Treatment in Barcelona (Spain)

Dr. Joan Albanell Mestres is a highly experienced oncologist with an extensive educational and research background. He has completed his MBBS from University Autónoma de Barcelona and has led various research and oncology programs. He has published 120 articles in reputable journals with more than 9000 citations.

Dr. Rodrigo Rocamora Zuniga is a renowned neurologist, head of the epilepsy department at HM Delfos Spain and professor at UPF university. He has a PhD from Bonn University, a specialization in neurology from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and a medical bachelor from Mendoza school of medical in Argentina. He has also been part of neurology centers and hospitals, leading doctor of several professional organizations, and has published in various journals.

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona (1984)
• Specialist in Pediatrics and specific areas via MIR. Sant Joan de Deu Hospital (1989).
• Associate Physician of the Pediatric Endocrinology Section of the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital (1994-2014).
• Clinical Director of the Diabetes Unit of the Endocrinology Section of the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital (2008-2014).
• Member of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Endocrinology (SEEP).
• Member of the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD).
• Member of the Spanish Diabetes Society (SED).
• Coordinator of the Diabetes Working Group of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Endocrinology (SEEP).
• Principal investigator and co-investigator of clinical research projects at the national and international level.
• Professor of the Master's Degree in Child and Adolescent Endocrinology at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. UB
• Coordinator of the Endocrinology Service of the HM Nens Hospital in Barcelona (since 2014).

Diseases Treated: vigorexia, sports injuries, muscular alterations, osteochondrosis, sprains, rhabdomyolysis, plantar fasciitis, obesity.

Services Offered: Pediatric control, First Pediatric visit, School medical examination, Pediatric check-up, Check-up visit, Sports Medicine visit, Treatment visit, Successive Sports Medicine visits, Emergencies Pediatric, Repeat visits Pediatrics.

ACADEMIC TRAINING

• Graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University Foundation of Health Sciences - San José Hospital - San José University Children's Hospital (2002-2007).
• Official recognition of a Spanish degree, degree in medicine (2008).
• Master's in Child Health - University of Barcelona (2010-2013).
• University Expert Degree in Pediatric Emergencies, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir (2014-2015).
• Via Specialist (MIR) Resident Medical Intern in Physical Education and Sports Medicine, University of Barcelona, ​​High Performance Center (CAR) San Cugat, (2015-2018).
• Master in Pediatric Nutrition, University of Granada (2016-2018).
• Certificate in Sports Nutrition, Barça Innovation HUB Universitas (2019-2020).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Medical Staff of Guards in Hospital HM Nens (2012-Present).
• Pediatric Emergency Assistant at HM Nens Hospital (2017-Present).
• Sports Medicine Unit Coordinator at HM Nens Hospital (2017-Present).

TEACHING AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY

• Member of:
  • Catalan Society of Pediatrics
  • Spanish Association of Pediatrics
  • Catalan Society of Sports Medicine
  • The Spanish Society of Sports Medicine SEMED-FEMEDE
  • Sports Medicine Committee of ALAPE (Latin American Association of Pediatrics)

AREA OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST

Create and participate in projects and clinical sessions to promote and prevent health through healthy habits such as physical activity and nutrition. Fundació Hospital de Nens de Barcelona Scholarship for research project, As Principal Investigator (PI) "Evaluation of the effectiveness of physical activity in the Loss of BMI in overweight and obesity in children and adolescents."

Dr. Javier Mareque Bueno has completed his training with numerous stays abroad in prestigious hospitals in the US, Belgium and Germany. After two years of practice in public and private hospitals in Barcelona, ​​Dr. Mareque obtains the Fellow of the EBOMFS (European Board of Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery) in Bruges.

Dr. Javier Mareque Bueno combines his professional and healthcare activity at the Maxilonet and Vithas medical centers with his teaching and research activity at the International University of Catalonia (UIC)). Currently, he is part of the Board of Directors of Mutual Médica, and is a member of the Assembly of Compromisers and of the Finance Commission of the College of Physicians of Barcelona. 

Expert in: Orthognathic surgery, facial plastic surgery, Temporomandibular joint (TMJ), dental implants, augmentation mentoplasty, and facial trauma.

