Dr. José Ángel Larrea Peña

Interventional neuroradiologist in the Clinical Neurosciences Unit at Gipuzkoa Polyclinic
Clinical area
Neuroscience Department

Dr José Ángel Larrea Peña is a specialist in the Clinical Neurosciences Unit at Gipuzkoa Polyclinic. He has more than 27 years of experience in the Neurosciences Department as an interventional neuroradiologist. During his career, he has been involved in numerous research studies and has twinned his care activity with teaching.

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Professional experience

27 years of experience in:

  • Brain aneurysm and AVM embolisation.
  • Endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular accident.
  • Angioplasty of carotid and supra-aortic vessels.
  • Head and neck tumour embolisation.
  • Vascular recanalisation and occlusion of the head and neck.
  • Interventional spine procedures (vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, disc ablation, nerve root block).
  • Treatment of spinal vascular malformations.
Membership in scientific societies
  • Vice-president of the Spanish Society for Interventional Neuroradiology (GENI), 2012-2016.
  • Member of the Spanish Society for Medical Radiology (SERAM) since February 1991.
  • Member of the Spanish Society for Medical Neuroradiology (SENR) since September 1996.
  • Member of the Spanish Society for Vascular and Interventional Radiology (SERVEI) since June 1999.
  • Member of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) since June 1999
  • Member of the Spanish Society for Interventional Neuroradiology (GENI) since 1996.
Research and teaching
  • Valor predictivo de la RM en hemorragia cerebral por anticoagulantes orales (Predictive value of MR in brain haemorrhage via oral anticoagulants) - (Sant Creu i Sant Pau Hospital, Barcelona). Co-researcher.
  • The PROMESA Study. Penumbra. 2016-2017. Co-researcher.
  • The TREVO RETRIEVER Registry 2015-2016. Stryker. Co-researcher.
  • The RACER Registry. Penumbra. Co-researcher.
  • The TRANSFORM Registry. Stryker. Co-researcher.
  • Lecturer of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. Faculty of Engineering – University of Navarre.
  • Lecturer of neuroradiology. Master's degree in clinical neuropsychology. Autonomous University of Barcelona.
  • Lecturer of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Bachelor's degree in medicine – Deusto University.
Stay in foreign centers
  • Essen, Germany
  • Paris, France
  • Limoges, France
Languages for clinical practice

Spanish, English and French.