Best oncologists in Madrid: TOP 11 doctors

Head of Endocrine Surgery Department

Head of the Department of Neurosurgery in the HM Hospitales Clinic

Key facts and achievements

• - More than 20 years of experience in the treatment of complex pathologies of the brain using Gamma Knife radiosurgery , including functional disorders and tumor diseases.
• -Works in a team with Dr. Roberto Martinez Alvarez , a world-leading neurosurgeon and Gamma Knife specialist, providing a unique multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• - International experience : Studied and collaborated with leading global institutions, including the Gregorio Marañon in Madrid and the Gustave Roussy Institute in Paris.

Specialization

• More than 7,000 patients have been treated in the Radiosurgery Department, including:
• - Benign tumors : meningiomas, schwannomas, pituitary adenomas.
• - Malignant pathologies : brain metastases and CNS tumors.
• - Vascular pathologies : arteriovenous malformations, cavernomas and fistulas.
• - Functional disorders : refractory epilepsy, tremor, trigeminal neuralgia and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Scientific and professional activities

• - Member of the international Gamma Knife Consortium , led by the University of Pittsburgh .
• - Author of scientific research and protocols for the treatment of cancer using radiotherapy.
• - Participated in the development of the innovative project "Fusion of Medical Images" as part of oncology research.

Experience

2002-present | Attached to the Department of Gamma Radiosurgery and Functional Neurosurgery of Ruber International Hospital.

2002-2007 | Assistant, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ruber International Hospital.

2002| Medical Affairs Manager Medical Department Janssen-Cilag, SA Madrid

Qualification

2012|Doctor of Medicine and Surgery Madrid. Department of Surgery, Autonomous University of Madrid. Spain

2001 | Specialist in Radiation Oncology at the Gregorio Marañón University Hospital in Madrid. Training completed at the Gustave-Roussy Institute in Paris in 2000.

1995 | Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.

2016-present | Member of the Ruber International Hospital Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Team, International Gamma Knife Consortium: Led by the Pittsburgh Hospital.

1999-2000| Project Manager: "Protocol for Pamidronate Treatment of Breast Cancer Patients with Predominantly Lytic Bone Metastases"

1999 | GICOR Study: "Incidence of Anemia in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy"

1999 | GICOR study: "Androgen deprivation protocol associated with radiation therapy for localized high-risk prostate cancer"

1997-2001|Participant (collaborator) in the research project (FIS FELLOWSHIP): "Multimodal fusion of medical images in oncology" at HGU Gregorio Marañon. Project leader: Dr. Desco Menéndez.

Teaching :

2018-present|Professor of the International Master of Radiosurgery of the Central Nervous System at the Complutense University of Madrid.

2020-present|Professor at the School of Radiosurgery of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgeons.

2017-2019|Professor of the Master of Radiosurgery and Clinical Stereotactic Radiotherapy of the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology.

2017 - 2022| Member of the Dissertation Committee in Radiosurgery three times at the Autonomous University of Madrid and the Complutense University of Madrid.

2011-2012|Professor, International Master's Program in Advanced Technological Applications in Radiation Oncology, 3rd ed.

2001-2002|Associate Professor of Dentistry at the Alfonso X El Sabio University.

1998 - 2001|Professor of the secondary school I.E. Technical and vocational school of health K.A.M. (Radiation oncology technicians and archival technicians).

Publications

2022|Stereotactic radiosurgery of obsessive-compulsive disorders. Chapter. 25. Book: Intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery. ed. 2022. Pages: 251-256.

2022|Active monitoring and stereotactic radiosurgery provide a low risk of symptoms associated with incident frontobasal meningioma, but stereotactic radiosurgery provides better radiological control – a subanalysis of the IMPASSE trial. Cancers 2022; 14(5).1300. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14164047

2022|Stereotactic radiosurgery for Kuss grade IV vestibular schwannoma: a multi-institutional study. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2022 Jun 3; DOI: 10.3171/2022.4.JNS22203.

2022|Stereotactic radiosurgery for Rathke's cleft cyst: an international multicenter study. J Neurosurg 137: 1041–1046, 2022. DOI: 10.3171/2021.12.JNS212108.

2021|Surgery and radiosurgery in autism: a retrospective study on 10 patients. Stereotactic Function Neurosurgery. 2021;99(6):474–483. 15.

Presentations

2019| "Other indications in malignant tumor pathology" Cranial Radiosurgery Conference. Valencia 2019.

2018| Gamma Knife Radiosurgery: Concept, Equipment and Treatment Description I Scientific Conference on Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Madrid, 2018

2018|Radiotherapy and protons in children. XX meeting of the SENEC Working Group on Neuro-Oncology:. Madrid.

2015| "Visualization monitoring of response and complications of brain treatment". XVIII National Congress of S.E.O.R. Valencia

2015 | Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy Associated with Nodular Heterotopia: Long-Term Safety and Efficacy. Congress of the Spanish Society of Neurology.

Communities it belongs to:

-SER, Spanish Society of Radiosurgery (she currently serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer)

-SEOR, Spanish Society of Oncological Radiotherapy: Working Groups "Brain Tumors (NEUROONCOR)" and "Radiation Oncology Activities in the Private Sector"

-SSRI, International Society for Stereotactic Radiosurgery

- Member of the Oncology Group of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC).

Dr. Nuria Martínez Moreno , working in tandem with Dr. Roberto Martínez Álvarez, combines expert oncology knowledge and high-precision radiosurgery technology , providing patients with the most advanced and effective treatment in Spain.

