Who We Are?
The medical team of CMED is formed by a multidisciplinary group of medical professionals related to the digestive system and with the diagnosis of their diseases.
Gastroenterologists, children's digestives, general and digestive surgeons, specialists in endoscopy and functional digestive tests, radiologists and psychologists. All work together to give a service and a personalized treatment to our patients.
History - Reason to be
The Medical-Surgical Center for Digestive Diseases arises from the combination of the experience of Dr. Guerra Flecha, the innovative ideas of his son, Dr Guerra Azcona. And the passion of both for medicine and surgery of the digestive system.
The need for a monographic space in this specialty has pushed the team of Dr. Guerra Flecha to create a revolutionary concept in the area of diseases of the digestive system, attracting other professionals of proven reputation to collaborate in the initiative.
Thus, this center dedicated exclusively to the study, diagnosis and treatment of the different diseases of the digestive system, combines the experience and professionalism of its specialists with the most modern exploratory techniques and diagnostic machinery.
At CMED we offer a medical service aimed at excellence in the treatment of digestive diseases. An integral concept that seeks to cover all the needs within the gastrointestinal field.
Team Members
Dr. Guerra Azcona
"Precision technology is as necessary as the preparation and attention to detail from all professionals involved, from medical assistants to surgeons"
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282860649
He is the Co-founder of and Medical Director and Chief Surgeon at CMED. He is a general and digestive system surgeon, with extensive experience in Hepatic Transplantation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEVIDEO CONSULTATION
Professional Experience Dr. Guerra Azcona
Curriculum Vitae
Registration Number: 282860649. Medical Association of Madrid
1989 - 1995. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BM, BCh) awarded by Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
1995 - 2000. He worked for the Minimally Invasive General Surgery Unit at Hospital Ruber Juan Bravo 39 (formerly, Hospital San Camilo), within Dr. Guerra Flechas team, where he began his training in Laparoscopic Surgery.
2000 - 2006. He worked for the General Surgery and Hepatic Transplantation Department at Hospital Curry Cabral in Lisbon, where he completed his speciality in Hepatobiliary Surgery and Hepatic Transplantation, by taking part in more than 250 transplants. During this period, he also brought Minimally Invasive Thyroid Surgery procedures to this centre, where he completed 80 medical interventions of this kind between 2004 and 2006. He also attended numerous conferences and was the author of several publications on General Surgery, focusing on the area of Hepatic Transplantation.
2006 - Present date. He joined Hospital Ruber Juan Bravo 39 (formerly, Hospital San Camilo), as Co-head of the Surgical Emergency Department, along with Dr. Guerra Flecha. Both introduced the concept of Digestive System Comprehensive Assistance, by combining the specialities of Gastroenterology (Dr. Guerra Flecha) and General and Laparoscopic Surgery (Dr. Guerra Flecha and Dr. Guerra Azcona).
2006 - Present date. He contributed as a surgeon to the Cancer Area at Fundación Tejerina (by implanting reservoirs for Chemotherapy).
2007 - Present date. He was appointed as member of the Hospital Infection Control Committee at Hospital Ruber Juan Bravo 39 (formerly, Hospital San Camilo).
2010. CMED, Centro Médico-Quirúrgico de Enfermedades Digestivas (Digestive Diseases Medical and Surgical Centre), is founded and Dr. Guerra Azcona introduces the concept of "High-resolution consultations" in the area of Gastroenterology and General Surgery, in order to streamline and optimise the care provided to patients of these specialities.
Medical Associations
- Asociación Espańola de Cirujanos (Spanish Association of Surgeons)
- Sociedad Portuguesa de Cirugía
Hobbies
Dr. Guerra Azcona devotes his spare time to his wife and four children and to his hobbies, including cooking, skiing and golfing.
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
Currently, we have to move towards efficiency and highly specialised medical consultations, in order to provide patients with the highest efficiency in diagnosing, and with greater time and resource optimisation. The field of private medicine requires going "beyond" the traditional approach of one-doctor consultations. Coordinated multidisciplinary teams are necessary to "solve" patients conditions without wasting their time having to attend several centres in order to run all the required diagnostic tests.
In the particular context of the Digestive System, I feel integrating all those specialities involved in these types of diseases is essential to provide patients with a "comprehensive response".
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
What I like the most about my career is that, since it is vocational, it brings fulfilment to my life, both professionally and personally.
Regarding CMED, as its Co-founder, I find the spirit and values behind its creation to be the aspects that appeal to me the most about the project. Also the firm commitment to offer patients the possibility to run their consultation, diagnosis and treatment with the same multidisciplinary team, so that all professionals involved can be well aware of the medical condition afflicting each patient. This is the reason why CMED is staffed by gastroenterologists, radiologists, experts in Traditional and Endoscopic Techniques of the Digestive System, as well as by a team of general surgeons.
Dr. Mora Sanz
"In the future, this speciality will move towards colon and liver cancer prevention"
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282830657
He is a gastroenterologist, with over 25 years experience. Currently he is Head of CMEDs Endoscopy Department and Head of the Gastroenterology Department at one of the main public hospitals in Madrid.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEProfessional Experience Dr. Mora Sanz
Curriculum Vitae
Registration Number: 282830657. Medical Association of Madrid
1976 -1982. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BM, BCh) awarded by the School of Medicine within Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
1982 - 1982. Residency training exam. (Resident Medical Intern (MIR, by its Spanish acronym)); exam scoring: nş149.
1983 - 1986. Specialisation in Gastroenterology. Gastroenterology Department at Hospital Universitario "La Paz", (university hospital), in Madrid.
1987 - 1988. Interim attending physician within the Emergency Admission Department at Hospital Universitario "La Paz", (university hospital), in Madrid.
1988. PhD dissertation: awarded a cum laude distinction unanimously.
1988 - 1990. Interim attending physician within the Gastroenterology Department at Hospital Universitario "La Paz", (university hospital), in Madrid.
1990 -2005. Specialist physician within Hospital "Severo Ochoa" in Leganés, Madrid; a post obtained on the basis of a competitive examination (exam scoring: nş2).
1992 - 1992. Expert Certificate in "Ultrasound in Gastroenterology". Issued by: European School of Ultrasonology.
2005 - 2014. Specialist physician within the Gastroenterology Department at Hospital Universitario "La Paz" (university hospital).
2005 - Present date. Collaborator teacher at the School of Medicine within Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2007-2014. Head of the Digestive System Techniques (Endoscopy, Ultrasound and Functional Testing) Department at Hospital Universitario "La Paz" (university hospital).
2010 - Present date. Head of CMEDs Digestive Endoscopy Unit.
2014 - Present date. Head of the Gastroenterology Department at Hospital Universitario "La Paz" (university hospital).
Courses and Lectures
He has written, or collaborated on, thirty-three articles published by various medical journals, twenty-eight book chapters and has attended ninety-one congresses as a speaker.
Medical Associations
- -Sociedad Espańola de Patología Digestiva (Spanish Association of Digestive Pathology)
- -Asociación Espańola de Ecografía Digestiva (Spanish Association of Digestive Echography)
- Asociación Espańola de Ecografía Digestiva (Spanish Association of Digestive Ultrasound)
- Asociación Espańola de Ecoendoscopia (Spanish Association of Endoscopy Ultrasound)
Hobbies
Dr. Mora Sanzs greatest hobby, besides medicine, is doing sport, mainly playing basketball. He also loves going to the cinema and reading. He is married with two daughters..
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
The part of Medicine focused on the digestive system is a very broad speciality, which encompasses two great areas: Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Technological advancements over the last decades have driven the development of those techniques used within this speciality, namely, Endoscopy, Ultrasound and the combination of these two: Endoscopy Ultrasound.
