Best Liver hemangioma doctors in Spain: TOP 3 doctors

Dr. Xavier Centeno specializes in liver hemangioma surgery at one of Spain's leading medical centers – Centro Médico Teknon.

• 32 years of experience of experience in gastrointestinal surgery
• Trained in colorectal surgery at Mayo Clinic
• Expert in laparoscopic techniques for liver conditions
• Accredited by ERAS-Society for enhanced recovery protocols
• Member of American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

General and Digestive System Surgeon. Focus on minimally invasive colorectal, proctologic, and abdominal wall surgery. Associate Head, Infanta Elena University Hospital (2021–). Associate Surgeon, Fundación Jiménez Díaz (2013–).

Accreditations: PhD in Surgery, summa cum laude (UAM). Certified in robotic surgery (Da Vinci X/Xi/5). Advanced training in laparoscopic general surgery (IRCAD, Strasbourg). Specialist in General and Digestive Surgery (Fundación Jiménez Díaz).

Achievements: Researcher (2013–). Author of a patent for an abdominal wall prosthetic implantation system (2021). Co‑author of the Rectal Obturator utility model (2021). Peer reviewer, International Journal of Surgery Case Reports (2024–). Thesis tutor (2023–). Publications in Cirugía Española, Experimental Biology and Medicine, Histology and Histopathology, and The American Journal of Surgery. Member of AEC, AECP, and ICOMEM.

Dr. César Canales has led General and Digestive Surgery and the Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery Unit at Hospital Ruber Internacional (Madrid) since 2015. He is a General and Digestive Surgeon with over 30 years of experience. He specializes in laparoscopic and Da Vinci robotic surgery for complex abdominal, oncologic, and abdominal wall cases.

He holds a PhD (cum laude, UAM) and an MD (with honors, UCM). He completed his specialist training at Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. He is also certified by the Military Medical Corps. He has authored over 70 publications and 12 book chapters, including the Manual of Surgery (McGraw-Hill). He has served as faculty in more than 16 courses. Awards include Forbes Top 100 Doctors (2024), Top 5 General and Digestive Surgeons in Spain (2021–2024), La Razón Doctor of the Year (2024), and El Confidencial Best Doctors in Spain (2025).