Best Colon Cancer Treatment doctors in Spain

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 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.