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  • Professor Doutor Javier Gallego Poveda

    Professor
    Dr. Javier Gallego

  • Professor Doutor Javier Gallego Poveda

    Professor
    Dr. Javier Gallego

Dr. Javier Gallego Poveda’s Academic Education

Official Studies:

  International Doctorate in Medicine (University of Lisbon, UL, and Miguel Hernández University, Elche, UMH, September 2015), PhD
 Specialist in Cardiovascular Surgery (Equivalence of specialist title in Spain, November 2008)
 Specialist in Thoracic Surgery (Equivalence of specialist title in Spain, March 2008)
 Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery (February 2008, Portugal)
 Complementary Internship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Santa Maria University Hospital, CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal (2002-2008) (Candidate with the best classification in the national specialty exam)
 Medical Degree from the Faculty of Medicine of Lleida, UdL, Spain (1995-2001)

Dr. Javier Gallego’s Additional Training:

  Uniportal VATS Surgery Training at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital (January 2016).
 Training in Atrial Fibrillation Treatment via Video-Thoracoscopy at SANA Herzchirurgie, Stuttgart, Germany (2014) (https://www.sana-herzchirurgie.de/home.html), Prof. Nicolas Doll.
 Training in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery at SANA Herzchirurgie, Stuttgart, Germany (2014) (https://www.sana-herzchirurgie.de/home.html), Prof. Nicolas Doll.
 Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Champalimaud Foundation (2012-2015). Surgical oncological treatment of lung cancer.
 Training in Minimally Invasive Uniportal Thoracic Surgery at Juan Canalejo Hospital, La Coruña, with Dr. Diego González-Rivas (2012).
 Voluntary Internship at the Interventional Cardiology Laboratory at Santa Maria Hospital, CHLN (2008-2009). Unit Director: Dr. Pedro Canas da Silva.
 Training in Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplantation at La Fe Hospital, Valencia, Spain (2006).
 Training in Congenital Heart Diseases at La Fe University Hospital, Valencia, Spain (2006). Cardiovascular Surgery Department at the Children’s Hospital.
 Training in Congenital Heart Diseases at Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital, Barcelona, Spain (2006). Cardiovascular Surgery Department at the Children’s Hospital (Prof. José Caffarena Calvar).
 Training in Adult Congenital Heart Diseases at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain (2006) (Prof. José Caffarena Calvar).

Dr. Javier Gallego’s Surgical Professional Experience

Cardiac Surgery

  Coronary Bypass Surgery; Off-pump Surgery > 95%. Minimally invasive coronary surgery for DA revascularization via left mini-thoracotomy.
  Mitral Valve Surgery. Valve repair rate > 85%.
  Pioneering team in Portugal for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery via Video Thoracoscopy (2014).
  Tricuspid Valve Surgery. Valve repair rate > 90%.
  Minimally invasive approach via Video Thoracoscopy.
  Aortic Valve Replacement. Minimally invasive surgery via Mini-Sternotomy. Start of the aortic valve replacement program via Right Mini-Thoracotomy (January 2017).
  Aortic Surgery. Bentall Surgery. Ascending aorta, arch, and thoraco-abdominal aneurysms.
  Member of the Lisbon Aortic Centrum team.
  Cardiac Tumor Surgery. Pioneering team in Portugal for the minimally invasive approach via Video Thoracoscopy (2014).
  Adult Congenital Heart Disease.
  Congenital Heart Disease. Selected cases.
  Atrial Fibrillation Surgery via Video Thoracoscopy.
  Left Atrial Appendage Closure via Video Thoracoscopy. Pioneering team in Portugal for Atriclip® placement via Thoracoscopy.