Regarding Endoscopy, its progress can be divided in two stages: from "Endoscopy Diagnosis" to "Endoscopy Treatment", which allows us to treat bleeding lesions, remove polyps, place prosthetics to alleviate tumours and remove gallstones from the biliary duct, among other uses. This therapeutic side has offered quicker, simpler, less aggressive and more cost-efficient alternatives to surgery, which cause less complications and, consequently, can be used in a complementary way.
In the future, this speciality will move towards colon and liver cancer prevention Genetics will undoubtedly be integrated into doctors work, as well as into those concepts related to pharmacogenetics
No se puede descartar avances en vacunación para virus de hepatitis C y, por qué no, contra Helicobacter Pylori.
We will have to deal with emerging conditions, such as morbid obesity. and the increased incidence of inflammatory bowel disease and the pathology of the ageing process.
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
What I love the most about my career is the simple notion that my work is aimed at helping people heal or at least relieve their suffering, when the former is not possible.
The possibility of building a multidisciplinary working group, which fosters collaboration and chooses the option best suited to each patient and our own experience is the aspect I find the most interesting about this project.
Dr. Luca de Tena
"What appeals to me most about this career is the ongoing process of hypothesis formation that takes place during each medical diagnosis, as well as its subsequent analysis and resolution"
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282821105
Dr Luca de Tena is one of the most renowned gastroenterologist in Madrid. He specialises in inflammatory bowel disease and constipation, and is considered to be a prominent figure in Europe regarding the treatment for Helicobacter Pylori.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEVIDEO CONSULTATION
Professional Experience Dr. Luca de Tena
Curriculum Vitae
Registration Number: 282821105. Medical Association of Madrid
1969 - 1975. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BM, BCh) awarded by Universidad de Zaragoza.
1976 - 1979. Residency within the Digestive Medicine Department at Hospital Gregorio Marańón, under the expert supervision of Clinical Medicine Professor, Rafael Alcala-Santaella.
1979 - 1979. Specialist Degree in Digestive Endoscopy and Interventional Endoscopy, upon the completion of a course by Dr. Demetrio Castellanos Franco, Chief Clinical Officer of the Digestive Endoscopy Section at Hospital Gregorio Marańón
1979 - 1980. Specialist Degree in Gastroenterology awarded by Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
1986 - 1986. Attending physician within the Digestive Medicine Department at Hospital La Paz.
1987 - 1987. Specialist Degree in Abdominal Ultrasound, upon the completion of a course by Dr. Segura Cabral, Chief Clinical Officer of the Abdominal Ultrasound Section of the Digestive Medicine Department at Hospital La Paz.
1987 - 2015- Attending physician within the GI Bleeding Unit at Hospital La Paz, practising interventional endoscopy (bands, sclerosis, polypectomy, etc.).
2010 - Present date. Head of CMED Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, along with Dr. Guerra Flecha.
Courses and Lectures
- Ongoing training course by -Sociedad Espańola de Patología Digestiva (Spanish Association of Digestive Pathology).
- Curso de Fisiopatología Digestiva en el Hospital La Fe de Valencia.
- Course on Gastroenterology Advancements by Dr. Vilardell and Dr. Pérez Mota.
- Ponente en las Sesiones Gastroenterológicas de los Hospitales de la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid con el tema: Dilatación neumática en estenosis pilórica por Carcinoma Antral.
- Professional development course by Fundación Promoción Médica during 1991-1992..
- Lecturer at a course on Alcoholic Liver Disease held at Hospital La Paz in Madrid, in April 1994
- Trainer of an introduction course on Digestive Ultrasound by Sociedad de Ecografía de Madrid (Ultrasound Association of Madrid) provided to family doctors and specialist physicians in 1992, 1993 and 1994.
- Ponente en la Reunión sobre Avances en el Conocimiento del Helicobacter Pylori realizada en el Hospital de Bordeaux.
- Speaker at Mesa Abierta Sobre el Manejo de la Dispepsia y la Enfermedad Ulcerosa (Round table on Dealing with Dyspepsia and/or Ulcer Disease), held during the Congreso Nacional de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria (National Congress on Family Medicine).
- Ponente en el Consenso Español sobre el Tratamiento Erradicador del Helicobacter Pylori(Spanish Consensus on the treatment for Helicobacter Pylori), held in Prague realizado en Praga.
- Ponente en el Simposium sobre Métodos de control de la erradicación del Helicobacter Pylori en Budapest.
Hobbies
Dr. Luca de Tena interests include photography, painting and theatre. Besides, he often goes horse riding, skiing, scuba diving and paragliding..
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
Currently, Digestive Medicine stands at a critical juncture, since new technologies open new possibilities and we need to know how to harness them. I have described this moment as critical because we must be able to integrate the humane knowledge of doctors into this new approach. We shall be very mindful that there is a risk that this career becomes dehumanised and that the standardisation of the cause and effect of every result may be established, without assessing the circumstances in which these results were gathered.
In order to overcome this and other challenges, digestive medicine is moving towards the training of doctors that are highly specialised in the different areas of the digestive system: Hepathology, inflammatory bowel disease, Motor Dysfunction Units, pancreas, etc.
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
What appeals to me most about this career is the ongoing process of hypothesis formation that takes place during each medical diagnosis, as well as its subsequent analysis and resolution.
This is one of the reasons why this project is particularly interesting, since it fosters communication and consultation among its different specialists, always within the area of digestive medicine. Likewise, the quick execution of complimentary tests, with direct access to their results available to doctors, cuts time between the first consultation and the diagnosis and subsequent treatment, which results in a marked improvement of patients quality of life.
Dra. Villar Riu
"The time of great surgeons and great surgical cuts has passed to give way to a new age of great surgeons and quick recovery"
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282841545
She is a general and digestive system surgeon. Dr. Villar Riu has been part of Dr. Guerra team since 2001, and she has focused her efforts on abdominal wall and thyroid surgery, which are minimally invasive procedures that also reduce the length of hospital stay.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEVIDEO CONSULTATION
Professional Experience Dra. Villar Riu
Curriculum Vitae
Registration Number: 282841545. Medical Association of Madrid
1983 -1989. Bachelor of Medicine (BM) awarded with Distinction by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Dissertation: Cold Nodules and Thyroid Cancer.
1989 -1993. She worked as a GP at several private centres.
1994 -1999. She completed her specialisation (residency training) in General and Digestive System Surgery at Fundación Jiménez-Díaz.
1996 - 2001. PhD courses and proven research experience at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
1999 - 2001. Third and fourth specialisation university courses on Mastology.
1999. CESMA course on the Management of Health Institutions.
2000 - 2009 - Surgeon at Clínica Cisne de Seguros, Clínica Nuevo Parque, Clínica la Milagrosa and Hospital Sur in Alcorcón
2001 - Present date. She joined Dr Guerra Flechas team.
2009 - Present date. Specialist physician at Hospital Universitario Santa Cristina (university hospital), which focuses on Abdominal Wall Surgery, Thyroid Surgery and Minimally Invasive and short stay Surgery.
2010. Course on the Controversies surrounding the treatment for eventrations at Hospital Universitario Santa Cristina (university hospital)..
2010 - Present date. General and digestive system surgeon at CMED.
Courses and Lectures
- 1996 - 2001. PhD courses and proven research experience at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
- 1999 - 2001. Third and fourth specialisation university courses on Mastology.
- 1999. CESMA course on the Management of Health Institutions.
