Best Online Consultation with Oncologist diagnosticians in Spain: TOP 12 doctors

Dr. Lana Bijelic is an oncological surgeon and specialist in peritoneal carcinomatosis who joined the Teknon Oncology Institute’s Carcinomatosis Surgical Group in 2019. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of various scientific communities, including the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology. She has held various research and clinical positions, and has been awarded numerous academic achievements.

This doctor has experience in endocrine treatment, collaborating on studies aimed at overcoming resistance to hormone therapy. They have also been involved in numerous phase 1, 2 and 3 studies in breast and melanoma, which have led to the approval of new drugs in new indications. Their main area of interest lies in immunotherapy for melanoma treatment and patient care. They have participated in trials that have led to the approval of cdk4/6 palbociclib and ribociclib inhibitors in the first line of metastatic breast cancer, and Pembrolizumab in the first line of metastatic melanoma, as well as the combination of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab. They are a member of the Breast Cancer Unit and Melanoma Unit at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology. This doctor is an experienced oncologist with expertise in breast cancer and melanoma treatments, including endocrine therapy, immunotherapy, and patient care. They have been involved in numerous clinical trials leading to the approval of new drugs in new indications.

Professor Felip is a medical doctor from the UAB who specializes in thoracic malignancy management and is responsible for thoracic cancer trials. She is a current member of various societies related to oncology and has authored many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in the field. She is also an associate professor at the UAB and professor of medicine at the Universitat de Vic, and is involved in the training of medical students and residents.

Professor Bosch is a highly reputed leader in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and conducts clinical and basic research on CLL and other lymphoproliferative disorders, focusing on the molecular pathogenesis of CLL and new therapeutic approaches. He has published over 100 articles in prestigious journals and is a professor of haematology at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital of Barcelona.

Doctor is a Medical Oncologist with expertise in angiogenesis, DNA repair mechanisms, and immunology. She has a degree in medicine from Complutense University of Madrid, a medical oncology MD from the same university, and a PhD from Univesidad Autonoma de Barcelona. She is a Co-Chair of the GEICO Group, Faculty member for the Gyn-Track in the European Society of Medical Oncology, Spanish Representative of GOG, Spanish representative in the Cervical Committee and Phase II Committee of the GCIG Group, and an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, European Society of Medical Oncology, and the Spanish Association of Medical Oncology. She has authored over 100 publications and presentations.

Dr. Prat is a clinical scientist with expertise in breast cancer research, clinical trials, and gene expression. He has a MD degree from the University of Barcelona and completed a medical oncology fellowship at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology. He is Head of the Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors Group at August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, President of the Board of Directors of SOLTI, and member of the Executive Committee of The Breast International Group. He has published 160 publications with 13.479 citations and is a Tenure-Track Professor of Barcelona University and Director of the Breast Pathology – Senology Master´s degree.

Key facts and achievements

• - More than 20 years of experience in the treatment of complex pathologies of the brain using Gamma Knife radiosurgery , including functional disorders and tumor diseases.
• -Works in a team with Dr. Roberto Martinez Alvarez , a world-leading neurosurgeon and Gamma Knife specialist, providing a unique multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• - International experience : Studied and collaborated with leading global institutions, including the Gregorio Marañon in Madrid and the Gustave Roussy Institute in Paris.

Specialization

• More than 7,000 patients have been treated in the Radiosurgery Department, including:
• - Benign tumors : meningiomas, schwannomas, pituitary adenomas.
• - Malignant pathologies : brain metastases and CNS tumors.
• - Vascular pathologies : arteriovenous malformations, cavernomas and fistulas.
• - Functional disorders : refractory epilepsy, tremor, trigeminal neuralgia and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Scientific and professional activities

• - Member of the international Gamma Knife Consortium , led by the University of Pittsburgh .
• - Author of scientific research and protocols for the treatment of cancer using radiotherapy.
• - Participated in the development of the innovative project "Fusion of Medical Images" as part of oncology research.

Experience

2002-present | Attached to the Department of Gamma Radiosurgery and Functional Neurosurgery of Ruber International Hospital.

2002-2007 | Assistant, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ruber International Hospital.

2002| Medical Affairs Manager Medical Department Janssen-Cilag, SA Madrid

Qualification

2012|Doctor of Medicine and Surgery Madrid. Department of Surgery, Autonomous University of Madrid. Spain

2001 | Specialist in Radiation Oncology at the Gregorio Marañón University Hospital in Madrid. Training completed at the Gustave-Roussy Institute in Paris in 2000.