Thoracic Surgery

  Lung Cancer Surgery. Lobectomies and Complete Lymph Node Dissection by Uniportal Video-Thoracoscopy. Pioneering team in Portugal in the minimally invasive uniportal approach (2012)
  Procedures by Video-Thoracoscopy / Uniportal: > 90%
  Thoracic surgery without oro-tracheal intubation, Awake lobectomy. Tubeless technique. Pioneering team in Portugal (2015), with Dr. Diego González-Rivas
  Pneumonectomy for lung cancer by Uniportal video-assisted technique
  Pneumothorax Surgery. Pioneering team in Portugal for the minimally invasive approach using Video-Thoracoscopy with lung collapse using CO2 and a simple tube (2014). Experience published in the international journal JOVS in 2017.
  Chest Wall Deformity Surgery, Correction of Pectus Excavatum via Endoscopic Nuss technique
  Thoracic Trauma Surgery. Titanium plate implantation
  ETS, Bilateral Superior Thoracic Sympathectomy via video-assist for the treatment of primary hyperhidrosis
  ETS-C Bilateral Superior Thoracic Sympathectomy via video-assist for the treatment of primary hyperhidrosis with titanium clips application. Pioneering team in Portugal
  Main Educational Activities in Cardiothoracic Surgery:
  Professor of the “V Experimental Course in Thoracic Surgery VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery)”, (November 24-25, 2016) Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Cáceres, Spain
  Director of the “Clinical Immersion Uniportal VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery)” course (July 21-22, 2016), Hospital Santa Maria, CHLN, Lisbon
  Professor of the “3rd International Uniportal VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery) Course – Live Surgery and Wetlab. Uniportal VATS: from basics to advanced surgery”. March 16-18, 2016, Berlin, Germany
  Director of the “1st International Meeting of Minimally Invasive Techniques in Cardiac Surgery” (February 19, 2016), Hospital Santa Maria, CHLN, Lisbon
  Director of the “Clinical Immersion Uniportal VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery)” course (February 28-29, 2016), Hospital Santa Maria, CHLN, Lisbon
  Director of the “Clinical Immersion Uniportal VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery)” course (September 3-4, 2015), Hospital Santa Maria, CHLN, Lisbon
  Professor of the “IV Experimental Course in VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery)”, (January 21-22, 2016) Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Cáceres, Spain
  Professor of the “III Experimental Course in VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery)”, (January 22-23, 2015) Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Cáceres, Spain
  Professor of the “II Experimental Course in VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery)”, (January 20-21, 2014) Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Cáceres, Spain

Awards

  Manuel Eugénio Machado Macedo” Award for the work “Global Experience and Actual Results of Heart Transplantation” presented at the X International Congress of the Portuguese Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery in 2004. Awarded Best Oral Presentation of the International Congress. The work was published in the SPCCTV journal as the first author.
 “Excellence in Design” Award for the poster “Acute Aortic Dissection: CT, Surgical and Pathological Correlation According to the Form of Involvement in the Aortic Wall”. Presented at RSNA, Chicago, USA, November 2006. (Co-author)
 “Manuel Eugénio Machado Macedo” Award for the work “Free Wall Rupture of the Left Ventricle: Department Experience” at the XV International Congress of the Portuguese Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery in 2010. Awarded Best Oral Presentation of the International Congress. The work was published in the SPCCTV journal as the first author.
 “Manuel Eugénio Machado Macedo” Award for the work “Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch in Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement” at the XIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Awarded Best Oral Presentation of the Congress. (Co-author)

Titles of Honor

  Officer’s Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, awarded by His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Bourbon on June 11, 2010, at the Palácio de Palhavã, Lisbon. Granted for professional work as a physician in Portugal and for founding REDSEP, the Network of Spanish Doctors in Portugal, to provide healthcare assistance to the Spanish community residing in Portuguese territory.
  PhD, International Doctorate in Medicine, from Miguel Hernández University (UMH), Elche, Spain, and the University of Lisbon (UL), Portugal.
  Classification: CUM LAUDE
  FETCS, Fellow of the European Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
  FACS, Fellow of the American College of Surgery.
  FESC, Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology.

Areas of Interest:

  Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
  Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
  Uniportal Video-Assisted Surgery
  Lung Cancer Treatment
  Minimally Invasive Valve Repair Surgery (Mitral and Tricuspid)
  Cardiac Tumors
  Cardio-Oncology
  Structural Interventional Cardiology: TAVI, MitraClip®
  Aortic Surgery
  Pectus Excavatum Surgery via Endoscopic Nuss Technique
  Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (ETS): Hyperhidrosis Treatment
  Robotic Surgery
  Academic Interests

Key Publications in Scientific Journals:

Valvular aortic surgery, off-pump coronary surgery, mechanical circulatory support, general thoracic surgery.
Specific clinical interests:
Javier G. Poveda, Gustavo L. Silvab,*, Pedro C. Silvab and Ângelo Nobrea
a Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
b Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery Advance Access published September 27, 2016
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (2016) 1–3 CASE REPORT doi:10.1093/icvts/ivw253


Specific research interests
Javier Gallego-Poveda, Nuno Carvalho Guerra, Diego González-Rivas, Catarina Carvalheiro, Hugo Ferreira, André Sena, Nádia Junqueira, Tiago Rodrigues Velho, Ângelo Nobre
Submitted Nov 17, 2016. Accepted for publication Feb 01, 2017. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.02.07
View this article at: http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2017.02.07
Journal of Visualized Surgery (ISSN 2221-2965; J Vis Surg; JOVS; http://jovs.amegroups.com)