- 2010. Course on the Controversies surrounding the treatment for eventrations at Hospital Universitario Santa Cristina (university hospital)..
Hobbies
When she is not working or with her family, in the little spare time that she has, Dr. Villar Riu likes going trekking in the mountains or skiing, as well as reading.
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
General and Digestive Sytem Surgery faces the constant challenge of providing the earliest possible diagnosis, in order to carry out highly decisive procedures that cause the least harm to patients.
The time of great surgeons and great surgical cuts has now passed to give way to a new age in which recovery time is minimised and surgical aggression is reduced with optimal long-term results.
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
Working with patients daily is the aspect I enjoy the most about my career: being able to help them thanks to my knowledge, "research" activities associated with diagnostic processes, and the creative process that brings together surgery science and artistry.
CMED combines these aspects to perfection by offering the possibility of accessing a multidisciplinary team and state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies used by great hospitals within a single centre, while enjoying the proximity and individual monitoring that characterises speciality centres.
Dra. Fernández-Crehuet
"Each patient is unique, and consequently also different. Therefore, our daily work is never a routine one, every case poses a new challenge"
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282907893
She is the Radiologist-in-Chief at CMEDs Diagnostic Imaging Unit. Dr. Villar Riu specialises in CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, and abdominal ultrasound. She is also a prolific academician, who has published extensively.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEProfessional Experience Dra. Fernández-Crehuet
Curriculum Vitae
Registration Number: 282907893. Medical Association of Madrid
1989-1995. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BM, BCh) awarded by Universidad de Valencia.
1997-2000. Specialist Degree in Family Medicine.
1998. PhD by the School of Medicine within Universidad de Málaga (her PhD dissertation was awarded a cum laude distinction).
2001-2005. Specialist Degree in Radiodiagnostics. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marańón (university hospital) in Madrid.
2002-20008. She worked for the Public Health System of the Autonomous Region of Madrid, in the Radiological Anatomy Department, speciality in Diagnostic Imaging.
2009 - 2015. Radiologist at Hospital Ruber Juan Bravo 39 (formerly, Hospital San Camilo).
2010 - Present date. Head of CMEDs Diagnostic Imaging Unit.
Courses and Lectures
- "Computed Tomography Scanning and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Paliative Care". Authors. Palliative Medicine, 2009, 367-371.
-“Lesiones de la sustancia blanca en el TMO ("White matter lesions produced by BMT") .Congreso nacional de la SERAM (National Congress of the Spanish Association of Medical Radiology). Bilbao, 2004. She was awarded a Merit Certificate.
- “Sarcomas sinoviales: correlación de los hallazgos RM con el tipo histológico y posibles factores pronósticos ("Synovial sarcoma: correlation of MRI findings with hystological types and potential prognostic factors").Bilbao, 2004.
- “Sarcomas del estroma mamario. Revisión de diez casos". ("Stromal sarcoma of the breast: ten case reports"). Congreso Nacional de la SERAM (National Congress of the Spanish Association of Medical Radiology). Bilbao, 2004
- "Hallazgos de imagen de los tumores de las fosas nasales ("Imaging findings regarding tumours of the nasal cavity"). Congreso Nacional de la SERAM (National Congress of the Spanish Association of Medical Radiology). Bilbao, 2004.
- “Retroneumoperitoneo en mujer de 80 ańos" ("80 year old female with retropneumoperitoneum"). Rev Esp Enf Dig (Madrid) 814-816 (Spanish Journal of Digestive Diseases).
- “Patología de los nervios periféricos vista por RM y ECO ("Peripheral nerve pathology, as seen through MRI and ultrasound"). Congreso de la Asociación de Radiólogos Centro (Congress of Centro Association of Radiologists). Badajoz, 2003.
- “Anisakiasis abdominal aguda ("Gastric anisakiasis: a severe case"). Congreso de la Asociación de Radiólogos Centro (Congress of Centro Association of Radiologists). Badajoz, 2003.
- "Normalization in data collection of reception and request/delivery of simples of clinical trials". Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences World Congress 2002.
- Course on MRI technology and its clinical applications. Fifth and sixth editions of the course. Madrid.
- Course on Multi-slice helical CT technology and its clinical applications. Madrid, 2006-2007.
- Course for residents at SEUS (Ultrasound Spanish Association), 2004.
- National course on Paediatric Radiology. Madrid, 2005.
- Radiology in the ER. SERAM (Spanish Association of Medical Radiology). Madrid, 2005.
- X Congreso de la Sociedad Espańola de Diagnóstico por Imagen de la Mama (Tenth Congress of the Spanish Association of Breast Diagnostic Imaging). Tarragona, 2007.
- International course on Radio-pathological Correlation. Madrid. 2004-2005-2006.
Hobbies
Dr. Fernández-Crehuet devotes her spare time to her family, and likes doing sport and going on trips. She also loves reading and does so daily.
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
Radiology is a contrasting speciality of medicine On the one hand, some of its techniques and devices have drastically evolved, such as the scan while others have remained virtually unaltered (barium enema and conventional x-rays).
Radiology faces the challenge of combining this technological evolution and its profitability, since these advancements often require high cost devices, which are not integrated into the market as quickly as desired. In any case, this speciality is moving towards the intensive use of technology and preventive medicine.
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
Being able to help patients by means of Diagnostic Imaging is what I love the most about my career. Each patient is unique, and consequently also different. Therefore, our daily work is never a routine one, every case poses a new challenge and every little detail obtained from diagnostic radiology adds up in order to reach a final accurate diagnosis.
Regarding this project, first I would like to highlight the great professionalism and humanity displayed by its team, as well as its agility in diagnosing and treating patients pathologies, thanks to the new technologies available at the centre. The size of the centre and the spirit behind its team fosters a friendly and humane assistance for every patient, thus resulting in a very comfortable atmosphere.
Dr. Suárez Díez
“Recent advances in genetics, neurophysiology and the digestive pathology of the ageing process will allow future Gastroenterology to deal with diseases that were previously harder to treat”
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282871693
Dr Suárez Díez specialises in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. He has more than thirty years of experience in the treatment of diseases of the digestive system.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEVIDEO CONSULTATION
Professional Experience Dr. Suárez Díez
Curriculum Vitae
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282871693.
1974 - 1981. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BM, BCh). Universidad de Venezuela.
1980 - 1981. Rotational undergraduate internship. Escuela de Medicina Luís Razetti (medical school).
1981 - 1983. Rotational postgraduate internship. Hospital Miguel Pérez Carreńo..
1982. Rural internship at Centro de Salud Ernesto Regener (health centre). Miranda State (Venezuela).
1984 - 1986. University postgraduate program in Internal Medicine. Universidad Central de Venezuela. Hospital José María Vargas.
1985 - 2016. Internist. Hospital de Clínicas Caracas (Venezuela).
1987 - 1988. University postgraduate program in Gastroenterology. Universidad Central de Venezuela. Hospital Domingo Luciani.
1988 - 2016. Gastroenterologist, Hospital de Clínicas Caracas (Venezuela).
1990 - 2002. Internist, Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa (National Institute for Educational Cooperation). Caracas (Venezuela).
2016. Médico especialista en Gastroenterología de CMED
Courses and Lectures
- 1987. Ultrasound for the diagnosis of conditions of the liver and biliary tracts. Hospital Miguel Pérez Carreńo. Caracas, Venezuela. Sociedad Venezolana de Gastroenterología (Venezuelan Association of Gastroenterology).
- 1987. Anatomo-clinical discussion on liver pathology. Hospital Militar Dr. Carlos Arvelo (military hospital). Sociedad Venezolana de Gastroenterología (Venezuelan Association of Gastroenterology).
