Dr. Andres Morales La Madrid is an eminent pediatric oncologist with a specialization in treating different cancers related to the nervous system in children. He speaks Catalan, Spanish, and English. He has experience of more than 15 years in this field and is currently working at the San Joan de Deu Children's Hospital in Barcelona.
Educational Background:
2016-2018: Dr. Andres Morales La Madrid completed his master's in Health Management at the University of Barcelona in Spain.
2012-2013: He then went to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at the Boston Children’s Hospital in the United States to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
2009-2012: Dr. Andres Morales did a Clinical and Research Fellowship at the Comer Children’s Hospital at the University of Chicago in the United States.
2007-2009: He also went to the SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital in Spain for Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Oncology.
2003-2007: He completed his residency in Paediatrics at the Hospital Vall d'Hebron Barcelona in Spain.
1994-2002: Dr. Andres Morales received a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima.
Professional Career:
Dr. Andres Morales La Madrid gave his services as the Principal Investigator for the clinical trial against DIPG with the use of dendritic cell vaccines.
He also worked as a Sub-investigator in pediatric clinical trials at the SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Andres Morales La Madrid gave several presentations at national and international congresses of pediatric oncology.
He is currently working as the head of the pediatric oncology department of the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona.
Memberships:
- Member of the Peruvian Medical College
- Member of the Catalan Medical College
- Member of the Catalan Medical Association
- Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Member of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Awards:
2011-2012: He worked on the Genome-based Outcome Prediction project for High-risk Neuroblastoma and received the ASCO Young Investigator Award for that.