Best Gallbladder Cancer Doctors in Spain

Educational Experience:

• 1980- 1986: Dr. Antonio Maria De Lacy completed his graduation from the University of Barcelona.
• 1987: He did Ph.D. from the University of Barcelona and completed a specialization in gastric and abdominal surgery from the same university.
• 1991: He got training at EMORY University in Atlanta.
• Dr. Antonio María also trained at Cleveland Clinic, Mount Sinai Hospital, Cornell University.

Professional Career:

• 1988: Worked as a Surgery Associate at the Hospital Clinic Provincial de Barcelona.
• 1996-2001: Dr. Antonio Maria De Lacy got promoted as a Specialist in the same clinic.
• 1998-2003: He offered his services as an Associate Professor of Digestive and General Surgery at the University of Barcelona.
• 2001-2003: He served as a Professor, Surgery consultant, and Advisory Board member at the Hospital Clinic Provincial de Barcelona.
• 2007-2009: He became the President of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery.
• Dr. Antonio Maria founded the General and Digestive Surgery Department in Quironsalud Barcelona and serves as the Head of the respective department there.

Achievements:

• Dr. Antonio Maria De Lacy is the first Spanish Surgeon who did Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) in which he removed the gall bladder of a patient through his mouth.
• He was also the first surgeon in his country who did Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) in Obesity Surgery (2009).
• He also has the honor of being the first Spanish surgeon who resected rectal tumors through the anus (2010).
• He received the SAGES International Ambassador Award in 2017.
• Dr. Antonio Maria De Lacy is the first surgeon to treat esophageal cancer through laparoscopy and thoracoscopy.

Memberships:

Dr. Antonio Maria de Lacy is the part of following scientific societies:

• European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and other Interventional Techniques (EAES).
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS).
• Active Member of SAGES (Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons).
• Member of the Spanish Association of Surgeons (AEC) since 1997
• International Association for Surgical Metabolism and Nutrition (IASMEN).
• IFSES
• Rectal Cancer Society

Interesting Facts:

• Dr. Antonio Maria has performed 95% of his surgeries through natural body openings.
• He did more than 17,000 surgeries in his career.
• He has participated in more than 320 national and international meetings.
• He did more than 400 colorectal surgeries through the TaTME technique.

Publications:

• Dr. Antonio Maria De Lacy has 175 publications in national and international scientific journals.
• He also wrote 19 chapters in different textbooks.

Educational Background

• Dr. Juan Castro got a degree in Physical Sciences from the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2002.
• He Specialized in radiophysics at the 12 de Octubre University Hospital in Madrid from May 2005 to May 2008.
• He did doctoral courses in Radiological Sciences of the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine at the Complutense University of Madrid, from 2009 to the Present.

Professional career

• Dr. Juan Castro took Practical classes of the Radiological Protection Course to direct X-ray facilities for diagnostic purposes, organized by the Pedro Laín Entralgo Agency in December 2006.
• He was a Professor for the training courses and training of supervisors and operators of radioactive facilities for medical use at Ciemat.
• He was Professor of Physics and Teletherapy for Radiotherapy Technicians during the 2007-2008 academic year.
• He was Deputy Radiophysicist in the Radiophysics Section of the Radiation Oncology Service of the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre from June 2008 to May 2010.
• Dr. Juan Castro is head of the Radiophysics and Radiological Protection Service of the Quironsalud Proton Therapy Center.

Educational Background

• Dr. Antonio Cubillo earned his medical degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in Spain in 1994.
• He also has a master's degree in Palliative and Supportive Care.
• He has done his postgraduate training in Medical Oncology and has got certification in this field.

Professional career

• Dr. Antonio Cubillo works as a specialist in sarcoma, gastrointestinal and genitourinary tumors at the MD Anderson International Hospital in Madrid.
• He has also served as an oncology emergency service coordinator at the same hospital.
• Dr. Antonio also takes care of patients with solid tumors. He is associated with clinical trials at Clinica CONIM located in Madrid, Spain.

