Specialist in Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery

  • Graduate in medicine and surgery . University of Granada, 1989-1995.
  • Specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology . Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital. Madrid 1998-2003.
  • Doctor in Epidemiology and Public Health . King Juan Carlos University. December 2007. Excellent “cum laude”.
  • Master in Medical Direction and Clinical Management from the Carlos III Health Institute of Madrid (2009-2011).
  • Master in Assessment of Bodily Damage from the European Institute of Health and Social Welfare (2011).
  • Associate Professor of the subjects Radiological Anatomy, Morphofunctional Bases of Sports and Biomechanics of the Department of Neurosciences and Health Sciences . University of Almeria.
  • Head Physician of the UNION DEPORTIVA ALMERIA (LIGA BBVA) .
  • Coordinator of the Cartilage Diseases Study Group of the Spanish Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology.
  • Official editor of the Specialized Magazines «Journal of the Spanish Society of Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery», «Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery» and the «Indian Journal of Orthopedics» .
  • Medical advisor to the Diario de Almería .
  • Contributor to the sports magazine Sportraining and QUO magazine .
  • Creator of the  “YOUR SPORTS INJURY” application   for ANDROID AND IPHONE.
  • Member of the YOUR SPORTS INJURY platform .
  • Medical Marketing Specialist .
  • Author of the book titled “DEL SILLON A LA MARATÓN” (Plataforma Editorial).
  • Author of the book titled “STORIES IN ZAPATILLAS” (Editorial Círculo Rojo).
  • Author of the book titled “UNA MULETA EN EL EVEREST” (Editorial Círculo Rojo).
  • Member of the  American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons  (AAOS).
  • Member of the SECOT ( Spanish Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology ).
  • Member of SEFRAOS ( Spanish Society of Osteoporotic Fractures ). First Andalusian surgeon awarded by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) for a surgical technique. Technical work on treatment of total knee prosthesis infection with an original technique: “Hand made articulating spacers for infected total knee arthroplasty. “Do it yourself.” Included in the AAOS Virtual Continuing Education Library, San Diego 2007.
  • Certificate of Merit from the American Academy (2007).
  • Pioneer in Spain in the application of stem cells for the treatment of osteonecrosis , being the first doctor to perform treatment on both hips simultaneously.
  • First doctor in Andalusia to use Tantalum implants for knee revision .
  • First doctor in Almería to use the MIS (minimally invasive) technique for total knee and hip replacement .
  • Co-author of two original surgical techniques included in the continuing education catalog of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
    • Hand made articulating spacers for infected total knee arthroplasty: do it yourself. No. 17102.
    • A simple technique for alignment in total hip resurfacing arthroplasty. No. 19108.
  • Co-author of three original surgical techniques.
      1. Manually constructed custom articulated spacers for total knee replacement infection.
      2. Treatment of patella baja and stiffness after total knee replacement by selective inferior patellectomy.
      3. Alignment technique in surface hip arthroplasty.
  • ECO course on corpse in Barcelona , ​​October 2011
  •  ORTOIMPLANT PRIZE FOR THE BEST SCIENTIFIC PAPER “Result of the treatment of traumatic knee dislocations” XX National SEROD Congress. May 10-12, 2001. Córdoba.
  • AWARD FOR THE BEST SCIENTIFIC POSTER “Ischiatric injuries in children differential diagnosis” XXXVIII Argentine Congress and II Italo-Argentine-Brazilian Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology. Buenos Aires, Argentina - December 2 to 6, 2001
  • SECOND PRIZE FOR BEST POSTER  “Complications associated with pedicle-screw positioning”. 6th International ARGOS Symposium. January 31-February 1. Paris. France.
  • MITEK AWARD FOR THE BEST CLINICAL CASE PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET , on the AE Arthroscopy website, entitled “Painful wrist associated with a foreign body”, awarded during the XX National Congress of the AE Arthroscopy, held in Salamanca, May 2002.
  • SECOT-MENARINI FOUNDATION PRIZE 2002 FOR AN UNPUBLISHED WORK IN THE FIELD OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY, WHOSE FIRST SIGNATURE IS A RESIDENT OR TRAINING DOCTOR, for the work entitled “Traumatic floating knee. Regarding 21 cases”, awarded at the 39th SECOT National Congress, Barcelona 2002.
  • SECOND PRIZE FOR THE BEST POSTER . “Capitellum fractures. Our experience". XII International Symposium Fraternity-Muprespa. Madrid.
  • SECOT-MENARINI FOUNDATION AWARD 2003 FOR AN UNPUBLISHED WORK IN THE FIELD OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY, WHOSE FIRST SIGNATURE IS A RESIDENT OR TRAINING DOCTOR, for the work entitled “Congenital knee dislocation. Regarding 27 cases”, awarded at the 40th SECOT National Congress, Tenerife 2003.
  • AAOS AWARD FOR THE BEST SURGICAL TECHNIQUE . “Hand made articulating spacers. “Do it yourself.” 74th Annual Meeting. March 2007, San Diego, USA.
  • AWARD FOR THE BEST SCIENTIFIC POSTER “Lumbar puncture. Property of Emergency Services.” II Congress of Andalusian General Medicine. April 2007, Antequera, Spain.
  • VIDEOMED AWARD 2008   (International medical, health and telemedicine film competition) for works entitled:
    • Minimally invasive resurfacing arthroplasty with a new alignment technique.
    • Autologous stem cell transplantation in osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
  • AAOS AWARD FOR THE BEST KNEE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE . «Instability after Total Knee Arthroplasty». 80th Annual Meeting. March 2013, Chicago, USA.