Formación

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the Universidad de Barcelona. 1980
• Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the Universidad de Barcelona. SUMMA CUM LAUDE. 1987
• Master of Spinal Surgery from Nottingham University Hospitals. 2010
• Master of Spinal Surgery from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). 2011
• Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery specialist, with special residency exam at Hospital de Bellvitge Prínceps d'Espanya 1981-1986.
• 'National Research Prize' of Sociedad Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. 1988
• Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Trauma. Universitat de Barcelona since 1990
   

Áreas de interés

• Percutaneous spinal fixation devices for fractures and disc arthrosis.
• Microsurgery for herniated disc. Minimally-invasive approaches (MIS).
• Biological treatments. Kyphoplasty for osteoporosis fractures.
• Surgery for adult scoliosis and spinal deformity.

Investigación

Participation in 22 research projects for 3 main lines of research:

1. Experimental studies on vertebral fractures.
2. Clinical trials on minimally-invasive surgery.
3. Research from results on biological products for spinal fusion.