Dr Eldiberto Fernández

• Urological oncology.
• Minimally invasive treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer.
• Functional urology.
• Andrology and men’s health.
• Robotic surgery.

Professional Career

• MD in Medicine and Surgery, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; PhD from the same institution (1982).
• Medical Officer, Military Health Service (1983).
• Resident Physician in Urology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal (from 1988).
• Consultant Specialist in the Department of Urology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal (appointed through competitive examination), with special dedication to urological oncology, kidney transplantation and functional urology (since 2023).
• Clinical Head and Head of Robotic Surgery, Grupo Urológico San Rafael (since 2023).
• Director of the Grupo Urológico CIRU (since 2024).
• Urologist and Andrologist at Instituto Bernabeu.

Academic Training

• Lecturer in Urology for the MIR training programme at Hospital Ramón y Cajal.
• Author or co-author of 130 national and international communications, 60 scientific publications and 25 lectures and book chapters.
• Director and organiser of multiple scientific and educational meetings, both hospital-based and external.
• Master’s Degree in Hospital Management and Administration.
• Guest lecturer in courses on Clinical Management and Evidence-Based Medicine.
• Advanced training periods in France and the United States.
• Director of the Office of Professional Relations of the Asociación Española de Urología.
• Director of the Supervised Workshop in Robotic Surgery, Grupo Urológico San Rafael.
• Completion of 14 courses on Practical Keys to Medical Management (IESE).
• Collaborator in basic, clinical and translational research projects at the Molecular Oncology Laboratory of Hospital Ramón y Cajal, CSIC and Fundación Ramón Areces.
• Participant in 40 national and international round tables and invited lecturer in multiple urology courses.
• Accredited trainer in laser treatment for BPH and robotic surgery.
• Principal Investigator in six clinical trials and co-investigator in eight clinical trials.

Affiliations

• Member of the Asociación Española de Urología.
• President of the Fundación para la Investigación del Grupo Urológico San Rafael (2023).

Awards and Distinctions

• Pedro Arregui Award (1996).
• Award at the LXIV National Congress of Urology.
• Institut Pasteur of Paris Award (2002).
• Regular contributor to scientific outreach programmes in national and international media, including TVE, Antena 3, The New York Times, El País, El Mundo and ABC.
• Organiser and collaborator in humanitarian urological surgery missions in countries such as Bolivia, Liberia and Guatemala.
• Named by Forbes magazine as one of the five best urologists in Spain.