- 1987. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the Digestive System. Hospital Domingo Luciani. Sociedad Venezolana de Gastroenterología (Venezuelan Association of Gastroenterology).- "Arteritis de Takayasu: Un estudio descriptivo de 4 casos" ("Takayasu arteritis: a descriptive study of four cases"). Carlos Suárez D., Robert Cedeńo M., and Alejandro Feo F. Medicina Interna 1987 (Internal Medicine Journal). Vol. 3 (3-4): 171-178.
- Special research study conducted to get his Specialist Degree in Internal Medicine, "Cuantificación de alfa 1 antitripsina en pacientes con Artritis Reumatoidea Activa" ("Alpha 1-antitrypsin count in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis").- "Síndrome de Budd Chiari. Presentación de un caso clínico" ("Budd-Chiari syndrome. A case report"). Dr. Helmer Gamez, Dr. Eduardo Passariello, Dr. Carlos Suárez, Dr. Isaac Almosny, Dr. Odilia Hernández. Medicina Interna (Caracas) 1988 (Internal Medicine Journal). Vol 4 (3-4): 179-183.
- Special postgraduate study: The effects of beta-blockers on patients with peptic ulcer disease.
- "Hemorragia Digestiva Superior. Consideraciones y Manejo en el área de Emergencia" ("Upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Considerations and management in emergency medicine"). Medicina de Emergencia (Emergency Medicine Journal). Vol. 1. Supp.1. 1994.- "Hemorragia Digestiva Inferior. Consideraciones y manejo en el departamento de Emergencia" ("Lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Considerations and management in emergency medicine"). Medicina de Emergencia (Emergency Medicine Journal). Vol. 1. Supp. 2. 1994.
Hobbies
Dr. Suárez Díez likes football, pelota and jogging.
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
Endoscopy represented a milestone in Gastroenterology. It quickly became a simple, safe, accurate and affordable alternative to diagnose lesions of the gastrointestinal tract and made it possible to collect representative tissue samples for histological studies, facilitating the distinction between benign and malignant lesions, and early-stage or late-stage ones.
However, future Gastroenterology has yet more to offer. The use of genetics is already a reality for conditions, such as: celiac disease, lactose intolerance, inflammatory bowel disease and multiple polyposis syndromes. There will be further progress regarding the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B and C. Faecal microbiota transplants will be used beyond the treatment for those cases of pseudomembranous enterocolitis that are refractory to conventional treatment, and it may well become a therapeutic alternative for obesity, diabetes mellitus and inflammatory bowel disease. Recent advancements in neurophysiology of the digestive tract, the increased understanding of the role played by already discovered neuropeptides and by those yet to be uncovered, as well as the real prospects of pharmacologically altering their mediated responses, anticipate changes in the way obesity and functional disorders of the digestive tract are dealt with. We seem to be approaching the digestive pathology of the ageing process, and we, along with cardiologists specialising in haemodynamics and interventional radiologists, shall face the challenge of resolving gastrointestinal vascular disorders.
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
I realised my call to medicine at an early age, during my elementary and secondary education. This vocation reflects that I was inclined to accept a specific way of life. The well-known idea of protecting others from getting ill, of curing their illnesses when the aforementioned circumstance is not possible, or of, at least, relieving their suffering when healing is beyond our reach and the sometimes ignored noble desire to be needed and fulfil those needs are among the reasons for this vocation.
When I decided to pursue my specialisation in Gastroenterology, I had already completed my residency in Internal Medicine and I had experience dealing with pathologies related to other specialities, such as: Neurology, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology. Out of all of them, I was particularly interested in digestive pathology, which I thought was a combination of reflective thinking and action, since it offered the training needed to perform examinations, such as endoscopy and ultrasound, which could be used as a way of instantly confirming or excluding a presumed diagnosis, or as a therapeutic modality to solve the conditions afflicting patients.
CMED is an innovative organisation that comprises a highly qualified group of experts in different areas, in order to study, diagnose and treat the vast, prevailing and very diverse digestive pathology. To this end, the centre is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, which ensures that patients are provided with the highest quality service, in line with the latest in digestive disease care management..
CMED offers exciting possibilities for working with a group of renowned experts, with whom I can share experiences, exchange ideas, renew concepts and continue the ongoing training and learning process that is associated with Gastroenterology and Medicine in general.
Dr. Freire Torres
"Digestive medicine should always provide patients with coordinated, efficient and, above all, personalised assistance"
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282861554
He is a general and digestive system surgeon. Dr. Freire Torres is part of Dr. Guerra Azconas medical and surgical team and is Head of CMEDs Knowledge Unit..
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEVIDEO CONSULTATION
Professional Experience Dr. Freire Torres
Curriculum Vitae
Registration Number: 282861554. Medical Association of Madrid
1998 - 2004. PhD in Medicine and Surgery. His PhD dissertation was awarded a cum laude distinction by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (catholic university), based in Quito:
- Dissertation: Bloqueos intadérmicos con agua estéril para el dolor de espalda durante la labor de parto (Intradermal water blocks (intracutaneous sterile water injections) used to decrease low back pain during labour) at Hospital Ginecobstétrico Isidro Ayora (obstetric-gynaecological hospital), in Quito, Ecuador.
- President of Asociación Escuela de Medicina (School of Medicine Association) within Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (catholic university)
- Rotation within the Tropical Medicine Department at Hospital Voz-Andes, in Shell-Mera, Pastaza province, Ecuador
2004 - 2005. Rural and primary care doctor. Medical Director at Centro de Salud de Lumbisí (health centre), in Ecuador.
2007-2012. Residency within the General and Digestive System Surgery Department Hospital Universitario La Paz (university hospital), in Madrid. Rotations within the following departments:
- Colorectal Surgery
- Upper GI Surgery
- Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery
- Breast and Endocrine Surgery
- Abdominal Wall Surgery
- Minor Outpatient Surgery. Hospital Carlos III
- He gained experience in Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery.
2012 - Present date. General and digestive system surgeon at CMED..
Courses and Lectures
- Eugenio Freire T, Mario Alvarez G, Isabel Pascual M, Damián Garcia-Olmo. Abordaje perineal como primera línea de tratamiento del Prolapso Rectal Completo (Perineal approach as first-line treatment for complete rectal prolapse)Abordaje perineal como primera línea de tratamiento del Prolapso Rectal Completo (Perineal approach as first-line treatment for complete rectal prolapse)Abordaje perineal como primera línea de tratamiento del Prolapso Rectal Completo (Perineal approach as first-line treatment for complete rectal prolapse). XVII REUNION NACIONAL DE CIRUGÍA (17th NATIONAL MEETING ON SURGERY), held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, October 2009.
- Jacobo Trébol L, Rebeca Viton H, Mario Alvarez G, Eugenio Freire T, Dolores Herreros M, J. A. González S. Fascistis Necrotizante secundaria a absceso de región anorrectal. XIII REUNIÓN NACIONAL DE LA ASOCIACIÓN ESPAŃOLA DE COLOPROCTOLOGÍA (13th NATIONAL MEETING OF THE SPANISH SOCIETY OF COLORECTAL SURGERY), held in Barcelona, May 2009.
- Eugenio Freire T, Mario Alvarez G, Isabel Pascual M, Damián Garcia-Olmo. Abordaje perineal como primera línea de tratamiento del Prolapso Rectal Completo (Perineal approach as first-line treatment for complete rectal prolapse)Abordaje perineal como primera línea de tratamiento del Prolapso Rectal Completo (Perineal approach as first-line treatment for complete rectal prolapse)Abordaje perineal como primera línea de tratamiento del Prolapso Rectal Completo (Perineal approach as first-line treatment for complete rectal prolapse); Rev. Cirugía Espańola (Spanish Journal of Surgery); volume 86, special issue on the congress, October 2009, page 115.
