Meet the best ophthalmologists (eye doctors) at the IMO Barcelona Ophthalmology Hospital (Spain)

Co-founder of the IMO hospital of Barcelona (Spain).
President of the Spanish Society of Retina and Vitreous (SERV).
Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology.
Lecturer on the Master’s Course in Retina and Vitreous.
University Professor of Ophthalmology at the UAB (Autonomous University of Barcelona) (Spain), Co-ordinator of the Ophthalmology knowledge area at the Medical Faculty of the UAB.
Chief of Ophthalmology Service at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital (Barcelona, Spain) and Director of the Biomedical Research Unit in Ophthalmology at the same hospital since 2007.
Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Barcelona.
Liaison Leader of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) in Europe, member of the board of directors of EURETINA, member of the board of directors of the Club Jules Gonin, founding member and professor at the ESASO (European School of Advanced Studies in Opthalmology).
Coordinator of the book ‘Ocular Traumatology’ (‘Traumatología Ocular’), a guide to eye injuries with the participation of more than a hundred specialists.
Medical registration number: 17,215
Languages: Spanish and English.

Founding partner of the IMO hospital in Barcelona (Spain).
Co-ordinator of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Department.
Doctor of Ophthalmology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) (Spain) and co-ordinator of Anterior Segment at the ‘European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology’ (ESASO) (USI of Lugano); President of the ‘European Society of Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease Specialists‘ (EUCORNEA); Lecturer in the Master’s Course in Cornea and Refractive Surgery and in the Master’s Course in Anterior Segment run by IMO Barcelona.
President of the IMO Foundation Barcelona (Spain).
More than 700 publications.
Fellowship in the Cornea Unit of the ‘Cornea and Refractive Surgery Department at Emory University’ (Atlanta, USA). In 1999 he presented his “Cum Laude” doctoral thesis ‘Laser-assisted in situ Keratomileusis’. Development of the technique for the correction of myopia and astigmatism at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital of Barcelona (Spain).
Medical registration number: 20,305
Languages: Spanish and English.

More than 30 years experience in retinal surgery.
Founding partner of the IMO hospital of Barcelona (Spain).
He introduced Macular Translocation techniques as a treatment for Subretinal Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and High Myopia in Spain.
Associate professor on the Master’s Course in Retina and Vitreous run by IMO Barcelona and the Medical Faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Teacher on the retina modules at the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO).
Medical registration number: 17,494
Languages: Spanish and English.

Her field of investigation addresses inflammatory and infectious retinal diseases, congenital, acquired and degenerative illnesses of the retina, with special attention to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). She collaborates in the investigation of diseases and medical and surgical treatment of the retina.
Lecturer on the Master’s Course in Retina and Vitreous run by IMO Barcelona (Spain) and the Medical Faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Member of the Clinical Research Ethics Committee (CREC).
She participates in clinical trials and supports genetic research at the IMO hospital of Barcelona (Spain). Scholarship at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm (Sweden).
She gained proven research experience on the Surgical Doctorate Programme run by the UAB and in the same year, she did an Observership in the Medical Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery department at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London (U.K.)
Medical registration number: 37,530
Languages: Spanish and English.

More than 20 years experience in the management of corneal pathology.
Specialist in corneal, conjunctival and ocular surface pathologies and their surgical treatments, as well as in small-incision cataract surgery.
Among the surgical techniques that he has worked on and researched, the ones that most stand out are: corneal transplantation, limbus transplantation and amniotic membrane transplantation for the treatment of ocular surface pathology.
Lecturer on the Master’s Course in Cornea and Refractive Surgery and on the Master’s Course in Anterior Segment run by IMO Barcelona and the Medical Faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain).
Fellowship in corneal pathology and external ocular illnesses at the Emory University of Atlanta (USA), under the leadership of Doctor Doyle Stulting in 1996.
Medical registration number: 28,186
Languages: Spanish and English.

Founding partner of the IMO hospital of Barcelona (Spain).
More than 30 years experience and a pioneer in the application of the phacoemulsification technique.
Lecturer on the Master’s Degree run by IMO Barcelona (Spain) in Anterior Segment and in Cornea and Refractive Surgery. Lecturer at the Medical Faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain).
Ophthalmologist collaborator at the Retina Vitreous Centre of Barcelona, led by Borja Corcostegui (1988-1995) and Head of the Vitreoretinal Surgical Unit at the Fundació Sardà Farriol of Barcelona, collaborating also as a surgeon (1991-1997).
Medical registration number: 15,212
Languages: Spanish and English.

