Dr Juan Diego Pina

• Laser proctological treatments. Pioneer and expert in this procedure and surgical trainer in Spain and Portugal since 2013.
• General and digestive surgery.
• Advanced colorectal surgery.
• Hepatic surgery and liver transplantation.

Professional Career

• General and Digestive Surgeon at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid (since 2008).
• Member of the Advanced Colorectal Surgery Unit at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (since 2013), with formal recognition granted by the Asociación Española de Coloproctología.
• Specialist in hepatic surgery and liver transplantation at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
• Trainer and instructor in laser proctology techniques since 2013.
• Director of the Proctocom World Congress on Laser Proctology (2023).
• Member of the expert committee involved in the development of European guidelines for laser proctological treatment.
• Annual organiser of the course Laser in Proctology – Biolitec España since 2013.
• Trainer of more than 100 national and international surgeons in laser proctology techniques.

Academic Training

• Internal Surgery Student, General Surgery Department, Universidad de Granada (2001–2004).
• MD in Medicine and Surgery, Universidad de Granada (1998–2004).
• Specialist training in General and Digestive Surgery (MIR) at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
• Doctoral coursework and research proficiency completed at the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, with a research project entitled “Study of the first 100 living liver donor cases in Spain”, awarded the highest grade.
• Teaching activity at the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares.
• Teaching activity at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (2014–2015).
• Author and co-author of more than 100 communications presented at national and international congresses.
• Author of several book chapters in surgical training manuals for residents.

Affiliations

• Member of the Ilustre Colegio de Médicos de Madrid.
• Member of the Asociación Española de Cirujanos.
• Member of the Asociación Española de Coloproctología.
• Member of the Sociedad Española de Trasplante Hepático.

Research and scientific activity

• Recognised as senior instructor and leading expert in colorectal laser surgery by Biolitec.