Oncologist, Specialist in skin cancer treatment
Dr. Aranda received his degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Universidad de Málaga in 1983. He specialized in traumatology and orthopedics at the Department of Traumatology and Surgical Orthopedics of the Instituto Dexeus, Barcelona between 1988 and 1993. under the direction of Dr. Villarrubias.
Throughout his medical practice, Dr.Aranda has worked in leading hospitals in Spain, participated in the medical support of the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and was a traumatologist in the Federación Española de Motociclismo in the European and World Championships in the period 1982 - 1992.
Dr. Aranda currently concentrates his medical practice on the treatment of pathologies of the hip and foot at Hospital Quironsalud Marbella and is a traumatologist at the Sociedad Sportclinic Marbella, a member of the Spanish Society for Hip Surgery Secca.
Dr. Antonio Alcaraz is a Spanish uro-oncologist and transplantologist with over 30 years of experience and 500 successful operations, specializing in the treatment of prostate cancer, kidney, bladder, and other urogenital system pathologies using minimally invasive and robotic systems, as well as congenital pathologies in children. He is a member of several prestigious urological societies.
A traumatologist and orthopedic surgeon based in Madrid with nearly 30 years of experience. Throughout his extensive career, he has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of knee joint pathologies, shoulder joint conditions, sports injuries, ankle disorders, knee joint prosthetics, robotic surgery, and knee trauma.
Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Navarra, specializing in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at the same institution. Additionally, he earned a doctorate in Medicine and Surgery. Based on the MIR rankings, he was recognized as the resident with the best resume in Spain across all specialties.
Later, he pursued advanced training in shoulder surgery in California and completed internships at ten hospitals in the UK and the USA, including the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, as well as the universities of Miami, Oxford, and Cambridge.
Throughout his professional career, he has served as a medical consultant for various clinics and centers, as well as for professional teams such as the Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA), Cleveland Browns (NFL), and Cleveland Indians (baseball). Additionally, he has worked as a trauma consultant for several football teams, including Atlético Madrid, Getafe, and Real Zaragoza, and has collaborated with Spanish federations for gymnastics, judo, and karate.
**Experience**
- Director of Rights, Partnerships, and Colors at Olympia Quironsalud.
- Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology residency through MIR (rank 80) at the University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona.
- Clinical Fellow at the Orthopedic and Traumatology Department, University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona.
- Clinical Fellow at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland.
- Assistant Traumatologist at the Dexeus University Institute (ICATME), Barcelona.
- Assistant Traumatologist at the Galicia Institute of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine (IGACOTDE), Hospital Santa Teresa, La Coruña.
- Specialist in Traumatology at CEMTRO Clinic, Madrid.
- Head of the Knee Department at FREMAP Hospital, Majadahonda.
CLINICAL ROTATIONS ABROAD
- University of Miami. Jackson Memorial Hospital. Florida, USA. 5 months
- Kleinert Institute of Hand Surgery. Louisville, Kentucky, USA. 1 month
- John Radcliffe Hospital. Oxford, England. 3 weeks
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. Oxford, England. 3 weeks
- Mayo Clinic. Rochester, Minnesota, USA. 3 weeks
- O'Connor Hospital. San Jose, California, USA. 3 weeks
- Wellington Hospital. London, England. 1 week
- Princess Grace Hospital. London, England. 1 week
- Addenbrooke's Hospital. Cambridge, England. 2 weeks
- BUPA Cambridge Lee Hospital. Cambridge, England. 2 weeks
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 2.5 years
- 2002. WPOA Scholarship (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore). 4 weeks
- Orthopaedic Institute of Southern California, USA. 4 weeks
Qualification
- Higher education in medicine and surgery. University of Navarra
- Doctor of Medicine. University of Navarra
- Specialist in orthopedic surgery and traumatology. University of Navarra Clinic, clinical fellowship in sports medicine. Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Clinical fellowship in foot and ankle surgery. Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Diploma in English from the School of Official Languages. A Coruña
- ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates)
Memberships
- AEA (Spanish Arthroscopy Association)
- SEROD (Spanish Society for Knee Problems)
- SECOT (Spanish Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology)
- ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy) – International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopedic Sports (ISAKOS)
- WARTHOG Orthopedic Society
- MAGELLAN Orthopedic Society – SOMACOT (Madrid Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology)
- Fellows Society of the Barry de la Maza Foundation
Other Achievements
- Former board member of SEROD (Spanish Society for Knee Problems)
- Former board member of AEA (Spanish Arthroscopy Association)
- Former editor of the journal *Cuadernos de Arthroscocoy* (AEA)
- President of the AEA-SEROD Joint Congress 2015, Madrid
- Member of the Arthroscopy Committee of ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy)
- Member of the ESSKA Research Group on Knee Collateral Ligaments
- Honorary member of the Argentine Arthroscopy Association
- Patron of the Maria Pagés Foundation and Choreographic Center
EDUCATION AND ADVANCED TRAINING
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Author of scientific publications on key aspects of orthopedics and traumatology, including:
INTERNSHIPS AND INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE
Dr. Victor Casals Teixido is one of Spain's leading specialists in orthopedics and traumatology, known for his unique methods of treating injuries and diseases of the lower limbs, foot and ankle.
