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Vladyslav Semenyshyn
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Raul Felipe Abella
Cardiothoracic surgeon
Dr. Raul Abella is a world-renowned Spanish cardiovascular surgeon specializing in congenital heart disorders. He and his team have an impressive postoperative survival rate of 98.2%, and he has performed over 5,000 cardiac operations. He has also taken part in 56 humanitarian missions, and is the author of 200+ articles and has presented at 100+ international conferences.
Dr. Raul Abella is a top-rated Spanish cardiovascular surgeon, famous far beyond its borders.
Doctor Abella specializes in congenital heart disorders in children. Congenital means a baby is born with some cardiac abnormalities which can appear, when the heart of a baby is forming in the mother’s womb, not in the right way.
The doctor treats patients both infants and grown-ups.
Dr. Raul Abella heads the team of experts who provide the total cardiological care of patients starting from diagnostic tests till follow-up after the cardiosurgery. The team has carried out over 5,000 cardiac operations with an average postoperative survival rate of 98.2% — the same as in the world’s best cardiac centers of excellence.
Expertise
Dr. Raul Abella has graduated from the La Sapienza University (Italy) with following traineeships in France, Switzerland, and the USA.
The doctor worked in Bambino Gesù Hospital, Hesperia Hospital Modena, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato (all Italy), Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (Spain). For now, Dr. Arbella heads the Cor Barcelona International Center at Hospital Universitario Dexeus-Grupo Quirónsalud and serves patients at Teknon Barcelona.
Scientific activities
Doctor Raul Felipe Abella is an author of more than 200 articles and speaker at over 100 international conferences dedicated to cardiovascular surgeries.
Humanitarian Work
- took part in 56 humanitarian mission over the globe
- developed 3 cardiovascular surgery programs, including the improvement of Pediatric Interventional and Surgical Cardiology in Peru.
- In 2018, 20 families with children operated by Doctor Raul Abella visited Vatican and personally met Pope Francis. The doctor told Pope about the Program for children with congenital heart diseases who can't be operated due to economical reasons or lack of qualified experts. For the first 4 years of program, Dr. Abella has already operated children from 10 countries.
Procedures performed by the doctor
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Apr 27, 2024
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Dec 26, 2022
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MARYVONNE
Feb 8, 2025
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It was perfect, except that I was hoping to leave with the vaccination that the doctor couldn't prescribe, explaining that there was new legislation and also that I must be in an infectious period.
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Anonymous
Oct 24, 2024
Conservative treatment of scoliosis
Asked questions. The doctor took his time to answer all the questions
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