MEET THE BEST OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AT BARRAQUER EYE HOSPITAL (BARCELONA, SPAIN)

Barraquer Eye Hospital (Barcelona) has been considered in 2019 the best private eye hospital in Spain according to the Health Reputation Monitor (MRS).

Several ophthalmologists at Barraquer Eye Hospital have received excellence awards. Barraquer eye doctors are among the best ophthalmologists in the world:

Doctor Elena Barraquer (cataract specialist) received in 2018 the award of excellence from the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute. Doctor Elena Barraquer is one of the top five ophthalmologists in Spain according to Forbes magazine nº49.

Professor Rafael Barraquer (cornea and cataract specialist) has been appointed in 2017 President of EVER (European Association for Vision and Eye Research).

The specialists at Barraquer Hospital are among the best eye doctors in the word.

Doctor Rafael I. Barraquer

Doctor Rafael I. Barraquer

Specialist in cataract surgery, glaucoma, corneal transplant, refractive surgery and anterior segment of the eye

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 1979). Specialist in Ophthalmology (1982). Doctorate in 1987 with the qualification of “Cum Laude”. Founder and director of the Ocular Oncology Unit. He maintains a significant teaching role as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona and in the Teaching Commission for the training of the COB MIR residents, of which he is President. He stands out for his capacity as a researcher and he is the chair holder of the “UAB Research Chair in Ophthalmology Joaquín Barraquer” since its foundation. Deputy Medical Director and Ophthalmologist at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English.
Association number: 13.964

Doctor Elena Barraquer

Doctor Elena Barraquer

Specialist in cataract surgery and anterior segment of the eye

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 1977). Training in the United States, with a Research Scholarship at the National Eye Institute (Bethesda, Maryland). Fellow in Ocular Pathology at the Laboratory of the Wilmer Eye Institute (Baltimore). Intern in Medicine at the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. Training as a medical resident in Ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary (Boston, 1984-1987). Cornea Fellow for two years at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (Miami), and settled in Turin (Italy, 1989). President and Executive Director of the Barraquer Foundation.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English, French, Italian
Association number: 12269

Doctor Anton Barraquer Kargacin

Doctor Anton Barraquer Kargacin

Specialist in cornea and cataract and refractive surgery

Bachelor of Medicine from the International University of Catalonia (2016). Specialization in Ophthalmology at the KBC University Hospital in Zagreb (2023). During his training, he assisted as an observer in a multitude of surgical sessions and carried out surgical technique practices at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center. He developed research tasks at the Ophthalmic Biophysics Center, within the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (Miami, USA).
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English, Croatian, French, Italian.
License number: 55.667

Doctor Santiago Abengoechea

Doctor Santiago Abengoechea

Specialist in vitreous-retina surgery and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (University of Barcelona, 1996). Specialized in Ophthalmology (2001). Stay in the “Bascom Palmer Eye Institute” Miami (USA, 2007) with Dr. Philip Rosenfeld. Coordinator of the treatments of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and the Optical Coherence Tomography Department.
Languages:  Spanish, Catalan, English.
Association number: 32.305

Doctor Miriam Barbany

Doctor Miriam Barbany

Specialist in cataract, cornea and refractive surgery

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (University of Barcelona). She specialized in ophthalmology at the Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa and at the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona. She trained in diseases of the ocular surface, cornea and cataract at the Center Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen in France, at the Queens Medical Center in England and at the Sankara Nethralaya Hospital in India.
She has participated as a speaker at numerous national and international conferences, and is the author of various publications. She also highlights her participation in several research projects on ocular surface diseases, both at a national and European level.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English.
License number: 47.157

Doctor Silvana Belotto

Doctor Silvana Belotto

Specialist in retina surgery, uveitis

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Catholic University of Asunción, Paraguay). Specialty in Ophthalmology at the Vigo University Hospital Complex (2015). Master’s Degree in Pathology and Surgery of the Posterior Segment of the Ocular Globe from the Barraquer Institute. Active participation in refresher courses and congresses of the specialty.
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese.
License number: 57.787

Doctor Mª José Capella Elizalde

Doctor Mª José Capella Elizalde

Specialist in vitreous-retina surgery, uveitis and ocular inflammation

Graduated in Medicine (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 2005). Specialization in Ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre (2006-2010). Training in the subspecialty of Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation in USA centers such as the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (2011). Member of the Department of Vitreous-Retina and Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation Unit at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre. Member of the faculty of the Graduate Program of the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, given by the Institut Universitari Barraquer (Master Program and Intensive Courses).
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English, French
Association number: 40.718

