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Oncologist, specialist in gastrointestinal cancer treatment

Professional experience

Since 2006, he has been Head of the Neurology Department at the Quironsalud University Hospital of Madrid and the Ruber Juan Bravo Hospital.

Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the European University of Madrid, holds the national accreditation of Professor of Medical Sciences (issued by ANECA).

Doctor of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis (UCM, 2004): Study on the relationship of human herpes virus 6 as an environmental factor in multiple sclerosis.

Membership in scientific societies

National and International Principal Investigator in Neuroscience at Quironsalud Madrid (June 2015 – present)

President of the Research Committee of the Quironsalud University Hospital of Madrid (2012 to present).

Member of the Research Committee of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital (2012-2015).

Member of the Council of the Faculty of Medicine of the Complutense University of Madrid (2011-2015).

Research and Teaching

Principal investigator of 100 national and international clinical trials.

7 FIS research projects from the Carlos III Institute of Health (the last 5 as principal investigator).

10 projects from private foundations, received on a competitive basis (7 as principal investigator).

He has authored 139 international articles with a total impact factor of 949,917 and 4,552 citations. 38 books and book chapters with an H-factor of 34 (2018).

His publications stand out in journals that have the greatest global impact on research, such as the New England Journal of Medicine and the Lancet.

Dr. Rafael Arroyo has given over 300 international and national presentations at various Congresses.

Education :

Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the European University of Madrid and holds the national accreditation of Professor of Medical Sciences (issued by ANECA).

Dr. Javier Albiñana Silveti is a specialist in orthopedic surgery and pediatric traumatology. He has over 38 years of experience in the treatment of hip dysplasia, bone tumors, malformations and Perthes disease.

Experience

2013 – present | Pediatric Traumatology at the Ruber Internacional and Quirón Hospital in Pozuelo.

2004-2013|Head of the Department of Pediatric Orthopedics at the La Paz Hospital in Madrid.

1994-2004| Assistant in pediatric orthopedics at the Niño Jesus Hospital in Madrid

1992-1994 | Fellow, Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, University of Iowa (USA)

1988-1989|Research Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedics, Oxford University (UK).

Qualification

1988 | Doctor of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid.

1982 | Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Madrid.

Education:

2004|Associate Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the UAM.

Publications

2019|Does femoral head orientation influence acetabular development? An experimental study in Lamb. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Sep;39(8):416–421.

2015|Pavlik harness outcomes in Ortolani-positive hips: predictors of failure and arthrographic findings. J Child Orthop 2015 Aug;9(4):249-53.

2013|Selective triradiate epiphysiodesis for the treatment of residual experimental acetabular dysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Dec;33(8):821-8.

Communications and presentations

2021|Perthes Disease. Congress of Pediatric Orthopedics, SEOT, Ecuador.

2019|Dysplasia of the hip, Children's Hospital, San Jose, Costa Rica, April 2019

2018| Cerebral Palsy, ASFAPE, Madrid.

2007 | Tear and Dysplasia of the Hip, POSNA, San Diego.

2005 | Open reduction failure and DDH. Boston, IPOTT.

Some words about me

My interest in plastic surgery arose from a passion for creative work that requires solutions, an individual approach and a commitment to excellence.

I have been fortunate to work with outstanding specialists who possess not only high technical skills but also exceptional human qualities. My goal is to match this level and apply the best methods in my practice.

I am currently part of a young and dynamic team of motivated professionals dedicated to providing the highest quality of medical care to our patients.

Education and qualifications

🔹 Specialist in Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery (MIR training) - Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona
🔹 Clinical Biochemistry Specialist (MIR training) – Comprehensive University Hospital of A Coruña
🔹 Master in Aesthetic Medicine and Health – University of Barcelona
🔹 Master in Integration and Clinical Problem Solving in Medicine – University of Alcalá
🔹 Master in Biostatistics, Informatics and Telemedicine in Clinical Practice and Health Management – UNED
🔹 Master in Molecular Biology and Cellular Genetics – University of A Coruña
🔹 Biostatistician and Medical Research Analysis Specialist – UNED
🔹 Expert in statistics and interpretation of medical research – UNED
🔹 Health informatics and telemedicine expert – UNED
🔹 Diploma in Scientific Research Methodology – OMS Training Fund
🔹 Microsurgical Technique Course – Parc Taulí Foundation, Sabadell
🔹 Medical and Surgical Degree – Central University of Venezuela

