Epilepsy treatment in Madrid — get 3 personalized clinic matches

Over 180 publications and 230 conference presentations – Dr. Martínez Álvarez leads the Functional Neurosurgery Department at Hospital Ruber Internacional.

• Head of Functional Neurosurgery since 2005
• Specializes in epilepsy treatment using stereotactic radiosurgery
• Honorary Professor at Autonomous University of Madrid
• Executive Council member of International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society

Dr. Antonio Gil-nagel Rein directs the Epilepsy Unit at Ruber International Hospital in Madrid. He is a pioneer in the genetic diagnosis and surgical treatment of complex epilepsy. Dr. Gil-nagel Rein previously taught at the University of Minnesota and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. He treats refractory cases using interstitial laser treatment and Gamma Knife.

• Founder of the European Epilepsy Research Network and the European Association for Epilepsy Monitoring.
• Authored over 160 Scopus-indexed articles with more than 5,200 citations in neurology journals.
• Specializes in orphan conditions including Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
• Practices at JCI-accredited Ruber International, ranked among the top hospitals in Spain.

She is a pediatric neurologist and Director of the Child Neurology Unit at Hospital Ruber Internacional in Madrid. She has worked at Ruber since 2015 and has practiced pediatric neurology since 2012. Her main fields are neonatal neurology and neurodevelopment. She treats epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, learning disabilities, and complex second-opinion cases.

Awards include the 2013 Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurology prize for work on reperfusion in pediatric stroke. She also received the 2010 Spanish Association of Pediatrics award for research on vascular rings. Her research focuses on risk factors for progression from childhood inflammatory neurological disorders to multiple sclerosis.

Accreditations include: MD, University of Oviedo (2008). Pediatrics residency at La Paz (2009-2014) with Pediatric Neurology training. Neonatal Neurology, Sant Joan de Déu (2013). Advanced training at UAM (2012). Master’s in Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment, CEU Cardenal Herrera (2018). She is a member of SENP, SEN, AEP, the Epilepsy and Sleep Groups, the Pediatric Neurology Group of Madrid, and the Pediatric Society of Madrid-Castilla-La Mancha.

Dr. Niko Mihic is the Chief of the Executive Health Program at Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro. He serves as a medical advisor for the European Space Agency (ESA). Dr. Mihic is also the national consulting physician for Air France and KLM in Spain. He treats patients at his private office and holds a teaching post at St. Pablo CEU Medical School.

• Specializes in personalized early prevention and comprehensive medical check-ups.
• Head of medical services for Real Madrid.
• Published numerous articles in family and emergency medicine.
• Completed medical residency training at Laval University in Quebec, Canada.