EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 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.