Surgeries in Gran Canaria

Once again I flew to Gran Canaria to operate with Dr. Juarez. We did two procedures in two BPH patients, with the new Greenlight HPS laser, and everything went smoothly. I love to travel to Gran Canaria. The weather was not too good, but it is always a pleasure.

Visitor from Zaragoza

Today we received the visit of Dr. Luis Rodriguez Vela, an eminent urologist very devoted to andrology, from Zaragoza. He has decided to start offering Greenlight HPS treatment for his patients suffering from Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. He spent the day with us, I had scheduled four laser surgeries, so we had a great time discussing the subtleties of this surgical technique....

Conference in Asturias

Today I took a plane to Asturias, to participate in the annual meeting from the Urological Society of Asturias. Then I returned to Madrid, unfortunately I could not stay for the dinner.

Surgery in Barcelona

From Santiago,I took a flight directly to Barcelona, and I could see from the plane the pyrenees covered with snow...

There I helped Dr. López Costea, at the Quirón Hospital in Barcelona, to operate a patient with a huge prostate. Then I returned to Madrid, late, as always, feeling better from my flu, but wanting to get some rest...

Surgical day in Santiago de Compostela

Yesterday I arrived at Santiago de Compostela, with a terrible flu. I had been invited to perform a live surgical procedure at the Hospital Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, where Dr. Marqués Queimadelos organises each year the Update in Urological Surgery Meeting, sponsored by the SINUG and the Sociedad Gallega de Urología.

The patient had been submitted to a TURP (Transurethral resection of the prostate) and had a very irregular prostatic urethra. Visibility was not perfect, but he got better and better and at the end the result was excellent.

Then in the afternoon, I did a presentation on Greenlight laser prostatectomy and then we went to have dinner to the famous "Hostal" in front of the Cathedral. It was raining and the view of the cathedral was breathtaking....

Fast trip to Miami

In this ocassion I was invited by AMS (American Medical Systems) to travel to Miami this tuesday, to give a one hour talk on Greenlight HPS for the treatment of BPH and to participate in a round table with eminent American urologists, Ricardo González, Gregg Eure and Joe Nuzzarello.. It was a wonderful meeting, albeit brief, I had to return on Wednesday afternoon. I just had time to take a boat and watch the beautiful Miami Skiline on my arrival...