Healthcare training
- Degree in Medicine and Surgery at Universitat de Barcelona, 1972-1977.
- Specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery by the Faculty of Medicine of Bilbao. Universidad del País Vasco (issued in Madrid on 27 May 1982).
Trajectory
- Specialised Healthcare Training as an Intern Resident Doctor in General Surgery and Digestive System Surgery at Hospital Provincial de Guipúzcoa, San Sebastián, in the first cohort of the National MIR Competitive Examination. 1978-1982.
- Assistant Surgeon Generall for competitive examination of merits. Figueres, Girona (1982).
- Associate Doctor of General Surgery, Hospital de Figueres (Centre Hospitalari de l'Alt Empordà) 1984-85 and resigned due to incompatibility with the Social Security position.
- Competition for transfer to Girona as an assistant doctor in 1986.
- Place at the CAP (Primary Care Centre) for surgical quota and subsequently Surgeon at CAP Güell (Hospital Universitari Josep Trueta in Girona) from 1990 to the present.
- Member of the Clinical Staff of Clínica Girona as a Surgeon and Partner of Clínica Girona from 1985 to the present.
Teaching activity
- Clinical-Experimental Course on Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery. Held at Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla in Santander on 7, 8 and 9 May 2012.
- Laparoscopic Surgery Centre Baptist Hospital of Miami. Learning laparoscopic techniques. Dr. Plasencia and Dr. Jacobs. May 1999.
- Postgraduate Courses in Laparoscopic Surgery at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona – Teaching Unit, Hospital Vall d’Hebron. 1993.
- Annual International Courses on Digestive Surgery Update by Professor E. Moreno held in Madrid. 1981-2008.
- Thyroid and Head and Neck Pathology Courses held at Hospital Provincial de Guipúzcoa by Professor Puig La Calle in Barcelona. 1979-1985.
- 1st Conference on Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery. Benign and Malignant Colon Pathology. Hospital Clinic, Barcelona. April 1999 (Drs. Visa – Lacy-G.Valdecasas)
- Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (Incisional Hernia and Massive Ventral Hernia), Hospital Medina del Campo (Dr. Carbajo) 1999.
- Laparoscopic Surgery Conference. Laparoscopic Bypass Surgical Technique. Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Dr. Lacy. 2002 and 2011.
- X Advanced Laparoscopic Workshop. Department of Surgery St. Olav's Hospital University Hospital of Trondheim. Norway. 2002.
- II International Hernia Congress. London. 2003.
- XII International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery. Barcelona. 2004.
- 15th and 21st National Meetings of Asociación Española de Cirujanos. Sevilla 2005 - Pamplona 2011.
- II, VII-X Annual Congress of Sociedad Española de Cirugía Laparoscópica. Mallorca 2002, Valencia 2008, Santander 2009, Oviedo 2010, Vigo 2011 and Getafe 2012.
- XVII Update Course in Laparoscopic Surgery. Sevilla 2011 (Dr. S. Morales).
Others
- Communications at the 3rd Catalan Congress of Surgery, Girona 2001. Laparoscopic procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity; Laparoscopic procedure for the treatment of incisional hernias; Laparoscopic procedure for the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux.
- Workshops–Live Surgery: Laparoscopic Eventroplasty. Hospital Lluís Alcanyís, Xàtiva and Valencia. 2002.
- Video presentation “Bilateral approach for the laparoscopic treatment of incisional hernia”. 16th Surgical Days. Lleida 2002.
- Communication: “Bilateral Approach for Incisional Hernia Repair”. 2nd International Hernia Congress. London, 2003.
- Workshop Organiser – Live Surgery on Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (ventral hernia and massive ventral hernia). April 2001, January 2002–February 2002. Clínica Girona.
- Lecture: “Inguinal and Incisional Hernia Repair: Open vs Laparoscopic Technique”. X Advanced Laparoscopic Workshop. Department of Surgery, St Olav's Hospital University Hospital of Trondheim. Norway. 2002
- Presentation: “Ventral Hernia, Laparoscopic Treatment and Technical Modifications Based on Personal Experience”. XIX International Congress of Surgery. Granada 2002.
- Presentations in the wall tableVII, VIII, IX and X Annual Congresses of Sociedad Española de Cirugía Laparoscópica. Valencia 2008, Santander 2009, Oviedo 2010 and Vigo 2011.
- Consensus article: S. Morales-Conde, A. Abdel-Lah, F Angoso-Catalina, F. Blasco, X. Feliu-Pala, R. Fernández-Lobato, T. González de Francisco, J.A. Guerrero, Fernández-Marcote, M. Martín-Gómez, F. Martínez-García, S. Morales-Méndez, J. Murillo, H Oliva, J. Pina, X. Planellas, J.. Robres, D Rodero, J. Ruiz-Castillo, A. Serantes-Gómez, J.L. Tovar-Martínez, Francesc Tuca, A Utrera. “Consensus basic surgical technique for the laparoscopic treatment of ventral hernias”. Cirurgia Espanyola 2005;78(4):214-221.