Professional experience:

• From February 2019 to present: Head of Radiation Oncology Department, Quirónsalud Proton Therapy Center, Madrid, Spain.
• 2017-18: Senior specialist in radiation oncology, MAASTRO Clinic - ZON-PTC (Zuid-Oost Nederland Protonen Therapie Centrum), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
• 2014-17: Senior Radiation Oncologist, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 2005-14: Senior Physician in Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland.
• 2006: Clinical fellowship in proton radiation oncology, Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center, Division of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
• 2005: Medical specialist in radiation oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
• 2002-2004: Medical specialist in radiation oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 1999-2002: Assistant Physician in Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• 1999: Assistant Physician in Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• 1994-98: Residency in Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Education:

• 1984-91: Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• 2018 to present: PhD candidate, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

Publications:

Dr. Ares is the author of 34 scientific articles published in peer-reviewed medical journals.

Her extensive international experience and commitment to innovative treatments make her a leading expert in proton therapy and radiation oncology.

Professional experience:

• From February 2019 to present: Head of Radiation Oncology Department, Quirónsalud Proton Therapy Center, Madrid, Spain.

• 2017-18 Senior specialist in radiation oncology, MAASTRO Clinic - ZON-PTC (Zuid-Oost Nederland Protonen Therapie Centrum), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
• 2014-17 Senior Radiation Oncologist, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 2005-14 Senior Physician in Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland.
• 2006 Clinical fellowship in proton radiation oncology, Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
• 2005: Medical specialist in radiation oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
• 2002-2004 Medical specialist in radiation oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 1999-2002 Assistant Physician in Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• 1999 Assistant Physician in Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• 1994-98 Residency in Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Education:

• 1984-91: Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• 2018 to present: PhD candidate, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

Publications:

Dr. Ares is the author of 34 scientific articles published in peer-reviewed medical journals.

Her extensive international experience and commitment to innovative treatments make her a leading expert in proton therapy and radiation oncology.

Professional Resume

Basic education

• Electronic Engineering , Buenos Aires (1984)
• Physics of Radiotherapy , National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina (CNEA, 1984)
• Master of Medical Physics , Universities of Toulouse and Paris (1986)
• Doctor of Science in Medical Physics , Universities of Toulouse and Paris (1990, Stereotactic Radiotherapy)

Publications

• Scientific index: 36.93
• Number of publications: 140

Professional activity

• 1980-1984 – Lecturer, University of Buenos Aires
• 1982-1984 – Academy of National Medicine of Argentina
• 1985-2018 – Institut Curie (Paris)
  • Latest positions:
    • Technical Director of the Proton Therapy Center
    • Head of the Department of Medical Physics

Research Internships as a Visiting Professor

• 2003-2004 – Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA)
• 1998 – Indiana University Cyclotron Facility (Bloomington, USA)

Membership in scientific committees

• 2014 – CERN International Strategy Committee for Medical Applications
• 2000 – Conseil Scientifique National de Hadrontherapie (France)
• 2012 – The Belgian Hadrontherapy Center Foundation
• Scientific and expert consultant for companies: IBA, IBA Dosimetry, Varian Particles, Siemens, Tomotherapy
• Scientific advisor at proton therapy centers in various countries:
  • China (Wanjie)
  • South Africa (Cape Town)
  • USA (Indiana, New York)
  • Italy (Trento)
  • South Korea (Seoul)
  • France (Caen)
  • Netherlands (Maastro)
  • Argentina (Buenos Aires)
  • Austria (MedAustron)
• Member of the Scientific Council at the Embassy of Argentina in France

Reviewing articles for scientific journals

• Physics in Medicine and Biology
• Medical Physics
• Physics Medicine
• Radiotherapy and Oncology
• Radiation Protection Dosimetry
• Radioprotection
• Cureus and others

Membership in scientific societies

• PTCOG (Particle Therapy Cooperative Group) – Chairman (2010-2013)
• ESTRO (European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology)
• SFPM (Société Française de Physique Médicale)
• PMSF (Physiciens Médicaux Sans Frontières)

Teaching activities

• Master's program "Medical Physics" , Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris-Sud
• School of Proton Therapy ESTRO
• PTCOG Educational Master Classes
• Inter-University Diploma in High-Tech Radiotherapy
• Diploma in Radiation Biology and Radiation Protection in Radiotherapy (France)
• AAPM Summer School , Colorado Springs, USA (2015)
• Scientific supervision of postgraduate students, masters students, interns (up to 10 students per year)
• Invited lectures in various countries around the world (about 10 per year)

Grants and funding received (more than €50 million)

1. MIGAC – New Proton Therapy Centre of the Institut Curie
2. Grant Canceropole
   • (a) Targeted proton therapy for pediatric and adult tumors: technical optimization, radiobiology, socioeconomic assessment
   • (b) Dynamic proton therapy
3. Grant Physician – DEDIPRO (development of a new diamond detector and fast radiation therapy planning system for pulsed proton beams)
4. Industrial and regional grants – Areva 1-2-3, Feder, Varian, etc.
5. European Commission Grants
   • INFRAIA-02-2017 – INSPIRE (Infrastructure for International Proton Therapy Research)
6. IDEX Paris-Saclay – NanoTheRad (research on nanoparticles in medicine)

This specialist has made significant contributions to the development of proton therapy, radiation oncology and medical physics, combining scientific research, teaching and work at the world's leading medical and research institutions.