Memberships

• Dr. Antonio Cubillo has the membership of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology.
• He is also a part of the Treatment Group of GI Tumors and the Spanish group of Sarcoma research.
• He is an active member of the medical oncologist's network from the University of Texas.
• He has been involved as an investigator in 100 clinical trials or more.

Publications

• He has published several scientific articles, oncology book chapters, and abstracts.
• He has reviewed several oncology journals in his career.
• Dr. Antonio Cubillo is the author of several writings, articles, and books regarding Oncology.
• He has also attended various international meetings and oral communications.

Educational Background

• Dr. Jose Maria Urmeneta graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He conducted his training at Vall d’Hebron Hospital and pursued his specialization in Urology at the University of Navarra.
• He completed different monographic doctoral courses, such as tumors of the male genital and urinary tract, biostatistics, pediatric oncology, and introduction to neuropsychology.

Professional career

Besides being the Director of the Lithiasis Unit of the Department of Urology at the Sagrat Cor University Hospital in Barcelona, Dr. Jose Maria Urmeneta is also the CELIT Director of the Extracorporeal Lithotripsy Unit at the hospital.

Publications

Dr. Jose Maria is an author of more than 21 national and international scientific publications, he gave 31 presentations and participated in multiple conferences.

Memberships

• Spanish Association of Urology
• Catalan Society of Urology
• Catalan Association of bioethical studies
• International Society for the study of the aging male

Educational Background

• Dr. Aurora Rodriguez Pérez graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Madrid and Doctor Outstanding Cum Laude from the Complutense University.
• She is a specialist in Radiation Oncology, she was trained at the Gómez Ulla Central Defense Hospital and completed her training at the Institut Curie in Paris.

Professional career

• Dr. Aurora Rodriguez Pérez is acting Head of the Fuenlabrada University Hospital.
• She is Head of the radiology sector at the Ruber International Hospital.
• She worked as a medical Commander on leave of absence and has participated in several international missions as a Military Doctor.
• She is a Master in Total Quality Management from the School of Industrial Organization and has worked in the Training and Quality Department of IBM Spain.
• She is collaborating professor in the University Master's Degree in Information and Communication Technologies in Biomedical Engineering and an honorary collaborator in the Oncology course at the Rey Juan Carlos University School of Medicine.
• Professor in the course of Superior Technician of Radiotherapy at the Universidad San Pablo CEU.

Memberships

Dr. Aurora Rodriguez is on the following designation in different Societies:

• Coordinator of the Infrastructure Group of the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology (SEOR)
• Member of the Board of Directors of GICOR (Clinical Research Group in Radiation Oncology).
• Member of the Breast (GEORM), Lung Cancer (GOECP), and Brachytherapy (GEB) Groups of the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology (SEOR).

Publications

• Dr. Aurora Rodriguez is the author of thirty-eight publications in books and specialized magazines
• She has also participated in more than one hundred communications and presentations at national, international Congresses and Conferences and in various clinical trials.

Educational Experience:

• 1984: He graduated from the University of Buenos Aires and got specialization from the University of Argentina.
• 2018: He further gained education in radiation oncology from the Institut Curie Paris.

Professional Career:

Dr. Daniel’s professional career has undergone many wonderful strides. He has been a part of many prestigious medical facilities in different parts of the world. He was appointed as a radio oncology specialist and professor in Massachusetts Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Indiana University in the USA.

Memberships:

Prof. Dr. Daniel Alejandro Maza is a member of the following groups:

• Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group (PTCOG)
• The European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)
• the French Society for Physical Medicine (SFPM)
• Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation (PMSF)

Educational Background

• Prof. Dr. Josep Tabernero completed his MBBS Degree from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in the year 1987 and also achieved the Extraordinary Degree Award in a similar year.
• Dr. Josep also went to the USA for his Internship at the MD Cancer Center Hospital, Medicine Department in the year 1993.

