, and applies the technique of intraoperative mapping and monitoring during surgeries on the brachial plexus. The technique builds graphical charts during the surgery to find damaged areas, detect nerves affected and check their functioning. It helps to find healthy nervous tissues and reconstruct the damaged ones.
Prof. Joaquim Casañas’ Specialty
Dr. Casañas is an experienced specialist in hand surgery and reconstructive microsurgery of the nerves. He is a well-known for nerve transplant, nerve allograft developing, neuropathological pain treatment.
He provides unique surgeries for implanting and replacement of the peripheral nerve after muscular atrophy and severe traumas. These surgeries are able to return the motility in extremities.
Among his patients is Dani Pedrosa, a Spanish motorcycle legend.
Work experience
Director of the Trauma Department in Teknon Hospital — since 1999
Orthopedic surgeon and traumatologist in Teknon Hospital — since 1997
Head of the Hand Surgery Department in Bellvitge University Hospital — since 2007
Assistant surgeon at the Mayo Clinic (USA) — 2001
Surgeon at the Avicenne Hospital (France) — 1997.
Bookimed doctor Kamran Abbas-Zade with Professor Joaquim Casañas at Teknon
Education
The Medical Faculty at the University of Barcelona — medical degree
Bellvitge University Hospital — specialization in orthopedic surgery and traumatology
Federation of European Societies — specialization in hand surgery.
Membership in organizations
The Spanish Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology
The Spanish Society for Surgery of the Hand
The Spanish Association of Microsurgery
The European Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy
The European Wrist Arthroscopy Society
The International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand.
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