Dr. María Soledad Pighin

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Doctor in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Ophthalmologist specialized in medical and surgical retina, as well as in cataract surgery, she is currently Head of the Emergencies Department at ICR. She is also part of the Department of Retina and vitreous and the Department of Cataract. She has written numerous papers and participated in courses and congresses about her speciality.

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Languages

Spanish, Catalan and English.

Education

• Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery from Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Master in Ophthalmology from Universidad Católica de Salta (UCASAL), Argentina.
• PhD in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Doctoral thesis “Study of macular architecture with optical coherence angiotomography after phacoemulsification cataract surgery”.
• Ophthamology Specialist. Advanced course of ophthalmology, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA).
• Postgraduate in Glaucoma, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Ophthalmology Residency in Clínica de Ojos Dr Nano, Argentina.
• Fellow of the International Council of Ophthalmology (FICO).
• Ocular Ecography Course, Sociedad Argentina de Oftalmología (SAO) Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Currently

• Head of the Emergencies Department at Institut Català de Retina.
• Member of Retina and Vitreous Department at Institut Català de Retina.
• Member of the Cataract Department at Institut Català de Retina.

Teaching

• Associate teacher at the Ophthalmology program in the Bachelor in Medicine at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya.

Prizes

• Prize ICR to the best ophthalmology research project for “Hemorragia vítrea en paciente sano”.

Medical Associations

• European Society of Retina Specialist (EURETINA).
• Sociedad Española de Retina y Vítreo (SERV).
• Societat Catalana d’Oftalmologia (SCOFT).

Publications and Conferences

• Several participations in courses and congresses
• Several publications and communications