Professional Experience:

More than 15 years of experience.
Medical Director of Maxilonet (currently).
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon at Vithas Vigo Hospital and HM Nens.
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon at the Vithas Pontevedra Medical Center.
Stay in Orthognathic Surgery. Dr. Simonas Grybauskas. Kaunas Hospital. Lithuania (2013).
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Vall D'Hebrón University Hospital (2002 - 2010).
Stay in Dental Implantology. Dr D. Tarnow NYU Dental College. New York. USA (2008).
Stay at Head & Neck Surgery. Dr Jatin P Shah Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. New York. USA (2006).
Stay in Orthognathic Surgery. Dr Maurice Mommaerts Hospital AZ Sant Jan. Brugge. Belgian (2005).Stay in Facial Traumatology. Hospital October 12. Madrid, Spain (2004).

Teaching:

Director of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine at the Faculty of Dentistry of the International University of Catalonia.
Professor of the Degree in Dentistry of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine of the International University of Catalonia.
Postgraduate Professor at the International University of Catalonia.
Vice Dean of the International University of Catalonia (2016 - 2017).

Outstanding Academic Achievements:

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Santiago de Compostela (1995 - 2001).
Degree in Dentistry from the International University of Catalonia (2002 - 2006).
Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2007).
Doctor of Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2007).
Master Part Time MBA 06-08 Esade Business school.
MIR at the Vall d'Hebrón Hospital in Barcelona (2007).
Stays in prestigious Hospitals in the USA, Belgium, Germany and France.
Fellow of the European Board of Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. Brugge. European Board of Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (​2010).

Awards and Honors:

Leibinger price from the EACMFS (2008).
AO scholarship for postgraduate training. AO fellowship (2007).
Accesit Juan Pedro Moreno Award for the best poster. SEOP. Seville (2007).
Second prize end of residence scholarship. SECOM. Tenerife (2007).
Dr. Gómez Iglesias Basic Research Scholarship. SECOM (2006).
Hugo Obwegeser traveling Scholarship from the EACMFS (2006).

Member of Private Medical Associations:

Member of the Board of the Catalan-Balearic Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (SCBCMFO).
Member of the Spanish Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (SECOM).
Member of the International Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS).
Member of the Catalan Society of Odonto-Stomatology (SCOE).
 

• Graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona in 1973.
• Specialist in Pediatrics and specific areas from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1976.
• Accredited as a European specialist in pediatric allergology
• Specialist at the Allergy Service of the HM Nens Hospital.
• 
  10 publications in scientific journals.
  64 communications and presentations.
  6 participations in clinical trials.
• Specialist in Pediatric Allergology, respiratory allergies, food allergies, skin allergies, and General Pediatrics.
• Diseases treated: Urticaria, respiratory allergies, pediatric asthma, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis.

His services include: Allergology Visits, Forced Spirometry, Spirometry, Parenteral Immunotherapy, Parenteral Immunotherapy with extracts of Hymenoptera, Allergy prick tests, Allergy tests, Bronchodilation tests , Specific Bronchial challenge tests, and Food Challenge tests.

"Thanks to the advances of the technology we now have new materials and techniques to help our patients more safely and effectively, taking spine surgery to the highest level”

Dr. Augusto Covaro is an orthopedic surgeon specialized in spine surgery and performs his professional activity in Barcelona. He offers a series of services to his patients as a consultant in spinal surgery at ICATME, Institut Universitari Dexeus and Hospital de Igualada, including treatments for lumbar spine stenosis, back pain, radiculopathy, scoliosis, herniated disc and other spinal pathologies

He completed two fellowships in spinal surgery, one in Aarhus, Denmark, with the support of the SICOT international society in 2012 and the second in complex spine surgery in Uppsala, Sweden, in 2016, with the support of a grant from the international society AOspine .

During his career, Dr. Covaro has a continuous participation in international meetings and contributed to several articles published in scientific magazines.

He has a great experience in the treatment of patients and uses the knowledge he has acquired to provide each patient with the best quality of care.

He completed two fellowships in spinal surgery, one in Aarhus, Denmark, with the support of the SICOT international society in 2012 and the second in complex spine surgery in Uppsala, Sweden, in 2016, with the support of a grant from the international society AOspine .

During his career, Dr. Covaro has a continuous participation in international meetings and contributed to several articles published in scientific magazines.

He has a great experience in the treatment of patients and uses the knowledge he has acquired to provide each patient with the best quality of care.

Dr. Covaro is a member of several professional organizations, including the Spanish Society of Orthopedics, AOspine, GEER and Eurospine.

During his career, Dr. Covaro has a continuous participation in international meetings and contributed to several articles published in scientific magazines. Dr. Covaro is a member of several professional organizations, including the Spanish Society of Orthopedics, AOspine, GEER and Eurospine.

Currently, Dr. Covaro attends his patients at the Institut Universitari Dexeus and the Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, in Barcelona. To make an appointment with Dr. Augusto Covaro, contact ICATME, Institut Universitari Dexeus

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.