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El doctor es un científico clínico con experiencia en la aplicación clínica de hallazgos de laboratorio en cáncer de mama, enfocándose en la expresión génica y subtipos moleculares. El doctor diseña y lidera ensayos clínicos para nuevos medicamentos y enfoques en SOLTI, un grupo cooperativo español de cáncer de mama.<\/p>

Graduado con un MD de la Universidad de Barcelona en 2003, el doctor completó una beca de oncología médica en el Instituto de Oncología Vall d'Hebron e investigación postdoctoral en la Universidad de Carolina del Norte.<\/p>

Actualmente, el doctor dirige el Grupo de Genómica Traslacional y Terapias Dirigidas en Tumores Sólidos en IDIBAPS y es el Presidente de la Junta Directiva de SOLTI. El doctor ha cofundado Reveal Genomics y posee tres patentes.<\/p>

Con más de 160 publicaciones y un índice H de 51, el doctor ha sido citado 13,479 veces y ha presentado 95 comunicaciones internacionalmente.<\/p>

El doctor es gastroenterólogo con más de 35 años de experiencia, especializado en investigación gastrointestinal, trastornos intestinales, motilidad intestinal, sensibilidad visceral y dinámica de gases intestinales.<\/p>

Se graduó de la Universidad de Valladolid en España en 1977 y completó una residencia en cirugía general en el Hospital Universitario San Carlos en Madrid. Perfeccionó aún más su experiencia con una beca de tres años en la Unidad de Investigación Gastrointestinal de la Clínica Mayo.<\/p>

Enfocado en problemas gastrointestinales funcionales, el doctor recibió el Premio Janssen de Investigación Clínica en Enfermedades Digestivas en 1999 y se desempeña como Presidente de la Sociedad Europea de Neurogastroenterología y Motilidad.<\/p>

El médico es un epileptólogo pediátrico con 30 años de experiencia, especializado en el tratamiento médico y quirúrgico de la epilepsia infantil, trastornos del desarrollo cognitivo y regulación emocional en formas focales de la enfermedad.<\/p>

Actualmente, el médico coordina el Programa de Epilepsia en el Hospital Infantil Sant Joan de Déu en Barcelona y dirige la Unidad de Epilepsia, Trastornos del Sueño y Neurofisiología Pediátrica en el Hospital Universitario de Lyon.<\/p>

Involucrado en la investigación clínica, el médico se centra en el tratamiento farmacológico y quirúrgico de la epilepsia, las características genéticas de la epilepsia en niños y los trastornos cerebrales asociados con la epilepsia focal.<\/p>

El doctor es un oncocirujano con 25 años de experiencia, especializado en el tratamiento del cáncer de recto y colon, cirugía bariátrica y tratamiento del cáncer de esófago.<\/p>

Con más de 15,000 procedimientos quirúrgicos realizados, el doctor lleva a cabo más de 1,000 cirugías mínimamente invasivas anualmente, utilizando técnicas laparoscópicas y robóticas.<\/p>

Miembro de sociedades médicas internacionales, el doctor es presidente de la Asociación de Cirujanos-Endoscopistas en Europa y da conferencias sobre técnicas quirúrgicas avanzadas y laparoscopia.<\/p>

Reconocido como pionero en cirugía gastrointestinal, el doctor fue el primero en realizar procedimientos innovadores como la extracción de la vesícula biliar a través de la boca y la primera escisión mesorrectal total transanal (TaTME).<\/p>

El Dr. Jose Hinojosa Mena-Bernal es un neurocirujano pediátrico español. Está especializado en neurooncología, neuroendoscopia, cirugía maxilofacial y cirugía mínimamente invasiva. Dirige el Departamento de Neurocirugía del Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. Además, ha ocupado cargos de liderazgo en otros hospitales importantes de España.

Ha publicado 93 artículos científicos. El Dr. Hinojosa es editor y revisor de prestigiosas revistas de neurocirugía. Es presidente de la Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía Pediátrica y miembro activo de grupos internacionales como ISPN y EANS. Sus cargos reflejan su gran reputación e influencia en la neurocirugía pediátrica.

