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20 May, 2026
Thoracic Surgery specialists at barnaclínic+ consolidate their international leadership in robotic and minimally invasive surgery
The professionals of Thoracic Surgery at barnaclínic+, all of them members of the Thoracic Surgery Department at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, continue to consolidate their position as national and international leaders in robotic and minimally invasive thoracic surgery. The robotic surgery program at Hospital Clínic, led by specialists such as Dr. Ricard Ramos, one of Spain’s leading experts in robotic thoracic surgery, has strengthened its clinical, teaching and innovation leadership in recent years, becoming a reference center for the training of surgeons from all over the world.
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10 February, 2026
Robotic cardiac surgery at barnaclínic+: a consolidated program with 11 interventions performed in 2025
The robotic cardiac surgery is today one of the most advanced forms of minimally invasive cardiac surgery, making it possible to treat complex heart conditions with the same effectiveness as conventional surgery, but with significantly less surgical trauma. In this context, barnaclínic+ performed 11 robotic cardiac surgeries throughout 2025, integrating this highly complex technique into its private clinical activity.
These procedures were carried out by a team with extensive experience in robotic cardiac surgery, which has accumulated more than 400 procedures performed and is currently considered one of the reference teams in Europe in intracardiac robotic cardiac surgery.
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20 December, 2025
The barnaclínic+ Sabàtics Grants continue to promote international training and medical excellence at the Clínic
The barnaclínic+ Sabbatical Grants continue to establish themselves, year after year, as a strategic tool to promote international training, innovation and the professional development of specialists at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Since its launch, this program has enabled dozens of healthcare professionals to undertake training stays at some of the world’s most prestigious hospitals and universities.
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15 May, 2024
Clínic Barcelona is the first Spanish hospital to reach 200 robotic kidney transplants
In June 2015, the first robotic kidney transplant was carried out in Spain. That first intervention was carried out at the Clínic hospital in Barcelona and Dr Antonio Alcaraz, head of the Urology and Kidney Transplant service at the Clínic and barnaclínic+ professional, was the one who led the intervention. Now, less than eight years later, the Clínic achieves a new milestone by being the first Spanish hospital to perform 200 of these robotic transplants. A new step forward in a long path that began much earlier, in 1965, when Dr Gil-Vernet performed the first kidney transplant in Spain, also at the Clínic hospital.
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2 April, 2024
barnaclínic+ expands its portfolio of services in thoracic surgery
Thoracis surgery is one of the fundamental pillars in the comprehensive care of patients with lung and thoracic conditions. This service at barnaclínic+ is distinguished by its multidisciplinary approach, its commitment to clinical excellence and its ability to offer innovative solutions to patients with a wide range of respiratory diseases and disorders. In line with this commitment, new professionals have recently joined this service, allowing the services offered in this field of medicine to be further expanded.
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16 October, 2023
The thoracic surgery team begins training in uniportal robotic surgery for international professionals
From the Thoracic Surgery Service of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, specialised training in robotic surgery using a uniportal technique has been initiated for international professionals. These training sessions, baptized as “immersions” by Dr Ricard Ramos, head of the Clínic’s Thoracic Surgery Service and barnaclínic+ surgeon, aim to share and expand the knowledge and advanced techniques practiced by the professionals of our thoracic surgery team.
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8 June, 2023
barnaclinic+ incorporates laser ablation for the treatment of brain tumours and epilepsy
In 2021, the Clínic de Barcelona incorporated laser ablation in the treatment of some patients with brain tumours or epilepsy. This technique is now available at barnaclinic+, thus increasing the portfolio of services the centre offers and facilitating patient access to this technology. “Laser ablation is a minimally invasive technique with very good results that reduces the risk of complications and allows an earlier recovery than conventional surgery” explains Dr Joaquim Enseñat, head of the Neurosurgery Department at Hospital Clínica de Barcelona and barnaclinic+ professional.
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8 June, 2023
El Clínic consolidates its leading position in robotic thoracic surgery
The Thoracic Surgery Service of Hospital Clínic de Barcelona continues to consolidate its leading position in the application of different thoracic robotic surgery techniques. With more than 150 robotic surgeries performed last April, the Thoracic Surgery Service of the Hospital Clínic confirms its leadership and reference position in this speciality.
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29 November, 2022
The Clínic reaches the milestone of 200 kidney transplants in one year
Clínic Barcelona is a reference centre in Catalonia and Spain in terms of kidney transplant. Proof of this is the new record achieved this November when the unit managed to reach 200 kidney transplants in one year. This figure, which represents a unique milestone in Catalonia, has been confirmed by the Organización Nacional de Trasplantes (ONT) and has been achieved from the beginning of this year to the present.
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13 July, 2021
Robot-assisted extraperitoneal gynaecologic cancer surgery has fewer surgical complications
In recent years, minimally invasive surgery has found its way into many operating rooms, and gynaecologic cancer surgery is no exception. With robotic surgery, surgical complications are reduced and a better recovery of the patient is achieved. However, there are different possible approaches to perform these interventions. Now, for the first time, a study explores the differences between all of them in performing para-aortic lymph node dissection. This is a common procedure for gynaecological cancers to see if the cancer cells have spread.
