Biography:
Born in Barcelona, ??Spain. 23-XII-1948. Double nationality. Spanish and Panamanian. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Barcelona. "Outstanding" (1972). Internal Medical Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital of Montpellier (France) (1973-1977). Specialist in Otolaryngology. Ministry of Education and Science of Spain (1977). Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery " Cum Laude " from the University of Barcelona (1975). Otolaryngology training stays in France (Paris, Bordeaux), USA (Mayo Clinic-Rochester, Northwestern University-Chicago), Saint Gallen (Switzerland) and Toronto (Canada). Head of ENT Department of the University Hospital Sant Joan de Deu (Barcelona) from 1981 to December 2010. Consultant Head of Department of ENT and Maxillofacial Surgery Hospital of the Child Jesus (Barcelona) since 1990. He has organized more than 300 courses in various areas of ENT. Especially in dissection of the temporal bone and facial plastic surgery, ENT tumors, larynx and laser, voice pathology, and cochlear implants in Spain and abroad. He has published more than 150 articles in national and international medical journals and several books and contributed to books medical-surgical specialty. Full member of the Academy of Doctors of the University District of Barcelona. (1976). Academic Correspondent of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia. 2015. Academician of the Royal Academy of Doctors. 2015. Honorary member of several national and international medical associations. American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. American Society of Head and Neck, ENT Society Ecuador, Brazil ORL Society, Sudan ORL Society., Of the University of Coimbra in Portugal .In ORL Society Portuguesa (2007) and de.la Sénégalaise Société et d'Otorhinolaryngologie Cervical-faciale chirurgie (2007). Vice-President European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. (1983) Professor of ENT Portmann (University of Bordeaux - France, 1987) Foundation. Founding Member of the European Academy of Otology and Neuro-Otology. (nineteen ninety six). "Professorem Honorificum" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi (Romania). (1997). Honorary Fellow and Professor of ENT Society of Brazil (1997). "Doctor Honoris Causa" by the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi (Romania). (1999). " Visiting Professor " at the "State Medical and Pharmaceutical University Nicolae Testemitsanu Chisinau, Moldova. (2002). Member of the editorial board of several medical journals in the field. Jury member of several doctoral theses. Professor Socrates-Erasmus program. Distinguished Visiting City Lima (Peru) and medal of the city. Member of Honor and the Distinguished Medal Yerevan University in Armenia. 2013 Co-Director of Clinical Clarós (1987), Center for Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery. Cochlear implant center (Barcelona), with more than 1,000 cochlear implants and middle ear. Co-Director of the Dental Clinic Dental Clinic Clarós Clarós Barcelona and Viladecans. He has been invited to perform cochlear implant surgery in Italy, Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Brazil, India, Egypt, Cuba, Jordan, Senegal, Morocco, Libya, Serbia, Iraq, Sudan, Iran and several cities in Spain. President of Clarós Foundation (2000). "Fighting profound deafness." With humanitarian missions in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Liberia, Senegal, India, Kenya, Moldova, Romania and Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia and Cape Verde. Accreditation of the Ministry of Health to practice in countries of the European Community. ? Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia. February 2015. ? Academician of the Royal Academy of European Doctors. March 2015. ? Honorary Member of the European Council of Doctors. CONSEDOC. October 2015. ? Honorary Professor of ENT of Mekelle University, Mekelle (Ethiopia) 2015 ? Honorary Professor of ENT of Geetanjali University of Medical Sciences, Udaipur (India) 2016.