Best PET/CT doctors in Barcelona: TOP 6 doctors

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.

The doctor is an awarded pediatric oncologist specializing in bone and soft tissue sarcomas. As the head of the Hematology Oncology Department at Sant Joan De Déu, a leading children's hospital in Europe, the doctor provides treatments for neuroblastomas, gliomas, Ewing's sarcomas, and Wilms' tumors.

Trained in the USA, the doctor completed fellowships in pediatric hematology oncology and molecular pathology of pediatric cancer at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The doctor has authored over 70 papers and developed a non-radiative treatment for spinal cord gliomas.

The doctor is an oncosurgeon with 25 years of experience, specializing in rectal and colon cancer treatment, bariatric surgery, and esophageal cancer treatment.

With over 15,000 surgical procedures performed, the doctor conducts more than 1,000 minimally invasive surgeries annually, utilizing laparoscopic and robotic techniques.

A member of international medical societies, the doctor is the president of the Association of Surgeons-Endoscopists in Europe and lectures on advanced surgical techniques and laparoscopy.

Renowned as a pioneer in gastrointestinal surgery, the doctor was the first to perform groundbreaking procedures such as gallbladder removal through the mouth and the first transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME).

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