The entirety of his University formation took place in Spain, his home country: He conducted his university studies in Medicine in Granada, his Specialization in Madrid, and his Doctorate in Research in Salamanca.
He began is clinical activity as an Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon in Madrid.
Since 2003 he’s been living and working in Italy.
Present Director of the Spine Surgery Division of The Orthopedic Clinic at the IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute of Milan, he also works privately at the Columbus Clinical Center in Milan, the Rome American Hospital, and in Locarno, Switzerland he is the Head of Spine Surgery at the Santa Chiara Clinic.
For many years he’s been invited as a consultant surgeon to some of the most renowned national and international centers, such as: Les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), the Lindenhofspital in Bern, the Instituto Ortopedico Rizzoli in Bologna, the Policlinico Gemelli in Rome, the San Camillo Hospital in Rome, the Molinette Hospital in Torino, the Regional Center for Spine Surgery in Schio (Vicenza), the Giovanni Bosco Hospital in Turin, the St. Maria della Misericordia Hospital in Udine.
He is an active member of the International Scientific Community:
He participates in the research and development of new minimally invasive surgical techniques for the spine. Since 1996, he’s been a pioneer in the use of microsurgery techniques, thoracoscopic and laparoscopic, percutaneous technique for spine and kyphoplasty. Since 2009 he’s been successfully applying the latest minimally invasive techniques to complex procedures, including the XLIF technique for the treatment of lumbar pain, adult spinal deformities, core compression, and stenosis.
He is a supporter of continual formation in Europe and in the U.S. He conducts practical courses on anatomical models for Italian and foreign colleagues, and he hosts training visits in Italy for international colleagues seeking surgical training. As the conference Chairman, he organizes and leads international seminars and courses. Since 2011 he has been a Lecturer for the Japanese Orthopedic Association.