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Oncologist, specialist in gastrointestinal cancer treatment

One of the world-renowned pioneers in gastrointestinal surgery. Has developed new techniques for the colon and rectum cancer treatment TaTMEТ and NOTES — applied now around the world.
Has performed over 15,000 surgeries.
Performs over 1,000 interventions a year using minimally invasive techniques.
President of the Association of Surgeons-Endoscopists in Europe.

Dr. Jose Hinojosa Mena-Bernal is a Spanish pediatric neurosurgeon. He specializes in neuro-oncology, neuroendoscopy, maxillofacial, and minimally invasive surgery. He leads the Neurosurgery Department at Sant Joan De Déu Children’s Hospital. Dr. Hinojosa has also held leadership positions at other major hospitals in Spain.

He has written 93 scientific papers. Dr. Hinojosa works as an editor and reviewer for leading neurosurgical journals. He is President of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery. He is also an active member of international groups such as ISPN and EANS. His roles show his strong reputation and influence in pediatric neurosurgery.

Dr. Marta Morales Ballús is a pediatric ophthalmologist with over 20 years of experience in treating patients with congenital cataracts and performing pediatric anterior segment surgery. She holds a degree in general medicine and surgery from Barcelona University and is a member of the Catalan Society of Ophthalmology, the Spanish Strabology Society, and the European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society. She is also a teaching specialist at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona.

Pediatric orthopedist-traumatologist, specializes in surgical oncology

15 years of experience

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• He passed specialization in orthopedic surgery and traumatology at the Children's Research Hospital of St. Jude in Memphis, USA (2007-2008).
• Dr. Thorner Rubins currently teaches at the University of Barcelona.
• Нe is the head of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona.

Dr Maria Arqué is a gynaecologist specialised in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility with a Doctorate in Medicine. She has experience in integrative and functional medicine, nutrition, yoga, and mindfulness and is a lecturer, founder, and Medical Director at Gynnergy. She is a member of ESHRE and ASRM and speaks multiple languages.

Dr. Monica Aura is a highly-skilled doctor with a degree in Medicine and Surgery and Master's degrees in health center management and Human Assisted Reproduction. She has extensive professional experience, including as Medical Director at Fertty in Barcelona, Coordinator of the Assisted Reproduction Unit at Hospital Quirón Barcelona, and as an Assistant professor in the Master of Assisted Reproduction at UAB-Fertty. She is also an active member of the Donation and Genetics working group of the Spanish Fertility Society (SEF) and a member of the scientific committee of the assisted reproduction section of the Catalan Academy of Medical Sciences.

Miguel Angel Checa is an obstetrician, gynecologist and specialist in reproductive medicine.

Education and professional experience

• Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona;
• is currently an assistant professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona;
• is an active researcher. He contributed to the process of embryo freezing, which is currently used in many centers around the world.

Scientific activity

Miguel Angel Checa is the author of 36 scientific publications. He has lectured at universities in Catalonia, Spain, Europe, the USA, and Latin America.

Juan Jose Espinosa is a specialist in reproductive medicine.

Education and professional experience

• Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona;
• completed an internship in obstetrics and gynecology at Santa Cruz Hospital;
• worked at the Institute of Infertility in Madrid, St. Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey (USA).

Scientific activity

Juan José Espinós is the author of 27 medical publications.

Dr. José Emilio Batista Miranda is a leading specialist in urology with over 25 years of experience. He is known for his mastery of adult circumcision, vasectomy, urinary incontinence treatment, and urethral surgeries. Dr. Batista Miranda was the first to introduce laser vaporization of the prostate. He also performs complex surgeries such as HIFU, prostatectomy.

He is an active member of the International Society for Incontinence, the European Association of Urology, and the Spanish Association of Urology. Dr. Batista Miranda is involved in research, clinical trials, and publications. He holds a PhD in pediatric urinary incontinence. His innovative methods and dedication to patients have set new standards in urology.

Academic Training:

Graduated in Medicine from the Autonomous University of Madrid and specialist in Cardiology at the University Hospital October 12 in Madrid. During her residency, she completed an external rotation in cardiac MRI and CT at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, under the supervision of Dr. Weinsaft.

After the residence, she completed two years of subspecialization focused on Cardiac Imaging, at the October 12 Hopital and at HM Hospitals, under the supervision of Dr. Fernández Friera and Dr. Solís.

Professional Experience:

As a cardiologist, Dr. Belen Diaz Anton has developed her activity in prestigious public and private centers, her area of ​​specialization being cardiac imaging. In this field, she is accredited in transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography by the European Society of Cardiology (EACVI) since 2015.

Dr. Belen Diaz Anton is currently part of the Comprehensive Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (CIEC) and the Cardiac Imaging Unit of HM Hospitals. Her activity is focused on performing three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, offering special support to cardiac interventionism and surgery. In addition, she holds specific valve disease consultations. Within the cardiac imaging unit, she performs cardiac resonance and coronary AngioCT.