Doctor Victor Charoenrook

Doctor Victor Charoenrook

Specialist in cornea and ocular surface diseases

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (1987) and specialist in Ophthalmology (2002). He also earned the title of the Specialty of Ophthalmology in Thailand. In the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre he is primarily focused on Cornea and Ocular Surface diseases. Founding member of the Cornea Society of Thailand, a member of the Royal Academy of Ophthalmology in Thailand and a member of the Real Academia Española de Oftalmología.
Languages: Spanish, English, Thai
Association number: 29.328

Doctor Javier Elizalde

Doctor Javier Elizalde

Specialist in vitreous-retina surgery and ocular oncology

Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 1990). Doctor Cum Laude in Medicine and Surgery (UAB, 2003) with National Prize Thesis. Training of specialist in ophthalmology in the MIR Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre (1991-1994). Chief of residents in 1994. Training in USA in pathology and surgery of the vitreous and retina at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (Miami, 1995-1998) with Dr. Donald Gass, in Columbia University (New York) with Dr. Stanley Chang, at the Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants (New York) with Dr. Lawrence Yannuzzi and in Memphis (Tennessee) with Dr. Steve Charles. Complementary Training in ocular oncology at the Wills Eye Hospital (Philadelphia) with the Drs. Jerry and Carol Shields (1999). Deputy Coordinator of the Vitreous-Retina Department. Coordinator of the Ocular Oncology Unit. Vice-president of the Academic Board of the Barraquer Institute.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English, French, Italian
Association number: 27.498

Doctor Marinka Kargacin

Doctor Marinka Kargacin

Specialist in refractive surgery, crystalline lens and anterior segment of the eye

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (University of Zagreb, Croatia, 1976). Specialized in Ophthalmology at the University Hospital of Zagreb (1981). Training at the Jules Stein Institute in Los Angeles (USA).
Languages: Spanish, English, Croatian.
Association number: 25.678

Doctor José Lamarca Mateu

Doctor José Lamarca Mateu

Specialist in refractive surgery, dry eye and keratoconus

Bachelor of Medicine (University of Lleida, 1996-2002). Ophthalmology residency at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre. Masters in “Retinovascular Pathology, Inflammation and Intraocular Tumours”, “Corneal and Ocular Surface Pathology “,” Pathology and surgery of the Macula, Vitreous and Retina” and “Diagnosis and Treatment of Cataracts and Glaucoma” certified by the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (2003-2007). Coordinator of the Barraquer Institute. Tutor in the Department of Educational Surgery. Member of the executive committee of the Research Committee of the Institut Universitari Barraquer. Professor at the International University of Catalonia.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English
Association number: 37491

Doctor Alberto Lozano Pablo

Doctor Alberto Lozano Pablo

Specialist in glaucoma and cataract

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 2007). Specialization in Ophthalmology at the Barraquer Clinic.
For 6 years, until February 2019, he was an ophthalmological surgeon at the Institut Oftalmològic Quirón Barcelona in the glaucoma and cataract department. He also worked in the care of ophthalmological accidents for the Asepeyo labor mutual, the last two as Service Coordinator.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English.
License number: 42.996

Doctor Marta Mármol Díaz

Doctor Marta Mármol Díaz

Specialist in glaucoma and cataract

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 2009). Master in Pathology, Cornea and Ocular Surface (2010-2011), Master’s Degree in Retinovascular Pathology, Inflammation and Intraocular Tumours (2010-2011) from the Institut Universitari Barraquer. Specialist in Ophthalmology (2014). Training as a Fellow in the subspecialty of Orbit and Oculoplasty and actively participates in the Emergency Department of Ophthalmology of the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre.
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English
Association number: 45.312

Doctor Ainhoa Martínez Grau

Doctor Ainhoa Martínez Grau

Specialist in orbit, oculoplasty, ocular motility and binocular vision

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (University of Lleida, 1999) and specialist in Ophthalmology (2004). Fellowship of Oculoplasty at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre. External rotation with the prestigious oculoplastic specialist Doctor Guillermo Salcedo (Mexico City, 2005). She works in the Oculoplasty and Orbit Unit and the Ocular Motility and Binocular Vision Unit of the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English
Association number: 34.841

