Ophthalmologist Jeroni Nadal Reus

Ophthalmologist at Barcelona

Dr. Jeroni Nadal Reus is an ophthalmologist at the Oftalvist Barcelona clinic.

Training

• Graduate in medicine and surgery. Autonomous University of Barcelona. July 14, 1984. Issued on November 22, 1984.
• Resident in Ophthalmology Barraquer Ophthalmology Center (1987-1991).
• Fellowship in retina surgery Barraquer Ophthalmology Center (11/1991-12/1992).
• Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (11/11/2011).
• Doctoral thesis: Approach to the pathophysiology of diabetic retinopathy: Study of the phosphorylation and nitrosylation of protein tyrosines and inflammatory and angiogenic peptides of the vitreous humour.
• Autonomous University of Barcelona. Classification: Outstanding Cum Laude.
• Specialist in Ophthalmology (1992). Retina and Vitreous Surgeon.

Asistencial activity

Actual charge

Medical Director of the Oftalvist Ophthalmological Clinic in Barcelona.

• Dr. Jeroni Nadal has been a vitreoretinal surgeon since 1992 and has performed more than 16,000 retinal surgeries.
• Former Medical Deputy Director of the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center and Head of the Retina and Vitreous Department of this ophthalmology clinic.

Teaching activity

• Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.
• Professor at the Menendez-Pelayo University. Santander. Faculty of Engineering.
• Professor University of San Pablo. Madrid. Faculty of Biotechnology
•  Research excellence by the University of Barcelona.
•  Responsible for the coordination and training of Residents in clinical sessions and weekly medical and surgical retina seminars, from October to June uninterruptedly from 1992 to the present.
• Surgeon instructor for Residents R-3 in vitreoretinal surgery, from 1993 uninterruptedly to the present.
• Medical consultant in vitreoretinal disorders in the residential setting. Theoretical lessons in doctoral courses at the Barraquer University Institute, from 1992 to the present.
• Teacher in the Master and Diploma of Anterior Segment and Posterior Segment at the Barraquer University Institute, from 1992 to the present.
• Coordinator of publications and communications for residents established in 2004 whose objective is to encourage communications in the field of ophthalmology for COB residents.

Research activity

• Obtaining research excellence (From the Central University of Barcelona 2010). • First ophthalmologist to implant an artificial vision device in Spain (11/2013).
• The only surgeon in the world who has achieved the rehabilitation of a deaf/dumb/blind patient (Uscher Syndrome) after implanting an artificial vision device type ARGUS II.

• Current lines of research:  Principal investigator of the i-VISION artificial vision project developed at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in collaboration with:
  • Institute of Nanotechnology.
  • Institute of High Energy Physics.
  • Institute of Photonic Sciences.
  • Institute of Artificial Vision.

• Researcher of the TORCH artificial vision project. Based on photovoltaic epiretinal cells. In collaboration with the UNIVERSITE of GENEVA. Department of nuclear and corpuscular physics Geneva Switzerland.
•  Researcher in the surgical development of the Argus II implant. With the collaboration of the Company Argus II Sylmar California USA.
• Researcher in the Subretinal Implant of RPE Cells in collaboration with the Department of Ophthalmology of the Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota (USA).
• Research lines of gene therapy in Retinitis pigmentosa in collaboration with Novartis Lab.USA.

Awards

Main awards for the professional career of Dr. Jeroni Nadal:

• Mateu Orfila award from the Balearic Academy of Medical Sciences 2017.
• First prize BIST (Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology). HOPE project (epriretinal artificial vision device) 2017.
• First prize BIST (Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology). THEIA Project (epriretinal artificial vision device) 2016.
• Jaume II Award from the Consell Insular de Mallorca 2016.
• Prize for innovation from the Ministry of Health of the Spanish State. Madrid 2015.

Publications

Dr. Jeroni Nadal is the author of multiple publications in scientific journals of high international impact, as well as books and papers presented at national and international conferences.

Organizations and societies

He belongs to the following associations:

• President of the Catalan Society of Ophthalmology 2018.
• Academic number XV of the European Academy of Ophthalmology (company limited to 50 members elected by CV and direct vote of its members).
• Academy of Medical Sciences of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
• Catalan Society of Ophthalmology.
• French Society of Ophthalmology.
• Spanish Society of Ophthalmology.
• International member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
• Founding Member of the Fluorescein-Indocyanin Angiographic Club.
• Member of the European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER).
• Catalan Society of Diabetes.
•  Catalan Transplant Society.
• Catalan Society of Oto-Neuro-Ophthalmology.
• Panamerican Society of Ophthalmology.
• European Vitreo-Retinal Society.
• Academic of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia.

Areas of interest

His main area of ​​interest is the vitreous, retina and macula. In addition, as has been mentioned in his role as a researcher, he is especially interested in artificial vision, gene therapy and cell therapy.

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