Centro Médico Teknon
Centro Médico Teknon
Spain, Barcelona
Carlos Ballesta Lopez
46 years of experience
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The doctor is a globally recognized pioneer in laparoscopic surgery with over 45 years of clinical experience. As the founder and Medical Director of the Dr. Ballesta Laparoscopic Center in Barcelona and Granada, the doctor has performed over 12,000 laparoscopic surgeries, specializing in pancreatic cancer, metabolic and bariatric surgery, and minimally invasive techniques. The doctor serves on the medical board of Centro Médico Teknon and is involved in training programs for surgeons across Spain and Latin America.
With a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Granada and a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery degree, the doctor is also a specialist in General Surgery and Gastroenterology. The center is accredited by IFSO as a Center of Excellence. The doctor is known for reducing postoperative pain and increasing surgical precision through advanced techniques.
The doctor is a specialist in general surgery with a focus on digestive tract and minimally invasive surgeries, particularly laparoscopic techniques. With extensive teaching experience, the doctor served as an Associate Clinical Lecturer at the University of Navarre School of Medicine from 1996 to 2003, and lectured in doctoral courses on laparoscopic surgery in 2002 and 2003. The doctor is an active member of several professional associations, including the Spanish Association of Surgeons, the Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery, and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery.
The doctor is an oncological surgeon specializing in peritoneal carcinomatosis and is part of the Teknon Oncology Institute’s Carcinomatosis Surgical Group since 2019. She completed her specialization at the Washington Hospital Center under Prof. Paul Sugarbaker and holds American Board of Surgery certification.
She is a member of several prestigious societies, including the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology. Her academic roles have included Research Director at Inova Fairfax Hospital and Associate Professor positions at Virginia Commonwealth University and Georgetown University.
The doctor has extensive experience in the field of peritoneal oncology, currently serving at the Department of Peritoneal Craciomatosis at Centro Médico Teknon in Spain since 2020 and the Department of Peritoneal Oncology at Consorci Sanitari Integral since 2010. Previously, the doctor worked in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery, as well as hepato-biliary and pancreatic surgery in various prestigious hospitals across Spain and Italy.
As a recognized expert, the doctor frequently speaks at national and international congresses on the surgical treatment of advanced abdominal and pelvic cancers and has contributed significantly to scientific literature and clinical trials in oncological surgery.
The doctor is a member of several esteemed surgical and oncological societies, including GECOP, SEOQ, AEC, ESSO, and PSOGI.