Head of Department

 

• Head of the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Badalona, Barcelona. November 2012-present.
• Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona. 2000.
• Specialist qualification in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery after completing a residency (MIR) at the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, Badalona, Barcelona. 2006.
• DOCTORATE: Doctorate “cum laude” in Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona for the doctoral thesis: ‘Treatment of facial lipoatrophy in HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy by infiltration of polylactic acid and polyacrylamide gel. A comparison of results.’ February 2008.
• 16th Edition Master's in Management of Healthcare Institutions. 60 ECTS credits. UAB. 26 January – 15 December 2016.
• Master's in Geopolitics and International Relations. LISA Institute 2024-2025.
• Assistant Physician, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona. June 2007 – October 2012.
• Stays at the National Center of Health and Medicine in Tokyo, Japan, with Dr Takumi Yamamoto. Learning minimally invasive techniques for the surgical treatment of lymphoedema. November 2017.
• Stays at the ASAN Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, with Dr Joon Pio Hong to learn supermicrosurgery techniques. July-August 2010.
• Teaching tutor in Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery at Hospital de Bellvitge. 2009 - 2012.Assistant Registrar, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Badalona. July 2006–June 2007.
• Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery via the MIR programme at Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Badalona. July 2001 – July 2007.
• Rotations to other centres for specific training in different areas of the specialty:
• Burn treatment: Vall d'Hebron Hospital. February–March 2003
• Microsurgery: Bellvitge Hospital. September–December 2005.