Xavier Ruyra Baliarda

Dr. Xavier Ruyra Baliarda is a cardiac surgeon at Centro Médico Teknon. He specializes in the Ross procedure – a technique using the patient's own pulmonary valve to replace a diseased aortic valve. Dr. Ruyra Baliarda also serves as the spokesperson for the Catalan Organisation of Transplantation (OCATT).

Specialization & Surgical Focus

Dr. Ruyra Baliarda treats heart conditions using patient-specific surgical techniques. His work includes thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, heart transplantation, and minimally invasive procedures. Dr. Ruyra Baliarda creates heart valve surgery innovations, having developed several original inventions and techniques.

He performs these specific procedures:

• Ross procedure for aortic valve diseases
• Heart valve replacement and plastic surgery
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
• Aortic aneurysm surgery
• Open heart surgery

Academic & Institutional Roles

Dr. Ruyra Baliarda combines surgical practice with academic and administrative leadership. He is an Associate Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Additionally, he represents the region’s transplant efforts as a spokesperson for OCATT.

Education & Advanced Training

• Medical Degree – Central University of Barcelona
• Specialist License in Cardiovascular Surgery – Spain
• European Board Certification in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Aortic Surgery Symposium – Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
• Aortic and Mitral Reconstructive Surgery Training – Brussels, Belgium
• Advanced Surgical Technique Course – Université de Paris, Hôpital Broussais

Professional Memberships

• Spanish Society of Cardiac Surgery
• European Board of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
• European Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
• College of Doctors of Barcelona