Professional activity

🔹 Worked in public and private medical centers as a specialist and teacher:
✅ University Hospital of A Coruña
✅ Virgen de Xunqueira Hospital
✅ Imperial College London
✅ Quirónsalud Hospital Barcelona (currently)

Membership in professional associations

✔ College of Physicians of Barcelona
✔ General Medical Council (UK)
✔ Member of the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SECPRE)
✔ Member of the Catalan Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SCCPRE)
✔ Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

📌 Participation in numerous courses and congresses on plastic and aesthetic surgery.
📌 Author and co-author of scientific publications , including a chapter in a specialized medical book.

🔗 SECPRE – Spanish Society of Plastic Surgery
🔗 SCCPRE – Catalan Society of Plastic Surgery
🔗 American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

Dr. Ruiz Castilla is a prestigious specialist in plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, ranked among the top 5 plastic surgeons in Spain by Forbes magazine in 2018, 2019 and 2020. She has more than 15 years of experience in the profession and extensive training in various specialties. In this sense, he has extensive experience in the medical and surgical treatment of breast pathology, skin oncology, burns, facial fractures, hand surgery and skin changes, using both traditional and microsurgical techniques.

She is currently Head of the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Service at the Quironsalud Hospital of Barcelona and Head of the Plastic Surgery Service at the Dexeus University Hospital since November 2021.

Throughout his career, he has combined public health work with teaching, and has also carried out important outreach and research work. She has authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles and publications, and is a regular speaker at specialized conferences. She is also involved as an investigator in several lines of research in the field of monitoring and using new treatments for burn patients.

Dr. Ruiz has practiced in prestigious national and international centers and currently directs her own Institute of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Institut Ruiz Castilla.

Professional experience

1998–2004: Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the Autonomous University of Barcelona

2005–2010: Specialized residency in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery

2009-2010: Master's degree entitled "Expert in Microsurgical Techniques. XII Theoretical and Practical Course in Microsurgical Techniques". Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department, Sabadell Hospital. (Director: Dr. J. Ramon Solé)

2018 PhD in Surgery - Autonomous University of Barcelona: "The role of the IL33/ST2 axis in burn patients", unanimously awarded Summa Cum Laude.

2018 Robotic Surgery Course at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lorraine, France.

Professional career

2016 – present: Head of Service, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Quirónsalud Barcelona Hospital

2010 – 2018 Specialist in the Plastic, Reconstructive and Burns Surgery Service at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital.

2013 – 2017 Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Center, Mataró.

Extensive experience in medical and surgical treatment of breast pathology, skin oncology, burns, facial fractures, hand surgery and altered skin using both traditional and microsurgical methods.

Participation in the world's first total face transplant.

Participation in the second face transplant at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital.

Membership in scientific societies

Member of the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Member of the Catalan Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Founding member of the Women's Organization of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of Spain (WOPRASS).

Research and Teaching

Teaching Assistant for the Plastic Surgery Course at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Teaching Unit: Vall d'Hebron)

Lecturer in the course on comprehensive care of burn patients, part of the postgraduate course entitled "Nursing care for people with burns", University Hospital Vall d'Hebron

Lecturer in the course on comprehensive treatment of burn patients (Josep Trueta University Hospital) 2010

Organiser of the International Conference on Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, London, 11-12 March.

Experience

On his return from London, he organized and directed the Arrhythmia Unit of the Cardiology Service of the University Hospital Nuestra Señora del Pino in Las Palmas until 2000.

He later became Deputy Director of the Arrhythmia Department and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory at the Jimenez Diaz Foundation in Madrid.

Professor of Cardiology at the Autonomous University and Director of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm Society) Fellowship Program, positions he held for 6 years before moving to the Quironsalud University Hospital of Madrid in 2006.

Dr. Cabrera has been head of the cardiology department at the Quironsalud University Hospital of Madrid since its opening in 2006.

Since January 2013, he has also been Head of the Cardiology Department at the Ruber Juan Bravo Hospital Complex and, in 2022, Head of Service at the new Olimpia Center.

