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Best urologists in Barcelona: TOP 5 doctors

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Antonio Alcaraz
Transplant surgeon
36 years of experience
4.3
6 reviews
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Quiron Barcelona

Antonio Alcaraz

Transplant surgeon
36 years of experience
  • Renowned Urologist specializing in prostate cancer and minimally invasive surgery.
  • Expertise in robotic surgery with the Da Vinci system for urogenital diseases.
  • International practice includes Spain and pioneer in transvaginal nephrectomy.
  • Performed over 500 successful urological operations.
  • Notable for laparoscopic and robotic urological procedures.
  • Renowned in treating kidney, bladder, adrenal, and testicular cancers.
  • Addresses congenital urological pathologies in children.
  • Member of American Urological Confederation - global urology standards.
  • Part of Urological Association of Spain - national urological excellence.
  • Affiliated with European Urological Society - continental urological research.
  • Offers online consultations, enhancing access to specialized urologic care.
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Carlos Torrecilla Ortiz
Urologist
41 years of experience
4.6
5 reviews
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital HM Nou Delfos

Carlos Torrecilla Ortiz

Urologist
41 years of experience

accreditations:

European Board of Urology

Academic Education:

  • Urology Specialist MIR 1982-87.
  • European Board of Urology UAE 1992.

Professional Experience:

  • Resident Urology HU Bellvitge 1982-87.
  • Head of Urology Service H. Gral Vic 1988.
  • Staff S. Urology HU Bellvitge since 1988.
  • HU Bellvitge Renal Transplant Team Staff.
  • Coord. Unit Litiasi i Endourology HUB.
  • Private activity at HM Delfos since 1988.
  • President of the Delphi Renal Lithiasis Unit (Lithotripsy).
  • Head of Urology Service HM Delfos.

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

  • National Coordinator of the Lithiasis and Endourology Group of the Spanish Association of Urology.
  • Teaching Tutor Urology HU Bellvitge since 1998.
  • Coord. Endourology Courses (4 per year) HUB since 2005.
  • Director of scientific programs of different companies. 
  • Scientific Advisor to Biomaterials Companies.
  • Organizer of several National Congresses of the Lithiasis, Endourology, Laparoscopy and Robotics Group of the Spanish Association of Urology.
  • Multiple scientific communications to medical congresses, publication of articles in journals, chapters of medical and popular books, and scientific films.
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Jose Emilio Batista Miranda
Urologist
39 years of experience
4.7
401 reviews
Spain, Barcelona
Centro Médico Teknon

Jose Emilio Batista Miranda

Urologist
39 years of experience
Dr. Jose Emilio Batista Miranda is a highly esteemed Urology specialist with over 25 years of professional experience. His areas of expertise encompass adult circumcision, vasectomy, urinary incontinence, urethral surgery, and pediatric urology. Dr. Batista Miranda is known for his innovative approach, especially in prostate laser vaporization. He provides a variety of surgeries, including Nephrectomy, High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation (HIFU), Prostatectomy, Kidney-sparing surgery, and Vasectomy. He is an active member of several significant medical associations and has contributed to a multitude of research projects, trials, and publications in the field of Urology.Read more
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Begona Mellado Gonzalez
Urologist
6 years of experience
4.6
5 reviews
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital HM Nou Delfos

Begona Mellado Gonzalez

Urologist
6 years of experience

Academic Education:

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. University of Barcelona.
  • Doctor in medicine. University of Barcelona. Extraordinary prize for doctoral thesis.
  • Training in translational research thanks to a post-doctoral stay at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA).

Professional Experience:

  • Medical Oncologist specialized in urological cancer. Her areas of expertise are prostate cancer, kidney, bladder and urinary tract cancer, and testicular cancer.
  • She currently works as a Senior Consultant in the Medical Oncology Service of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, ​​where she is responsible for urological cancer. 
  • At HM Delfos, from Medical Oncology, she is responsible for the care of patients with urological cancer, from a multidisciplinary approach in coordination with the different specialists (urology, radiotherapy, pathology) through joint work and the Tumor Committee. She is also responsible for the introduction of new therapies and the development of clinical trial projects in this area.

Scientific and Teaching Activity:

  • Associate Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the Clinical Hospital. University of Barcelona. 
  • Teaching in the subject of Medical Oncology, of the 5th year of the Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Barcelona. She has been the director of several Final Degree projects for medical students in ​​urological cancer.
  • Teacher and Director of the subject "Prostate Cancer" of the Master of Biomedicine. University of Barcelona.
  • Teacher and Director of the subject "Comprehensive management of the uro-oncological patient", of the Master of Uro-Oncology of Advanced Medical Competences. University of Barcelona. 
  • Direction of several doctoral theses on prostate cancer.
  • Extensive experience in the training of Residents in Medical Oncology at the Clinical Hospital de Barcelona.
  • Extensive teaching experience in scientific courses and symposiums.
  • Internship tutor for students of the Master in Art Therapy at Escuela Metáfora. Art therapy in cancer patients at Hospital Clinic.
  • Coordinator of Mindfulness training workshops in Oncology.
  • Clinical research:   Extensive experience as principal investigator of multiple clinical trials, phase I, II and III, of new therapies in urological cancer.
  • Translational research: Researcher at the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS). Leader of the Prostate Cancer working group, within the Translational Genomics Laboratory and Targeted Therapy in Solid Tumors. Her fundamental line of research is based on the investigation of resistance mechanisms to prostate cancer treatments and the study of biomarkers that allow progress towards personalized medicine in this disease.
  • She has published more than 140 scientific articles in international journals.

Areas of Professional Interest:

  • Her interest as a professional is to provide the best care for patients with urological cancer from all areas: the best care on an individual basis and offer them the best available treatment or the possibility of having access to new treatments within clinical trials. 
  • In addition, she has a great interest in promoting comprehensive care for patients and their families.

 

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Josep Torremade Barreda
Urologist
16 years of experience
4.7
401 reviews

Josep Torremade Barreda

Urologist
16 years of experience
Spain, Barcelona
Centro Médico Teknon

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