El doctor es oftalmólogo pediátrico con más de 20 años de experiencia, especializado en cataratas congénitas y cirugía del segmento anterior pediátrico. Desde 1996, el doctor es especialista en oftalmología en el Hospital Infantil Sant Joan De Déu-Barcelona.<\/p>

El doctor se graduó de la Universidad de Barcelona con un título en medicina general y cirugía en 1991 y completó una especialidad en oftalmología en el Hospital Clínic de Barcelona en 1996. Desde 2013, el doctor ha estado involucrado en la enseñanza en el Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona.<\/p>

El doctor es miembro de la Sociedad Catalana de Oftalmología, la Sociedad Española de Estrabología y la Sociedad Europea de Oftalmología Pediátrica.<\/p>

Ortopedista-traumatólogo pediátrico, especialista en oncología quirúrgica

15 años de experiencia

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• Aprobó la especialización en cirugía ortopédica y traumatología en el Children's Research Hospital of St. Jude en Memphis, EE. UU. (2007-2008).
• El Dr. Thorner Rubins actualmente enseña en la Universidad de Barcelona.
• Es el jefe del Departamento de Ortopedia y Traumatología del Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Barcelona.

El médico es un oftalmólogo infantil especializado en el tratamiento del retinoblastoma. Con amplia experiencia en el cuidado ocular pediátrico, el médico se enfoca en el diagnóstico y manejo de este raro cáncer ocular, empleando técnicas avanzadas para mejorar los resultados de los pacientes. El médico está comprometido con la investigación e innovación en el campo, contribuyendo a los avances en los protocolos de tratamiento y estándares de atención al paciente.<\/p>

El médico trabaja como médico de plantilla en el Grupo de Epilepsia del Departamento de Neurología Infantil del Hospital Sant Joan de Déu.<\/p>

Además, el médico es Asistente de Investigación Clínica en el Departamento de Epilepsia, Sueño e Investigación Neurofuncional en Niños, contribuyendo a los avances en neurología pediátrica.<\/p>

CURRICULUM VITAE

VOLKERT B. WREESMANN MD PhD

Consultant Otolaryngologist

Oncologic Head and Neck Surgeon

Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgeon

Facial Plastic Surgeon

Principal Positions

• Centro Medico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain

Lead Consultant, ANDSURGEONS ENT, Head & Neck and Facial Plastic Surgery Program (clinical service delivered in collaboration with Teknon).

July 1st 2024 – present

• Juaneda, Ciutadella Menorca, Spain

Visiting Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

January 2025 – present

• Avantmedic, Lleida, Spain

Visiting Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

September 1st 2024 – November 1st 2025

• Clinica Omega Zeta, Andorra

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

March 1st 2022 – present

• University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

August 1st 2021 – October 1st 2023

• Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Honorary Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

May 1st 2021 – April 30th 2024

• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

July 18th 2016 – April 30th 2021

• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

November 7th 2015 – May 31st 2016

• Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

March 1st 2015 – October 31st 2015

• University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands

Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon

November 1st 2013 – June 1st 2014

Memberships

• American Head and Neck Society – Member

Netherlands Academy of Otolaryngology - Member

Professional Licences

• United Kingdom

GMC Certification

Fully Registered Medical Practitioner with Specialist Registration with a License to Practice

Registered: 02/02/2015

GMC # 7499626

• United States of America

New York State Department of Health

New York State Education Department

Registered: July 2011

License# P80949

Physician

• Netherlands

Dutch Ministry of Health (BIG Registration)

BIG Registered: 22-06-2005

BIG #19063373601

Physician

Dutch Specialist Board (RGS)

RGS registered: 01-02-2011

RGS #1911979

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgeon

• Spain

Collegi de Metges de Barcelona

COMB: 63638

• Andorra

Collegi de Metges d’Andorra

RPS: 03098

COMA: 876

Education

• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Surgical Fellowship, Head and Neck Surgery

New York, New York, USA

August 1st 2011 - July 31st 2013

600 bed dedicated cancer center

Performed 1200 major oncologic head and neck resections in 2 years

• United States of America ECFMG Certification

United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)

Certification: June 22nd, 2010

Scores: 

   Step I: 244/99 

   Step IIa-Clinical knowledge: 227/94

   Step IIb-Clinical Skills: PASSED

   Step III: 206/85

• Netherlands Cancer Institute

Surgical Fellowship, Head and Neck Surgery

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

February 1st 2011 - July 31st 2011

Specialized Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Department

200 bed hospital

• Amsterdam University Medical Center/Netherlands Cancer Institute

Residency Training, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

February 1st 2006 – January 31st 2011

• University of Amsterdam School of Medicine

Medical Doctor (MD)