He is a professor at the European University of Madrid, where he heads the Department of Clinical and Fundamental Translational Cardiology.

Qualification

Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Granada. From 1994 to 1996 he completed postgraduate training as an interventional cardiologist in the Arrhythmia Unit (Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory) of the Jiménez Díaz Foundation in Madrid.

Senior Research Fellow. National Heart and Lung Institute. Royal Brompton. Paediatric Heart Morphology under the direction of Prof. Robert H. Anderson in London (UK) in 1997.

Research and Teaching

Member of the Spanish Society of Cardiology, SEC Arrhythmia Section, European Society of Cardiology, Arrhythmia Working Group, European Heart Rhythm Association, North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology.

He serves on numerous committees for the selection and monitoring of fellowships and research projects of various national and international cardiology and cardiac arrhythmia societies.

Reviewer of articles for publication in the most relevant journals in the specialty. Journal of the Spanish Society of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, PACE, Europace, Heart Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Electrophysiology of Circulation, Journal of Interventional Cardiovascular Electrophysiology.

Member of the European Society of Cardiology

Member of the Arrhythmia Working Group

European Society of Cardiology

Member of the Arrhythmia Section of the Spanish Society of Cardiology.

Member of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)

Member of the European Heart Rhythm Association.

Member of the Selection and Control Committee of the Spanish Society of Cardiology. Post-Residency Research Training Fellowships 2001-2002/2002-2003.

Evaluator and member of the selection committee for research, technological development and innovation projects of the Government of Extremadura. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2001-2004).

Member of the Spanish research group. Integrated Action Programme between Spain and the United Kingdom. Directorate General of Higher Education and Research (reference HB 1998-0030). Project title: Anatomical study of the cavities of the human heart and its application to clinical electrophysiology.

Member of the Spanish research group. Integrated Action Programme between Spain and Austria. Directorate General for Higher Education and Research (reference HU 1999-0002). Project title: Electromorphological analysis of the terminal crest and posterior pectineus muscle. Its importance as a morphological substrate in different types of supraventricular tachycardias.

Participation in the clinical commission and protocol of the study AZIMILIDE versus SOTALOL on programmed cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation. 2001-2003.

ACCESS TO SPECIALIST MEDICAL TRAINING

Through MIR exam carried out in the 1984-85 academic year, obtaining a place with order number 74, in ORAL AND MAXILOFACIAL SURGERY.

REALIZATION OF THE RESIDENCE

As Resident Internal Physician at the Hospital de la SS."La Paz" in Madrid in the Specialty of ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY during the years 1985-1990.

WORK CARRIED OUT AS A SPECIALIST MEDICAL

On February 1, 1990, he was hired as Interim Area Specialist Physician in Maxillofacial Surgery at the Hospital de la SS."La Paz" in Madrid.

On 05/16/2005 appointment of F.E.A. Statutory Fixed

On January 1, 2007, appointment of Head of Section by Opposition Competition.

On February 1, 2009, appointment as Head of the Maxillofacial Surgery Service at Hospital Sanitas "La Moraleja".

On January 1, 2013, he was appointed Head of Service at Hospital Sanitas "La Zarzuela".

On January 1, 2017, appointment of Head of Service of the "Ruber Juan Bravo" hospital complex of the Quirónsalud Group.

In 2007 he joined the Costa del Sol Hospital and left this position when he obtained an international scholarship that would take him back to San Francisco. In 2010 he moved to Japan to complete his training in the submucosal endoscopic dissection technique that he would later on introduce in Andalusia in 2011, thus becoming one of the pioneers in the performance of this technique in Spain. In 2011 he became the first medical professional in the world to use the 15-mm AXIOS stent in pancreatic fluid collection drainage. In 2018 he began to perform gastroenteroanastomosis with luminal apposition stent in patients with pancreatic cancer and bowel obstruction, thus becoming a pioneer in Andalusia to perform such technique.

He is a coauthor of the reference guides of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy on the endoscopic treatment of chronic pancreatitis and non-variceal gastrointestinal haemorrhage.

Professional Experience

Over 24 years' experience

1999 - Degree in Medicine and Surgery. Malaga University, Spain.

2003 to 2006 - Medical Residency in the Digestive System at the Virgen Macarena Hospital in Seville, Spain.