- Isabel Pascual, Eugenio Freire Torres, Pilar Martínez, Miguel Gombau, Luis García Sancho Martín. Atresia de vía Biliar en el adulto (Adult biliary atresia). Rev. Cirugía Espańola (Spanish Journal of Surgery); volume 84, number 6, December 2008, page 342-344.
Medical Associations
- Asociación Espańola de Cirujanos (Spanish Association of Surgeons)
- Grupo Espańol de Rehabilitación Multimodal (Spanish Multimodal Rehabilitation Group)
Hobbies
Dr. Freire Torres greatest hobby is cooking. He spends his spare time travelling. And he also enjoys spending time with his family and friends.
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
Digestive medicine is the area that deals with prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of digestive, pancreas and liver conditions. Currently, there is a high degree of understanding based on scientific evidence, which has been used to develop highly advanced technology in order to meet the objective of benefiting our patients.
Despite its level of specialisation, digestive medicine should always provide patients with coordinated, efficient and, above all, personalised assistance.
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
LMedicine is the most noble and comprehensive career there is. Directly working with people is the aspect I love most about it. In our everyday lives, as doctors, we seek to take part in the health/disease processes of our patients. We can help people, both by preventing and healing conditions.
CMED is staffed with a multidisciplinary professional team that is able to effectively coordinate every strategy for the benefit of our patients.
Dr. Bodas Pinedo
"What I love the most about my career is helping my patients, children, and their families, so that to make their lives as good as possible"
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282847901
He is a paediatric gastroenterologist. Dr. Bodas Pinedo specialises in conditions, such as: celiac disease, constipation and diarrhoea, poor growth (failure to thrive) and food allergies and intolerances.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEVIDEO CONSULTATION
Professional Experience Dr. Bodas Pinedo
Curriculum Vitae
Registration Number: 282847901. Medical Association of Madrid
1987 - 1993. Bachelor of Medicine (BM) awarded by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
1999. Specialisation (residency training) in Paediatrics and Specific Areas at Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos (university hospital) in Madrid
Teacher and specialist physician at Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos (university hospital).
2001-2002. Masters Degree in Paediatric Gastroenterology awarded by Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2003. PhD in Medicine awarded by Universidad Complutense de Madrid. PhD dissertation: Prevalencia de la Enfermedad Celíaca en el Síndrome de Down (Prevalence of celiac disease in patients with Down syndrome). Grade: Cum laude distinction.
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Paediatric Nutrition Acreditation issued by the Ministry of Education and Asociación Espańola de Pediatría (Spanish Association of Paediatrics).
2015 - Present date. Paediatric gastroenterologist at CMED.
Courses and Lectures
- He has taken part in numerous PhD courses and conferences, mainly related to paediatric gastroenterology.
- He has being a speaker at more than eighty national and international congresses.
- He has written more than one hundred publications for national and international journals.
Medical Associations
- Asociación Espańola de Pediatría (Spanish Association of Paediatrics).
- Sociedad de Gastroenterología, Hepatología y Nutrición Pediátrica (Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition); Fellow member..
Hobbies
Dr. Bodas Pinedo tries to devote his spare time to his favourite hobbies, such as: playing tennis, paddle tennis or football, as well as listening to classical music.
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
My subspecialty is broad inasmuch as it encompasses the areas of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. The progress of laboratory techniques and technological advancements have resulted in the increase of diagnosis of some conditions, such as celiac disease, and have made it easier to conduct some digestive tests on children, which previously were more complicated.
On the other hand, we are seeing an increased incidence of conditions related to food allergies. Finally, we surely cannot forget that my patients are mostly children, thus causing the least harm possible is essential..
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
What I love the most about my career is helping my patients and their families feel better, dealing with their conditions, so that they can live their lives as normally as possible. Regarding CMED, the aspect I find the most appealing about the project is being able to work within a professional team focused on digestive conditions, which strives to provide patients with the best diagnosis and treatment possible.
The addition of a paediatric gastroenterologist to this team would expand the age range of those patients that will be able to benefit from CMEDs care services.
Dra. Castillo Grau
"Liver pathology is the condition that appeals the most to me and that, in my opinion, has a brighter future ahead"
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282838803
She is a gastroenterologist, who specialises in functional testing. Currently, Dr. Castillo Grau is Head of CMEDs Functional Testing Department.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEProfessional Experience Dra. Castillo Grau
Curriculum Vitae
Registration Number: 282838803. Medical Association of Madrid
1981-1987. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BM, BCh) awarded by the School of Medicine within Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
1988. Bachelor of Medicine (BM) awarded by the School of Medicine within Universidad Complutense de Madrid; final exam grade: distinction.
1991 - 1995. PhD programme by the School of Medicine within Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
1985 - 1987. Student within the Internal Medicine Department at Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos (university hospital), in Madrid.
1990 - 1993. Specialization (residency training) in Gastroenterology at University Hospital "La Paz", (university hospital), in Madrid.
1996. Trained within the Digestive Functional Testing Unit of the Gastroenterology Department at Hospital Ramón y Cajal.
Attending physician within the Gastroenterology Department at Hospital 12 de Octubre, in Madrid, for eleven months. During this period, she conducted outpatient and digestive endoscopy consultations, and completed on-call shifts for the latter speciality.
Attending physician within the Gastroenterology Department at Hospital de la Princesa for six months.
1997 - Present date. Attending physician within the Gastroenterology Department at University Hospital "La Paz", (university hospital), in Madrid.
2000 - She started the Functional Testing Unit at Hospital Universitario "La Paz", (university hospital), in Madrid.
2008 - Present date. Mentor for residents within the Gastroenterology Department at Hospital Universitario "La Paz", (university hospital), in Madrid.
2010 - Present date. Head of CMEDs Digestive Functional Testing Unit.
Courses and Lectures
- Collaborator teacher at the School of Medicine within Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Chair of Medical Pathology.
- Lecturer for fifteen PhD courses at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
- Ongoing training courses for primary care doctors.
- More than thirty publications in national and international journals..
- Speaker at forty national congresses and five international ones..
- She has taken part in several clinical trials.
Hobbies
Her main interests are travelling, reading and doing sport. Dr. Castillo Grau is married with two children.
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
Digestive medicine has undergone many dramatic changes in recent years, both regarding diagnostic test and precision and new treatments available nowadays It is also the case that, currently, there is an increasing trend towards conducting more diagnostic tests to choose the most suitable treatment, given that new drugs already on the market deal with many conditions that previously required surgical treatment..
On the other hand, there are other conditions for which surgical repair was not previously indicated, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, but that, however, nowadays are dealt with new accurate surgical techniques, which involve minimal morbidity and dramatically improve the general quality of life of patients.
Better understanding of epidemiology, risk factors and the natural evolution of digestive neoplasms makes it necessary to implement screening programmes among general and high-risk groups, which create more work for gastroenterologists.
In recent years, the trend in medical and nursing sciences has been towards the creation of multidisciplinary working groups, which regarding this speciality mainly comprise a gastroenterologist, a digestive surgeon, a radiologist and, in certain cases, an oncologist.
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
I really enjoy providing assistance to patients, establishing direct contact with them. I like conducting diagnostic tests related to my speciality..
Liver pathology is the condition that appeals the most to me and that, in my opinion, has a brighter future ahead, due to new treatments.
