Best MRI of one area Doctors in Barcelona, Spain — TOP 16

Dr. Joan Carles Galceran is a medical oncologist at the JCI-accredited Teknon Medical Center. He heads the Genitourinary and Sarcoma Unit at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital. Dr. Galceran specializes in non-surgical treatments for prostate, kidney, and bladder cancers. He is recognized as a top Spanish expert in genitourinary oncology.

• Authored over 120 peer-reviewed articles on new cancer therapeutic agents.
• Former Vice-President of the Spanish Group for the Treatment of Genitourinary Tumors.
• Serves as an advisor for the Catalan Health Service oncology guidelines.
• Led numerous national multicenter clinical trials for immunotherapy and angiogenesis.

Dr. Antonio Alcaraz is a pioneer in robotic and laparoscopic surgery. He was the first in the world to perform a NOTES transvaginal nephrectomy. Dr. Alcaraz heads the Urology Department at Teknon Medical Center in Barcelona. He specializes in uro-oncology and kidney transplantation. He has overseen more than 500 successful operations for urogenital conditions.

• Expert in prostate cancer treatment using the Da Vinci robotic system.
• Performs minimally invasive laparoscopic nephrectomies and kidney removals.
• Treats congenital urological pathologies in children, such as cryptorchism.
• Member of the American Urological Confederation and European Urological Society.

Dr. Jaume Mora Graupera is a pediatric oncologist at SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital. He specializes in bone and soft tissue sarcomas. He serves as the Scientific Director of the Hematology Oncology Department. Dr. Mora Graupera completed fellowships at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

• Treats neuroblastomas, gliomas, Ewing's sarcomas, and Wilms' tumors.
• Developed a non-radiative treatment for spinal cord gliomas.
• Authored over 70 scientific papers on pediatric cancer treatment.
• Recipient of the Schweisguth Prize and the BBVA Foundation Award.

Dr. Joan Ramon Garces Gatnau is a dermatologic surgeon at Centro Médico Teknon in Barcelona. He is a pioneer in oncodermatology and skin cancer treatment. Dr. Garces Gatnau serves as the Clinical Head of Dermatology at Hospital de Sant Pau. He also directs the Mohs Unit at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

• Performed over 1,400–2,000 Mohs Micrographic Surgery procedures.
• Achieves skin cancer cure rates higher than traditional excision methods.
• Member of the International Society for Dermatologic Surgery.
• Treats melanoma, basalioma, and complex skin conditions.

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

EDUCATION AND ADVANCED TRAINING

• Doctor of Medicine , University of Barcelona, 1999
• Residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, completed in 2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Leading specialist in lower limb traumatology, specializing in foot and ankle surgery
• Member of international and national professional associations of orthopedists

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Author of scientific publications on key aspects of orthopedics and traumatology, including:

• Bone tissue transplantation for loss of foot and ankle fragments
• Osteomyelitis of the calcaneus : clinical picture and treatment methods
• Pelvic fractures : minimally invasive osteosynthesis methods
• Osteosynthesis in the treatment of pathological fractures of the femur
• Treatment of infections in the area of prosthetic joints
• Treatment of metastatic bone lesions

INTERNSHIPS AND INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE

• 2003 - Trauma Department, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA
• 2008 - Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA

MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE
Dr. Victor Casals Teixido is one of Spain's leading specialists in orthopedics and traumatology, known for his unique methods of treating injuries and diseases of the lower limbs, foot and ankle.

The combination of his extensive clinical experience, international practice and deep scientific knowledge guarantees patients a highly qualified approach to treating even the most complex cases in the field of traumatology and orthopaedics.

A specialist in the digestive system through MIR from the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Barcelona, he received his PhD from the University of Barcelona.

He completed his postgraduate training in the Gastroenterology Service of the Barcelona Hospital Clinic and then in the Department of Gastroenterology at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, USA), where he conducted cutting-edge research on inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis).

From 2004 to 2011 he worked in the Gastroenterology Department of the Barcelona Hospital Clinic / IDIBAPS, and since 2011 he has worked as a specialist doctor in the Digestive System Department of the Teknon Medical Center in Barcelona.

He was a member of the Scientific Committee of ECCO and coordinator of the European project "IBDChip". He is the author of more than 150 publications and 500 presentations at conferences and conferences.

Experience:

Digestive system specialist, completed the MIR training program and completed his residency in this specialty at the Provincial Hospital of Barcelona between 1993 and 1996.

Doctor of Medicine from the University of Barcelona with the qualification "Distinguished Diploma Unanimously". In 2001 he received the Distinguished Doctorate from the University of Barcelona.

Between 1997 and 1999, he completed his postgraduate training in the Gastroenterology Department of the Provincial Hospital of Barcelona. Subsequently, he completed two internships in the Gastroenterology Department of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, USA, between 2000 and 2003, where he conducted cutting-edge research in the field of gastroenterology.

Since 2004 he has been working in the Gastroenterology Service of the Provincial Hospital of Barcelona / IDIBAPS, focusing on the treatment and research of inflammatory bowel diseases.

He is the author of numerous publications, conference papers and book chapters both nationally and internationally.

Member of the Catalan Society of Gastroenterology, the Spanish Association of Gastroenterology, the Spanish Working Group on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis and the American Gastroenterological Association.

Areas of special interest: storage rhythm disorders, chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) and other causes of chronic intestinal inflammation.

Dr. Antonio de Lacy Fortuny is a surgical pioneer at Hospital Quiron Barcelona. He has performed 15,000+ surgeries and conducts over 1,000 minimally invasive procedures every year. He famously performed the world’s first gallbladder removal through the mouth. Dr. de Lacy also developed the TaTME technique for rectal cancer treatment.

• Serves as President of the Association of Surgeons-Endoscopists in Europe.
• First surgeon in the world to perform a transanal large intestine removal.
• Pioneered the NOTES method using natural openings to access the abdominal cavity.
• Specializes in robotic and laparoscopic surgery for colon, rectal, and esophageal cancer.

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

The doctor is an experienced practitioner at Hospital HM Nou Delfos, specializing in family medicine. With a focus on providing comprehensive health care to patients of all ages, the doctor is highly trained in the latest medical technologies. This expertise ensures a high standard of care, characterized by a caring and compassionate approach.

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.

Dr. Rodrigo Rocamora is a neurologist who leads the epilepsy department at Hospital HM Nou Delfos. In 2019, he headed the team performing Spain's first laser interstitial thermal therapy for epilepsy. He focuses on drug-resistant epilepsy, sleep relations, and complex neurological syndromes. Dr. Rocamora is a professor at UPF University and a PhD graduate from Bonn University.

• He treats drug-resistant epilepsy using surgical and medical methodologies.
• Dr. Rocamora is a member of the European Reference Network (EPI-Care).
• He serves as a specialist in the CSUR network for complex epilepsy cases.
• The doctor has published research on cognitive impairments in Alzheimer patients.