Surgical activity
Javier Gallego-Poveda, Nuno Carvalho Guerra, Catarina Carvalheiro, Hugo Ferreira, André Sena, Nádia Junqueira, Tiago Velho, Ângelo Nobre
Submitted Nov 17, 2016. Accepted for publication Dec 09, 2016. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.01.53
View this article at: http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2017.01.53
Journal of Visualized Surgery (ISSN 2221-2965; J Vis Surg; JOVS; http://jovs.amegroups.com)


Scientifical activity:
Javier Gallego, A. Nobre, R. A. Pereira, S. Mendes, G. Do Carmo, L.M. Pedro, D.Gama, J. Cravino
Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica e Vascular. Hospital Santa Maria
Publicado na Revista Oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica e Vascular. Abril a Junho 2004; 11(2):67-70.


Surgery of mediastinal tumors: 11-years experience
Javier Gallego, J. Cruz, S. Mendes, J. Caldeira, A. Nobre, J, Cravino
Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica. Hospital Santa Maria. Lisboa
Publicado na Revista Oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Cardio-Torácica e Vascular. Abril a Junho 2005; 12(2):73-8


Surgical diagnosis of mediastinal pathology: eleven-years experience
Javier Gallego, J. Cruz, S. Mendes, J. Caldeira, A. Nobre, J, Cravino
Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica. Hospital Santa Maria. Lisboa
Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc. 2005 Oct-Dec;12(4):215-9


Global experience and results of heart transplantation
Gallego J, Valera F, Margarit JA, Pérez M, Castelló A, Matas D, Torregrosa S, Maroñas J, Serrano F, Monteiro A.
Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc. 2007 Jan-Mar;14(1):15-9. Portuguese.
PMID: 17530060
Serviço de Cirurgia Cardio-torácica; Hospital Santa Maria. Lisboa. Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiovascular; Hospital Universitário La Fe. Valencia.
Publicado na Revista Oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Cardio-Torácica e Vascular. Volume XIV – Nº 1 Janeiro – Março 2007; 15-19


VÁLVULA AÓRTICA QUADRICÚSPIDE SIMÉTRICA
Javier Gallego, S. Mendes, J. Roque, R. A. Pereira, M. Mendes, A. Lemos, A. Nobre, João Cravino. Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica. Hospital Santa Maria
Publicado na Revista Oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Cardio- Torácica e Vascular. Volume XIV – Nº 2 Abril – Junho 2007; 79-82


EXPERIÊNCIA COM CONDUTO DE VEIA JUGULAR BOVINA NA CIRURGIA DAS CARDIOPATIAS CONGÉNITAS
Hospital Infantil LA FE. Valencia. Hospital Infantil San Juan de Dios. Barcelona
Javier Gallego, F. Serrano, J.M. Gómez-Ullate, José Caffarena
Revista Oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia


CIRURGIA DE BENTALL – EXPERIÊNCIA DE RESULTADOS DO SERVIÇO
Javier Gallego, R. Ferreira, J. Roque, N. Guerra, C. Serpa, S. Mendes, M. Mendes, R. Lucero, A. Lemos, R. A-Pereira, A. Nobre, J. Cravino
Artigo Publicado na Revista Portuguesa de Cirurgia Cardio-torácica e Vascular, Volume XV – Nº 4 2008; P.195-199;
– Epicardial Angiolipoma. A very rare tumor with a new surgical approach
Gallego J; Ferreira, R; Alves, A; Matos, A; Guerra, N; Carvalheiro, C; Ferreira, D; Sena, A; Junqueiro, N; Roque, J; Lemos, A; Nobre A.
Department of cardiothoracic surgery of Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon


Cardiac pheochromocytoma. A purpose of a clinical case case
Artigo em revisão para enviar para publicação
Javier Gallego, Carina Ferreira, R. Ferreira, A. Alves, A. Matos, A. Nobre


Cardiac tumors: anatomic location, histopathological classification and surgical treatment
Artículo de los resultados de la tesis doctoral
A día de hoy el artículo todavía no está acabado
Será enviado el próximo mes para la revista internacional:
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EUR J CARDIO-THORAC)


Trabalhos de Investigação em curso, relacionados com a Tese de Doutoramento:
  Calretinina como marcador inmunohistoquímico no diagnóstico diferencial de mixomas
  Resultados clínicos da abordagem mínimamente invasiva na resecção de mixomas da aurícula esquerda

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