Postdoctoral researcher at the IMO Barcelona (Spain) Foundation.
She participates in the study of new retina dystrophy genes.
Doctor in Molecular Biology from Stockholm University and a Master’s degree in Genetics and Genomics from the University of Barcelona.
Medical registration number: 22,237-C
Languages: Spanish and English.

Pioneer in the implantation of ICL intraocular lenses in Spain.
Expert in the use of the Excimer and femtosecond lasers and specialist in the implantation of phakic intraocular lenses (Artisan-Artiflex), ICL intraocular lenses and intrastromal corneal rings.
National reference in live cataract and refractive surgery at congresses.
Lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Cornea and Refractive Surgery and in Anterior Segment run by IMO Barcelona (Spain) and the Medical Faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain).
Medical registration number: 29,831
Languages: Spanish and English.

Extensive experience in complex cases. Specialist in the implantation of valves and drainage devices.
Lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Glaucoma run by IMO Barcelona (Spain) and the Medical Faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain).
Member of the Clinical Research Ethics Committee (CREC).
Medical registration number: 30,762
Languages: Spanish and English.

Lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Vitreous Retina run by IMO Barcelona (Spain)
He participates in clinical trials and supports genetic research at IMO Barcelona (Spain)
Lecturer at the ESASO (European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology).
Lecturer in ophthalmology at the Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona (1997-1999). Retina specialist at the San Pablo Hospital of Barcelona (1994-2004) and retina specialist at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (2005-2006).
Medical registration number: 28,468
Languages: Spanish and English.

Specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the eye muscles in both children and adults.
Since she finished her training at the University of Manchester, in the United Kingdom, she has given different teaching courses in universities, ophthalmology institutes and hospitals.
Lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Strabismus and Paediatric Ophthalmology run by IMO Barcelona (Spain).
Attached to the Paediatric Ophthalmology department of the Maternity Hospital of the Vall d’Hebron Hospital Campus (Barcelona, Spain)
Member of the Spanish Society of Strabismus.
Medical registration number: 33,017
Languages: Spanish and English.

Co-ordinator of the Genetics Department at the IMO hospital of Barcelona (Spain).
Assistant Director of the IMO Barcelona Foundation.
Doctor in Genetics (extraordinary doctorate award) and Master’s degree in Experimental Biology (University of Barcelona).
Medical registration number: 21.659 -C
Languages: Spanish and English.

Postdoctoral researcher at the IMO Barcelona (Spain) Foundation.
She participates in studies about the genetical implications of clinical treatments
She has a Doctorate in Genetics and a Master’s Degree in Genetics and Development Biology from the University of Barcelona (Spain).
Medical registration number: 21.871 -C
Languages: Spanish and English.

Lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Retina and Vireous and the Master’s Degree in Anterior Segment run by IMO Barcelona (Spain).
Lecturer on the postgraduate course in Ocular Photography at the Institute of Ocular Microsurgery.
President of the Quality Committee at the IMO hospital of Barcelona (Spain).
She specializes in complementary tests in ophthalmology: Ultrasound – UBM and ocular electrophysiology.
Medical registration number: 39,500
Languages: Spanish and English.

His speciality is the medical and surgical treatment of eyelid and tear duct disorders.
Ophthalmologist specialized in oculoplastics at the IMO Barcelona; after having finished his Master’s course in Ophthalmic and Orbital Plastic Surgery run by the IMO Barcelona, and his Speciality in Ophthalmology at the Juan Ramón Jiménez Hospital and at the Medical Faculty of the Autonomous University of Bucaramanga.
Lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Ophthalmic and Orbital Plastic Surgery run by IMO Barcelona (Spain).
Medical registration number: 53,021
Languages: Spanish and English.

Partner at the IMO hospital Barcelona (Spain).
Vice President of the Catalan Society of Ophthalmology.
Lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Strabismus and Paediatric Ophthalmology run by IMO Barcelona (Spain) and the Medical Faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain).
President of the Spanish Society of Strabismus (2012 – 2016).
Medical registration number: 16,436
Languages: Spanish and English.

She has done in-depth research into the development of a child’s vision and vision rehabilitation. From 2005 to 2007 she did internships in the Paediatric Ophthalmology Unit at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, the La Paz Hospital and the Strabismus Unit at the “Centre of Ocular Diagnosis and Therapy” (Centro de Diagnóstico y Terapéutica Ocular (DYTO) with Dr. Galán.
Leading member of the Spanish Society of Strabismus and Paediatric Ophthalmology.
Lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Strabismus and Paediatric Ophthalmology run by IMO Barcelona (Spain)
Medical registration number: 37,711
Languages: Spanish and English.

He has a doctorate in Genetics and a Master’s Degree in Development Biology and Human Genetics from the University of Barcelona (Spain).
Medical registration number: 22,152 -C
Languages: Spanish and English.