2006 - International Scholar at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, USA.

2007 – Digestive System Specialist at the Costa del Sol Hospital, Marbella. Spain.

2008 - California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, USA.

2009 - Top Reviewer Award received from the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Journal.

2011 – Pioneer in Spain in the introduction of the submucosal endoscopic dissection technique.

2011 – First professional in the world to use the AXIOS (15mm) stent for pancreatic fluid collection drainage.

2016 - Gold Medal of the Andalusian Society for Digestive Disease (SAPD, in its Spanish abbreviation).

2017 - Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG).

2018 - Pioneer in Andalusia to perform gastroenteroanastomosis with luminal apposition stent to treat bowel obstruction.

2019 - Fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (FASGE).

The Digestive System Unit of the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital offers a patient service portfolio that includes all the clinical aspects of gastroenterology, hepatology, biliary duct and pancreatic disease, as well as the diagnostic and treatment techniques used in this speciality such as abdominal ultrasound, endoscopy and other functional tests.

Our specialists have solid professional backgrounds and the team is highly qualified for the diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases such as conditions related to acidity (gastric ulcers, helicobacter pylori, gastroesophageal reflux disease), enteropathies (Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis; coeliac disease...), viral hepatitis, hepatic cirrhosis, pancreatic disease...

The Digestive System Unit of the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital is a pioneer in the implementation of a specific check-up programme for digestive disease with special attention to the diagnosis and treatment of colon precancerous lesions.

Diseases, treatments and techniques:

• Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound

• Endoscopic resection techniques (mucosectomy/submucosal dissection)

• Submucosal or third-space endoscopy (POEM and variants)

• Bariatric endoscopy (Apollo Method)

He graduated in Medicine at the Malaga University and specialised in Urology at the Carlos Haya Hospital in the same province.

He travelled to the United States in 2012 for a study stay at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre in New York. Specifically, at the Oncology Unit leaded by Dr Karim Touijer.

Years later, he consolidated his training with specialist courses in lower urinary tract surgery, advanced renal surgery, urinary incontinence and pelvic floor surgery, male urology surgery at the Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia and a Master in the Update of Urologic Surgery at the Cardenal Herrera University.

Professional Experience

• Urology Consultant at the Poniente Hospital 2016.

• Urology Consultant in Área Sanitaria Norte 2016-2017

• Urology Consultant. Carlos Haya Hospital, Malaga 2017-2020.

• Member of the Renal Transplant Unit of the Carlos Haya Hospital, Malaga 2017-2020.

• Co-founder of the Urologic Surgery Institute of Malaga 2019

• Head of the Urology Unit at the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital 2019- currently

Scientific/ research activities

• Clinical Mentor of medical students of the Faculty of Medicine of Malaga. 2016-2020

• Author of multiple articles for national and international journals, contributions and editor of the “Manual of Basic Urologic Pathologies in Primary Care and A&E”.

The Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital Urology Unit deals with the study, diagnosis and treatment of the conditions affecting the urinary system, the suprarenal glands and the retroperitoneum of both male and female patients, as well as the male reproductive system.

The team of experts and the nursing team in this Unit have vast expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of the various pathologies treated by this speciality.

We cover all the medical, preventative and surgical aspects in order to offer early detection, an adequate diagnosis and an accurate treatment. Our main objective is to offer the highest quality in humane treatment and scientific knowledge with a clear and decisive vocation of patient service.

The Urology Unit performs its activities at the A&E Unit (helping with any urologic emergency 24 hours a day and 365 days a year) and at the Outpatient Consultations Unit (helping patients with an appointment from Monday to Friday, morning and afternoon)

Dr Romero Imbroda is an academic of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Eastern Andalusia and a Fellow of the European Board of Neurology, as well as a Member of the Board of Directors of the

Andalusian Society of Neurology. He combines his medical practice with his teaching role at the University of Granada, where he is a Lecturer and has been a Member of the Internal Residential Doctor Assessment Committee in Melilla until 2017.

He is the author of several national and international scientific publications. He has also participated in research projects associated with treatments for multiple sclerosis.

Professional Experience:

• 2020: President of the Andalusian Society of Neurology

• 2019: Head of the Units at the Quirónsalud Malaga and Marbella Hospitals

• 2017-2021: Neurologist at the Regional Malaga University Hospital.

