Josep Tabernero
Specialty: Oncologist
Experience: 32 years
Clinic: Quirónsalud Barcelona Hospital
Admission fee: from 600$
About doctor Josep Tabernero
Professor Josep Tabernero is an outstanding oncologist, oncological surgeon, Head of the Department of Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Cancer, and chief physician of the Baselga Oncology Institute.
Dr. Tabernero is known for his personalized approach to patients depending on their health condition and type of cancer. He is also actively involved in scientific research, being a member of many European-scale scientific projects related to progress in oncology. The doctor directs clinical trials of anti-cancer drugs.
In 2017, Forbes magazine named Dr. Tabernero one of the 5 best oncologists in Spain.
Professional experience
- Internship in the Department of Medical Oncology at the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona.
- 1993-1997 – Assistant physician in the Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona.
- Dr. Tabernero is currently Head of the Gastrointestinal Tumours Section of the Medical Oncology Department at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona.
- Head of the Oncology Department at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona.
- Head of the Gastrointestinal Oncosurgery Department at the Baselga Oncology Institute (IOB) at the Quironsalud Hospital in Barcelona.
- Chief physician of the Baselga Institute of Oncology at the Quirónsalud Barcelona Hospital.
In addition to working at the medical center, the doctor is actively involved in scientific activities and teaches students at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (a professor of medical oncology) and the University of Naples (a visiting professor).
Dr. Tabernero is leading a number of international multicenter studies of new drugs for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. The doctor is actively involved in several EU-approved research projects to identify response factors to molecular therapies.
Josep Tabernero is the author of more than 70 articles in international journals and books. More than 250 publications in specialized scientific periodicals. The doctor has presented papers at 200 international scientific conferences.
The doctor provides consultations in English, Spanish and Catalan.
Doctor’s specialty
The doctor specializes in the treatment of oncological diseases of the digestive and endocrine systems. He treats:
- stomach cancer;
- colon cancer;
- bladder cancer;
- small intestine cancer;
- pancreatic cancer;
- tonsil cancer, etc.
Doctor’s education
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1987
MBBS degree from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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1993
Internship in the medical department of the MD Cancer Center hospital.
Membership in medical associations
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Co-founder and member of the Executive Committee of the Spanish Cooperative Group for Digestive Tumor Therapy (TTD).
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
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American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
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European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).
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Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM).
Achievements and awards
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1987
Award for Outstanding Merit from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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