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

December 2002 - January 28th 2005

• University of Amsterdam

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Molecular Biology

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Thesis title: Molecular-cytogenetic characterization of head and neck cancer

December 2nd, 2004

• Erasmus University School of Medicine

Doctoral Degree in Medicine

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

September 1994 - November 17th, 1998

Research Training

• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Laboratory of Epithelial Cancer Biology, Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, New York, New York, USA

Research Fellowship in Molecular Oncology

Supervisors: Dr. Bhuvanesh Singh MD, PhD and Dr. Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS

March 1st 1999 - September 30st 2002

• University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, California, USA

Post-doctoral Research Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology

Supervisors: Dr. Steven Wang MD And Prof David Eisele MD

February 2005 - January 2006

Academic Activities

University of Amsterdam

Doctorate Examination Committee member

• September 17th, 2013 - PhD Candidate: Dr. I.J. Nixon (United Kingdom)
• October 17th 2014 - PhD Candidate: Dr. J. Pramana (Netherlands)
• November 17th 2015 - PhD candidate: Dr. H. van Monsjou (Netherlands)
• December 11th 2018 - PhD Candidate: Dr. Tihana Ibrahimpasic (United States)
• January 18th, 2021 - PhD Candidate: Dr. Laura Wang (Australia)
• June 2nd, 2021 - PhD Candidate: Dr. Caroline Verhagen (Netherlands)

Conference Faculty

• Advanced Laryngopharyngeal Cancer: Functional Preservation and Rehabilitation, Portsmouth, June 25th - 26th, 2020 (postponed due to COVID) - Chairman
• Functional Preservation and Rehabilitation after Treatment for Advanced Laryngeal Cancer, Portsmouth, March 14th - 15th, 2019 - Chairman
• Portsmouth Parathyroid Conference, Portsmouth, December 14th 2018 – Chairman

Editorial Roles

• European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Associate Editor

January 1st 2023 – present

• European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Guest Editor

March issue 2018, Volume 44, Issue 3, p275-378 - Special issue on thyroid cancer management

• Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Guest Editor

November issue 2021, Volume 51, Issue 10 - Special issue on vascular malformations and tumors of the head and neck

• Scientific Journal Reviewer

Oral Oncology, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Journal of Surgical Oncology, Head and Neck, International Journal of Cancer

• Scientific Project and Grant Reviewer

Netherlands: Dutch Cancer Society

France: Institute National du Cancer

Awards

• New York Head and Neck Society

Annual Meeting, New York, NY, March 2002

Title of study presented: “MUC1 is a target if 1q amplification and pertains a grave clinical prognosis in papillary thyroid cancer”

Invited Lectures

• European Society of Surgical Oncology meeting, Krakow, 2016
• Barcelona Society of Neurosurgery, Annual Meeting, Baqueira, Spain, February, 2017
• University of Edinburgh, Department of Otolaryngology Academic Conference, March 17th 2017
• Medilex: Performance of Medical Specialists, Zeist, Netherlands, November 9th 2017
• Medilex: Performance of Medical Specialists, Driebergen, Netherlands, October 11th 2017
• Wessex Head and Neck and Thyroid Network Education Day, May 3rd, 2017
• Portsmouth Parathyroid Conference, Portsmouth, UK, December 14th 2018
• Global Post-laryngectomy Rehabilitation Academy, Portsmouth, UK, March 14th 2019
• Health Care Quality Conference, Beverwijk, Netherlands, March 25th, 2019

Published Research Reports

• The growing precision of diagnostic pathways in thyroid nodule evaluation. 

Bekker J, Wreesmann VB. 

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan;51(1):109374.

• Special issue: Management of vascular tumors and malformations of the head and neck. 

Oomen KPQ, Brennan PA, Wreesmann VB. 

J Oral Pathol Med. 2022 Nov;51(10):829.

• Angiosarcomas of the head and neck: Impact of large data analysis on clinical management.
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• Wreesmann VB, Oomen KP, Brennan PA.

J Oral Pathol Med. 2022 Nov;51(10):904-910.

• Current classification of vascular anomalies of the head and neck. 

Oomen KPQ, Wreesmann VB. 

J Oral Pathol Med. 2022 Nov;51(10):830-836.

• A novel classification of carotid body tumors.

Wreesmann VB, Nixon IJ. 

Eur. J. Surg. Oncol. May, 2021

• Management of the contralateral central neck in differentiated thyroid cancer: A contentious issue. 

Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Wreesmann VB. 

Eur. J. Surg. Oncol. 2021 Apr;47(4):717-719.

• Improvement of oral cancer screening quality and reach: The promise of artificial intelligence.
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• Kar A, Wreesmann VB, Shwetha V, Thakur S, Rao VUS, Arakeri G, Brennan PA.

J Oral Pathol Med. 2020 Mar 11

• The risk-benefit ratio of chemoradiation treatment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: value of extranodal spread and margin status. 

Ammar M, Wreesmann VB. 

Journal of ENT Masterclass, Yearbook 2018, Volume 11, Nr. 1, December 1st, 2018

• Nasal obstruction secondary to an inverted midline supernumerary tooth. 

Jones L, Hilton JM, Heyman J, Viswanathan H, Wreesmann VB, Hayes SM. 

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2019 Jan;101(1)

• Fanconi anemia and homologous recombination gene variants are associated with functional DNA repair defects in vitro and poor outcome in patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. 

Verhagen CVM, Vossen DM, Borgmann K, Hageman F, Grénman R, Verwijs-Janssen M, Mout L, Kluin RJC, Nieuwland M, Severson TM, Velds A, Kerkhoven R, O'Connor MJ, van der Heijden M, van Velthuysen ML, Verheij M, Wreesmann VB, Wessels LFA, van den Brekel MWM, Vens C. 

Oncotarget. 2018 Apr 6;9(26):18198-18213.

• Complete nasal obstruction secondary to pacemaker insertion. 

Jones TL, Wreesmann VB, Nilssen E, Hilton J, Hayes SM. 

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2018 May;100(5)

• Optimization of the risk-benefit ratio of differentiated thyroid cancer treatment. 

Nasef HO, Nixon IJ, Wreesmann VB. Eur J Surg Oncol. 

2018 Mar;44(3):276-285. Review.

• The risk/benefit ratio of differentiated thyroid cancer treatment: Exploring treatment de-escalation. 

Wreesmann VB; on behalf of EJSO. 

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018 Mar;44(3):275.

• Aggressive differentiated thyroid cancer. 

Janjua N, Wreesmann VB. 

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018 Mar;44(3):367-377. Review.

• Role of extracapsular nodal spread and surgical margin status in defining high-risk head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and its treatment intensity. 

Wreesmann VB. 

International Journal of Head and Neck Surgery, April-June 2017; 8(2): 76-83.

• An International Multi-Institutional Validation of Age 55 Years as a Cutoff for Risk Stratification in the AJCC/UICC Staging System for Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.              

Nixon IJ, Wang LY, Migliacci JC, Eskander A, Campbell MJ, Aniss A, Morris L, Vaisman F, Corbo R, Momesso D, Vaisman M, Carvalho A, Learoyd D, Leslie WD, Nason RW, Kuk D, Wreesmann V, Morris L, Palmer FL, Ganly I, Patel SG, Singh B, Tuttle RM, Shaha AR, Gönen M, Pathak KA, Shen WT, Sywak M, Kowalski L, Freeman J, Perrier N, Shah JP. 

Thyroid. 2016 Mar;26(3):373-80.

• Influence of extracapsular nodal spread extent on prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma. 
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• Wreesmann VB, Katabi N, Palmer FL, Montero PH, Migliacci JC, Gönen M, Carlson D, Ganly I, Shah JP, Ghossein R, Patel SG.

Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38 Suppl 1:E1192-9.

• Defining a Valid Age Cutoff in Staging of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. 

Nixon IJ, Kuk D, Wreesmann V, Morris L, Palmer FL, Ganly I, Patel SG, Singh B, Tuttle RM, Shaha AR, Gönen M, Shah JP. 

Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Jul 28.

• Prognostic value of vascular invasion in well-differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma.
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• Wreesmann VB, Nixon IJ, Rivera M, Katabi N, Palmer F, Ganly I, Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Shah JP, Patel SG, Ghossein RA.

Thyroid. 2015 May;25(5):503-8.

• Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in young patients.

van Monsjou HS, Wreesmann VB, van den Brekel MW, Balm AJ. 

Oral Oncol. 2013 Dec;49(12):1097-102.

• Oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas in young patients: The Netherlands Cancer Institute experience. 

van Monsjou HS, M Lopez-Yurda, M. Hauptmann, Balm AJ, van den Brekel MM, Wreesmann VB. 

