Review your imaging and clinical context
Together, we review your imaging and relate it to your symptoms, examination, medical history and previous treatments. I want to understand what is happening and how it affects your life.
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Medicine also grows
Your imaging, in context.
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THE DOCTOR
Abel Ferrés
MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon · MD, PhD · Barcelona
I am Abel Ferrés, a neurosurgeon focused on spine surgery and neuro-oncology. I studied Medicine at the Universitat de Girona and completed my specialist training at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.
I hold a PhD in Medicine from the Universitat de Barcelona, awarded cum laude, and completed a clinical observership at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York.
I combine clinical work at Hospital Clínic with private practice, teaching and research. I am a co-founder of Brain & Spine Barcelona. My priority in consultation is to listen, explain clearly and help you participate in decisions about your treatment.
Education and professional background
Medicine
Universitat de Girona
Specialist training in Neurosurgery
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
PhD in Medicine · cum laude
Universitat de Barcelona
Clinical observership
Weill Cornell Medicine · New York
TEACHING AND RESEARCH
Medicine also grows
through study.
Clinical practice, teaching and research complement one another. Academic activity is part of my commitment to neurosurgery.
Academic activityBrain & Spine Barcelona
I combine clinical work at Hospital Clínic with private practice, teaching and research. I am a co-founder of Brain & Spine Barcelona. My priority in consultation is to listen, explain clearly and help you participate in decisions about your treatment.
Brain & Spine BarcelonaHOW I ASSESS YOUR CASE
Your imaging, in context.
Your treatment, carefully considered.
A sound decision starts with understanding the whole picture. Imaging is one part of the assessment: it needs to be considered alongside your symptoms, examination and how the condition has developed.
Assess the most appropriate treatment
I explain the surgical and non-surgical options relevant to your case. We consider what each can offer, its risks and limitations, alongside your circumstances and goals.
Explain every step ahead
We clarify what comes next: further assessment, starting or adjusting treatment, follow-up or preparing for an operation. If surgery is needed, we discuss preparation, recovery and subsequent reviews.
Understanding the proposal is part of your care.
I want you to understand what we aim to improve, the alternatives and what we can expect from each option. When surgery is appropriate, we discuss its purpose, risks and limitations, and the steps involved in recovery. When it is not, we clarify how to continue with treatment or follow-up.
THE FIRST STEP IS A CONVERSATION
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Dr Abel Ferrés is a neurosurgeon in Barcelona whose practice focuses on spine surgery and neuro-oncology. His work includes endoscopic spine surgery and other minimally invasive approaches.
He graduated in Medicine from the Universitat de Girona and completed his neurosurgical residency at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. He holds a PhD in Medicine from the Universitat de Barcelona, with a cum laude distinction, and completed a clinical observership at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York.
His approach centres on assessing each case individually, explaining the diagnosis and considering the available treatment options. Whether surgery is appropriate, and which technique to use, depends on each patient's clinical circumstances and needs.
About Dr Abel Ferrés
Dr Ferrés combines clinical practice with research and medical education. His scientific publications and research activity include minimally invasive endoscopic approaches to complex brain tumours, surgery for spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage, photodynamic therapy for glioblastoma and the REACT study on cerebral vasospasm. He contributes to the education of medical students at the Universitat de Barcelona and has presented at national and international neurosurgical meetings, including those of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC) and the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS).
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