Spain,
Barcelona
Jose Hinojosa Mena-Bernal
Pediatric neurosurgeon
27 years of experience
Jose Hinojosa Mena-Bernal is one of the top-rated pediatric neurosurgeons in Spain and Europe. He specializes in neuro-oncology, neuroendoscopy, maxillofacial surgery, and minimally invasive surgery.
Work Experience
Currently — Head of Neurosurgery Department at Sant Joan De Deu Children’s Hospital
2010-2012 — Head of Neurosurgery Department at Hospital Universitario Infantil Niño Jesús in Madrid
2010-2012 — Head of Pediatric Neurosurgery Department at Hospital 12 de Octubre
2006-2012 — the Head of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Department at University Hospital Quironsalud in Madrid
2004-2006 — Neurosurgeon at Hospital Ruber Internacional in Madrid
1998-2010 — Neurosurgeon at Hospital 12 de Octubre in Madrid
Education
2015 — Doctor of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid
1998 — Assistant at Pediatric Neurosurgery, Montefiore Medical Center (USA)
1992-1997 — Neurosurgery Specialty, Universitario Ramón y Cajal (Spain)
1985–1991 — Medicine and Surgery Bachelor, Universidad de Valladolid (Spain).
Training
2015 — the fetal surgery course at the Federal University of São Paulo (Brazil)
2014 — pediatric neurosurgery and maxillofacial surgery at Montefiore Medical Center (USA)
2013 — the introductory course dedicated to management quality systems (ISO 9001:2008 standard) at Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (Spain)
2010 — the advanced clinical management course at Pfizer
2007 — the practical course dedicated to endoscopic maxillofacial surgery course at the Neurosurgery Department at the Texas University (USA)
1996 — the Neuro-oncology course at the University of Southern California (USA)
1993 — the course dedicated to hydrocephalus at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Membership
President of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (SENEP)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC)
European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN)
International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)
A representative from Spain on the training committee of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
Educational Committee of the European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN)
Acting Professor of the Educational Committee of the European Society of Neurosurgery (EANS)
Professor of the training committee of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)
2014-2018 — Secretary of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC)
2016 — President of the Scientific Committee of the European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN).
Scientific research
Editor of such magazines as “Children’s nerve system”, “Neurosurgery”, and “Minimally invasive neurosurgery”
Reviewer of a publication “Pediatric case reports”
Author of 93 scientific publications in international books and magazines.