Best pediatric oncologists in Spain: TOP 14 doctors

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Andres E.Morales La Madrid
Pediatric oncologist
4.8
41 reviews
Spain, Barcelona
SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital

Andres E.Morales La Madrid

Pediatric oncologist
Dr. Andres E. Morales La Madrid is a Pediatric Hematology & Oncology specialist with 22 years of experience. He has made significant contributions to the field with 49 publications, notably in areas such as pediatric neuro oncology and immunotherapy for brain tumors. He is also involved in leading multiple research projects funded by various institutions.Read more
Dr. Andres E. Morales La Madrid is a Pediatric Hematology & Oncology specialist with 22 years of experience. He has made significant contributions to the field with 49 publications, notably in areas such as pediatric neuro oncology and immunotherapy for brain tumors. He is also involved in leading multiple research projects funded by various institutions.
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Jaume Mora Graupera
Pediatric oncologist
28 years of experience
4.8
41 reviews
Spain, Barcelona
SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital

Jaume Mora Graupera

Pediatric oncologist
28 years of experience

Dr. Jaume Mora Graupera is a pediatric oncologist specializing in the treatment of neuroblastomas, gliomas, Ewing's sarcomas, and Wilms' tumors. He is the Director of the Hematology Oncology Department and Developmental Tumors Laboratory at Sant Joan De Déu - Barcelona Children’s Hospital. He received his medical degree from the University of Barcelona, went on to complete specialty training in pediatrics and fellowships in pediatric hematology oncology and molecular pathology of pediatric cancer at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the USA. He has won multiple awards and is a member of various medical organizations.

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Dr. Jaume Mora Graupera is a pediatric oncologist specializing in the treatment of neuroblastomas, gliomas, Ewing's sarcomas, and Wilms' tumors. He is the Director of the Hematology Oncology Department and Developmental Tumors Laboratory at Sant Joan De Déu - Barcelona Children’s Hospital. He received his medical degree from the University of Barcelona, went on to complete specialty training in pediatrics and fellowships in pediatric hematology oncology and molecular pathology of pediatric cancer at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the USA. He has won multiple awards and is a member of various medical organizations.

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Blanca Lopez Ibor
Pediatric neurosurgeon
38 years of experience
4.6
16 reviews
Spain, Madrid
HM Hospitales

Blanca Lopez Ibor

Pediatric neurosurgeon
38 years of experience

Dr. Blanca Lopez Ibor is an experienced specialist in children’s hematology and oncology from Spain. She is a lecturer at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad CEU San Pablo, and is a consultant for the WHO and UNESCO. Dr Lopez Ibor has over 30 years of experience diagnosing and treating hematological and cancer disorders in children. She is also the head of two foundations that help children with severe health problems.

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Dr. Blanca Lopez Ibor is an experienced specialist in children’s hematology and oncology from Spain. She is a lecturer at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad CEU San Pablo, and is a consultant for the WHO and UNESCO. Dr Lopez Ibor has over 30 years of experience diagnosing and treating hematological and cancer disorders in children. She is also the head of two foundations that help children with severe health problems.

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4.6
16 reviews
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Lopez Ibor
Pediatric hematologist/oncologist
30 years of experience
Spain, Madrid
Hospital HM Monteprincipe

Lopez Ibor

Pediatric hematologist/oncologist
30 years of experience
Dr. López-Ibor is an experienced specialist in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology with a degree in Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid and a doctorate from the University of Barcelona. She is an expert in the treatment of bone and brain tumors, as well as leukemia and hematological diseases. She currently directs the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit of the HM Montepríncipe Hospital, and is the author of numerous national and international scientific publications.Read more
Dr. López-Ibor is an experienced specialist in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology with a degree in Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid and a doctorate from the University of Barcelona. She is an expert in the treatment of bone and brain tumors, as well as leukemia and hematological diseases. She currently directs the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit of the HM Montepríncipe Hospital, and is the author of numerous national and international scientific publications.
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Nuria Martínez Moreno
Neurooncologist
29 years of experience
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Ruber Internacional

Nuria Martínez Moreno

Neurooncologist
29 years of experience

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.

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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.

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Raul Matute
Radiation oncologist
23 years of experience
Spain, Madrid
Proton Therapy Centre Quironsalud

Raul Matute

Radiation oncologist
23 years of experience
  • Specializes in Pediatric Oncology, utilizing advanced proton therapy.
  • Expert in treating pediatric cancers with high-precision proton therapy.
  • Practices internationally with expertise in proton therapy's precision medicine.
  • First in Spain to treat a patient with proton therapy, December 26, 2019.
  • Dr. Matute leads the innovative Quirónsalud Proton Therapy Center.
  • Holds key certification in advanced radiation oncology techniques.
  • Member of leading oncology societies, focusing on pediatric advancements.
  • Offers online consultations for pediatric oncology care and treatment.
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  • Specializes in Pediatric Oncology, utilizing advanced proton therapy.
  • Expert in treating pediatric cancers with high-precision proton therapy.
  • Practices internationally with expertise in proton therapy's precision medicine.
  • First in Spain to treat a patient with proton therapy, December 26, 2019.
  • Dr. Matute leads the innovative Quirónsalud Proton Therapy Center.
  • Holds key certification in advanced radiation oncology techniques.
  • Member of leading oncology societies, focusing on pediatric advancements.
  • Offers online consultations for pediatric oncology care and treatment.
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