Jose Hinojosa Mena-Bernal

Jose Hinojosa Mena-Bernal is one of the top-rated pediatric neurosurgeons in Spain and Europe. He specializes in neuro-oncology, neuroendoscopy, maxillofacial surgery, and minimally invasive surgery.

Work Experience

• Currently — Head of Neurosurgery Department at Sant Joan De Deu Children’s Hospital
• 2010-2012 — Head of Neurosurgery Department at Hospital Universitario Infantil Niño Jesús in Madrid
• 2010-2012 — Head of Pediatric Neurosurgery Department at Hospital 12 de Octubre 
• 2006-2012 — the Head of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Department at University Hospital Quironsalud in Madrid
• 2004-2006 — Neurosurgeon at Hospital Ruber Internacional in Madrid
• 1998-2010 — Neurosurgeon at Hospital 12 de Octubre in Madrid

Education

• 2015 — Doctor of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid
• 1998 — Assistant at Pediatric Neurosurgery, Montefiore Medical Center (USA)
• 1992-1997 — Neurosurgery Specialty, Universitario Ramón y Cajal (Spain)
• 1985–1991 — Medicine and Surgery Bachelor, Universidad de Valladolid (Spain).

Training

• 2015 — the fetal surgery course at the Federal University of São Paulo (Brazil)
• 2014 — pediatric neurosurgery and maxillofacial surgery at Montefiore Medical Center (USA)
• 2013 — the introductory course dedicated to management quality systems (ISO 9001:2008 standard) at Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (Spain)
• 2010 — the advanced clinical management course at Pfizer 
• 2007 — the practical course dedicated to endoscopic maxillofacial surgery course at the Neurosurgery Department at the Texas University (USA)
• 1996 — the Neuro-oncology course at the University of Southern California (USA)
• 1993 — the course dedicated to hydrocephalus at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Membership

• President of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (SENEP)
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC)
• European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN)
• International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)
• A representative from Spain on the training committee of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
• Educational Committee of the European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN)
• Acting Professor of the Educational Committee of the European Society of Neurosurgery (EANS)
• Professor of the training committee of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)
• 2014-2018 — Secretary of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC)
• 2016 — President of the Scientific Committee of the European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN).

Scientific research

• Editor of such magazines as “Children’s nerve system”, “Neurosurgery”, and “Minimally invasive neurosurgery”
• Reviewer of a publication “Pediatric case reports”
• Author of 93 scientific publications in international books and magazines.