Dr. Raul Abella
General Surgery
Doctors | Dr. Raul Abella
Dr. Raul Abella, is an excellent cardiac surgeon with more than 28 years of experience. He is internationally recognized as an expert in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and for his treatment of highly complex cases – from newborn to adulthood.
He is currently the director of the Centre Internacional del Cor de Barcelona (CICB) centres at the Hospital Quirón-Dexeus and Hospital Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona.
Attended more than 100 national &
international conferences as a speaker
Professional Experience
1991 – 1995
Cardiovascular Surgery
Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital – Rome, Italy
1995 – 2001
Cardiovascular Surgery
Hesperia Hospital – Modena, Italy
2002 – 2009
Cardiovascular Surgery
IRCCS “Policlinico San Donato” – Milan, Italy
2009 – 2010
Cardiovascular Surgery
Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron – Barcelona, Spain
2010 – Present
Head of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitaria
Present
Director of Centre Internacional del Cor de Barcelona (CICB)
Dexeus University Hospital
Academic Background
1986
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Universita Degli Studi Di Roma ‘La Sapienza’
1987
Morphology of Congenital Heart Disease
Ministry of Public Health and Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
1989
Cardiac Surgery Training
Homograft Preparation – Kardiocentrum Motol Prague
1991
Specialised Surgical Technique Training
Clinique de Genolier Switzerland
1996
One and One Half Ventricle Repairs
AULCI & Bambino Gesu Hospital
1999
Aortic Valve Disease and its Management: A Spectrum from In Utero to Senescence
Hesperia Hospital. Scuola Internazionale di Perfezionamento Hesperia “Dwight C McGoon – Modena, Italy
Dr. Raul Abella, Knowledge and
specialization
Awards and Accreditations
1997
World Society for Pediatric & Congenital
Heart Surgery
Founding Member
1998
European Associations for
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Member
1998