Doctor Anna Monés

Doctor Anna Monés

Specialist in pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (University of Barcelona, 2005). She specialized in Ophthalmology at the Bellvitge University Hospital (2010). Throughout her professional career, she has combined her care work with teaching. She is the coordinator of the ophthalmology emergencies at the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital.
She is the author and co-author of different publications, scientific and technical documents and she has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences, obtaining several awards. She also participates in different national clinical trials in the area of pediatric ophthalmology.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English.
License number: 40.651

Doctor Rafael Ollero Martí

Doctor Rafael Ollero Martí

Specialist in orbit, oculoplasty, lacrimal duct

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the International University of Catalonia (2016). He completed an Observership Program in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, United States (2015). He obtained the specialty of Ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center (2017-2021). He complemented his professional training with the Master’s Degree in Pathology and Surgery of the Posterior Segment of the Ocular Globe (UAB 2019). Fellowship in Oculoplastic Surgery at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English.
License number: 53.670

Doctor Milan Pesic

Doctor Milan Pesic

Specialist in refractive surgery, lens and anterior segment surgery

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (1990) and specialized in Ophthalmology (1998). Master Courses in Anterior Segment and Posterior Segment from the Institut Universitari Barraquer. He works at the Refractive Surgery and Lens and Anterior Segment Units of the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre. He is a tutor teaching at the Institute Barraquer and belongs to various national and international scientific associations.
Languages: Spanish, English, Croatian
License number: 31.098

Doctor Andrés Picó García

Doctor Andrés Picó García

Specialist in anterior segment of the eye and refractive surgery

Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery (University of Barcelona, 1984). Training in ophthalmology at the Barraquer University Institute. Internal Medical Resident (MIR) at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre. Grade in Optometry (Polytechnic University of Catalonia, 1997). Master in pathology and eye surgery (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 1998). Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 2007) with the qualification of Excellent “Cum Laude”.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English
Association number: 25.503

Doctor Sandra Planella

Doctor Sandra Planella

Specialist in orbit, oculoplasty, lacrimal duct DCR, ophthalmic oncology

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 2011). Master’s Degree in Diagnosis and Treatment of Cataract and Glaucoma; Pathology and Surgery of the Macula, Vitreous and Retina; Pathology of the cornea and ocular surface; and Retina-Vascular Pathology, inflammations and intraocular tumors. Surgical master’s degree in pathology of the orbit, eyelids and lacrimal ducts at the Association to prevent blindness in Mexico City and later collaborated in the Department of Oculoplasty and Orbit in Santiago de Compostela, completing his training with a master’s degree in Aesthetic Medicine at the ESNECA Business School .
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English.
License number: 48.227

Doctor Guillermo Agustín Rizzo

Doctor Guillermo Agustín Rizzo

Specialist in ophthalmology

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the National University of Córdoba, in Argentina (2012). Specialization through the postgraduate course in Ophthalmology at the National University of Tucumán, in conjunction with Centro Privado Visión Oftalmológica, in Argentina (2016). Certification in Ophthalmology by the Council for Certification and Recertification of Medical Specialties (CCREM) of Argentina.
In 2018, Master’s Degree in Pathology and Surgery of the Anterior Segment of the Ocular Globe at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center.
Languages: Spanish, English.
License number: 58.747

Doctor Adriana Ríos Taborda

Doctor Adriana Ríos Taborda

Specialist in ophthalmology

Bachelor of Medicine, specialist in Ophthalmology and Doctor of Medical Sciences. Master in Anterior Segment Diagnosis and Treatment of cataract and glaucoma, Master in Posterior Segment Pathology and Surgery of the macula, vitreous and retina, Master in Anterior Segment Pathology of the cornea and ocular surface and Master in Posterior Segment Retinovascular Pathology, inflammations and intraocular tumors.
Languages: Spanish, English
License number: 43.143

Doctor Idoia Rodríguez Maiztegui

Doctor Idoia Rodríguez Maiztegui

Specialist in binocular vision, pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus

Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery (University of Barcelona, 2006). Specialization in Ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre (Barcelona, 2011). Four different Masters in ophthalmic subspecialties at the Institut Universitari Barraquer “Retino-Vascular Pathology, Inflammation and Intraocular Tumors”, ” Cornea Pathology and Ocular Surface”, “Pathology and Surgery of the Macula, Vitreous and Retina” and “Diagnosis and Treatment of Cataract and Glaucoma”. Fellowship in the Department of Eye Motility and Binocular Vision at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre. Observership in the Department of Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami (USA). Professor of Ophthalmology Training of the International University of Catalonia.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English, French
Association number: 42.251