Head Neck. 2013 Jan;35(1):94-102.

• Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a unique disease on the rise?

van Monsjou HS, Balm AJ, van den Brekel MM, Wreesmann VB. 

Oral Oncol. 2010 Nov;46(11):780-5.

• Closure of tracheoesophageal fistula with prefabricated revascularized bilaminar radial forearm free flap.

Wreesmann VB, Smeele LE, Hilgers FJ, Lohuis PJ. 

Head Neck. 2009 Jun;31(6):838-42.

• Clinical impact of molecular analysis on thyroid cancer management.

Wreesmann VB, Singh B. 

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2008 Jan;17(1):1-35.

Genetic abnormalities associated with chemoradiation resistance of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. 

van den Broek GB, Wreesmann VB, van den Brekel MW, Rasch CR, Balm AJ, Rao PH. 

Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Aug 1;13(15 Pt 1):4386-91.

• Association of CD44 V3-containing isoforms with tumor cell growth, migration, matrix metalloproteinase expression, and lymph node metastasis in head and neck cancer.

Wang SJ, Wreesmann VB, Bourguignon LY. 

Head Neck. 2007 Jun;29(6):550-8.

• Downregulation of Fanconi anemia genes in sporadic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
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• Wreesmann VB, Estilo C, Eisele DW, Singh B, Wang SJ.

ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2007;69(4):218-25. Epub 2007 Apr 4.

• Patterns of expression of cell cycle/apoptosis genes along the spectrum of thyroid carcinoma progression.
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• Saltman B, Singh B, Hedvat CV, Wreesmann VB, Ghossein R.
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• Surgery. 2006 Dec;140(6):899-905; discussion 905-6.

• Repetitive endoscopic sinus surgery failure: a role for radical surgery?

Videler WJ, Wreesmann VB, van der Meulen FW, Knegt PP, Fokkens WJ. 

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Apr;134(4):586-91.

• MUC1 plays a role in tumor maintenance in aggressive thyroid carcinomas.
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• Patel KN, Maghami E, Wreesmann VB, Shaha AR, Shah JP, Ghossein R, Singh B.
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• Surgery. 2005 Dec;138(6):994-1001; discussion 1001-2.

• Chromosomal aberrations in squamous cell carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract: biologic insights and clinical opportunities.

Wreesmann VB, Singh B. 

J Oral Pathol Med. 2005 Sep;34(8):449-59. Review.

• Molecular profiling of tumor progression in head and neck cancer.
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• Belbin TJ, Singh B, Smith RV, Socci ND, Wreesmann VB, Sanchez-Carbayo M, Masterson J, Patel S, Cordon-Cardo C, Prystowsky MB, Childs G.
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• Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Jan;131(1):10-8.

• Identification of novel prognosticators of outcome in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Wreesmann VB, Shi W, Thaler HT, Poluri A, Kraus DH, Pfister D, Shaha AR, Shah JP, Rao PH, Singh B. 

J Clin Oncol. 2004 Oct 1;22(19):3965-72.

• Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: genome-wide appraisal of a controversial entity.

Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Hezel M, Banerjee D, Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Shah JP, Rao PH, Singh B. 

Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2004 Aug;40(4):355-64.

• Genome-wide profiling of papillary thyroid cancer identifies MUC1 as an independent prognostic marker.

Wreesmann VB, Sieczka EM, Socci ND, Hezel M, Belbin TJ, Childs G, Patel SG, Patel KN, Tallini G, Prystowsky M, Shaha AR, Kraus D, Shah JP, Rao PH, Ghossein R, Singh B. 

Cancer Res. 2004 Jun 1;64(11):3780-9.

• Genetic abnormalities associated with nodal metastasis in head and neck cancer.

Wreesmann VB, Wang D, Goberdhan A, Prasad M, Ngai I, Schnaser EA, Sacks PG, Singh B. 

Head Neck. 2004 Jan;26(1):10-5.

• Human papillomavirus DNA and p53 polymorphisms in squamous cell carcinomas from Fanconi anemia patients.
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• Kutler DI, Wreesmann VB, Goberdhan A, Ben-Porat L, Satagopan J, Ngai I, Huvos AG, Giampietro P, Levran O, Pujara K, Diotti R, Carlson D, Huryn LA, Auerbach AD, Singh B.
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• J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Nov 19;95(22):1718-21.

• Chromosomal aberrations in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma do not vary based on severity of tobacco/alcohol exposure.

