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Oncologist surgeon, specialised on robotic surgery in Urology.

20 Years Experience

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• Experience in minimally invasive surgery was obtained from Kings College University Hospital, London.
• Robotic Surgery Fellowship was gathered from the world famous Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York and University of South California, Los Angeles.
• His special interest lies in minimally invasive treatment for Urological Cancers (Prostate, Bladder, Kidney and Adrenals).

Plastic Surgeon

Oncologist

Academic Education:

• Graduated in Medicine from the University of Barcelona (1999-2005).
• Subspecialist Master’s degree in Pediatric Cardiology at St. Joan de Déu Hospital (2010-2012).
• Medical specialist in Pediatrics and its specific areas at the Albacete University Hospital Complex (2006-2010).
• Studying the PhD of Pediatrics at the University of Barcelona Autonomous (2019-present).

Professional Experience:

• Pediatric Cardiologist at the HM Nens Hospital in Barcelona (2012-2018).
• Head of Service of the Cardiology Department at the HM Nens Hospital in Barcelona (2018-present).

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

• Member of the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), the Spanish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease (SECPCC), the Spanish Society of Pediatrics (SEP) and the Catalan Society of Pediatrics (SCP).
• Award for the best communication of the XIII National Congress of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Cardiopathies (2020).
• Juan V Comas 2019 scholarship for the research project Evaluation of early changes in the myocardium and cardiovascular system of adolescents with severe obesity.

Areas of Professional Interest:

• Area of excellence: Preventive Cardiology in cardiovascular diseases.
• Research lines: Cardiovascular risk in adolescents with pathology or a family history of cardiovascular disease. Role of the microbiota as a regulatory factor in obesity and metabolic disease.
• Doctoral Thesis: Evaluation of early changes in the myocardium and cardiovascular system of adolescents with severe obesity.
• Kawasaki Disease: Member of the Asenkawa Medical Advisory Team (Association of Parents of Kawasaki Disease).

Dr. Francisco Javier Parra Jimenez collaborated with the Cardiology Service of the General University Hospital of Guadalajara from January to November 1999. He started working in the HM Hospital group in January 1999 with Dr. D. Manuel de Artaza until 2007, when he was appointed Head of the Cardiology Service at the HM Sanchinarro University Hospital.

At the present time he holds the position of Head of the Clinical Cardiology Service of HMCIEC (Comprehensive Center for Cardiovascular Diseases) of HM Hospital, where he carries out his work as a doctor and maintains his Clinical Cardiology practice at the HM Montepríncipe, Sanchinarro and Madrid Centers.

Dr. Francisco Javier Parra Jimenez also coordinates the activity of more than 30 clinical cardiologists and about 20 people dedicated to nursing activities.

Academic Education:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. University of Barcelona.
• Doctor in medicine. University of Barcelona. Extraordinary prize for doctoral thesis.
• Training in translational research thanks to a post-doctoral stay at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA).

Professional Experience:

• Medical Oncologist specialized in urological cancer. Her areas of expertise are prostate cancer, kidney, bladder and urinary tract cancer, and testicular cancer.
• She currently works as a Senior Consultant in the Medical Oncology Service of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, ​​where she is responsible for urological cancer. 
• At HM Delfos, from Medical Oncology, she is responsible for the care of patients with urological cancer, from a multidisciplinary approach in coordination with the different specialists (urology, radiotherapy, pathology) through joint work and the Tumor Committee. She is also responsible for the introduction of new therapies and the development of clinical trial projects in this area.

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

• Associate Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the Clinical Hospital. University of Barcelona. 
• Teaching in the subject of Medical Oncology, of the 5th year of the Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Barcelona. She has been the director of several Final Degree projects for medical students in ​​urological cancer.
• Teacher and Director of the subject "Prostate Cancer" of the Master of Biomedicine. University of Barcelona.
• Teacher and Director of the subject "Comprehensive management of the uro-oncological patient", of the Master of Uro-Oncology of Advanced Medical Competences. University of Barcelona. 
• Direction of several doctoral theses on prostate cancer.
• Extensive experience in the training of Residents in Medical Oncology at the Clinical Hospital de Barcelona.
• Extensive teaching experience in scientific courses and symposiums.
• Internship tutor for students of the Master in Art Therapy at Escuela Metáfora. Art therapy in cancer patients at Hospital Clinic.
• Coordinator of Mindfulness training workshops in Oncology.
• Clinical research:   Extensive experience as principal investigator of multiple clinical trials, phase I, II and III, of new therapies in urological cancer.
• Translational research: Researcher at the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS). Leader of the Prostate Cancer working group, within the Translational Genomics Laboratory and Targeted Therapy in Solid Tumors. Her fundamental line of research is based on the investigation of resistance mechanisms to prostate cancer treatments and the study of biomarkers that allow progress towards personalized medicine in this disease.
• She has published more than 140 scientific articles in international journals.

Areas of Professional Interest:

• Her interest as a professional is to provide the best care for patients with urological cancer from all areas: the best care on an individual basis and offer them the best available treatment or the possibility of having access to new treatments within clinical trials. 
• In addition, she has a great interest in promoting comprehensive care for patients and their families.

Academic Education:

• Degree in Medicine.
• Doctor in Medicine.
• FESC.

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

• Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona.
• Multiple publications in national and international magazines.
• Directed various theses.

