Dr. Arturo Ruiz

Medical License no. 43131

Bachelor of Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Distinguished ophthalmologist and surgeon specializing in cornea, ocular surface and cataracts. He is a member of the Cornea and Cataract Departments at the ICR Ophthalmology Center.

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Languages

Spanish, Catalan and English.

Education

• Bachelor in Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
• Training as a Medical Specialist in Ophthalmology at Consorci Parc de Salut Mar – Hospital de l’Esperança (Barcelona).
• Currently pursuing an MBA – Master in Business Administration at EAE Business School.
• Multiple specialty courses on ocular and cornea surface.

Additional training

• PROVISION training programme in ophtahlmology. Units 1 and 3. American Academy of Ophthalmology.
• Live Surgery Workshop. 19th February 2010. Hospital Universitario La Paz. Madrid
• Introduction to vitrectomy. 11th June 2010. Wet-Lab de Alcon. Masnou. Barcelona.
• Trabeculectomy. 15th July 2011. Wet-Lab de Alcon. Masnou. Barcelona.
• Advances in cornea surgery. Cornea transplant, implants and corneal prosthetics. 8th and 9th April 2011.
• Complete guide to dealing with keratoconus. Intermediate level.
• Oculoplastic & Corneal-Leaks: All you ever wanted to know. 4th November 2011. Barcelona.
• Refresher course in diagnostic systems for the anterior segment. 11th and 12th November 2011. Cordoba.
• Beginners guide to Keratoplasty. 18th November 2011. Wet-Lab de Alcon, Masnou, Barcelona
• Refractive and Cataract Surgery: Update 2012. 17th February 2012. Barcelona.
• Surgical training for inserting Keraring intracorneal rings. 24th February 2012. Oftaltech. Barcelona.
• Keratoplasties and Regenerative Therapies of the Cornea. 11th and 12th May. Oviedo.
• Keratoplasty Theory-Practice. 24th May 2012. Wet-Lab de Alcon. Masnou, Barcelona.
• Keratoplasty Theory-Practice. Instituto Oftalmológico Barraquer. 27th February 2017.
• Wetlab course in DMEK (Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty). Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery (NIIOS). 9th-10th October, 2018. Rotterdam (The Netherlands).

Currently

• Member of the Cornea Department at ICR Ophthalmology Center.
• Member of the Cataract Department at ICR Ophthalmology Center.
• Medical director at Clínica Bonanova de Cirurgia Ocular.

Research and conferences

• Participation as a collaborating ophthalmologist in the study: “PASSY: Patient Satisfaction Survey. Coordinated by Dr. Muñoz Negrete. Promoter: Laboratorios Thea. October 2013 – March 2014.
• Participation as a collaborating ophthalmologist in the study: “Management of eyelid disorders on the part of the ophthalmologist in everyday clinical practice”. June 2013.
• Participation in several national conferences by the Spanish and Catalan Societies of Ophthalmology.
• Attendance to various conferences, courses and research meetings.