Singh B, Wreesmann VB, Pfister D, Poluri A, Shaha AR, Kraus D, Shah JP, Rao PH. 

BMC Genet. 2002 Nov 14;3:22. Epub 2002 Nov 14.

• Genome-wide appraisal of thyroid cancer progression.
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• Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Patel SG, Harris CP, Schnaser EA, Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Shah JP, Rao PH, Singh B.
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• Am J Pathol. 2002 Nov;161(5):1549-56.

• Refractory chronic sinusitis: evaluation of symptom improvement after Denker’s procedure.
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• Wreesmann VB, Fokkens WJ, Knegt PP.
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• Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001 Nov;125(5):495-500.

• Inflammatory pseudotumour (inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour) of the pancreas: a report of six cases associated with obliterative phlebitis.
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• Wreesmann V, van Eijck CH, Naus DC, van Velthuysen ML, Jeekel J, Mooi WJ.
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• Histopathology. 2001 Feb;38(2):105-10.

• Screening for genetic aberrations in papillary thyroid cancer by using comparative genomic hybridization.
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• Singh B, Lim D, Cigudosa JC, Ghossein R, Shaha AR, Poluri A, Wreesmann VB, Tuttle M, Shah JP, Rao PH.
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• Surgery. 2000 Dec;128(6):888-93;discussion 893-4.

Abstracts (Presentations at scientific meetings):

• Genome-wide screening for genetic prognostic factors in papillary thyroid carcinoma.
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• Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Poluri A, Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Shah JP Rao PH, Singh B.

Fifth International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer San Francisco, CA, July 2000.

• Hierarchical Clustering (HC): a Novel Approach to Evaluating the Prognostic Value of Laboratory Parameters in Patients (Pts) Undergoing Chemoradiation Treatment (CRT) for Advanced Laryngopharyngeal Carcinoma (LPC). 

Singh B, Pfister D, Wreesmann VB, Li R, Gogineni S, Bosl G, Hoffman RH, Shah JP, Rao PH. 

37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; New Orleans LA, May 2001.

• Gain of 1q is unique to the tall cell variant of papillary thyroid cancer.

Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Tuttle RM, Shaha AR, Robbins R, Shah JP, Rao PH, Singh B. 

73rd annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association, Washington D.C. November 2001.

• MUC1 is a target of 1q amplification and pertains a grave clinical prognosis in papillary thyroid cancer. 

Wreesmann VB, Sieczka E, Socci ND, Hezel M, Belbin TJ, Childs G, Patel SG, Shah JP, Rao PH, Ghossein RG, Singh B. 

Annual Meeting of the New York Head and Neck Society, New York, NY, March 2002.

• Genome wide screening identified gains and losses as independent prognostic variables in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). 

Singh B, Wreesmann VB, Thaler HT, Shi W, Shah JP, Shaha AR, Kraus DH, Boyle JO, Pfister D, Rao PH. 

38th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; Orlando, Fl May 2002.

• p53 inactivation by human papillomavirus (HPV) in Fanconi anemia associated squamous cell carcinoma. 

Kutler DI, Goberdhan A, Wreesmann VB, Giampietro PF, Auerbach AD, Singh B. 

The Sixth Research Workshop on the Biology, Prevention, and Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer; Washington D.C.; October 2002.

• Identification of novel prognostic factors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. 
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• Wreesmann VB, Shi W, Thaler HT, Shah JP, Shaha AR, Kraus DH, Boyle JO, Pfister D, Rao PH, Singh B. 

7th symposion on Research in Head and Neck Cancer; Dusseldorf, Germany, September 4-6 2003.

• Molecular profiling of aggressive papillary thyroid cancer: prognostic significance of MUC1 alterations. 

Wreesmann VB, Sieczka E, Socci ND, Hezel M, Belbin TJ, Childs G, Patel SG, Patel KN, Tallini G, Prystowsky M, Shaha AR, Kraus D, Shah JP, Rao PH, Ghossein RA, Singh B. 

7th symposion on Research in Head and Neck Cancer; Dusseldorf, Germany, September 4-6 2003.

• Chromosomal aberrations in Fanconi anemia-associated squamous cell carcinomas differ from sporadic squamous cell carcinomas from the general population. 

Kutler DI, Rao PH, Wreesmann VB, Goberdhan A, Ngai I, Huvos AG, Giampietro PF, Levran O, Pujara K, Diotti R, Auerbach AD, Singh B. 

