Healthcare training
- Degree in Medicine and Surgery at Universitat de Barcelona (UAB). 1969-1970 / 1974-1975. Qualification: Excellent.
- Doctor of Medicine and Surgery at Universitat de Barcelona. Qualification: Excellent – Cum Laude.
- Nominated for the UAB Extraordinary Doctorate Award.
- Training Fellowships in Laparoscopic Oesophago-Gastric and Bariatric Surgery in Madrid (Hospital Doce de Octubre), Barcelona (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge i Hospital Clínic de Barcelona), Porto (São Sebastião Hospital) and Cleveland (Cleveland Clinic Foundation).
Trajectory
- Meritorious Student in the Emergency Department of Hospital Vall d'Hebron. General Surgery Department (Dr. E. Sala Patau). Barcelona. 1973-1975.
- Collaborator at the Experimental Surgery City of Hospital Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona.
- Meritorious Student of the non-hierarchical surgical team of Hospital Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona. (Prof. J. L. Balibrea Cantero). 1974-1976.
- Erasmus placement as a sixth-year undergraduate student at Hospital Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona.
- Beca A.I.E.M.E. General Surgery Service. Kurume University. Fukuoka. Japan.
- Intern physician at Hospital Vall d'Hebron. Department of General Surgery.
- Grant Holder of Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. Research Personnel Training Grant. Group VII-Medicine. Chair of Pathology and Surgical Clinics. UAB.
- Medical Resident. Hospital Vall d'Hebron. General Surgery Department. 1977-1979.
- Locum assistant doctor in General Surgery for the Social Security with permanent status in Barcelona. Specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery.
- Consultant Surgeon, General Surgery, permanent position in Girona.
- Head of the General Surgery Surgical Team, permanent position in Girona.
- Consultant surgeon by competitive examination at Hospital Santa Caterina. Girona. 1986-1989.
Teaching activity
1978-1981. Assistant Professor of Pathology and Surgical Clinic. Chair of Pathology and Surgical Clinic at UAB. (Professor J.L. Balibrea Cantero).
