Surgical treatment of scoliosis in Spain: Best Clinics and Costs 2024

Dr. Alejandro Peiro García specializes in spinal surgery, dealing with spinal deformity, early onset scoliosis, and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. With a focus on efficiency and safety, Dr. García utilizes the latest technologies in his surgeries and is actively involved in multicenter research to advance the management of early-onset scoliosis. Education Obtained a Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Universitat de València in 2010. Specialized in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Completed a two-year fellowship in pediatric spinal surgery at the University of Calgary and Alberta Children's Hospital. Received a PhD in Medical Education from the University of Calgary in 2017. Professional Experience Gained extensive experience in minimally invasive spinal surgery at the Center for Spine and Orthopedics in Denver, Colorado, USA, in 2015. Worked with the Pediatric Spinal Surgery Unit at the Alberta Children's Hospital in Canada from 2016 to 2018. Obtained experience in adult spine deformity surgery at Foothills Medical Centre in Canada in 2017. Research and Contributions Involved in research on scoliosis surgery simulation for resident doctors, the use of growing rods for early-onset scoliosis, magnetic growing rods, VEPTR systems, and improving efficiency and safety in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery. Has researched the influence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery on the sagittal profile.

"Thanks to the advances of the technology we now have new materials and techniques to help our patients more safely and effectively, taking spine surgery to the highest level” Dr. Augusto Covaro is an orthopedic surgeon specialized in spine surgery and performs his professional activity in Barcelona. He offers a series of services to his patients as a consultant in spinal surgery at ICATME, Institut Universitari Dexeus and Hospital de Igualada, including treatments for lumbar spine stenosis, back pain, radiculopathy, scoliosis, herniated disc and other spinal pathologiesHe completed two fellowships in spinal surgery, one in Aarhus, Denmark, with the support of the SICOT international society in 2012 and the second in complex spine surgery in Uppsala, Sweden, in 2016, with the support of a grant from the international society AOspine . During his career, Dr. Covaro has a continuous participation in international meetings and contributed to several articles published in scientific magazines. He has a great experience in the treatment of patients and uses the knowledge he has acquired to provide each patient with the best quality of care.