Professional Career

• Dr. Josep served as a Resident at a top-notch and renowned hospital situated in Barcelona.
• During the years 1993-1997, he served at Sant Pau University Hospital, Oncology Department.
• He was appointed as the Head of Gastrointestinal Tumors at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Oncology Department.
• Moreover, Dr. Josep is also serving as the Head of Oncology Department at Quironsalud Barcelona.
• He also served as a Professor of Oncology at a similar university from where he graduated.
• Dr. Josep was also appointed as an Associate Visiting Professor“ at the University of Napoles”.

Memberships

Dr. Josep is a member of various Oncology Societies like;

• He became the President of “the European Society for Medical Oncology” in the year 2018, and served there till 2019. Moreover, he was also the co-founder of the Spanish Group for the Treatment of Digestive Tumors.
• He is currently a member of various international societies like the Spanish and European Society for Medical Oncology and the American Association for Cancer Research etc.

Publications

• Dr. Josep is the renowned author of more than seventy articles in the National as well as International Medical Journals.

Educational Background

• Dr. Teresa Acuña graduated in 1998 from University of San Martin de Porres. She received a distinction in her medicine. After that, Dr. Teresa did her specialization in oncology.
• She completed her specialization in 2005 and joined University Federico Villareal. She also received a master’s degree in public administration from the same institute.
• Dr. Teresa also went to Germany for her MIR training. She completed her research at University Hospital Son Espases.
• She also completed her training in lung cancer assessment

Professional Career

• Dr. Teresa Acuña started her professional career by providing occupational services to chronic patients for pain management. She provided intensive care therapy to many patients during her first year of practice.
• In 2012, Dr. Teresa joined University Hospital Son Dureta, where she completed her research training and also served cancer patients.
• Later on, she was shifted to the urological oncology unit at Son Espases, where Dr. Teresa served critical patients. She also performed many nephrectomy procedures.
• After serving there for more than two years, she left the institute and joined Clinica Rotger in 2013.
• Currently, Dr. Teresa is serving in the oncology unit as a senior physician.

Memberships

• Permanent Member of ESMO
• Part of the Spanish Association of Oncology
• Member of Spanish Lung Cancer Society
• Part of ASCO
• Active Member of SEOM
• Member of Spanish Society of Oncology Surgeons

Publications

• Dr. Teresa Acuña has published 32 research articles on intensive care therapy. She has also worked internationally.
• Dr. Teresa Acuña has performed many procedures related to urological oncology and has presented her work on an international platform.
• She also participated in oncology conferences in Spain and also arranged many seminars in Clinica Rotger.

Educational Background

• Dr. Elia del Cerro Peñalver graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Madrid in 1990.
• She was a Specialist in Radiation Oncology via MIR in 1994 and completed her residency and training at the University Hospital of La Princesa in Madrid.
• She expanded her training at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto (Canada) and at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston (University of Texas, USA).

Professional career

Dr. Elia del Cerro Peñalver has worked on different designations for the following hospitals.

• Adjunct Physician of Radiation Oncology at Ruber International Hospital from 1995 to 2004.
• Adjunct Physician of Radiation Oncology at Hospital MD Anderson Spain from 2004 to 2006.
• Head of radiotherapeutic oncology service hospital Universitario Quiron Salud Madrid from 2006 till date.
• Head of Radiation Oncology Department at Hospital La Luz - Quirónsalud Group since 2018.

Memberships

Dr. Elia is a member of the following organizations and societies:

• American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO )
• International Senologic and Oncologic Scientific Community (ISOSC)
• Radiation oncology professionals organization.
• UPMC International Oncology organization

Publications

Dr. Elia has several national and international publications in the medical scientific literature under her name.