• 2016-2017: Lecturer at the University of Granada.

• 2009-2017: Neurologist at the Imbrain Neuroscience Clinic. Melilla.

• 2009-2017: Neurologist at the Melilla Hospital.

• 2008-2009: Neurologist at the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital. Granada.

• 2004-2008: Neurologist at the Carlos Haya Hospital. Malaga.

Academic Training:

• 2017: Innovation and Leadership in Neurology. Business Institute. Madrid.

• 2014: Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. United States.

• 2011-2012: Management of Integrated Health Services. ESADE. Madrid.

• 2010: Neurologists for the Future. Spanish Neurology Society.

• 2010: Master in Tissue Engineering. University of Granada.

• 2010: Doctorate at the University of Granada. Summa Cum Laude. 2010.

• 2004-2008: Neurology specialist at the Carlos Haya Hospital. Malaga.

• 1997-2003: University Graduate in Medicine at the University of Granada.

The Neurology Unit of the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital specialises in the study and treatment of conditions associated to the nervous system, the brain, the spinal cord, the peripheral nerves and the muscles. We have the most advanced technology that enables us to make accurate and personalised diagnoses and treatments in the study of patients with complex diagnoses and treatments (MRI, CT scan,electroencephalogram, transacranial doppler ultrasound, cerebral arteriogramand neuropschycological testing).

We offer our patients highly-specialised treatments for cerebrovascular and neuromuscular diseases, Parkinson's Disease, headaches and migraine, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, peripheral neuropathies, infections of the nervous system, movement disorders, dementia and other cognitive conditions, paediatric neurology, sleep disorders, tumours and complications deriving from injuries to the spine and the head.

He is an expert in cardiac arrhythmia, pacemaker implantation, internal defibrillators and catheter ablation; and he conducts diagnostic electrophysiological studies.

He also carries out extensive teaching work as a Senior Lecturer of the Medicine Department of the Malaga University, where he teaches the subject Diseases of the Circulatory and Respiratory Systems to fourth-year medical students.

He is the author of over 100 scientific publications in influential journals. At the same time, he has contributed to the preparation of clinical practice guides and is the author of 23 books and chapters of scientific titles in the speciality.

Professional experience

University Degree in Medicine and Surgery (1978) obtained at the Zaragoza University.

Degree as Doctor in Medicine by the Zaragoza University with final thesis “Cardiac Automatism and Conduction in a Model of Experimental Heterotopic Cardiac Transplantation. Effects of Verapamil”, which obtained a cum laude award.

Training as a Resident Doctor in Cardiology at Clínica Puerta de Hierro in Madrid (1979-1984).

Cardiology Medical Consultant and the Head of the Arrhythmia Unit at Clínica Puerta de Hierro (1985-1992).

Other positions:

Coordinator of the Implantable Defibrillator working team of the Spanish Cardiology Society (2009 – 2016).

Member of the European Society of Cardiology.

Member of the European Heart Rhythm Association.

Member of the Spanish Cardiology Society.

Member of the Andalusian Cardiology Society.

Member of the Editorial Committee of the Spanish Cardiology Journal.

Member of the Editorial Committee of Cardiocore.

Member of the Editorial Committee of Cardiac Stimulation Notebooks.

The Cardiology Unit of Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital is made up of a medical team with large experience in the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases, as well as employing the most advanced technologies, both in the clinical area and in the area of haemodynamics and arrhythmia.

Diseases, treatments and techniques:

• Clinical cardiology

- Adult and children cardiology consultation with the performance of supplementary tests, all within one appointment.