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

Dr. Belen Diaz Anton collaborates as a teacher at the San Pablo CEU University through specialized courses in cardiac CT.

Outstanding research career with more than 10 articles published in prestigious national and international journals in recent years and multiple communications to congresses.

Since 2016, she has been developing a line of research in Cardio-Oncology in patients with breast cancer (Winning project of the first intramural R+D+i call for emerging groups awarded by the HM Hospitals foundation).

Academic Education:

• Graduated in Medicine from the University of Barcelona (1999-2005).
• Subspecialist Master’s degree in Pediatric Cardiology at St. Joan de Déu Hospital (2010-2012).
• Medical specialist in Pediatrics and its specific areas at the Albacete University Hospital Complex (2006-2010).
• Studying the PhD of Pediatrics at the University of Barcelona Autonomous (2019-present).

Professional Experience:

• Pediatric Cardiologist at the HM Nens Hospital in Barcelona (2012-2018).
• Head of Service of the Cardiology Department at the HM Nens Hospital in Barcelona (2018-present).

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

• Member of the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), the Spanish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease (SECPCC), the Spanish Society of Pediatrics (SEP) and the Catalan Society of Pediatrics (SCP).
• Award for the best communication of the XIII National Congress of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Cardiopathies (2020).
• Juan V Comas 2019 scholarship for the research project Evaluation of early changes in the myocardium and cardiovascular system of adolescents with severe obesity.

Areas of Professional Interest:

• Area of excellence: Preventive Cardiology in cardiovascular diseases.
• Research lines: Cardiovascular risk in adolescents with pathology or a family history of cardiovascular disease. Role of the microbiota as a regulatory factor in obesity and metabolic disease.
• Doctoral Thesis: Evaluation of early changes in the myocardium and cardiovascular system of adolescents with severe obesity.
• Kawasaki Disease: Member of the Asenkawa Medical Advisory Team (Association of Parents of Kawasaki Disease).

Academic Education:

• Graduated in Medicine from the University of Barcelona (1999-2005).
• Subspecialist Master’s degree in Pediatric Cardiology at St. Joan de Déu Hospital (2010-2012).
• Medical specialist in Pediatrics and its specific areas at the Albacete University Hospital Complex (2006-2010).
• Studying the PhD of Pediatrics at the University of Barcelona Autonomous (2019-present).

Professional Experience:

• Pediatric Cardiologist at the HM Nens Hospital in Barcelona (2012-2018).
• Head of Service of the Cardiology Department at the HM Nens Hospital in Barcelona (2018-present).

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

• Member of the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), the Spanish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease (SECPCC), the Spanish Society of Pediatrics (SEP) and the Catalan Society of Pediatrics (SCP).

Areas of Professional Interest:

• Area of excellence: Preventive Cardiology in cardiovascular diseases.
• Research lines: Cardiovascular risk in adolescents with pathology or a family history of cardiovascular disease. Role of the microbiota as a regulatory factor in obesity and metabolic disease.
• Doctoral Thesis: Evaluation of early changes in the myocardium and cardiovascular system of adolescents with severe obesity.
• Kawasaki Disease: Member of the Asenkawa Medical Advisory Team (Association of Parents of Kawasaki Disease).

Academic Education:

• Degree in Medicine.
• Doctor in Medicine.
• FESC.

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

• Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona.
• Multiple publications in national and international magazines.
• Directed various theses.

Areas of Professional Interest:

• Idiopathic heart disease.
• Structural heart disease (valvular, anatomical defects, etc.).

Academic Education:

• Graduated in Medicine from the University of Barcelona (1994-2000).
• Specialist in Internal Medicine at the Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona (2001-2006).
• Master's Degree in "Management of Programs for the Prevention, Surveillance and Control of Infections Related to the Health System", 2010/2011 edition by the Fundación IL3 of the University of Barcelona.
• Own Master's Degree in "Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Treatment", 2015/2016 edition by the CEU - Cardenal Herrera University.
• Doctor of Medicine from the University of Barcelona (2021). Title: Resistant Enterobacteriaceae causing febrile urinary tract infection: Risk factors and role of out-of-hospital parenteral antibiotic treatment.

Professional Experience:

• Associate of the Emergency Department of the Hospital de Barcelona (2006-2007).
• Associate of the Internal Medicine Service of the Hospital de Martorell (2007-2009).
• Associate of the Internal Medicine Service of the Fundació Hospital de l'Esperit Sant de Santa Coloma de Gramenet (2009-2020).
• Associate of the Internal Medicine Service of the General University Hospital of Catalonia (2020-2021).
• Director of the Internal Medicine Service of the HM Nou Delfos Hospital (2021-act).

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

• Teaching collaborator of Medicine at the University of Barcelona (2009-2020).
• Teaching collaborator of Medicine at the International University of Catalonia (2021).
• Member of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI) and the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC).

Areas of Professional Interest:

• Community infectious pathology and related health care.
• Tuberculosis.