Dr Ricardo García

• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and minimally invasive treatment of BPH.
• Andrology and fertility.
• Urological oncology.
• Minimally invasive treatment of prostate cancer, including focal therapy.
• Prostate fusion biopsy.
• Robotic surgery.

Professional Career

• Associate Head of the CIRU Group, providing care at Hospital Viamed Santa Elena and Hospital Beata María Ana (March 2023 – present).
• Urologist and Andrologist at the Instituto Europeo de Fertilidad, Madrid (2018 – present).
• Urologist and Andrologist at Clínica Tambre, Human Reproduction Unit, Madrid (2007 – December 2023).
• Consultant Urologist at Hospital San Rafael, Madrid: part-time (September 2006 – October 2012) and full-time (October 2012 – March 2023).
• Consultant Specialist in Urology (FEA) at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid (June 2006 – October 2012).

Academic Training

• MD in Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
• Specialist training in Urology (MIR) at Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
• Clinical Lecturer (Ad Clinicum) at the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (2008–2012).
• Urology Tutor at Hospital San Rafael, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (2014–2023).
• Doctoral coursework completed at the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, with research proficiency accredited; doctoral thesis pending, entitled “Prostatic Stem Cells and Their Role in Prostate Carcinoma.”
• Director of two International Multidisciplinary Courses, Madrid (2018 and 2020).
• Instructor in Supervised Practical Workshops in Robotic Surgery, Madrid (2014–2019; five editions).

Affiliations

• Member of the Asociación Española de Urología.
• Member of the Sociedad Urológica Madrileña.
• Member of the European Association of Urology (EAU).
• Member of the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM).
• Member of the American Urological Association (AUA).

Research and scientific activity

• Collaborator in basic and clinical research projects with the Molecular Oncology Laboratory at Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
• Principal Investigator in four clinical studies/trials and co-investigator in eight clinical studies/trials.
• Collaborator in basic and clinical research projects with the Instituto de Química Orgánica (CSIC), Madrid.
• Author or co-author of 90 communications and presentations at national and international congresses, 25 publications in national and international journals and 30 book chapters.