The combination of his extensive clinical experience, international practice and deep scientific knowledge guarantees patients a highly qualified approach to treating even the most complex cases in the field of traumatology and orthopaedics.
Dr. Sullivan graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the National University of Rosario in 2005, specializing in Medical Oncology through the MIR at the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital (HSCiSP, 2012) in Barcelona.
She received a post-MIR scholarship from the Ministry of Interior from HSPiSP (2012) and then a pre-doctoral scholarship from ISCiii (Rio Hortega – 2013-2015).
In 2014, he moved to Paris where he obtained a DUERTECC diploma at the Gustave Roussy University Hospital (Villejuif), followed by an ESMO scholarship (Georges Mathé Translator Scholarship), which he received in 2016.
Since January 2017, he has been working on the staff of the Medical Oncology Department of the HSCiSP. In the same year, he obtained his PhD from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Since 2015, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Lung Cancer Group (GECP). And since 2022, he has been the coordinator of the HSCiSP Committee on Neuroendocrine Tumors.
In November 2021, she joined the IOR Medical Oncology Service and is actively involved in various research projects in the Pangea Lab under the supervision of Dr. Molina.
Dr. Sullivan is involved in several clinical trials in lung cancer and neuroendocrine tumors, many of which have been presented at various international scientific meetings.
She has participated in national and international conferences and is an author and co-author of research articles published in influential journals.
She is currently a member of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM), GECP, European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and the Spanish Group of Neuroendocrine and Endocrine Tumors (GETNE).
A specialist in the digestive system through MIR from the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Barcelona, he received his PhD from the University of Barcelona.
He completed his postgraduate training in the Gastroenterology Service of the Barcelona Hospital Clinic and then in the Department of Gastroenterology at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, USA), where he conducted cutting-edge research on inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis).
From 2004 to 2011 he worked in the Gastroenterology Department of the Barcelona Hospital Clinic / IDIBAPS, and since 2011 he has worked as a specialist doctor in the Digestive System Department of the Teknon Medical Center in Barcelona.
He was a member of the Scientific Committee of ECCO and coordinator of the European project "IBDChip". He is the author of more than 150 publications and 500 presentations at conferences and conferences.
Experience:
Digestive system specialist, completed the MIR training program and completed his residency in this specialty at the Provincial Hospital of Barcelona between 1993 and 1996.
Doctor of Medicine from the University of Barcelona with the qualification "Distinguished Diploma Unanimously". In 2001 he received the Distinguished Doctorate from the University of Barcelona.
Between 1997 and 1999, he completed his postgraduate training in the Gastroenterology Department of the Provincial Hospital of Barcelona. Subsequently, he completed two internships in the Gastroenterology Department of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, USA, between 2000 and 2003, where he conducted cutting-edge research in the field of gastroenterology.
Since 2004 he has been working in the Gastroenterology Service of the Provincial Hospital of Barcelona / IDIBAPS, focusing on the treatment and research of inflammatory bowel diseases.
He is the author of numerous publications, conference papers and book chapters both nationally and internationally.
Member of the Catalan Society of Gastroenterology, the Spanish Association of Gastroenterology, the Spanish Working Group on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis and the American Gastroenterological Association.
Areas of special interest: storage rhythm disorders, chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) and other causes of chronic intestinal inflammation.
Кәсіби тәжірибе
2006 жылдан бері Мадридтегі Quironsalud Университеттік Ауруханасының және Ruber Juan Bravo Ауруханасының Неврология бөлімінің бастығы болып қызмет атқарады.
