Marta Morales Ballus
Specialty: Pediatric ophthalmologist
Experience: 29 years
Clinic: Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital
Admission fee: from 550$
About doctor Marta Morales Ballus
Marta Morales Ballus is a renowned Spanish pediatric ophthalmologist and is the Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital. The doctor’s main areas of activity within the department are the treatment of congenital cataracts in children, hereditary retinal dystrophy and surgery of the anterior segment of the eye.
Marta Morales Ballus has extensive experience, working in the field of pediatric ophthalmology for over 20 years.
Professional experience
- 1996 – Doctoral thesis on the topic: “Influence of the systemic and immune status of the HIV+ patient on the development of CMV retinitis”.
- Since 1996 – Doctor at the Department of Ophthalmology at the Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital.
- Head of the Anterior Pole Pathology and Congenital Cataracts Group at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.
- Deputy Head of the Neonatal Retinopathy Group, then Head of the Group.
The doctor has presented fundamental reports at international congresses and conferences more than 50 times, and is a speaker at training courses.
Since 2005, Marta Morales Ballus has been preparing summaries of the most important articles published for the Journal of the Catalan Society of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Marta Morales Ballus has published numerous articles in Spanish and international specialized publications.
Since 2013 – Lecturer in the Ophthalmology Residency at the Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital.
In 2016 – Collaboration on the topic of pediatric cataracts in the official presentation by the Spanish Society of Implant-Refractive Eye Surgery.
Dr. Marta Morales Ballus provides consultations in English, French, Spanish and Catalan.
Doctor’s specialty
The doctor specializes in performing surgical interventions on the anterior segment of the eye.
Dr. Ballus has a particular interest in the treatment of pediatric cataracts.
Doctor’s education
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1991
Graduated from the University of Barcelona with a Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery.
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1994
Doctoral courses: Research in Ophthalmology at the University of Barcelona.
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1996
Specialization in Ophthalmology at the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona.
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2015
Training course for Resident Medical Internship tutors run by the Spanish Medical Colleges Organisation Training Foundation.
Membership in medical associations
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European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society;
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Spanish Strabismus Society;
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Catalan Society of Ophthalmology.
Achievements and awards
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Since 2004, Dr. Marta Morales Ballus has been awarded 6 prestigious national awards for the best clinical research, oral presentation, project, published work and poster.
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