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1 areaSpecialties: Knee Diseases
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ISOAccredited hospital · Valencia
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Dr. Rafael Colomina Rodriguez is a Head of Knee Unit at Corposalud Clinic in Valencia, Spain, a ISO-accredited center. Lists Knee Diseases.
About
Dr. Lorenzo Hernández Ferrando and Dr. Rafael Colomina Rodríguez:
Two surgeons with extensive clinical experience in orthopedic diseases: Dr. Rafael Colomina, Clinical Head of Knee diseases; and Dr. Lorenzo Hernandez, Clinical Head of Hip diseases. This team was formed in 1999 as a comprehensive orthopedic care unit and since then, its out-patient clinic receives yearly 4000 new cases of orthopedic diseases and perform yearly 2000 surgical procedures, 300 of them are prosthetic implants and its surgeons are experts in reconstructive surgery of knee and hip. The capabilities of the group are reinforced by an extensive scientific experience and their excellent clinical results have been published in orthopedic journals.
More than 3200 hip and Knee replacement surgeries respectively performed.
Two surgeons with extensive clinical experience in orthopedic diseases: Dr. Rafael Colomina, Clinical Head of Knee diseases; and Dr. Lorenzo Hernandez, Clinical Head of Hip diseases. This team was formed in 1999 as a comprehensive orthopedic care unit and since then, its out-patient clinic receives yearly 4000 new cases of orthopedic diseases and perform yearly 2000 surgical procedures, 300 of them are prosthetic implants and its surgeons are experts in reconstructive surgery of knee and hip. The capabilities of the group are reinforced by an extensive scientific experience and their excellent clinical results have been published in orthopedic journals.
More than 3200 hip and Knee replacement surgeries respectively performed.
Education
- 1983 - 1985PhD studies, Excellent awarded
- 1981 - 1982Course “Gastrointestinal Radiology”, Excellent awarded
- 1977 - 1983Bachelor of General Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS), Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Navarra
Professional Experience
7 positions- Head, Knee diseases, Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Service, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de ValenciaSenior lecturer, Orthopedics area, Department of surgery, University of Valencia
- 1994 – 2004Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology for the house officers, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario, Valencia
- June 2004Techniques for trauma scan in primary care, ABBOT laboratory, Valencia
- April 20042nd basic course: Surgical Anatomy of the knee. Total primary knee arthroplasty. Specific problems in you genu varus and in the genu valgus.
- March 2003Theoretical-practical in Major Outpatient Surgery courseValencia
- March 2002Theoretical-practical in Major Outpatient Surgery courseValencia
- June 1984 – January 1989House Officer, Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Service, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia
Certifications
Specialist degree in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology
Memberships
Member of the Spanish society of orthopedic surgery and Traumatology since 1993.
Member of the Spanish society of knee since 1994.
Member of the Valencian society of orthopedic surgery and Traumatology since 1993.
Member of the Spanish Association of largest ambulatory surgery since 1999.
Member of the Spanish society of knee since 1994.
Member of the Valencian society of orthopedic surgery and Traumatology since 1993.
Member of the Spanish Association of largest ambulatory surgery since 1999.
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