- Specific consultations for arrhythmia

- Paedriatic cardiology

- Colour Doppler echocardiography and stress echocardiography

- Stress test

- 24-hour and long-term Holter EKG

- CT coronary angiogram

- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

- Tilt table testing

- Cardiac rehabilitation

Cardiac haemodynamics

- Diagnostic cardiac catheterisation and percutaneous treatment of ischaemic heart disease with angioplasty and stent implant

- Myocardial infarction percutaneous treatment programme

- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)

- Percutaneous repair of the mitral valve (Mitral clip)

- Percutaneous closure of interatrial communication

- Percutaneous closure of left atrial appendage

Arrhythmia Unit 

- Diagnostic electrophysiological study 

- Catheter ablation

 - Cryoablation of atrial fibrillation

 - Ablation using a complex arrhythmic substrate navigator

 - Pacemaker implantation 

- Automatic endovenous and subcutaneous implantable

defibrillator

Cardiac surgery 

- Surgery with and without extracorporeal circulation

- Minimally-invasive surgery with an early extubation

• - Repair of mitral and aortic valves

During this time, he published the first European report on the advantages of injection snoreplasty to treat sleep respiratory disorders; and in 2006 he was the first doctor to place a soft palate in Spain. He is also the author of the first app in the world used for the treatment of sleep apnoea through telemedicine.

Dr O'Connor is the President of the Spanish Commission of the Spanish Society of Respiratory Disorders. He is also a member of the European Sleep Research, the American Otorhinolaryngology Academy, the Spanish Otorhinolaryngology Society, Ibero-American Otorhinolaryngology Society and Andalusian Otorhinolaryngology Society.

Professional Experience

• Lecturer in Otorhinolaryngology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Seville.

• Co-Director of the Otorhinolaryngology Unit of the Quironsalud Marbella Hospital and Quironsalud Campo de Gibraltar Hospital since 2006.

• First European report on the use of injection snoreplasty to treat sleep respiratory disorders in 2005.

• First soft palate implant in Spain and first publication in the country on this area of medicine (2006).

• Author of the first manuscript on the use of radiofrequency to treat hypertrophy of nasal turbinates in paediatric patients in sleep respiratory disorders.

• Author of the first lateral pharyngoplasty in Europe 2010.

• Author of the first expansion pharyngoplasty in Spain in 2010.

• First doctor in Spain to introduce myofunctional therapy in a sleep unit in order to treat obstructive sleep apnoea.

• Author of the first app in the world used to treat sleep apnoea through telemedicine.

• International revisor of papers about sleep respiratory disorders in Laryngoscope, Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, Plos One, Nature and Science of Sleep, International Journal of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Spanish Acta ORL, Stockholm Acta ORL.

Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) and head and neck surgery are a medico-surgical speciality dealing with the study, diagnosis and treatment of the pathologies affecting the ear (hearing and balance), the upper airways (nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx and larynx), sense of smell, oral cavity, neck and salivary glands.

The ENT Unit of Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital comprises a team of outstanding specialists in this medical field, who are a reference at national and international level, on account of their research work, implementation and development of avant-garde techniques, as well as regular publications in highly-influential scientific journals.

Dr Rivera obtained his Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Seville and continued his academic training until he completed a University Master in Tissue Engineering at the Histology Department of the University of Granada and later obtained the speciality in Plastic, Repair and Cosmetic Surgery at the Virgen de las Nieves (Granada) University Hospital.

Dr Rivera has developed extensive experience in the area of surgery, where he has been in practice for over ten years. Always at the forefront of new technologies applied to surgical techniques, he is a habitual participant in specialist scientific forums as well as national and international conventions.

Professional Experience

• 2007-2012 - Plastic, Repair and Cosmetic Surgery Resident Doctor at the Virgen de las Nieves (Granada) University Hospital

• May 2012 - Currently, Co-director of the Plastic, Cosmetic and Repair Surgery Unit of the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital.

• May 2013 - Currently, Co-director of the Plastic, Cosmetic and Repair Surgery Unit of the Quirónsalud Campo de Gibraltar Hospital.

• He has also been part of General Surgery and Traumatology, Maxillofacial Surgery and Major Burn Ward teams. Additionally, he has cooperated with the Plastic Surgery Unit of the Teknon Clinic in Barcelona.

The Plastic, Cosmetic and Repair Surgery Unit of the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital performs the most advanced treatments in Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine with the total guarantee that the patient is treated within a hospital environment, thus ensuring the highest level of safety during the surgical procedure and the recovery time.

Our team of specialists combine their solid professional expertise in the correction of congenital or acquired anomalies affecting the shape or the appearance of your body. As this speciality deals with various areas and systems, the experts often work in conjunction with other medical areas.

