Dr Luis Riera

• Angiology and vascular surgery.
• Associate Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Professional Career

• 2011 – Present – Head of the Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery. Complejo Hospitalario Ruber Juan Bravo, grupo Quirón Salud. Madrid.
• 2011 – Present – Head of the Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery. Hospital Quirón San José. Madrid.
• 2008 – Present – Consultant in Angiology and Vascular Surgery. Hospital Universitario “La Paz”. Madrid.
• 2008 – 2011 – Consultant in Angiology and Vascular Surgery. Sanatorio Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Madrid.
• 2003 – 2008 – Residency in Angiology and Vascular Surgery. Hospital Universitario La Paz. Madrid (Spain).

Academic Training

• Associate Professor of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2013–present).

• Fellow of the European Board of Vascular Surgery (FEBVS), Maastricht, Netherlands (2012).

• Second-level accreditation in Radiological Protection oriented to interventional practice, Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (2010).

• Basic certification in Non-Invasive Vascular Diagnosis, Sociedad Española de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular (2009).

• Official Specialist Title in Angiology and Vascular Surgery (2008).

• PhD in Medicine and Surgery, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Doctoral thesis: “Adjunctive treatment with mesenchymal stem cells in endovascular surgery of abdominal aortic aneurysm”.

• Degree in Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1995–2001).

Affiliations

• Consultant in Angiology and Vascular Surgery at: Grupo de Dermatología Pedro Jaén.
• Hospital Universitario “La Paz”. Madrid.
• Hospital Quirón San José. Madrid.
• Complejo Hospitalario Ruber Juan Bravo, grupo Quirón Salud.
• Coordinator and lecturer of the Master’s Degree in Cosmetic Dermatology – Phlebology Module, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (2011–present). Madrid
• Clinical teaching collaborator in Cardiology and Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2003–2013).
• Member of the EFQM Teaching Evaluation Working Group, Hospital Universitario La Paz (May 2007) Madrid.

Affiliations

• Member of the Transfusion Committee, Hospital Universitario La Paz, and co-author of the Hospital Transfusion Guidelines.
• Member of the Sociedad Española de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular.
• Member of the Sociedad Centro de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular.
• Member of the Sociedad Española de Investigaciones Quirúrgicas.
• Member of the European Society for Vascular Surgery.
• Member of the Spanish Chapter of Phlebology, SEACV.
• Board member of the Spanish Chapter of Endovascular Surgery.
• Board member of the Chapter of Non-Invasive Diagnosis, Sociedad Española de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular (2012–2016). 2012-2016.
• Board member and Treasurer of the Sociedad de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular y Endovascular de Madrid (2011–2016). 2011-2016.
• Resident representative on the Teaching Committee, Hospital Universitario La Paz (2005–2007). 2005-2007.

Research activity

• Member of the Cell Therapy and Genometastasis Research Group, Experimental Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ Research Institute.
• Member of the Clinical and Interventional Cardiology Research Group, Experimental Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ Research Institute.

Awards and Distinctions

• Principal Investigator of a Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating the safety of mesenchymal stem cell therapy for non-revascularisable critical limb ischaemia, Hospital Universitario La Paz, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Health. Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid. Madrid. Project funded by the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs. Principal Investigator.
• “Platelet-Rich Plasma for Diabetic Foot Ulcers.” Phase IIa Clinical Trial. Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid. Madrid.
• Principal Investigator, FIS ISCIII Grant 2011: Adjunctive treatment with mesenchymal stem cells in endovascular management of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
• Investigator in the VIRTUE Registry, an international registry on endovascular treatment of thoracic and abdominal aortic dissection.
• Investigator in the CIHQ Study, a multicentre project on surgical site infection care, Sociedad Española de Infección Quirúrgica.
• Ministry of Education Research Grant (2000–2001) for endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
• Research collaboration with the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, USA (1996).