Doctor Juan José Rodríguez Ezcurra

Doctor Juan José Rodríguez Ezcurra

Specialist in binocular vision, pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, ocular motility and neuro-ophthalmology

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (1974) and specialist in Ophthalmology (1977). Courses specializing in strabismus surgery and ocular motility, pediatric ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology. Coordinator of the Ocular Motility and Strabismus at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre Unit. He teaches at the courses of the Institut Universitari Barraquer. Member of various medical societies. He has presented numerous courses and congresses of the specialty.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, French, Italian
Association number: 10.116

Doctor Francisco Ruiz Tolosa

Doctor Francisco Ruiz Tolosa

Specialist in anterior segment surgery and glaucoma

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (University of Barcelona, 1998). Specialist in Ophthalmology (2003). Graduated in Optometry (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 1999) and specialized in anterior segment surgery and glaucoma. Coordinator of glaucoma sessions taught at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center. He has participated in numerous studies of glaucoma medications, evaluating its effectiveness and safety, as well as different surgical techniques for the treatment of glaucoma.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan.
Association number: 34.151

Doctor Paola Sauvageot

Doctor Paola Sauvageot

Specialist in anterior segment of the eye, cornea, cataract and refractive surgery

Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery (University of Salamanca, 2006). Specialization in Ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre (Barcelona, 2011). Four different Masters in ophthalmic subspecialties at the Institut Universitari Barraquer “Retino-Vascular Pathology, Inflammation and Intraocular Tumors”, “Cornea Pathology and Ocular Surface”, “Pathology and Surgery of the Macula, Vitreous and Retina” and “Diagnosis and Treatment of Cataract and Glaucoma”. Fellowship in the Department of Anterior Segment of the eye at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (Miami) and the Massachussets Eye and Ear Institute (Boston, 2014). Doctorate in 2015 with the qualification of “Cum Laude”.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English, French
Association number: 42.094

Doctor Jesús Téllez

Doctor Jesús Téllez

Specialist in glaucoma and cataract surgery

Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra in 2001. He continued his professional training with a specialty degree in ophthalmology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 2006. He specialized in the field of Glaucoma, preparing various guides and protocols such as titles ‘Neovascular Glaucoma’ and ‘Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma’. Since 2002 he has been part of the medical team in the ophthalmology service of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. In 2023 he became part of the medical team at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center, developing his activity in the Glaucoma area.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English.
License number: 36.831

Doctor Federico Trejos

Doctor Federico Trejos

Specialist in glaucoma and cataract surgery

Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery (summa cum laude) from the University of Medical Sciences (UCIMED, 1994) in San José, Costa Rica. Postgraduate at the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover hospital, in Germany (1996-1997). MIR Specialization in Ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center (2003). Master’s Degree in Pathology and Surgery of the Anterior Segment of the Eyeball and Pathology and Surgery of the Posterior Segment of the Eyeball at the Barraquer Institute, attached to the UAB.
Languages: Spanish, English, German, Catalan
License number: 33.517

Doctor Rob van der Veen

Doctor Rob van der Veen

Specialist Specialist in orbit, oculoplasty, lacrimal duct DCR, ophthalmic oncology

Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Maastricht (2006). PhD from the same university for the project “Macular pigment in the healthy and diseased retina”, carried out in collaboration with the Faculty of Life Sciences of Manchester, United Kingdom and the University of Bonn, Germany (2009). Specialty in Ophthalmology at the Maastricht University Medical Center (2015) and fellowship in ocular plastic surgery and orbit at the Orbital Center of Amsterdam University Medical Center (2016).
Expert in reconstructive and aesthetic surgeries such as blepharoplasty, eyelid malpositions, tumors, tearing and orbital pathologies, among other treatments and pathologies.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English, Dutch, German.
License number: 57.174 Ophthalmology

Doctor Josep Villanueva

Doctor Josep Villanueva

Specialist in ocular emergencies

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (1980) and specialist in Ophthalmology (2002). Master Courses in Posterior Segment and Anterior Segment at the Barraquer Institute. Coordinator of the Emergency Department at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre since 1997.
Association number: 15.058

Doctor Sònia Viver

Doctor Sònia Viver

Specialist in vitreous-retina surgery and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (2001) and specialist in Ophthalmology (2006). She works at the Vitreous-Retina Department of the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre, highlighting her work in the field of diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Member of the teaching staff of the Master, Diploma courses and other Postgraduate courses organized by the Institut Universitari Barraquer (UAB).
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English3
License number: 36.638

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