15th annual Fanconi Anemia Research Fund scientific symposium, Houston TX, Oct 2003.

• Molecular classification of Fanconi anemia(FA)-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) using oligonucleotide microarrays. 

Kutler DI, Ganly I, Wreesmann VB, Goberdhan A, Ngai I, Huvos AG, Giampietro PF, Levran O, Pujara K, Diotti R, Auerbach AD, Singh B. 

15th annual Fanconi Anemia Research Fund scientific symposium, Houston TX, Oct 2003.

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• Genotyping follicular cell-derived thyroid neoplasia: a CGH study of 150 cases.

Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Socci N, Shaha AR, Tuttle RM, Shah JP, Rao PH, Singh B. 

Sixth International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, Washington DC, August 2004.

• Downregulation of Fanconi anemia genes in sporadic squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck. 

Wreesmann VB, Estilo C, Eisele DW, Singh B, Wang SJ. 

208th meeting of the Netherlands Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Utrecht, April 7th 2006.

• Extracapsular nodal spread does not predict outcome in clinically node negative oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. 

Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Carlson D, Ganly I, Palmer F, Montero P, Shah JP, Patel SG. 

AHNS 2013 Annual Meeting, April 10 & 11, 2013, Orlando Florida.

• Minor (<2mm) extracapsular spread is not an adverse predictor of outcome in metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. 

Wreesmann VB, Ghossein RA, Carlson D, Ganly I, Palmer F, Montero P, Shah JP, Patel SG. 

Presented at the AHNS 2014 Annual Meeting, July 2014, New York, New York.

Books, Chapters:

• Molecular Biology as applied to Head and Neck Oncology

Wreesmann VB, Singh B.

Stell and Maran's Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology

Fifth Edition

Chapter, edited by John Watkinson and Ralph Gilbert

• Molecular-Cytogenetic Characterization of Head and Neck Cancer: Identification of molecular prognostic factors and targets of therapy

Wreesmann VB, Singh B.

Book, Amsterdam 2004

Reviewed in: Head and Neck: Volume 29, Issue 1, pages 82–83, January 2007

• Open Conservation Surgery for Laryngeal Cancer

Wreesmann VB, Ganly I

Scott-Brown's Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Eighth Edition

Chapter 27

CRC Press, Taylor-Francis Group, June 12th, 2018

• Molecular Oncology

Wreesmann V.B.

Self-Assessment in Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, First Edition

Chapter 21

Elsevier 2014

Research grants:

Netherlands Cancer Institute “Startgeld” Grant 2008

Project: Fanconi anemia in head and neck cancer

Principal investigators: Wreesmann VB, van den Brekel MW, Balm AJM, Vens C.

Amount granted: 300.000 euro

La Dra. Ellen Christiaanse es experta en sanación alternativa. Combina métodos basados en evidencia con prácticas holísticas. Obtuvo un doctorado en Sistemas de Información en el MIT y una maestría en Psicología Organizacional.

Está certificada como Maestra de Reiki, profesora de Yin Yoga, terapeuta de sonido y coach asistida con caballos. Ha dirigido más de 100 retiros de bienestar, incluyendo programas de yoga, meditación, desintoxicación y para mujeres. Es reconocida por sus técnicas innovadoras y su dedicación a la salud integrativa. Su tasa de satisfacción de clientes supera el 95%.

Dr. Karin P. Q. Oomen, MD PhD

Consultant ENT Surgeon

www.andsurgeons.com

Date of Birth: 13 August 1977

Education

Biology, University of Utrecht — Sep 1995 – Sep 1996

Doctoral Degree in Medicine, University of Utrecht — Sep 1996 – Dec 2001

M.D., School of Medicine, University of Utrecht — Dec 2001 – Dec 2003

Senior House Officer, ENT Surgery, UMC Utrecht — Aug 2004 – Jan 2006

Residency, ENT Surgery, UMC Utrecht/Wilhelmina Children's Hospital — Feb 2006 – Feb 2011

PhD, Dept. of Anatomy & ENT Surgery, University of Utrecht — Feb 2011 – May 2011

Thesis: Anatomical and clinical appraisal of the pterygopalatine ganglion. Defended: 27 May 2011

Certifications

United States: ECFMG Certification — 1 May 2012

United States: Medical Licencing Examination (USMLE) — 1 May 2012

Step I: 203/84

Step IIa – Clinical Knowledge: 223/80

Step IIb – Clinical Skills: Pass

Surgical Fellowship

Paediatric Otolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA — Aug 2011 – Aug 2013