With regards to female cosmetic surgery, the Plastic, Cosmetic and Repair Surgery Unit of the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital specialises in the augmentation and reduction of breasts, breast lift, tuberous breast correction, abdominoplasty, arms and thigh lift, surgery of the genitalia and reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy at the Breast Cancer Unit. We also perform male breast reduction and facial surgical procedures such as facial lift, eyelid surgery, nose remodelling, ear correction surgery and double-chin surgery.

With a Degree in Medicine and Surgery obtained at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, he completed his studies in Nephrology as a Resident Doctor at the Clínico Universitario

San Carlos Hospital in Madrid where he completed his studies with Doctorate courses in Endocrinology.

Throughout his trajectory, Dr Marañés has carried out extensive work relating to his subject of interest, i.e., renal diseases associated to diabetic patients, and has taken part in the pancreatic islets transplant programme of patients with renal transplants. He is the author of numerous national and international medical-scientific publications.

Professional Experience:

• 2006 – Currently: Head of the Nephrology and Haemodialysis Unit of the Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital.

• 1996 – 2006: Medical Consultant of the Nephrology and Haemodialysis Unit of the Costa del Sol de Marbella Hospital from December 1996 to June 2006.

• 2004 – 2006: President of the Commission of Pharmacists and Therapists from 2004 to 2006.

• 1996: Nephrology Unit of the Getafe University Hospital.

• 1995-1996: Medical Consultant of the Nephrology Unit of the Virgen de la Luz Hospital in Cuenca.

• 1995 – 1996: Head of the Madrid-Oeste Dialysis Centre ascribed to the San Carlos University Hospital.

Research

• FIS Research Project (record: 93/0029-02) on the «Study of the effects of human pancreatic islets in Type I Diabetes patients".

• MAR Project, Morbidity and Mortality Anaemia Renal studies. Descriptive, prospective, multicentred and open study on case series. 2003-2004

• Nefrona Project: Observational, prospective and multicentred study on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients at different stages of chronic renal disease.

• Department of Pathology. University of Edinburgh. United Kingdom, 1987.

The Nephrology and Hypertension Unit deals with non-surgical kidney diseases and with blood pressure. The professionals of the Nephrology Unit of Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital have vast experience in this speciality which, together with the latest drug technologies and equipment, helps them prevent and correct potential system unbalance and provide better recovery to patients. Due to the close connection between kidney conditions and the function of other vital organs, the specialists of the Nephrology team apply a multidisciplinary approach and work with the Cardiology, Endocrinology, Digestive System and Urology Units, amongst others.

Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital is the only private establishment in the area to be equipped with a Dialysis Unit provided with 20 stations in a facility situated in an adjacent building as an independent healthcare circuit. Due to our background in providing services to international patients, this Haemodialysis Unit has a team of interpreters for overseas patients providing various languages that guarantee a personalised service regardless of the country of origin.

Experience

On his return from London, he organized and directed the Arrhythmia Unit of the Cardiology Service of the Nuestra Señora del Pino University Hospital in Las Palmas until the year 2000.

Later he was associate head of the Arrhythmia Unit and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory of the Fundación Jiménez Díaz in Madrid.

Professor of Cardiology at the Autonomous University and Fellowship Program Director of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm Society) positions that he held for 6 years until his transfer to the Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital in 2006.

Dr. Cabrera has been the head of the Cardiology service at the Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital since the hospital began operating in 2006.

Since January 2013, he is also head of the Cardiology Unit of the Ruber Juan Bravo Hospital Complex and in 2022 head of service of the new Olympia center.

He is a professor at the European University of Madrid where he directs the Chair of Clinical and Basic Translational Cardiology.

Title

Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Granada. He completed his post-graduate training as an interventional cardiologist in the Arrhythmia Unit (cardiac Electrophysiology laboratory) of the Fundación Jiménez Díaz in Madrid since 1994 -1996.

Senior Research Fellow. at the National Heart & Lung Institute. Royal Brompton. Paediatric Cardiac Morphology under the direction of Prf. Robert H Anderson in London (UK) during the year 1997.

I am a CBT therapist with extensive experience from work in addiction, crime and mental illness since the year 2000. I have worked both in social services, correctional services, addiction treatment and as a therapist in treatment homes. With my own experience with the disease of addiction, I am today a recovering alcoholic and as part of Satori’s team I offer both group and individual treatment.