Areas of Professional Interest:

• Idiopathic heart disease.
• Structural heart disease (valvular, anatomical defects, etc.).

Academic Education:

• Graduated in Medicine from the University of Barcelona (1999-2005).
• Subspecialist Master’s degree in Pediatric Cardiology at St. Joan de Déu Hospital (2010-2012).
• Medical specialist in Pediatrics and its specific areas at the Albacete University Hospital Complex (2006-2010).
• Studying the PhD of Pediatrics at the University of Barcelona Autonomous (2019-present).

Professional Experience:

• Pediatric Cardiologist at the HM Nens Hospital in Barcelona (2012-2018).
• Head of Service of the Cardiology Department at the HM Nens Hospital in Barcelona (2018-present).

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

• Member of the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), the Spanish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease (SECPCC), the Spanish Society of Pediatrics (SEP) and the Catalan Society of Pediatrics (SCP).

Areas of Professional Interest:

• Area of excellence: Preventive Cardiology in cardiovascular diseases.
• Research lines: Cardiovascular risk in adolescents with pathology or a family history of cardiovascular disease. Role of the microbiota as a regulatory factor in obesity and metabolic disease.
• Doctoral Thesis: Evaluation of early changes in the myocardium and cardiovascular system of adolescents with severe obesity.
• Kawasaki Disease: Member of the Asenkawa Medical Advisory Team (Association of Parents of Kawasaki Disease).

Education

Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology, Cardiology Residency, 2010, Istanbul/Turkey
Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 2005, Bursa/Turkey

Experience

Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Cardiology Institute, 2012-2021, Istanbul/Turkey
Adıyaman 82. Yıl State Hospital, 2010-2012, Adıyaman/Turkey

He graduated from Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 2005. In the year he graduated, he started his specialization in Istanbul University Cardiology Institute Cardiology Department and successfully completed his specialty training in 2010. After his specialty training, he completed his compulsory service in Adıyaman State Hospital for 2 years. After the compulsory service was over, he started working at the university hospital where he received his specialization. In 2017, he received the title of Associate Professor. During his specialization, he performed many operations in the field of cardiovascular diseases and peripheral arterial diseases. In 2018, he completed the Academia - peripheral arterial disease intervention training in Italy. He received the title of Professor in 2022.

He has carried out joint studies with many experts who are considered experts in their fields in Turkey, especially on heart angiography and leg angiography.

He regularly follows the congresses, seminars and courses related to the Cardiology branch organized at home and abroad every year. He has more than 100 domestic and international publications in his field.

Scientific Memebrships

Turkish Society of Cardiology
European Association for Percutaneous Intervention
European Society of Cardiology
SCAI Association

Awards 

Turkish Society of Cardiology
European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions
European Society of Cardiology

Education

• Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Cardiology Institute, Cardiology Residency, 2010, Istanbul/Turkey
• Selçuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine Education, 2005, Konya/Turkey
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Experience

• Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Cardiology Institute, 2012-2021, Istanbul/Turkey
• Siverek State Hospital (Compulsory Service), 2011-2012, Şanlıurfa/Turkey
• Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology, 2005-2010, Istanbul/Turkey
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Scientific Memberships 

• Turkish Society of Cardiology
• European Percutaneous Intervention Association
• European Society of Cardiology
• SCAI (Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions)

Education

GATA Faculty of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine Education, 1984, Ankara/Istanbul
GATA Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Residency, 1992, Ankara/Istanbul

Experience

GATA Neurology Department Specialization Student (1987-1992, Ankara/Turkey)
GATA Neurology Department Assistant Professor (1992-1995, Ankara/Turkey)
KüTahya Air Hospital Neurology Specialist and Chief Physician (1995-2003, Kütahya/Turkey)
Şişli Memorial Hospital Neurology Specialist (2004-2021, Istanbul/Turkey)

I completed my primary, secondary and high school education in Konya, my hometown, and my medical school and medical specialty education in Ankara GATA. I received flight medicine training and worked as a flight physician in the military and civilian sectors. I received beginner and advanced photography training and opened 4 photography exhibitions. I have made photography studies in 56 countries in Turkey and in 56 countries that I had the opportunity to visit.

Scientific Memberships

Turkish Medical Association
DGCA Health Board Membership

Education

Istanbul Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Residency, 2011, Istanbul/Turkey
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 2006, Istanbul/Turkey

Experience

Assistant Doctor, Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, 2006-2011
Specialist Doctor, Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif Inan Training and Research Hospital, 2011-2013
Dr. Faculty Member, Yeni Yüzyıl University Faculty of Medicine, 2013-2019
Dr. Faculty Member, Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, 2019-

After completing his primary and high school education in Karabük, he was entitled to enter Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2000.
After 6 years of medical education, he entered the Cardiology Department of Bilim University Faculty of Medicine in the TUS exam.
4He received his 5-year residency training at Florence Nightingale Hospital, which is considered as a reference hospital in the field of Cardiology, and in 2011 he received the title of Specialist Dr.
He specialized in the field of interventional cardiology and reached thousands of case experience, especially in radial (through the arm) angiography, challenging coronary and peripheral procedures.
2019 He has been serving his patients at Biruni University Faculty of Medicine since the year.

Scientific Memberships

Turkish Medical Association
Turkish Society of Cardiology

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