Dr. Venancio Chantada Abal

 Professional experience

• More than 35 years of experience
• Urologist at the Urology and Andrology Clinic (current).
• Specialist in Urology at the Quirón Hospital in A Coruña (today).
• Head of the Urology service at the University Hospital Complex of A Coruña (CHUAC) (today).
• Surgical director of the CHUAC kidney transplant program (today).
• Head of the CHUAC Urology Service (2009 - 2018).
• Coordinator of the Andrology Unit of CHUAC (1995 - 2018).
• Member of the Tissues and Tumors Commission of CHUAC (2016 - 2018).
• President of the CHUAC Transfer Commission (2010 - 2013).
• Voluntary urological surgeon with the COEN Foundation (2013)
• Head of the CHUAC Urology section (1995 - 2009).

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 Sub-specialties

• Comprehensive treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, including laser.
• Urological oncology: cancer of the prostate, kidney, bladder, adrenal, retroperitoneum, testis and penis.
• Laparoscopy and reconstructive surgery.
• Andrology: erectile dysfunction and infertility, urological infection.
• Vasotomy
• Reconstructive genital and urological surgery
• Penile prosthesis
• Ultrasound-guided transrectal prostate biopsy

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 Teaching posts

• Second cycle professor of Medicine students at the University of Santiago de Compostela.
• Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Santiago de Compostela.
• Collaborating professor at the University of A Coruña.
• Member of the CHUAC teaching commission (1999 - 2009).

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 Education

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Santiago de Compostela (1980).
• Specialist in Urology from the A Coruña University Hospital Complex (CHUAC) (1982 - 1986).
• Doctor of Medicine from the University of Santiago (1991).
• European Board of Urology, in Madrid (1992).
• Researcher in 12 clinical trials on erectile dysfunction.
• Researcher in 3 clinical trials on BPH.
• Researcher in 4 clinical trials on bladder cancer.

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 Publications and conferences

• Author and co-author of more than 80 urological publications.
• Author and co-author of 20 book chapters.
• Co-editor of 3 books on Urology and Andrology.
• Author and co-author of 500 communications to national and international conferences.

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 Professional membership

• Member of the Spanish Association of Urology (AEU).
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Association of Urology (AEU).
• Member of the European Association Sexual Medicine (ESSM).
• Member and president of the Galician Society of Urology (SGU).
• Member of the European Association of Urology (EAU).
• Member of the Spanish Association of Andrology (ASESA).
• Member of the American Confederation of Urology (CAU).

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