Registered professional: 1974 – Now
- Ophthalmologist by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) from 1977
- A member of fifteen different national and foreign scientific associations
- Resident at the Ciudad Sanitaria Vall d’Hebrón 1974-1977
- Associate Doctor at Ciudad Sanitaria Vall d´Hebron 1977-79/ 1980-83
- Fellowship Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia 1979-1980
- Department Head Ciudad Sanitaria Vall d´Hebron 1983- 1990
- Doctoral Thesis “Periferal Ischemic Retinopathy” Sobr. CL 1988
- Service Head Ciudad Sanitaria Vall d´Hebron 1990- 1999
- Head Ophthalmology Professor at UAB 1992- 2000
- Founder of Ocular Microsurgery Institute of Barcelona 1994
- Chair Head at the Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular de Barcelona / UAB 2000- 2008
- Medical Director of the Ocular Microsurgery Institute 1994- Now
- Peer reviewer of 1 national and 6 American magazines
- Editorial board member on 4 American magazines
- Director of 14 courses, symposiums, and conventions (6 outside Spain)
Publications:
- 16 in Spanish magazines
- 5 in French magazines (3 by review)
- 31 in European or American magazines (by review)
- 3 books as the main author
- Author of 8 chapters in American books
Visiting Scholar: more than 500 by invitation.
- 14 American and 20 European universities
- Director of 7 doctoral thesis Consultor for 5 medical instrument companies.
- 3 international patents
- 10 awards or distinctions by foreign associations, and 4 in Spain
- Founder of the humanitarian NGO for blindness “Ulls del Mon” 2000
- Vicepresident of “Ulls del Mon” 2000- Now
- Vicepresident of the Sociedad Española de Retina (SERV) 1990- 1998
- President of Sociedad Española de Retina y Vitreo (SERV) 1998- 2007
- Vicepresident of the European Society Retina Specialist (Euretina) 2004-2005
- President of the European Society Retina Specialist (Euretina) 2005-2006
- Scientific director of the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology, (ESASO), Università della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland 2008
- Now ASRS Board of Directors as international representative 2008 – Now