Мадридтегі Еуропалық Университеттің Биомедициналық Ғылымдар факультетінің Медицина профессоры, Медицина Ғылымдары Профессорының ұлттық аккредитациясына ие (ANECA-дан берілген).
Медицина докторы, Мадридтегі Complutense университеті (UCM). Көрнекті докторлық диссертацияға арналған сыйақы (UCM, 2004): көптеген склерозда қоршаған орта факторы ретінде адамның герпес вирусы 6-мен байланысын зерттеу.
Ғылыми қоғамдарға мүшелік
Quironsalud Мадридтегі Нейроғылымдар бойынша ұлттық және халықаралық жетекші зерттеуші (маусым 2015 – қазіргі уақытқа дейін)
Мадридтегі Quironsalud Университеттік Ауруханасының Зерттеу Комитетінің Президенті (2012 жылдан қазіргі уақытқа дейін).
Сан-Карлос Клиникалық Ауруханасының Зерттеу Комитетінің мүшесі (2012-2015).
Мадридтегі Complutense университетінің Медицина факультетінің Кеңес мүшесі (2011-2015).
Зерттеу және оқыту
100 ұлттық және халықаралық клиникалық сынақтардың бас зерттеушісі.
Carlos III Денсаулық Институтының 7 FIS зерттеу жобасы (соңғы 5 бас зерттеуші ретінде).
Жеке қорлардан 10 жоба, бәсекеге қабілетті негізде алынған (7 бас зерттеуші ретінде).
Ол 949,917 жалпы әсер ету факторына және 4,552 сілтеме иеленген 139 халықаралық мақаланың авторы. H-факторы 34 (2018) болған 38 кітап пен кітап тараулары бар.
Оның басылымдары зерттеулерге ең ғаламдық әсер ететін журналдарда ерекшеленіп тұрады, мысалы, New England Journal of Medicine және Lancet.
Др. Рафаэль Арройо түрлі Конгрестерде 300-ден астам халықаралық және ұлттық баяндамалар жасаған.
Білім :
Мадридтегі Еуропалық Университеттің Биомедициналық Ғылымдар факультетінің Медицина профессоры және Медицина Ғылымдары Профессорының ұлттық аккредитациясына ие (ANECA-дан берілген).
Specialist in Neurology
Head of the Advanced Neurosciences Unit – Quirónsalud
Head of the Neurology Service
Hospital Universitario de Torrevieja (2018 – 2021)
Led a multidisciplinary neurology team with a focus on patient-centered care, especially for neurodegenerative disorders.
Head of Neurology Service
Hospital Clínica Benidorm (2017 – 2018)
Oversaw diagnostic and therapeutic services in general neurology, epilepsy, and movement disorders.
Consultant Neurologist
Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (2017 – 2018)
Specialized in inpatient and outpatient neurology services, actively participated in teaching and research.
Consultant Neurologist
Hospital de Manises, Valencia (2016 – 2017)
Focus on epilepsy and complex neurological diagnostics.
General Practitioner
Baghavatula Charitable Trust (BCT), Vishakapatnam, India (2012 – 2016)
Provided healthcare services in underserved rural communities, gaining valuable experience in global medicine.
Medical Degree
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) (2005 – 2011)
Neurology Residency (MIR Program)
Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (2012 – 2016)
Postgraduate Specialization in Movement Disorders
Universidad Oberta de Catalunya (2019 – 2020)
Postgraduate Specialization in Clinical Research
Chair UAM-Abbvie (2020 – ongoing)
Master in Healthcare Management
UDIMA - Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (2020 – ongoing)
Master in Clinical Neurology
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (2020 – ongoing)
Member of the Valencian Society of Neurology (SVN)
Member of the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN)
Publications:
"Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease – Heidenhain Variant" – Presented at the 66th Meeting of the Spanish Society of Neurology (2015)
"Sleepwalking or Epilepsy?" – Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Spanish Society of Neuropediatrics (2016)
Conferences & Courses:
Epilepsy Hospital Stage Course – Hospital La Princesa, Madrid (2020)
Updates on Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders – Movement Disorder Society, 2019
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting – Baltimore, USA (2019)
In 2007 he joined the Costa del Sol Hospital and left this position when he obtained an international scholarship that would take him back to San Francisco. In 2010 he moved to Japan to complete his training in the submucosal endoscopic dissection technique that he would later on introduce in Andalusia in 2011, thus becoming one of the pioneers in the performance of this technique in Spain. In 2011 he became the first medical professional in the world to use the 15-mm AXIOS stent in pancreatic fluid collection drainage. In 2018 he began to perform gastroenteroanastomosis with luminal apposition stent in patients with pancreatic cancer and bowel obstruction, thus becoming a pioneer in Andalusia to perform such technique.
