Dr. Antonio Alcaraz Asensio

 Professional experience

• More than 35 years of experience
• Head of the Urology Department of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (2005-present)
• Head of the Renal Transplant Unit of the Puigvert Foundation (2002-2005)
• Medical specialist of the Urology Service in the Department of Urology and Renal Transplant in the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona (1990-1992 and 1994-2002)
• Research Fellow of the Urology Service of the Mayo Clinic of Rochester (Minnesota, USA) (1993-1994)
• Doctor resident in the Department of Urology in the Department of Urology and Renal Transplant in the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona (1984-1988)

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 Sub-specialties

• Specializing in kidney transplantation

 Positions in public associations

• Head of the Urology Department of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona-University of Barcelona (2005-present)
• General Secretary of the Spanish Society of Urology (2008-2012)
• Director of the INTERLIFE program to establish a kidney transplant program in Kenya

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 Teaching posts

• Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona (2007-present)
• Associate Professor of Urology in the Department of Surgery of the University of Barcelona (2005-2007)
• Teaching collaborator of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona (1987-2002)
• Coordinator of the Research Group "Grup de Recerca Uro-oncològic (GRUO)" recognized by the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Director of 17 doctoral theses
• Professor of doctoral courses in Renal Transplant (1987-1998) and Update in Urological Oncology (1996-2000)
• Professor at the European School of Urology

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 Education

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona (1977-1983)
• Doctor in Medicine and Surgery for the Unviersity of Barcelona (1987)
• Specialty of Urology at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (1988)
• European Board in Urology (1992)

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 Publications and conferences

• Author of 114 international publications
• Author of 61 national publications and 17 book chapters
• Author of 176 international reviews and 443 national.
• He has participated in more than 500 medical conferences and congresses

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 Prizes and awards

• He has participated in operations in Germany, France and Italy among others
• He has received 17 prices in national and international Congresses.
• He has received the Hans Marberger Award at the annual meeting of the European Society of Urology
• Head of the Transplant Unit of the Spanish Society of Urology

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 Professional membership

• Member of the Spanish Association of Urology
• Member of the European Urology Association
• Member of the Scientific and Education Office
• Member of Editorial Board of European Urology
• Honorary Member of the Dominican, Colombian and Polish Associations of Urology
• "Corresponding Member" of the American Urology Association (AUA).
• Member of Scientific Activities of the Catalan Society of Urology

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