1995 | Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

2016-present | Member of the Ruber International Hospital Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Team, International Gamma Knife Consortium: Led by the Pittsburgh Hospital.

1999-2000| Project Manager: "Protocol for Pamidronate Treatment of Breast Cancer Patients with Predominantly Lytic Bone Metastases"

1999 | GICOR Study: "Incidence of Anemia in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy"

1999 | GICOR study: "Androgen deprivation protocol associated with radiation therapy for localized high-risk prostate cancer"

1997-2001|Participant (collaborator) in the research project (FIS FELLOWSHIP): "Multimodal fusion of medical images in oncology" at HGU Gregorio Marañon. Project leader: Dr. Desco Menéndez.

Teaching :

2018-present|Professor of the International Master of Radiosurgery of the Central Nervous System at the Complutense University of Madrid.

2020-present|Professor at the School of Radiosurgery of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgeons.

2017-2019|Professor of the Master of Radiosurgery and Clinical Stereotactic Radiotherapy of the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology.

2017 - 2022| Member of the Dissertation Committee in Radiosurgery three times at the Autonomous University of Madrid and the Complutense University of Madrid.

2011-2012|Professor, International Master's Program in Advanced Technological Applications in Radiation Oncology, 3rd ed.

2001-2002|Associate Professor of Dentistry at the Alfonso X El Sabio University.

1998 - 2001|Professor of the secondary school I.E. Technical and vocational school of health K.A.M. (Radiation oncology technicians and archival technicians).

Publications

2022|Stereotactic radiosurgery of obsessive-compulsive disorders. Chapter. 25. Book: Intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery. ed. 2022. Pages: 251-256.

2022|Active monitoring and stereotactic radiosurgery provide a low risk of symptoms associated with incident frontobasal meningioma, but stereotactic radiosurgery provides better radiological control – a subanalysis of the IMPASSE trial. Cancers 2022; 14(5).1300. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14164047

2022|Stereotactic radiosurgery for Kuss grade IV vestibular schwannoma: a multi-institutional study. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2022 Jun 3; DOI: 10.3171/2022.4.JNS22203.

2022|Stereotactic radiosurgery for Rathke's cleft cyst: an international multicenter study. J Neurosurg 137: 1041–1046, 2022. DOI: 10.3171/2021.12.JNS212108.

2021|Surgery and radiosurgery in autism: a retrospective study on 10 patients. Stereotactic Function Neurosurgery. 2021;99(6):474–483. 15.

Presentations

2019| "Other indications in malignant tumor pathology" Cranial Radiosurgery Conference. Valencia 2019.

2018| Gamma Knife Radiosurgery: Concept, Equipment and Treatment Description I Scientific Conference on Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Madrid, 2018

2018|Radiotherapy and protons in children. XX meeting of the SENEC Working Group on Neuro-Oncology:. Madrid.

2015| "Visualization monitoring of response and complications of brain treatment". XVIII National Congress of S.E.O.R. Valencia

2015 | Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy Associated with Nodular Heterotopia: Long-Term Safety and Efficacy. Congress of the Spanish Society of Neurology.

Communities it belongs to:

-SER, Spanish Society of Radiosurgery (she currently serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer)

-SEOR, Spanish Society of Oncological Radiotherapy: Working Groups "Brain Tumors (NEUROONCOR)" and "Radiation Oncology Activities in the Private Sector"

-SSRI, International Society for Stereotactic Radiosurgery

- Member of the Oncology Group of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC).

Dr. Nuria Martínez Moreno , working in tandem with Dr. Roberto Martínez Álvarez, combines expert oncology knowledge and high-precision radiosurgery technology , providing patients with the most advanced and effective treatment in Spain.

Dr. Francesc Cobo Valien graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona in 1990.

He received his specialization in oncohematology at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona in 1995. He combined medical practice and research activities in the period 1996-2002.

He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Barcelona in 2002.

Dr. Kobo continues his research and has been awarded grants:

•Interdepartmental Commission for Innovation of the Generalitat de Catalunya

•Scholarship Fund Universitaria Agustí Pedro i Pons

•Farreras Valentí & Schering Plough School of Hematology Scholarship

•Award for the best report at the Council of the Spanish Hematology Association

•Grant from the Catalan Society of Hematology

Specialization:

•Lymphoma

•Acute leukemia

•Chronic leukemia

•Autoimmune pancytopenia