Xavier Ruyra Baliarda

Biography

 Experience Assistant physician of the Cardiac Surgery Service of the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona (1996). Xefe of Cardiac Cirurxia. Instituto Galego de Mediciña Tecnica (MedTec). Vigo (1997-1999) Assistant physician of the Cardiac Surgery Service of Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona (1999-2000). Head of Cardiac Surgery Service, Uiversitari Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Badalona (Barcelona) (since 2000). Degree Graduated in Medicine and Surgery with a rating of Excellent by the University of Barcelona (1989). Specialist in Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Barcelona. MIR training at the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital, Barcelona (1995). European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (European Council of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2001). Postgraduate training Training in cardiovascular thoracoscopy Advanced level. Center for Minimal Invasion, Cáceres (1997). Educational Course on Total Arterial Myocardial Revascularization, Institute di Clinica Cardiovasculare, Chieti (Italy) (1997). Cours superieur de Technique Chirurgicale (Superior Course in Surgical Technique), University of Paris, Hôpital Broussais (1997). Port-acces Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (Port-Acces Minimally Invasive Circumcision), Kinepolis (Brussels) (1998). Introduction to Statistics in Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (1998). San Raffaele fourth Mitral Reconstructive Surgery Course (Fourth San Rafael Course of Reconstructive Mitral Surgery), Milan (2002). Aortic and Mitral Reconstructive Surgery, Brussels (2002). Master of Valve repair, Barcelona (2002). Epicardial Isolation of the Pulmonary Veins with Cryotherapy System, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset. Götteborg (2004). Course Surgery of the Aortic Root, University of Nijmegen, (Netherlands) (2004). Aortic Surgery Workshop in Toronto (Workshop on Aortic Surgery). Toronto Hospital (2004). Post-Graduate Course Aortic surgery Symposium, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York) (1998, 2006).

Research Interest

  Teaching in postgraduate courses in Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Care. Teaching in Nursing in Cardiac Surgery, Center for Health Studies.