Dr. Luis de Sousa
Languages: Spanish | Portuguese | English
POSITION
· Specialist in Pain Medicine and Sports Medicine at the Sports Medicine Unit of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu.
· Lecturer on the Master's Degree in Team Sports Medicine at Universitat de Barcelona - FC Barcelona.
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EDUCATION
· Medical Degree from Masaryk University (2013).
· PhD in Pain Medicine from the University of Lleida (2024).
· Specialist in Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation.
· Master's Degree in Sports Medicine.
· Specialized training in Pain Medicine and Interventional Pain Therapy.
EXPERIENCE
More than 11 years of experience in Pain Medicine and Sports Medicine, performing more than 1,300 interventional procedures a year.
Specialization
· Pain medicine in athletes: musculoskeletal and spinal pain, and interventional pain therapy.
· Pain associated with sports injuries: treatment of pain and injuries in professional and elite athletes.
· Musculoskeletal ultrasound: ultrasound-guided interventions.
· Therapeutic exercise and return to sport: strength and progressive loading programmes adapted to the injury, the sport and the point in the season.
RESEARCH
Elite sport
· Team physician at La Masia, FC Barcelona (for 5 years).
· Member of the medical team of the Spanish Olympic Team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
· Training placement at the Sant Cugat High Performance Centre.
Teaching
· University lecturer in Perioperative Medicine at the University of Lleida (before 2022).
Research and innovation
· Clinical innovation project in digital health applied to chronic pain and adherence to therapeutic exercise.