With great humility and heart, is my foundation in CBT – cognitive behavioural therapy and the 12-step program.
I have a background in behavioural science university degree, training in ACT-acceptance and commitment theory, MI-motivational interviewing, supervisor training and NADA-acupuncture. For the past 11 years, I have worked as Operations Manager within private addiction treatment for adults and in family home care for children and young people.

I feel extremely grateful to be part of the team at Satori Recovery, which exudes care, professionalism and has a collective solid experience. With elements of spirituality, and a wonderful environment, Satori is a safe place for recovery.

Dr. Joseba Rebollo Liceaga is a seasoned medical oncologist with a comprehensive background in oncology.​

Education and Training:

Graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra (1985).​

Completed residency in Oncology in 1987.​

Specialist in Medical Oncology at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra (1991).​

Professional Experience:

Head of the Oncology Department at Clínica San Miguel de Navarra (1991–2004).​

Associate Physician at the University Clinic of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Navarra (1995–2002).​

Adjunct Physician at the Oncology Platform, Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja (2004–2014).

Head of the Oncology Department at Hospital General de Villalba (2014–2019).​

Currently practices as a Medical Oncology Specialist at Quirónsalud Alicante.​

Certifications and Training:

Completed multiple accredited courses in Multidisciplinary Oncology between 2003 and 2006.​

Research and Publications:

Authored research on electrochemotherapy and multidisciplinary treatment approaches in oncology.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine, Cum Laude, University of Navarra (1991)

Medical Degree, University of Navarra (1979–1985), Graduated with Honors

Board-Certified Specialist in Medical Oncology, via Spanish MIR system, Clínica Universidad de Navarra (1986–1989)

Advanced Fellowship in Immunotherapy, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA

Professional Experience

Head of Medical Oncology (1993–2000) and Director of the Cancer Institute (2000–2002), General Hospital of Catalonia

Director of Hematopoietic Progenitor Transplant Program, General Hospital of Catalonia (1993–2002), accredited by the Catalonian Health Department

Senior Specialist in Oncology, Quirónsalud Torrevieja (since 2002)

Clinical Innovations & Special Programs

Personalized Cancer Therapy using RNA microarrays and pharmacogenomics

Autologous Bone Marrow Transplants and High-Dose Chemotherapy

High-Dose Interleukin-2 Therapy via intravenous bolus for solid tumors

Personalized Cellular Anti-Tumor Vaccines

Hyperthermic Isolated Limb Perfusion with TNF and melphalan

Intra-arterial and Intraoperative Chemotherapy (HIPEC) for advanced cancers

Research & Academic Contributions

Author of 120+ scientific papers and conference presentations

Active contributor to the development of novel cancer immunotherapies and drug personalization strategies

Memberships

AACR – American Association for Cancer Research

ASCO – American Society of Clinical Oncology

ASH – American Society of Hematology

Specialties

-General and Digestive Surgery

-Laparoscopic Surgery (Minimally Invasive Techniques)

-Surgical Oncology

-HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy)

-Colorectal, Gastric, and Peritoneal Cancer Surgery

Current Position

Senior Surgeon, Department of General and Digestive Surgery

Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja, Spain

Clinical Expertise

Minimally invasive cancer surgery with laparoscopic and robotic techniques

Cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC for peritoneal carcinomatosis

Colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, and complex abdominal surgeries

Multidisciplinary treatment planning for gastrointestinal malignancies

Academic & Research Contributions

Author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in surgical oncology

Frequent speaker at international congresses on advanced surgical oncology and HIPEC

Actively involved in clinical research and surgical training programs

Professional Recognition

Widely regarded as a reference in Spain and internationally for HIPEC and advanced laparoscopic cancer surgery

Mentor to upcoming surgeons in the field of minimally invasive oncologic surgery

Research and Publications:

Extensive Scholarly Work: Authored and co-authored over 48 publications focusing on surgical oncology, hepatobiliary surgery, and innovative cancer treatments. His research has garnered over 1,100 citations, reflecting significant contributions to the medical community. ​

Professional Affiliations:

Academic Roles: Serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Saint Anthony Catholic University in Murcia, Spain, since January 2014