Educational Background:

• 1979-1984: Prof. Dr. Raimon Miralbell went to the University Hospital of Sant Pau in Barcelona for an internship and residency in radiation oncology.
• 1983: He then received additional training in radiation therapy at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton-Surrey in England
• 1985: Dr. Raimon also did an internship in California at the radiation oncology department of the city of hope national medical center.
• 1987-1989: He went for fellowship and residency at the Radiation Medicine Department of Harvard Cyclotron.
• 1996: He also received a Private Docent degree from the University of Geneva.
• 1997: Dr. Raimon received the degree of doctor of medicine from the University of Geneva.

Professional Career:

• Since 1992: Prof. Dr. Raimon Miralbell is serving as the contributor and researcher at the European Organization of Nuclear Research (CERN).
• Since 1999: Serving as the head of radiation oncology department in the Quironsalud Teknon Medical Center.
• Since 2007: He has been serving as a Professor at the  University of Geneva Medical School.

Awards & Publications:

• Prof. Dr. Raimon Miralbell received the Varian award from Swiss Society of Radiobiology and medical physics.
• Also, he has written more than 100 articles in national and international journals.

Memberships:

Dr. Raimon is a part of the Swiss Society of Radiation Oncology.

Educational background:

Dr. Jose Manuel has attained his education from respected institutions in Germany. His educational record consists of;

• 1983-1989: Dr. Jose graduated in medicine and surgery from the University of Navarra Clinic.
• 1990-1992: He then specialized in medical oncology and attained a specialization certificate from the University of Navarra Clinic.
• 2006-2011: He also did Ph.D. from the University of Navarra Clinic.

Professional career:

Dr. Jose Manuel started his vocation right after he specialized in medical oncology. His occupational experiences include:

• 1994 onwards: Dr. Jose was appointed as a medical oncologist in the department of oncology at the University of Navarra Clinic. He is also the head of end-of-degree projects in the department of medicine at the University of Navarra Clinic.
• 1996 onwards: He is also serving as a coordinator at the division of gynecological tumors at the cancer center of the University of Navarra Clinic.

Memberships:

Dr. Jose is also a member of various decent organizations, such as:

• American community of Medical Oncology.
• Spanish community of Medical Oncology.
• Technical council of the Spanish federation against cancer.

Publications:

Apart from his career and duties, Dr. Jose Manuel is also an active researcher. He has published many articles about gynecological and brain tumors. He has co-authored 26 articles in both international and national journals.

Interesting facts:

He has taken part in about 7 clinical trials about gynecological tumors and has served as the head investigator in 3 of them.

Educational Background

• Dr. Eduardo Castañón Álvarez did bachelor 's in medicine from Navarra university 2009.
• Then he Specialized in the field of Oncology at the same university till 2015, and got the title of Doctor of medicine in the same year.
• He was an intern at the (DITEP) trials in Gustave Roussy Institute from 2015 to 2017.
• He is a master in biostatistics and molecular oncology.

Professional career

• Dr. Eduardo Castañón Álvarez is amongst the most important figures of the Oncology sector of the Navarra hospital and has been associated with the institute since 2015.
• He is also amongst the leading professors in Navarra University and MIR academy.

Memberships

Dr. Eduardo Castañón Álvarez is associated with various prestigious societies and organizations, both national and international. These include Spanish(SEOM), American (ASCO), and European (ESMO)cancer societies. Moreover, he is also part of an American (AACR) and European (EORTC) cancer research organization.

Awards and Achievements

• He has participated in more than 50 communications in global conferences and has co-written 8 books for students doing specialization.
• His 38 articles are published in globally recognized journals.

Educational Background

• Dr. Antonio Brugarolas Masllorens completed his Doctor of Medicine degree in the year 1984 from “University of Navarra ''
• He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Barcelona in the year 1967.

