Best Hospitals for Aortic valve insufficiency treatment in Spain 2024

Dr. Xavier Ruyra Baliarda, with over 35 years of experience, is a highly esteemed cardiac surgeon. He has made significant contributions to the field of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, cardiac transplantation, and minimally invasive procedures. His expertise includes a wide range of cardiac surgical procedures, and he is notably one of the world's leading specialists in the Ross procedure. Dr. Xavier's commitment to the advancement of cardiac surgery is evident through his research activities and his inventions related to heart valve surgery. Membership Spanish Society of Cardiac Surgery European Board of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery European Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Spokesperson of the Catalan Organisation of Transplantation (OCATT) Associate Professor of Surgery at Autonomous University of Barcelona Education MD from the Central University of Barcelona Specialist Spanish license registration in cardiovascular surgery Registered with the College of Doctors of Barcelona European board in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Participation in various international training and symposia, including the Aortic surgery Symposium at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, Aortic and Mitral Reconstructive Surgery in Brussels, and Cours superieur de Technique Cirurgicale at Université de Paris, Hôpital Broussais

Dr. Fernando Villagra Blanco is an experienced pediatric cardiac surgeon with a specialty in cardiovascular surgery and a doctoral thesis from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He has held multiple positions, including Head of the UCC, Head of the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Service at multiple hospitals, and Responsible for congenital heart diseases of the Canary Islands Health Service. Specialty: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery Academic Training: Medicine Studies Complutense University of Madrid, Doctoral Thesis Cum Laude Autonomous University of Madrid, ECFMG to practice medicine in the US, Internship and residency in Cardiovascular Surgery Puerta de Hierro University Hospital and University of Connecticut (UCON), United States Professional Experience: Head of the UCC, Head of the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Service at Hospital La Zarzuela 1987-2007, Head of the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Service at the HM Montepríncipe University Hospital 1999-2017, Head of the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Service of the La Paz University Hospital 2007-2015, Responsible for congenital heart diseases of the Canary Islands Health Service 2013-15