Dr. Francisco Villarejo Ortega

Dr. Francisco Villarejo Ortega
Neurological Surgery
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Dr. Francisco Villarejo Ortega

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World-class eminence in the field of Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery, formed with prestigious doctors in the UK, US and Canada. He is the author of numerous books in the field, and has organized 40 international conferences, most notably the XIV World Congress of Pediatric Neurosurgery and the First International Congress on Epilepsy Surgery. He is a member of the most important national and international societies of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and American Epilepsy Society.

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 Credentials

GMC: ‍282816243

 Professional experience

• More than 40 years of experience
• He works in 1974 as a senior house officer at Newcastle General Hospital (United Kingdom) with Professor Hankinson and later with Dr. Raimondi at the Children's Hospital in Chicago (United States) and Dr. Hoffman at the Hospital for Sick Children from Toronto (Canada).
• From 1977 to 1988 he is head of the Section of Neurosurgery at La Paz Hospital in Madrid.
• From 1988 until now, he is head of the Neurosurgery Service of the Hospital del Niño Jesús in Madrid.

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 Sub-specialties

• Specialist in skull and spine surgery.

 Teaching posts

• He is Honorary Professor of the Chair of Pediatrics of the Autonomous University of Madrid.

 Education

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the Complutense University of Madrid, in 1970.
• Specialist in Neurosurgery (1975), he reads his doctoral thesis, Cum Laude, at the University of Valladolid. Its title is "Post-injection sciatic paralysis. Clinical and experimental study "(1986).
• He made the internship in the Department of Neurosurgery of the Institute of Oncology and Residency in the Sanitary City of La Paz, with Professor Obrador, where he was later appointed Deputy Medical Neurosurgery in 1974.

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 Publications and conferences

• He has presented more than 600 communications in National and International Congresses.
• He has organized 40 International Congresses, including the XIV World Congress of Pediatric Neurosurgery and the I International Congress on Surgery of Epilepsy.
• He has published more than 300 works in English-language journals (Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Surgical Neurology, Epilepsy, Spine, Child's Nervous System, Epileptic Disorders, Neurology) and in Spanish specialty journals (Neurology, Neurosurgery).
• He has collaborated on ten books with fundamental chapters on the topic of epilepsy.
• He is the author of seven books in his specialty.

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 Prizes and awards

• Pedro Mata Award 2008, Sixto Obrados Alcalde award year 1981.
• Medical News Award for the best original work for "Astrocytomas of cerebellum".
• Caja Madrid Award for work on Continuing Education in Health Sciences Antena de Oro de Ciencia 2009.
• Finalist to Doctor of the Year in 1986 (2nd place).

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 Professional membership

• He is a member of the most important national and international societies of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Epilepsy Society.
• He has been president of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC), vice president of the Spanish League against Epilepsy (LECE), secretary of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (SENEP) and the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN).

Languages spoken

  • Spanish
  • English

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29/08/2018

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Mi cita con el doctor fue perfecta la atención excelente la espera en sala breve, las instalaciones buenas todo fue muy bien y el trato muy bueno

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06/08/2018

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el trato muy bueno, pero tanto en la sala de espera como en la consulta del doctor hacía mucho calor.

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23/07/2018

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Todo estupendo. no me vió el dr. villarejo, sino una doctora de su equipo. no obstante, ninguna queja. me atendió perfectamente y me explicó todo muy bien.

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04/01/2018

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Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Canal stenosis

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Cervical disc herniation

The herniated disc is the compression of the spinal cord or nerve root that occurs when a portion of an intervertebral disc moves. Hernias usually aff ...

Cranial Surgery

It is any intervention that treats problems in the brain and surrounding structures. It may be necessary to intervene a tumor, bleeding from trauma, b ...

Epilepsy Surgery

Epilepsy surgery is a procedure that is performed when patients with epilepsy not adequately respond to drugs, which happens approximately 20% of case ...

Spinal surgery

The spine surgery is to correct structural abnormalities of the spine that cause pain. It is indicated in cases where there is significant compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots, and when it is due undoubtedly to the structural abnormality detected. One of those treated by surgery of cervical spine injury is a herniated disc. Cervical surgery may be necessary to reduce pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots, when pain is caused by a herniated disc or a bone of spinal canal. Trauma surgery may also be required to stabilize the cervical spine and minimize the possibility of paralysis, when a fracture or dislocation causes a vertebral instability. Likewise, cervical surgery is also used in case of degenerative diseases. ...

Acoustic neuroma

Auditory or acoustic neuroma neuroma is a tumor that forms in the inner ear conductor. Despite being a benign tumor it is aggressive because when diagnosed in its early stages is not done, is growing in size and can reach compressing neural structures. Symptoms usually begin with a ringing or tinnitus on the side of the tumor which is accompanied by a gradual loss of hearing. In extreme cases the ear neurinoma can generate a hearing loss of the affected side. In most cases, it must be surgically removed. ...

Minimally invasive spine surgery

One of the biggest problems of spine surgery are multiple incisions that must be made to reach this part of the body and, therefore, the subsequent scarring, a large blood loss and long-term interventions. Therefore, every time is often used more surgery minimally invasive spine, whenever possible as sequelae resulting are smaller, smaller scars, damage to the muscle mass is minimal and achieves rapid recovery patient. Furthermore, the results of such operations are the same as traditional surgery. Therefore, the minimally invasive spine surgery is most recommended for patients provided they are suitable so that she could make features. ...

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