Professional Career

• Dr. Antonio Brugarolas Masllorens served as an oncology specialist at Quironsalud Alicante.
• In the year 2000, he was appointed as the head of the Oncology Unit at Quironsalud Torrevieja.
• During the years 1980-2000, he served as the Director of the Department of Oncology as well as the Professor of Oncology at the University of Navarra.
• He became the Head of Medical Oncology of a renowned hospital “General Hospital of Asturias”, and served there during the years 1973-1980.
• In 1970, he became the resident fellow at a renowned hospital known as “Roswell Park Cancer Institute of Buffalo” situated in New York and served his phenomenal skills there till 1973.

Memberships

Dr. Antonio Brugarolas Masllorens is a member of societies like:

• Officer's Cross of Civil Merit
• European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer.
• American Association for Cancer Research.
• American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Publications

Dr. Antonio Brugarolas Masllorens is a co-author of more than 100 publications or chapters in books on his specialty.

Educational Background

• Dr. Lucía Ceniceros Paredes did her bachelor's in medicine from the University of Navarra in 2011.
• She completed her specialization from the same institute in 2018.
• She registered for a training program in London at Royal Marsden Hospital for a month in 2017.
• She got certified as an oncologist by SEOM in 2018.
• She registered for a training program at Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal in 2019.

Professional career

• Dr. Lucía Ceniceros Paredes is amongst the most renowned oncology professors at Navarra University and trains resident students.
• She is considered the most innovative new generation doctor at Navarra hospital and has been serving there since graduation.

Memberships

Dr. Lucía Ceniceros is part of some of the most important organizations and scientific Societies which include both Spanish ( SEOM) and European cancer societies (ESMO).

Publications

• Dr. Lucía Ceniceros has contributed to 5 international scientific publications.
• She has contributed to published research papers on Immunotoxicity in Immunotherapy.

Educational background:

• Dr. Alberto Alonso Burgos did his bachelor (MBBS) in 2003 from Navarra university Spain
• After that, he pursued for his specialization in radiodiagnosis from the University of Navarra in 2008
• He received his doctor of medicine degree next year after his specialization.

Experience in professional organizations:

• Dr. Alberto Alonso Burgos has worked as an assistant professor of anatomy, physiotherapy, and radiology at Navarra University Spain (2004-07)
• Worked at the radiodiagnostic services at El Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz (2008-17)
• He has also remained professor at El Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
• Currently, he is an associate professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid
• He is also part of Navarra Clinic Spain radiology and radio diagnostic center

Research & Publications:

Dr. Alberto Alonso had made great contributions towards scientific research in his field. His contributions include;

• He organized two international courses
• Is editor if 1 book
• Has written 17 chapters in books with the co-operation
• Did 3 doctoral thesis
• Has written 33 articles published in well-reputed foreign and national journals some of which are

1. Detection and characterization of the pulmonary nodule by multislice computed tomography
2. Mammographic findings in breast cancer-associated microcalcifications after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Educational Background

• Dr. Jesús Corral did a bachelor's in medicine from the University of Seville in 2003.
• He completed specialization in oncology from Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville in 2008.

Professional career

• After his specialization, he worked in the same institute and was associated with its clinical trial program and research projects
• He also worked as Associate Professor at Seville University.
• Currently, he is working at Navarra hospital and is amongst the leading oncologists of the hospital.

Memberships

• Dr. Jesús Corral  is part of various cancer societies on national and international levels.

Awards and Publications

• Dr. Jesús Corral  won 1st merit awards 4 times for his research works and for being an outstanding oncologist.
• He also won third merit awards in 2016 for his research paper and INC Clinical Research Award.
• He has participated in more than 30 communications in global conferences and has co-written 10 books for students doing specialization.
• His 20 articles are published in globally recognized journals

Educational background:

• After his MBBS, Dr. Manuel Escobar Amores did his specialization in diagnostic radiology
• He has also done his specialization training in diagnosis of chest and abdominal cancers.

Professional career:

• He currently is director radiology at Quironsalud Barcelona and Teknon hospital Spain.
• He has also done his residency at Hospital for Bone and Joint diseases in US

Memberships in professional organizations:

Dr. Manuel is part of number of reputable national and international organizations including European Society of Radiology