Dr. Joaquim Casañas Sintes
Dr. Joaquim Casañas Sintes
Referral unit by Spanish Health Minister for nerve, brachial plexus and neurortopedics disorders.
Dr. Casañas is the President of the Spanish Hand Surgery Society. He is a member of several committees in the European Federation in Hand Surgery, and Member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.
He has been invited for many years to give lectures in the US and abroad.
Centros de los Médicos Dr. Joaquim Casañas Sintes
Internacional 2019: Centros a los que pertenezca un médico.
PREGRADUATE
1982-1988 Medical Grade in Medicine and Surgery by University of Barcelona. Spain
1988 Excellent Level degree in Medical Grade by University of Barcelona. Spain
RESIDENT TRAINING
1988-1993 Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge. University de Barcelona
VISITING FELLOW IN HOSPITALS
- Visiting Fellow in Avicenne Hospital and Bichat Hospital (París) in Hand Surgery and Peripheral Nerve. Professor Masquelet and Professor Alnot 1997
- Visiting Fellow in Hospital de Laperoynie de Montpellier 1998
- Visiting Fellow 2007 in Mayo Clinic Rochester (Minnesota) Peripheral Nerve Unit and Hand Surgery Unit
DOCTOR DEGREE
2000 Master Thesis by University of Barcelona in investigation MUSCULAR NEUROTIZATION BY VASCULARIZED NERVE GRAFT
OTHER DEGREES
2000 Hand Surgeon European Accreditation by Federation European Societies Surgery of Hand (FESSH)
2001 Diploma degree in Health Management ESADE
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ORTHOPEDIC AND TRAUMATOLOGIST ACTIVITY
1994 Staff in Hospital de Andorra Nostra Senyora de Meritxell
1995 Staff in Residencia Sanitaria de "Germans Trias i Pujol" de Badalona
1995-2004 Staff in Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge. Barcelona
2004-present Director hand unit, peripheral nerve, brachial plexus and microsurgery in Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge. Barcelona
1999-present Director Traumaunit in Centro Médico Teknon Barcelona
2018- present Chief brachial plexus and microsurgery unit in Pediatrics Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona
Member of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Spanish Society (SECOT)
Member of Spanish Hand Surgery Society (SECMA)
Member of Spanish Microsurgery Society (AEM)
Member of Federation European Societies Surgery of Hand (FESSH)
Member of European Society of Wrist Arthroscopy (EWAS)
Member of American Society Surgery of Hand (ASSH)
International Honor Member of Mexican Hand Surgery Society
President of Spanish Hand Surgery Society SECMA (2019-2020)
1996-1997 Professor in Medicine and surgery in Bellvitge Hospital Unit. University of Barcelona
1995- present Resident training program for residents in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology in Bellvitge Hospital
1996-2005 Professor in doctor’s program in Orthopedic Surgery for University of Barcelona
2001-present Professor by SECMA in Peripheral Nerve Surgery and Hand Surgery
2005-present Professor in Gimbernat University for Physiotherapy
2009-present Professor by SECOT in formation instruction courses for orthopedic surgeon
2013-present Professor training program Fellowship in Hand Surgery for Universitat de Barcelona
2015-present Professor training program for IBRA Foundation
2016- present Professor training program European Wrist Arthroscopy Society EWAS
PUBLICATIONS
NATIONAL JOURNALS
27 publications in national journals
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
Continuous suction irrigation: prospective bacteriological study Cabo,J; Morales,J; Fernandez Sabaté,A; Romero,J y Casañas, J. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. (5) 75-78. 1995
Suprascapular intraneural ganglia and glenohumeral joint connections.
Spinner RJ, Amrami KK, Kliot M, Johnston SP, Casañas J.J Neurosurg. 2006 Apr;104(4):551-7.
Peripheral nerve regeneration after experimental section in ovine radial and tibial nerves using synthetic nerve grafts, including expanded bone marrow mesenchymal cells: morphological and neurophysiological results. Casañas J, de la Torre J, Soler F, García F, Rodellar C, Pumarola M, Climent J, Soler R, Orozco LInjury. 2014 Oct;45 Suppl 4:S2-6. doi: 10.1016/S0020-1383(14)70003-8.
FREE PAPERS AND INTRUCTIONAL COURSES
NATIONAL MEETINGS
92 free papers in national meetings
SECOT meetings (Spanish Orthopedic Society)
6 instructional courses in 2010-2020
SECMA meetings (Spanish Hand Surgery Society)
12 instructional courses in 2011-2019
AEM meetings (Spanish Microsurgery Society)
3 instructional courses in 2014-2018
AEA meetings (Spanish Arthroscopic Society)
6 instructional courses in 2014-2018
FESSH meetings (European Federation Hand Surgery Societies)
7 instructional courses in 2014-2019
IFSSH meetings (International Federation Hand Surgery Societies)
3 intructional courses in 2016-2019
ASSH meetings (American Hand Surgery Society)
4 intructional courses in 2016-2020
Director in Wrist arthroscopic surgery course in 2012 (Barcelona), 2014-2019 (CONMED Frankfurt)
Director course upper extremity fractures in 2012 - 2017(Barcelona)
Coordinator in round national Table in "state of peripheral nerve and brachial plexus surgery in Spain" SECOT Barcelona 2005
Coordinator round national Table SCCOT 2010. Nerve injuries update. Barcelona 2010
Professor in wrist arthroscopic national courses and international (Portugal)
RESEARCH
1.- FIS Project (expte 94/1060) in DIRECT MUSCULAR NEUROTIZATION BY VASCULARIZED NERVE GRAFT
2.- FIS Project for studies in France on hand surgery and peripheral nerve Prof. Masquelet (FIS Nº97/6008)
3.-Mesenchimal cells in peripheral nerve repair in sheep. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona 2011
4.- Coordinator clinic Assay in clostridium collagenasa for treatment of Dupuytren disease 2012
- Visiting Fellow in Avicenne Hospital and Bichat Hospital (París) in Hand Surgery and Peripheral Nerve. Professor Masquelet and Professor Alnot 1997
- Visiting Fellow in Hospital de Laperoynie de Montpellier 1998
- Visiting Fellow 2007 in Mayo Clinic Rochester (Minnesota) Peripheral Nerve Unit and Hand Surgery Unit
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