He is a coauthor of the reference guides of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy on the endoscopic treatment of chronic pancreatitis and non-variceal gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
Professional Experience
Over 24 years' experience
1999 - Degree in Medicine and Surgery. Malaga University, Spain.
2003 to 2006 - Medical Residency in the Digestive System at the Virgen Macarena Hospital in Seville, Spain.
2006 - International Scholar at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, USA.
2007 – Digestive System Specialist at the Costa del Sol Hospital, Marbella. Spain.
2008 - California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, USA.
2009 - Top Reviewer Award received from the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Journal.
2011 – Pioneer in Spain in the introduction of the submucosal endoscopic dissection technique.
2011 – First professional in the world to use the AXIOS (15mm) stent for pancreatic fluid collection drainage.
2016 - Gold Medal of the Andalusian Society for Digestive Disease (SAPD, in its Spanish abbreviation).
2017 - Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG).
2018 - Pioneer in Andalusia to perform gastroenteroanastomosis with luminal apposition stent to treat bowel obstruction.
2019 - Fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (FASGE).
The Digestive System Unit of the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital offers a patient service portfolio that includes all the clinical aspects of gastroenterology, hepatology, biliary duct and pancreatic disease, as well as the diagnostic and treatment techniques used in this speciality such as abdominal ultrasound, endoscopy and other functional tests.
Our specialists have solid professional backgrounds and the team is highly qualified for the diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases such as conditions related to acidity (gastric ulcers, helicobacter pylori, gastroesophageal reflux disease), enteropathies (Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis; coeliac disease...), viral hepatitis, hepatic cirrhosis, pancreatic disease...
The Digestive System Unit of the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital is a pioneer in the implementation of a specific check-up programme for digestive disease with special attention to the diagnosis and treatment of colon precancerous lesions.
Diseases, treatments and techniques:
• Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound
• Endoscopic resection techniques (mucosectomy/submucosal dissection)
• Submucosal or third-space endoscopy (POEM and variants)
• Bariatric endoscopy (Apollo Method)
He is an expert in cardiac arrhythmia, pacemaker implantation, internal defibrillators and catheter ablation; and he conducts diagnostic electrophysiological studies.
He also carries out extensive teaching work as a Senior Lecturer of the Medicine Department of the Malaga University, where he teaches the subject Diseases of the Circulatory and Respiratory Systems to fourth-year medical students.
He is the author of over 100 scientific publications in influential journals. At the same time, he has contributed to the preparation of clinical practice guides and is the author of 23 books and chapters of scientific titles in the speciality.
Professional experience
University Degree in Medicine and Surgery (1978) obtained at the Zaragoza University.
Degree as Doctor in Medicine by the Zaragoza University with final thesis “Cardiac Automatism and Conduction in a Model of Experimental Heterotopic Cardiac Transplantation. Effects of Verapamil”, which obtained a cum laude award.
Training as a Resident Doctor in Cardiology at Clínica Puerta de Hierro in Madrid (1979-1984).
Cardiology Medical Consultant and the Head of the Arrhythmia Unit at Clínica Puerta de Hierro (1985-1992).
Other positions:
Coordinator of the Implantable Defibrillator working team of the Spanish Cardiology Society (2009 – 2016).
Member of the European Society of Cardiology.
Member of the European Heart Rhythm Association.
Member of the Spanish Cardiology Society.
Member of the Andalusian Cardiology Society.
Member of the Editorial Committee of the Spanish Cardiology Journal.
Member of the Editorial Committee of Cardiocore.
Member of the Editorial Committee of Cardiac Stimulation Notebooks.
The Cardiology Unit of Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital is made up of a medical team with large experience in the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases, as well as employing the most advanced technologies, both in the clinical area and in the area of haemodynamics and arrhythmia.
Diseases, treatments and techniques:
- Adult and children cardiology consultation with the performance of supplementary tests, all within one appointment.
