Vithas Xanit International Hospital
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Dr. Juan Arocena Garcia
Head of The Urology Unit
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Vithas Xanit International Hospital
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Speciality
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Urology |
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Languages
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English, Spanish
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Graduated
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1996 (29 years since graduation)
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About
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Areas of expertise:
Oncologic surgery (prostate, kidney, bladder, etc.).
Urinary incontinency.
Prostatic green laser. |
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Education
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MD, Navarra University (1996).
PhD in Medicine, Navarra University (2003). |
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Professional Experience
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Specialist training:
Clínica Universitaria, Navarra (1997-2002).
Clinical experience:
Associate Doctor at the Donostia Hospital (June 2002).
Associate Doctor at the Mérida Hospital (2002-2007).
Associate Doctor for the Urology Unit at the Costa del Sol Hospital (since 2007).
Visiting Doctor at the Jackson Memorial and Cedars Hospital in Miami, Florida (November 2001).
University teaching experience:
Assistant lecturer for practical classes in General Surgical Pathology (Urology). Faculty of Medicine at Navarra University. (1997-2002). |
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Awards
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Awarded the Prize “ACTAS UROLOGICAS ESPAÑOLAS” for the best annual publication. Analysis by genomic sequencing of the p53 oncogene in vesicle carcinoma. 22(7):552-556, 1998.
Award for the best doctoral thesis in Uro-Oncology in 2002-2003 awarded by the Uro-Oncology Group of the Spanish Urology Association. Presented at the group meeting in Cordoba 2004.
Scholarship from the University of Miami for Spanish residents with the best curriculums. Attendance at the University of Miami, Department of Urology November, 2001. |
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