This project is incredibly interesting given its comprehensive approach towards diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of those patients with digestive conditions, which is provided by a multidisciplinary team, which increases the quality and efficacy of care.
Dr. Carrera Morán
"Nutrition plans are necessary for improving various digestive conditions and essential to deal with issues related to food intolerances and excess weight"
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282850607
He is a medical nutritionist and runs CMEDs Nutrition Consultation. Dr. Carrera Morán specialises in creating nutritional plans aimed at patients suffering from digestive issues or problems stemming from excess weight.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEVIDEO CONSULTATION
Professional Experience Dr. Carrera Morán
Curriculum Vitae
Colegiado Nº 282850607. Colegio Médico de Madrid
1988 - 1995. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BM, BCh) awarded by the Autonomous University of Madrid.
1996 - 1997. Specialist Degree in Nutrition and Diabetes awarded by St. James Hospital in London.
1997 - 1998. Attending physician within the Nutrition Department. Dr. Santamaría Clinic (clinic), in Madrid.
1998 - 1999. Attending physician within the Internal Medicine Department. Y.M.C.A. - AC J OF PERU (non-profit organization focused on carrying out education and health related social work activities).
1999 - 2001. Head of the Nutrition Department. Millenium Salud (Peru).
1999 - 2009. Head of the Internal Medicine and Nutrition Department. The Women's Healthcare Center of Lima.
2007 - 2009. Attending physician within the Nutrition Department. Morillas Clinic (clinic).
2009 - 2015. Internal Medicine, Nutrition and Diabetes Consultation. Anglo-American clinic (clinic).
2013 - 2016. CCBR clinical researcher. CCBR - Research Lima.
2012 - 2016. Nutritional counseling. Peruvian Supermarkets S.L .
2005 - 2016. Head of the Bariatric Medicine and Nutrition Department. Clinic Avenda?o (clinic).
Courses and Lectures
- X INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY (10th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY). Speaker on: Alcohol in the postoperative of Bariatric Procedures (Alcohol during the postoperative period of bariatric procedures). Mendoza Argentina, 2016
- III INTERNATIONAL COURSE OF ENDOTHELY PHYSIOPATHOLOGY (3rd INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON ENDOTHELIAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY) - Lima, Peru. 2016
- VIDAMAX LAUNCHING SYMPOSIUM (LAUNCHING SYMPOSIUM FOR VIDAMAX, a nutritional supplement), HERSIL LABORATORY. Speaker on behalf of the aforementioned laboratory. La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz. Bolivia 2016
- XX WORLD CONGRESS BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY (20th WORLD CONGRESS OF BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY), IFSO - Vienna, Austria. 2015
- I WORLD CONGRESS NUTRITION AND PUBLIC HEALTH (1st WORLD CONGRESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION) - Barcelona, ??Spain. 2006
- II WORLD CONGRESS NUTRITION AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2nd WORLD CONGRESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION) - Porto, Portugal. 2010
- II LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS CODHY - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2012
- V IFSO LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS OF BARIATRICAY METABOLIC SURGERY - (5th LATIN AMERICAN IFSO CONGRESS OF BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY) - Cusco, Peru. 2013
- PERUVIAN CONGRESS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (PERUVIAN CONGRESS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE) - Lima, Peru. 2004-2014
- PERUVIAN NUTRITION CONGRESS (PERUVIAN CONGRESS OF NUTRITION) - Lima, Peru. 2002-2006 .
- PERUVIAN CONGRESS OF ENDOCRINOLOGY (PERUVIAN CONGRESS OF ENDOCRINOLOGY) - Lima, Peru. 2005–2009.
- CHILEAN CONGRESS OF ENDOCRINOLOGY (CHILEAN CONGRESS OF ENDOCRINOLOGY) - Valdivia, Chile 2007.
- APOA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS (APOA (Peruvian Association for the Study of Obesity) INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS) - Lima, Peru. 2007–2012.
- INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION (INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE) - Lima, Peru. 2011.
- DIABETES ADIPER INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS (ADIPER INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF DIABETES) - Lima, Peru. 2014.
- SYMPOSIUM LATIN AMERICAN DIABETES (LATIN AMERICAN SYMPOSIUM OF DIABETES) - Miami, USA 2013.
- INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ENDOCRINOLOGY - Puerto Rico. 2006.
- LATIN AMERICAN SYMPOSIUM ANTI-AGING MEDICINE (LATIN AMERICAN SYMPOSIUM OF ANTI-AGING MEDICINE) - Peru. 2007.
- EMERGENCY SURGERY COURSE IN PRIMARY CARE (COURSE ON EMERGENCY SURGERY IN PRIMARY CARE MEDICINE) - Madrid, Spain 1997.
- ACCELERATE TRAINING - Lima, Peru. 2013.
- UPDATE COURSE IN PROMEDICUM INTERNAL MEDICINE (PROMEDICUM REFRESHER COURSE ON INTERNAL MEDICINE) - Peru. 2008-2010.
- CURRENT UPDATE "UP TO DATE WITH MSD" (REFRESHER COURSE MSD UPDATE) - Ica, Paracas, Peru. 2005-2012
- COURSE ON HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE - Lima, Peru. 2008-2010.
- TRANSTORNOS SEMINAR OF FOOD CONDUCT (SEMINAR OF EATING DISORDERS) - Lima, Peru. 2008.
- MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERNATIONAL ANGLO-AMERICAN CLINIC COURSE (INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSE BY CLINICA ANGLOAMERICANA (clinic)) - Lima, Peru. 2011
Hobbies
Dr. Carrera Morán loves reading, doing sport (running and swimming) and enjoying cultural activities, such as music (he sings in a blues-rock band) and theatre
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
In my opinion, my speciality is experiencing rapid growth and development. Nutrition-related issues are increasingly more common and urgent than ever before (particularly those related to obesity and food intolerances), however, due to this situation, there is also growing awareness of the critical importance of healthy eating among people, who are now more likely to take this aspect into account and visit nutrition specialists in order to improve or treat numerous aspects of their health.
I believe my speciality moves towards higher specialisation (creating condition-specific and personalised nutrition plans: particular plans for each patient and ailment)..
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
Working with people and fixing health-related issues are the aspects I enjoy the most about my career. I am really passionate about dealing and working with people.
Regarding CMED, the feature of this project that appeals to me the most is how seriously and professionally the centre is carried out, its state-of-the-art technology, the human warmth and integrity displayed by the personnel and the fostered convivial and relaxed atmosphere. Dr. Guerra Flecha and his children bear the primary responsibility for promoting these values and I am honoured to work with such eminences.
Dr. Del Castillo Díez
"What I like most about my career is helping those in situations of trauma and subsequently witness their healing"
Registration Number with the Medical Association of Madrid: 282857696
He is a general and digestive system surgeon. Dr. Del Castillo Díez has a working relationship with CMED with regard to the laparoscopic surgery approach for the treatment of morbid obesity. In 2010, he became a member of the Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery (SECO, by its Spanish acronym).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEProfessional Experience Dr. Del Castillo Díez
Curriculum Vitae
Registration Number: 282857696. Medical Association of Madrid
1997 - 2003. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BM, BCh) awarded by Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
2004 - 2009. Specialisation (residency training) in General and Digestive System Surgery at Hospital Universitario La Paz (university hospital) in Madrid, 2009.
2004 -2015. Collaborator teacher at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad Europea de Madrid and Academia CTO, also based in Madrid.