- Specific consultations for arrhythmia
- Paedriatic cardiology
- Colour Doppler echocardiography and stress echocardiography
- Stress test
- 24-hour and long-term Holter EKG
- CT coronary angiogram
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Tilt table testing
- Cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac haemodynamics
- Diagnostic cardiac catheterisation and percutaneous treatment of ischaemic heart disease with angioplasty and stent implant
- Myocardial infarction percutaneous treatment programme
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
- Percutaneous repair of the mitral valve (Mitral clip)
- Percutaneous closure of interatrial communication
- Percutaneous closure of left atrial appendage
Arrhythmia Unit
- Diagnostic electrophysiological study
- Catheter ablation
- Cryoablation of atrial fibrillation
- Ablation using a complex arrhythmic substrate navigator
- Pacemaker implantation
- Automatic endovenous and subcutaneous implantable
defibrillator
Cardiac surgery
- Surgery with and without extracorporeal circulation
- Minimally-invasive surgery with an early extubation
Musculoskeletal radiologist, expert in sports injuries and magnetic resonance imaging with over 20 years of experience working with professional and elite athletes.
The doctor specializes in:
The doctor has exceptional experience working at leading global institutions such as Harvard Medical School and MIT, which allows him to combine clinical practice, scientific research and the application of innovative methods in medical imaging.
Dr. Javier Albiñana Silveti is a specialist in orthopedic surgery and pediatric traumatology. He has over 38 years of experience in the treatment of hip dysplasia, bone tumors, malformations and Perthes disease.
Experience
2013 – present | Pediatric Traumatology at the Ruber Internacional and Quirón Hospital in Pozuelo.
2004-2013|Head of the Department of Pediatric Orthopedics at the La Paz Hospital in Madrid.
1994-2004| Assistant in pediatric orthopedics at the Niño Jesus Hospital in Madrid
1992-1994 | Fellow, Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, University of Iowa (USA)
1988-1989|Research Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedics, Oxford University (UK).
Qualification
1988 | Doctor of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid.
1982 | Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Education:
2004|Associate Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the UAM.
Publications
2019|Does femoral head orientation influence acetabular development? An experimental study in Lamb. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Sep;39(8):416–421.
2015|Pavlik harness outcomes in Ortolani-positive hips: predictors of failure and arthrographic findings. J Child Orthop 2015 Aug;9(4):249-53.
2013|Selective triradiate epiphysiodesis for the treatment of residual experimental acetabular dysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Dec;33(8):821-8.
Communications and presentations
2021|Perthes Disease. Congress of Pediatric Orthopedics, SEOT, Ecuador.
2019|Dysplasia of the hip, Children's Hospital, San Jose, Costa Rica, April 2019
2018| Cerebral Palsy, ASFAPE, Madrid.
2007 | Tear and Dysplasia of the Hip, POSNA, San Diego.
2005 | Open reduction failure and DDH. Boston, IPOTT.
Experience
On his return from London, he organized and directed the Arrhythmia Unit of the Cardiology Service of the University Hospital Nuestra Señora del Pino in Las Palmas until 2000.
He later became Deputy Director of the Arrhythmia Department and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory at the Jimenez Diaz Foundation in Madrid.
Professor of Cardiology at the Autonomous University and Director of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm Society) Fellowship Program, positions he held for 6 years before moving to the Quironsalud University Hospital of Madrid in 2006.
Dr. Cabrera has been head of the cardiology department at the Quironsalud University Hospital of Madrid since its opening in 2006.
Since January 2013, he has also been Head of the Cardiology Department at the Ruber Juan Bravo Hospital Complex and, in 2022, Head of Service at the new Olimpia Center.
He is a professor at the European University of Madrid, where he heads the Department of Clinical and Fundamental Translational Cardiology.
Qualification
Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Granada. From 1994 to 1996 he completed postgraduate training as an interventional cardiologist in the Arrhythmia Unit (Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory) of the Jiménez Díaz Foundation in Madrid.
Senior Research Fellow. National Heart and Lung Institute. Royal Brompton. Paediatric Heart Morphology under the direction of Prof. Robert H. Anderson in London (UK) in 1997.
Research and Teaching
Member of the Spanish Society of Cardiology, SEC Arrhythmia Section, European Society of Cardiology, Arrhythmia Working Group, European Heart Rhythm Association, North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology.
He serves on numerous committees for the selection and monitoring of fellowships and research projects of various national and international cardiology and cardiac arrhythmia societies.
Reviewer of articles for publication in the most relevant journals in the specialty. Journal of the Spanish Society of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, PACE, Europace, Heart Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Electrophysiology of Circulation, Journal of Interventional Cardiovascular Electrophysiology.
