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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 1984.
• Medical specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation via MIR carried out at the Bellvitge University Hospital. Barcelona 1990.

Professional Experience:

• Physician Specialist Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1991. Barcelona Nord Elementary.
• Optional Emergency Specialist at Bellvitge Hospital 1991-1992.
• Assistant physician Rehabilitation Service at Bellvitge Hospital1991-2019.
• Optional Costa Ponent Primary Specialist 1991-2019.

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

• Teaching collaborator of Residents of the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Bellvitge Hospital (1991-2019).
• Professor of the SEMOYM Courses (Spanish Society of Orthopedic and Manual Medicine). Member of the board of directors and currently a teacher in the courses.
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• Medical Societies: Catalan Rehabilitation Society. Catalan Pain Society.
• SERMEF (Spanish Society of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine). Osteoporosis Task Force. Pain work group.
• GREC: Scoliosis Study Group of the Catalan Rehabilitation Society.
• Director and organizer of the VII Training Course in Orthopedic and Manual Medicine (MOM). Hot Topics in MOM of the lumbar spine and infiltrations June 2019.
• Presentations made in national and international congresses, the majority on pathology of the spine, Orthopedic and Manual Medicine, interventional techniques of the spine, myofascial pain, and Osteoporosis.

Areas of Professional Interest:

• Interventionism in pathology of the Spine. 
• Orthopedic Medicine and Manual.
• Neural Therapy.
• Osteoporosis.

Dr. Rodrigo Rocamora Zuniga is a neurologist who specializes in epilepsy. He leads the epilepsy department at HM Delfos Hospital in Spain. He is also a professor at UPF University. Dr. Rocamora earned his PhD from Bonn University in 2001. He completed his neurology training at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and received his medical degree in Mendoza, Argentina.

Dr. Rocamora is accredited by the European Reference Network. He is an active member of SEN, CSUR, and EPI-Care. He has published over 100 scientific articles on drug-resistant epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, and cognitive impairment. His work has helped develop new protocols that have improved care for epilepsy patients.

Dr. Francisco Soldado is a family medicine specialist at Hospital HM Nou Delfos. He provides care for patients of all ages and is accredited in family medicine. Dr. Soldado uses the latest medical technologies in his practice.

He is known for his compassionate care and focus on patients’ needs. Dr. Soldado has a strong record of patient satisfaction and positive clinical results. He stays current in his field through ongoing medical education.

Dr. Joan Albanell Mestres is a leading oncologist who specializes in breast cancer. He earned his MBBS from the University Autónoma de Barcelona in 1989. He leads the breast cancer program at HM Delfos and oversees Oncology services at Clin del Mar in Spain.

Dr. Albanell has published 120 scientific articles, with over 9,000 citations. He directs cancer research at Del Mar. He is also an active member of GEICAM, CIBERONC, AIECA, and SEOM. He regularly contributes to important oncology research.

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

"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.

Dr. Pierluigi Minicozzi is a certified Hatha Yoga Instructor. He received his accreditation from Alliance Yoga in Rishikesh, India, in 2019. He has taught widely in Italy and Spain. He leads sessions at festivals and retreat centers.

Dr. Minicozzi brings together different spiritual traditions and holistic practices in his classes. He focuses on helping students align their body, mind, and emotions. His teaching aims to support self-awareness and well-being. He is dedicated to providing transformative yoga education.

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.

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.