Dr. Juan Carlos López Gutiérrez

Head of Paediatric Surgery at Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital.
Clinical area
Children’s Health Department

Dr. López Gutiérrez specialises in Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Reconstructive Surgery. As well as being Head of Department at Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital, he is also Head of the Congenital Vascular Defects Unit at La Paz Hospital (Madrid). He specialises in treating tumours and congenital vascular malformations, reconstruction of upper extremity malformations, giant birthmarks, neurofibromatosis, epidermolysis bullosa, large burns and paediatric trauma medicine.

Dr. Juan Carlos López Gutiérrez

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Professional experience
  • Specialist at La Paz Hospital in Madrid. Paediatric Surgery Specialist.
  • Head of Paediatric Surgery at Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital.
Membership in scientific societies
  • President of the Spanish Association of Congenital Vascular Defects.
  • Member of the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Advisory Board.
  • Member of the Spanish Association of Paediatric Surgery.
  • Member of the National Commission of Paediatric Surgery of the National Council of Medical Specialities.
  • Member of the International Society for Burn Injuries.
  • Member of the European Club for Paediatric Burns.
  • Member of the National Commission for Tissue Transplantation, Skin Banks and Cell Cultures.
  • Member of the Mortality and Tumours Subcommittee at La Paz Hospital.
  • Member of the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies.
  • European Board of Paediatric Surgery.
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the National Organization for Vascular Anomalies, USA.
  • Member of the Vascular Tumour Commission of the Spanish Association of Paediatric Oncology.
Research and teaching
  • Author of 87 articles and 29 book chapters on Paediatric Surgery, Paediatric Plastic Surgery and Paediatric Angiology.
    • Winner of the Best Presentation at the 29th Congress of the Spanish Association of Paediatric Surgery, Badajoz, 1990.
    • Winner of the Best Poster at the 30th Congress of the Spanish Association of Paediatric Surgery, Pamplona, 1991.
    • Winner of the Best Presentation at the 31st Congress of the Spanish Association of Paediatric Surgery, Burgos, 1992.
    • Winner of the Best Presentation at the 38th Congress of the Spanish Association of Paediatric Surgery, 1999.
    • Winner of the Best Presentation at the 39th Congress of the Spanish Association of Paediatric Surgery, 2000.
    • National Research Award from the Spanish Association of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2002. Nitrogen balance and calorimetric study in children with serious burns.
    • Winner of the Best Presentation at the 43rd Congress of the Spanish Association of Paediatric Surgery, Toledo, 2004.
    • Winner of the Best Presented Work at the Congress of the Spanish Association of Rehabilitation, 2004.
    • National Research Award from the Spanish Association of Paediatric Surgery, 2004. Efficacy of clinical research with antibodies in the treatment of congenital vascular defects.
Languages for clinical practice
  • Spanish
  • English