Member of the European Society of Cardiology
Member of the Arrhythmia Working Group
European Society of Cardiology
Member of the Arrhythmia Section of the Spanish Society of Cardiology.
Member of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
Member of the European Heart Rhythm Association.
Member of the Selection and Control Committee of the Spanish Society of Cardiology. Post-Residency Research Training Fellowships 2001-2002/2002-2003.
Evaluator and member of the selection committee for research, technological development and innovation projects of the Government of Extremadura. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2001-2004).
Member of the Spanish research group. Integrated Action Programme between Spain and the United Kingdom. Directorate General of Higher Education and Research (reference HB 1998-0030). Project title: Anatomical study of the cavities of the human heart and its application to clinical electrophysiology.
Member of the Spanish research group. Integrated Action Programme between Spain and Austria. Directorate General for Higher Education and Research (reference HU 1999-0002). Project title: Electromorphological analysis of the terminal crest and posterior pectineus muscle. Its importance as a morphological substrate in different types of supraventricular tachycardias.
Participation in the clinical commission and protocol of the study AZIMILIDE versus SOTALOL on programmed cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation. 2001-2003.
Dr Romero Imbroda is an academic of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Eastern Andalusia and a Fellow of the European Board of Neurology, as well as a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Andalusian Society of Neurology. He combines his medical practice with his teaching role at the University of Granada, where he is a Lecturer and has been a Member of the Internal Residential Doctor Assessment Committee in Melilla until 2017.
He is the author of several national and international scientific publications. He has also participated in research projects associated with treatments for multiple sclerosis.
Professional Experience:
• 2020: President of the Andalusian Society of Neurology
• 2019: Head of the Units at the Quirónsalud Malaga and Marbella Hospitals
• 2017-2021: Neurologist at the Regional Malaga University Hospital.
• 2016-2017: Lecturer at the University of Granada.
• 2009-2017: Neurologist at the Imbrain Neuroscience Clinic. Melilla.
• 2009-2017: Neurologist at the Melilla Hospital.
• 2008-2009: Neurologist at the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital. Granada.
• 2004-2008: Neurologist at the Carlos Haya Hospital. Malaga.
Academic Training:
• 2017: Innovation and Leadership in Neurology. Business Institute. Madrid.
• 2014: Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. United States.
• 2011-2012: Management of Integrated Health Services. ESADE. Madrid.
• 2010: Neurologists for the Future. Spanish Neurology Society.
• 2010: Master in Tissue Engineering. University of Granada.
• 2010: Doctorate at the University of Granada. Summa Cum Laude. 2010.
• 2004-2008: Neurology specialist at the Carlos Haya Hospital. Malaga.
• 1997-2003: University Graduate in Medicine at the University of Granada.
The Neurology Unit of the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital specialises in the study and treatment of conditions associated to the nervous system, the brain, the spinal cord, the peripheral nerves and the muscles. We have the most advanced technology that enables us to make accurate and personalised diagnoses and treatments in the study of patients with complex diagnoses and treatments (MRI, CT scan,electroencephalogram, transacranial doppler ultrasound, cerebral arteriogramand neuropschycological testing).
We offer our patients highly-specialised treatments for cerebrovascular and neuromuscular diseases, Parkinson's Disease, headaches and migraine, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, peripheral neuropathies, infections of the nervous system, movement disorders, dementia and other cognitive conditions, paediatric neurology, sleep disorders, tumours and complications deriving from injuries to the spine and the head.
One of the world-renowned pioneers in gastrointestinal surgery. Has developed new techniques for the colon and rectum cancer treatment TaTMEТ and NOTES — applied now around the world.
Has performed over 15,000 surgeries.
Performs over 1,000 interventions a year using minimally invasive techniques.
President of the Association of Surgeons-Endoscopists in Europe.
He completed two fellowships in spinal surgery, one in Aarhus, Denmark, with the support of the SICOT international society in 2012 and the second in complex spine surgery in Uppsala, Sweden, in 2016, with the support of a grant from the international society AOspine .
During his career, Dr. Covaro has a continuous participation in international meetings and contributed to several articles published in scientific magazines.
He has a great experience in the treatment of patients and uses the knowledge he has acquired to provide each patient with the best quality of care.
Dr. Covaro is a member of several professional organizations, including the Spanish Society of Orthopedics, AOspine, GEER and Eurospine.