Professional Experience

Current Positions (since 2022)

Consultant ENT Surgeon & Owner, ANDSURGEONS, Andorra

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Clínica Omega Zeta & Clínica Som Salut, Andorra

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Centro Medico Teknon (Barcelona) Spain, Juaneda Clinics, Menorca, Spain, Avantmedic (Lleida), Spain

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Medinet, Portland Clinical, Imperial College London (Honorary Contract)

Previous Roles

Paediatric Otolaryngologist, UMC Utrecht/Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital — Feb 2014 – Feb 2016

Specialized in pediatric and adult ENT, with specific focus on voice, airway, cleft palate and laryngotracheal surgery.

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK — Sep 2017 – December 2020

Licensure

United Kingdom: GMC #7511829 – Fully Registered, Specialist Registration

Netherlands: BIG #49061371701 – Physician (since Dec 2023)

Netherlands: RGS #1910932 – Otolaryngologist (since Feb 2011)

Spain: COMB #65907 (Barcelona)

Andorra: RPS #03255, Collegiat #913

Languages

Dutch: Native

English: Full Professional Proficiency

Spanish: Professional Working Proficiency

German: Professional Working Proficiency

French: Professional Working Proficiency

Catalan: Limited working proficiency

Medical Missions

Cleft lip and palate repair, Antigua, Guatemala — MMFC — Jun 2012

Selected Publications

Full list available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Oomen+k&sort=date

1. Endoscopic transmucosal direct puncture sclerotherapy for management of airway vascular malformations.

Oomen KP, Paramasivam S, Waner M, Niimi Y, Fifi JT, Berenstein A, O TM. 

Laryngoscope. 2016 Jan;126(1):205-11.

2. Thyroglossal duct cyst and ectopic thyroid: surgical management.

Oomen KP, Modi VK, Maddalozzo

J.Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2015 Feb;48(1):15-27.

3. Epiglottopexy with and without lingual tonsillectomy.

Oomen KP, Modi VK.

Laryngoscope. 2014 Apr;124(4):1019-22.

4. Evidence-based practice: pediatric tonsillectomy.

Oomen KP, Modi VK, Stewart MG. 

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2012 Oct;45(5):1071-81

5. Effect of adenotonsillectomy on middle ear status in children.

Oomen KP, Rovers MM, van den Akker EH, van Staaij BK, Hoes AW, Schilder AG.

Laryngoscope. 2005 Apr;115(4):731-4.

“Gracias a los avances de la tecnología ahora disponemos de nuevos materiales y técnicas para ayudar a nuestros pacientes de forma más segura y eficaz, llevando la cirugía de columna al más alto nivel”

El Dr. Augusto Covaro es cirujano ortopédico especializado en cirugía de columna y desarrolla su actividad profesional en Barcelona . Ofrece una serie de servicios a sus pacientes como consultor en cirugía de columna en ICATME, Institut Universitari Dexeus y Hospital de Igualada, incluyendo tratamientos para estenosis de columna lumbar, lumbalgias, radiculopatías, escoliosis, hernia discal y otras patologías de columna.

Realizó dos becas en cirugía de columna, una en Aarhus, Dinamarca, con el apoyo de la sociedad internacional SICOT en 2012 y la segunda en cirugía de columna compleja en Uppsala, Suecia, en 2016, con el apoyo de una beca de la sociedad internacional AOspine.

Durante su carrera, el Dr. Covaro ha tenido una participación continua en reuniones internacionales y ha contribuido a varios artículos publicados en revistas científicas.

Tiene una gran experiencia en el trato con los pacientes y utiliza los conocimientos adquiridos para brindar a cada paciente la mejor calidad de atención.

El Dr. Pierluigi Minicozzi es instructor certificado de Hatha Yoga. Obtuvo su acreditación en Alliance Yoga, Rishikesh, India, en 2019. Ha enseñado ampliamente en Italia y España, y dirige sesiones en festivales y retiros.

El Dr. Minicozzi integra diversas tradiciones espirituales y prácticas holísticas en sus clases. Se enfoca en ayudar a los estudiantes a alinear cuerpo, mente y emociones. Su enseñanza promueve la autoconciencia y el bienestar. Está dedicado a ofrecer una educación de yoga transformadora.