Doctor of Medicine and Surgery , University of Barcelona, 1981.
Specialization in general surgery (1987) and thoracic surgery (2001).
Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery , University of Barcelona, 1995.
Certification of the European College of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (FETCS), 2001.
Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Barcelona since 1995 and representative of the Associated Hospitals.
Professor of the European School of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS-EACTS).
Visiting Professor at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (2016).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
General Surgery : Training at the Red Cross Hospital in Barcelona (1982-1986).
Thoracic Surgery : Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and Massachusetts General Hospital, New England Deaconess Hospital (Harvard Medical School), Boston, USA (1986-1987).
Experience at the Red Cross Hospital and Sagrat Cor de Barcelona (1988-1989).
Career : Consultant physician (1990-1993), clinical director (1994-1999) and director of the thoracic surgery service at a private medical centre in Barcelona (2000 to date).
Head of the Thoracic Surgery Service at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (March 2010 to present).
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
505 reports at national and international conferences.
145 scientific articles in national and international journals.
Member of the editorial board of the journals Lung Cancer and Archivos de Bronconeumología .
Reviewer for the European Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , Journal of Thoracic Oncology , Annals of Oncology and Archivos de Bronconeumología .
PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
He has held key positions in the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS): International Communications Director (2010-2011), Past-President (2009-2010), President (2008-2009), President Elect (2007-2008), Regent (2005-2007), Board Member (1995-1997) and Founding Member (1993).
Member of the American Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), member of the International Relations Group (2010-2013).
Member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons (AATS), the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS), the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), and nine other national and international scientific societies.
- Director of the International Conference on Thoracic Surgery in Barcelona for nine editions (1992–2018). - Co-President of the 11th World Conference on Lung Cancer, held in Barcelona in July 2005. - Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED).
Procedures performed by the doctor
Brain tumor removal
$27926-
$42251
Hemorrhoidectomy
$6499-
$6499
Removal of spinal cord tumor
$26786-
$37500
Wide excision of melanoma
$6007-
$8192
Limb prosthetics
$4814-
$7385
High intensity focused ultrasound ablation (HIFU)
$17476-
$19660
Vaporization (with GreenLight Laser)
$10922-
$10922
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
$17476-
$19660
Nephrectomy
$18568-
$21845
Topical therapy of melanoma
$6007-
$8192
Retinal detachment surgery
$7658-
$7658
Craniotomy
$24029-
$31675
Immunotherapy
$3823-
$6007
Shoulder replacement
$24029-
$31675
Vagus nerve stimulation
$49151-
$51335
Hormone therapy
$1638-
$3823
Stereotaxic surgeries
$27306-
$70996
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
$27306-
$38228
Radiotherapy
$17476-
$19660
Cochlear implant placement
$70996-
$76457
Septoplasty (Deviated Septum Surgery)
$7646-
$13107
Gland therapy for breast cancer
$1638-
$3823
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
$6963-
$10898
Chemotherapy
$2731-
$3823
Myomectomy (removal of uterine fibroids)
$16410-
$21880
Plastic surgery for cardiac valve
$24029-
$34952
Thyroid resection
$17476-
$19660
Lumpectomy
$17476-
$19660
Mastectomy
$18672-
$20961
Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS)
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