ACADEMIC TRAINING
Neurosurgery Residency, University of Valencia, Spain (2006-2011).
International rotations at UCSF (M. Lawton, 2009), Helsinki (J. Hernesniemi, 2010), São Paulo (E. de Oliveira, 2010), and Tokyo (T. Fukushima, 2011).
Research and clinical fellow at Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul (2011-2012), teaching weekly Neuroanatomy classes under the mentorship of U. Türe and M.G. Yasargil.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Alicante General University Hospital

Skull Base and Neuro-Oncology Coordinator (2012-), training 2 senior residents per year.
Research Coordinator for 2 international fellows per year (2015-).
Director of the COSECSA-NED Training Program, training 1-2 young neurosurgeons per year from LMIC African countries (2017-).
Trained over 50 neurosurgery residents, with a focus on skull base surgery and intraoperative monitoring.
Introduced innovative educational tools such as 3D surgical planning and VR environments to enhance residents’ understanding of complex anatomy.
Supervised over 10 medical students' thesis projects, all receiving top grades.

University Teaching

Miguel Hernández University (Spain): Professor of Neuroanatomy and Neurosurgery (2016-2024), highest-rated professor by medical students (2018-2024).
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (India): Adjunct Professor of Anatomy (2019-).
University of Alicante (Spain): Chair of Neuroanatomy (2024-).
Visiting Professor at Lausanne (Switzerland), McMaster (Canada), Charles (Czech Republic), and Maharashtra (India).

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery, Cum Laude, University of Valencia (2007-2013).
68 peer-reviewed publications, 12 book chapters.
Reviewer for high-impact journals (Brain & Spine, World Neurosurgery, Neurochirurgie, etc.).
350+ presentations at national and international conferences, many focused on neurosurgical education.
Invited speaker at 50+ international workshops.
8 awards for best presentation at neurosurgery meetings.
EANS Trainee’s Award 2024 for Excellence in Teaching.

LEADERSHIP & CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Director of 3DNeuroanatomy (2013-), impacting 1000+ neurosurgeons worldwide.
Organizer of 40+ Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy courses.
Director of Neurosurgical Anatomy training courses for Spanish residents (2014-2019).
Director of Training Activities at the Spanish Neurosurgical Society (SENEC) (2023-).
President of the International Academy of Neurosurgical Anatomy (IANA) (2024-).
Organizer of 25+ Online Neurosurgical Education Seminars (WFNS & IANA), reaching 63K+ views.
President-elect of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) Training Committee.

MEMBERSHIPS & INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Member of the WFNS Neurosurgical Anatomy Committee (2015-2022).
National Delegate and Member of the EANS Training Committee (2017-2025).
Member of the WFNS Education Committee (2022-2024).
Member of the EANS Global and Humanitarian Committee (2021-).
Founder and Secretary General of IANA (2022-2024).
Founder of the Spanish Neurosurgical Society (SENEC) Neurosurgical Anatomy Committee (2014-).