ACADEMIC TRAINING

· Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery; 1991, Universitat de Barcelona

· Doctor en Medicina, 1997, Universitat de Barcelona (Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado)

· Máster en Dirección de Instituciones Sanitarias, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

· Estancias formativas:

- Clinical Fellow en Cirugía de Colon y Recto, Mayo Clinic, Arizona, USA (1998

- Research Fellow en Cirugía de Colon y Recto, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA (2001-2002)

EXPERIENCE

· More than 25 years of experience in general and digestive surgery, especially in colorectal surgery

· More than 180 interventions per year including elective and urgent surgery.

Specialization

· Colon and rectal cancer

· Peritoneal carcinomatosis

· Diverticular disease of the colon

· Inflammatory bowel disease

· Proctology

RESEARCH

· More than 150 publications

· Cumulative impact factor of 925

· Coordinator of the Colorectal Cancer Research group at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (2006-2023)

· Principal Investigator of 8 colon and rectal cancer research projects with competitive funding

· Director of 6 doctoral theses and 3 more in progress

· Lectures on colorectal cancer at national congressesLectures on colorectal cancer at national congresses (Asociación Española de Cirujanos, Asociación Española de Coloproctología) and internationals (European Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, American College of Surgeons)

· Visiting Profesor, University of Chicago Medicine (2016)