Clinical postgraduate read in the United Kingdom, France, Luxembourg and Madrid:
2007. Masters Degree in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery. Universidad de Alcalá de Henares. Lecturer: Dr. V. Fresneda
2008. Postgraduate Teaching Term Colorectal Surgery. Imperial College of London. St. Mark´s Academic Institute. Lecturers: R. K. Phillips and J. Nicholl
2009. Esophageal & Gastroduodenal and Obesity Surgery Fellowship. Centre Hospitalier in Luxembourg. Lecturer: Professor Dr. J.S. Azagra Soria.
2011. Diploma Europeo Universitario Hepatobliopancreático oncoquirúrgico (European Diploma in Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery and Surgical Oncology). Paul Brousse Hospital, Centre Hepato Biliare (hepatobiliary centre) de Universite XI Paris-Sud. Lecturers: Dr. H. Bismuth and Dr. René Adam.
2011. Acreditación en POLITRAUMA (Polytrauma Certificate) ATLS: Advance Trauma Life Support". American College of Surgeons.
2015 - Present date. Associate professor of Surgery for fourth-year medical students at Universidad Europea de Madrid.
Courses and Lectures
- PhD awarded by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
- Advance Studies Diploma awarded by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
- He has attended more than forty congresses and courses as a speaker.
- Dr. Del Castillo Díez has also authored and co-authored several publications on laparoscopic surgery.
Medical Associations
- Asociación Espańola de Cirujanos (Spanish Association of Surgeons)
- Sociedad Espańola de Cirugía de la Obesidad (Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery)
Hobbies
Dr. Del Castillo Díez is married with two children. He is a sport and technology enthusiast, who loves cycling and the audio-visual world.
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
While integrating the latest technological advancements in diagnosis and treatment, we cannot lose sight of the perspective provided by direct contact with patients during consultations and by their specific needs. Indeed, the perfect fusion of these two realities is the way forward for medicine and surgery.
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
Helping patients to overcome traumatic situations, while accompanying them throughout the therapeutic process, clarifying their doubts and solving their conditions, within our capacity, as well as sharing the joy of healing and improvement, is the aspect I love the most about my career
For me, being part of CMEDs team, along with other top professionals, is a privilege.
Dr. Pacas Almendárez
"There are diagnosis techniques which have stirred the scope of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of digestive pathologies"
Registration No. 282865821 Medical Association of Madrid
Specialized in gastroenterology and highly qualified for the development of digestive tests such as colonoscopy and gastroscopy. He is a member of the Unit of Digestive Endoscopy.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEProfessional Experience Dr. Pacas Almendárez
Curriculum Vitae
Registration No. 282865821 Medical Association of Madrid
• 2008 - 2009 Homologation of Doctor of Medicine degree from the National University of El Salvador.
• 2009 - 2010 Residence in Internal Medicine San Juan de Dios Hospital, El Salvador.
• 2011 - 2015 Training as a Medical Specialist in Digestive Diseases at La Paz University Hospital, with training in diagnostic and therapeutic digestive endoscopy, abdominal ultrasound, manometry and esophageal pHmetry, liver biopsy, endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic capsule and ERCP.
• 2016 - News. Area Specialist at Infanta Sofía University Hospital, with special dedication to Digestive Endoscopy and Endoscopy of the bile duct.
2001 - 2007 Doctor of Medicine from the Faculty of Medical Sciences "Hospital Doctor Miguel Enríquez", Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba. Mention Cum Laude.
2008 - 2009 Homologation of Doctor of Medicine degree from the National University of El Salvador.
2009 - 2010 Residence in Internal Medicine San Juan de Dios Hospital, El Salvador.
2011 - 2015 Training as a Medical Specialist in Digestive Diseases at La Paz University Hospital, with training in diagnostic and therapeutic digestive endoscopy, abdominal ultrasound, manometry and esophageal pHmetry, liver biopsy, endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic capsule and ERCP.
2016 - News. Area Specialist at Infanta Sofía University Hospital, with special dedication to Digestive Endoscopy and Endoscopy of the bile duct.
2016 - News. Specialist in the CMED digestive system.
Courses and Lectures
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"Transrectal prostate biopsy as cause of endoscopic emergency" Oral poster. Pacas Almendarez C., King Sanz R., Monitel Portillo E. XXXVI National Seminar on digestive endoscopy, Seville from 6th to 8th November 2014.
- "Implant of a foreign body in a patient with Prader - Willi syndrome: a challenge for the endoscopist. "Oral communication. Pacas Almendarez C., Burgos García A., Montiel E. XXXV National day of digestive endoscopy Madrid, 16th November 2013.
- "Infrequent rectal complication secondary to the colocation of posterior Hem-o-lok to radical laparoscopy prostatectomy". Clinical Case Oral poster. Pacas Almendarez C., Castillo Grau P., Gonzalo Bada N. XXXVI National Day of digestive endoscopy, Seville from 6th to 8th November 2014.
- "Transrectal prostate biopsy as cause of endoscopic emergency" Oral poster. Pacas Almendarez C., King Sanz R., Monitel Portillo E. XXXVI National Seminar on digestive endoscopy, Seville from 6th to 8th November 2014.
- Clinical teaching collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid (2013-2014).
- Practical Workshop: "XXVI Practical Theoretical Course of Digestive Echography". University Hospital La Paz. March 2014.
- Diagnosis of a GIST tumor by echo-endoscopy". XXVI Theoretical Practical Course of Digestive Ultrasound. University Hospital La Paz. March 2014.
Medical Associations
- Spanish Society of Digestive Pathology (Spanish Association of Digestive Pathology) .
- Spanish Association of Digestive Sonography (Spanish Association of Digestive Echography) .
Hobbies
Cultural activities and travelling.
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
Digestive medicine is undergoing constant change and evolution which enatils the development of a high adaptation capacity. There are currently diagnosis techniques which have stirred the scope of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of digestive pathologies. Multidisciplinary treatment is necessary to improve clinical attention and the quality of life of patients.
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
What I like the most about my career is to know that thanks to our work we help people cure, sooth and modify their disease in a positive way. What attracts me the most about CMED is the possibility to work with a high quality interdisciplinary team with the aim of improving the diagnosis, treatment and handling of the digestive pathology and therefore help improve the quality of life of people.
Dr A. Vallejo-Nágera
"To control anxiety before anxiety controls you is the best drug to treat and prevent digestive diseases"
She is one of the most renowned psychologists in emotional health at a National extent. She is pioneer in the implementation of the Program for the Reduction of Digestive Stress by CMED.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEProfessional Experience Dr A. Vallejo-Nágera
Curriculum Vitae
1980. Degree in Information Sciences. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
1981. Degree in Psychology. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
2007 - 2008. Master in EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). Levels I, II and III. Degree of Practitioner and Teacher.
2007. Nombrada Miembro del Parlamento Cultural Europeo (ECP), donde investiga programas que mejoren la difusión de la cultura y educación en Europa.
2010. Training and Degree level I and II of the EMDR Therapeutic Methodology (Eye Movement Desensibilisation Reprocessing)..
2010. Training and Diploma in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) by the Centre for the Reduction of Stress of the Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Psychiatry..
2010 - Present. Head of the Program for the Reduction of Digestive Stress by CMED.
2013 - Present. Training and Degree in NVC (Non Violent Communication). Instituto CNV Espańa.
She teaches Communication Psychology in the faculty of Information Sciences of Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and in the Master and Postgraduate of ESIC Business School and is an associated professor of the Psychology and Psychiatry Chair of the Faculty of Medicine of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
She is a member of the research team of Instituto de la Felicidad de Coca-Cola, duty she shares with Eduardo Punset, Javier Urra, Valentín Fuster, MŞ. Jesús Álava and Carmelo Álvarez, among others.
She is constantly interested in children and teenagers most in need, she worked in the organization and management of the so called Telephone of Minors, a free telephone to help children with problems of abandonment or mistreatment as well as with UNICEF with the development of an education program for countries with less cultural possibilities.
Courses and Lectures
Therapist, columnist, lecturer, professor of workshops and courses for intellectual stimulation, regular collaborator of several radio stations and TV programs, her incursion in the literary world starts with the publication of the book My kid does not play anymore, only watches TV (1987) where she deals with the effects of the TV in a brain under development. From this moment, Dr Vallejo-Nágera has published 35 books, some of which have been translated to several languages.
Hobbies
Reading, writing, discussing, listening, being with her family, painting, teaching, healing. Good literature, good cinema, Classical music, Opera, Dance. Sports: yoga, skiing, trekking and tai-chiReading, writing, discussing, listening, being with her family, painting, teaching, healing. Good literature, good cinema, Classical music, Opera, Dance. Sports: yoga, skiing, trekking and tai-chiReading, writing, discussing, listening, being with her family, painting, teaching, healing. Good literature, good cinema, Classical music, Opera, Dance. Sports: yoga, skiing, trekking and tai-chi
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
Digestive specialty moves towards a greater interaction with other branches of medicine and from this approach we obtain initiatives such as the Program for the Reduction of Digestive Stress.
As science progresses, we understand better how different causes may create a same effect and the need to create medical teams combining professionals from different areas of expertise.
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
I find it absolutely rewarding to guide broken and damaged people through daily life and problems to help them learn how to use the resources they have available to care for themselves, cure themselves and mend themselves
When someone feels bad inside, at an emotional and state of mind level, thoughts are polluted, health is severely damaged and personal relations start to intoxicate. The person suffering from stress tends to feel overwhelmed by problems and unable to find a solution.
Most attendants to the Course for the Reduction of Stress feel a substantial change after the second class. They are not the only ones benefiting from it, also their environment: family and co-workers.
In CMED I have the opportunity to focus on people with digestive diseases who are indeed some of the most related to anxiety and stress and where we can achieve better results.
Dr. Rubio de Molina
"Anaesthesia is a challenge to sooth the pain and comprehensive care of the patient before, during and after surgery"
Registry No. 282842731 Medical Association of Madrid
Head of one of the most reputed teams of anaesthesia at a National extent he collaborates with different clinics and hospitals and with prestigious private surgeons based in Madrid.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEProfessional Experience Dr. Rubio de Molina
Curriculum Vitae
Registered No. 282842731. Medical Association of Madrid
1984 - 1990. Degree in Medicine and Surgery of Universidad de Córdoba.
1990 -1995. He moves to Italy where he studies the specialty in Anaesthesia, Reanimation and Pain Treatment at Universidad La Sapienza working as resident embedded within the Program for Lung, Renal and Hepatic Transplant.
1990 - 1995. During this period he also specialises in Morphologic Basis of Loco-Regional Anaesthesia in the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
1990 - 1995. In Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA) attends the Anaesthesia Update and Review.
1996. He returns to Spain as Assistant to the Department of Anaesthesia of Hospital Universitario La Paz de Madrid.
1996. He starts working at Clínica Nuestra Seńora Del Rosario with the team of Dr Rubio Pérez.
1996 - 2004. He joins as Chief the Anaesthesia Service of Hospital San Rafael (Madrid) and continues his work in different Clinics such as Nuestra Seńora del Rosario, Clínica La Luz, Clínica Cisne and Hospital Ruber Juan Bravo 39 (former Hospital San Camilo).
2004 - 2008. He focuses his whole career in the coordination of the Anaesthesia Service at Clínica Nuestra Seńora del Rosario and Hospital Ruber Juan Bravo 39 (former Hospital San Camilo), as well as Clínica La Luz.
2008 - Present. He creates his team of Anaesthesia, RUMO ANESTESIA, in order to provide a more personal service with highly qualified professionals in this field to Hospital Ruber Juan Bravo 39 (former Hospital San Camilo), Clínica Surgicenter, Clinica La Luz and CMED.
Medical Associations
- Sociedad Española de Anestesia
- Sociedad Europea de Anestesia Regional
- Sociedad Italiana de Anestesia, Analgesia, Reanimación y Terapia Intesiva
Hobbies
His main hobby is his family. He dedicates his free time to his kids with whom he shares hobbies they enjoy together.
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
Anaesthesia has the challenge of providing comfort to the patient. The moment we achieve the milestone of the patient undergoing surgery with little impact on its daily life it will be thanks to the progress I hope this specialty, Anaesthesiology, will experiment. .
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
Working with patients daily is the aspect I enjoy the most about my career: being able to help them thanks to my knowledge, "research" activities associated with diagnostic processes, and the creative process that brings together surgery science and artistry.
The professionality and good work are the two main requirements for me and CMED fulfilling them makes me feel proud of being part of its Medical Team. On the other hand, when covering the whole range of digestive interventions, from the simplest such as endoscopy to the most complex surgeries, CMED offers me the opportunity to continue mastering my specialty.
Rafi Ramírez
"We have to aim at winning the trust and respect of the patient because that also cures."
Over 35 years of experience are a proof of her professionality. She has always worked as a nurse in the digestive scope with Dr Guerra Flecha both in consultation and in the OR.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEProfessional Experience Rafi Ramírez
Curriculum Vitae
1976 - Present. Nursing assistant of Dr. Guerra Flecha.
2010 - Present. Chief of Nurses and Assistance of CMED.
Hobbies
Her free time she spends it with her family and writing stories.
What is your opinion about the current state of this medical speciality? What about its future?
The evolution of the speciality in these last 30 years has been amazing. We have changed from a medicine with little diagnosis resources, manual and very reactive to the incorporation of technologies and processes which allow preventive medicine.
In the next years I believe that medical teams will be ever more specialized and will progressively incorporate professionals of other disciplines (in our case: radiologists, psychologists, etc.) .
What do you like the most about this career? What about CMED?
What I like the most of my profession is to help people with something as vital as their health. I do not think that there are many other works giving higher personal satisfaction than seeing the happiness of a family after curing any of its members. This offsets by far the heartaches we also have to see.
In respect of CMED, continue working with Dr Guerra Flecha and being part of this new project gives me renewed energies and thrills. CMED is a new proposal in Spain and I believe that its technical, professional and human quality are enough motivation to any health professional interested in working here..
What makes us different?
As we have a comprehensive team of professionals and equipment, we have total control over the process and this provides us with:
- Flexibility to adapt processes depending on the urgency and need of each case
- Control of quality standards of tests and diagnosis made
- Reduction of time between the first visit and treatment
- Greater certainty for the patient in the management of personal data which guarantees greater privacy
- Daily communication between all members of the team which guarantees and speeds up the most appropriate medical and surgical
CMED is a centre founded by physicians for physicians and therefore:
- Management decisions are always made within the framework of medical excellence. Medical decisions are never compromised by profitability/cost reasons
- The quality of the service is the maximum priority
- The human team chosen is of the highest level and the equipment is of the latest generation
- Represents total integration of digestive surgeons with digestive physicians
Medical Digestive Units and Super specialities
The multidisciplinary team of CMED, led by Drs Guerra Flecha and Guerra Azcona, is organized in medical units and super specialities aimed at providing our clients with the best attention and service.
If you wish to know which are the super specialities of each of our professionals click here: digestive specialities.