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Medical List MEDICAL LIST U.S. Consulate General Paseo Reina Elisenda 23 – 08034 Barcelona, Spain Tel: (34) 93-280-2227 – Fax: (34) 93-280-6175 Email: [email protected] Web: http://barcelona.usconsulate.gov/citizen-services/emergency2.html This list is prepared by the Consular Section of the Consulate General of the United States of America in Barcelona, Spain. This list covers the U.S. Consulate General’s consular district consisting of: The Autonomous Community of Catalonia; Provinces of Barcelona, Lleida, Tarragona and Girona, The Autonomous Community of Aragon; Provinces of Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel, and the Principality of Andorra. The U.S. Consulate General in Barcelona, Spain assumes no responsibility or liability for the professional ability or reputation of, or the quality of services provided by, the medical professionals, medical facilities or air ambulance services whose names appear on the following list. Inclusion on this list is in no way an endorsement by the Department of State or the U.S. Consulate General. Names are listed alphabetically, and the order in which they appear has no other significance. The information in the list on professional credentials and areas of expertise is provided directly by the medical professional, medical facility or air ambulance service; the Consulate General is not in a position to vouch for such information. You may receive additional information about the individuals and facilities on the list by contacting local medical boards and associations (or its equivalent) or local licensing authorities. Updated January 2016 Unclassified I N D E X Page Index .............................................................................................................................. 2 - 5 Medical Websites and Hyperlinks. Official Boards of Doctors ......................................... 6 General Emergency Medical Services – Province of Barcelona ................................... 7 - 8 (Ambulances, Doctors, Dentists, Ophthalmologists, Dialysis, Pharmacies) PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS/CLINICS & PSYCHIATRIC CENTERS: Public Hospitals/Clinics Province Of Barcelona: Page General Public Hospitals/Clinics & Dialysis Center (Barcelona) ............................... 9 - 10 Private Hospitals and Clinics (Barcelona)........................................................................ 11 Public Psychiatric Hospitals/Centers (Barcelona) ............................................................ 12 Physicians in Barcelona: ...................................................................... 13 - 31 Angiology Specialists/Vascular Surgeons (Blood Vessels & Lymphatics) ..................... 13 Cardiologists/Heart Specialists & Cardiac Surgeons .................................................. 13-14 Chiropractors ................................................................................................................... 14 Dentists, Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons and Dental Hygienists ................................ 15-16 Dermatologists (Skin Diseases)........................................................................................ 17 Endocrinologists ............................................................................................................... 17 Gastroenterologists (Digestive Organs)/Digestive Surgeons ........................................... 17 General Practitioners. ....................................................................................................... 18 Gynecologists & Obstetricians ......................................................................................... 19 Hepatology ....................................................................................................................... 20 Internal Medicine ............................................................................................................. 21 Neurologists/Neurosurgeons ............................................................................................ 22 Oncology Specialists ........................................................................................................ 22 Ophthalmologists/Eye Specialists .................................................................................... 23 Orthopedists/Sport Medicine/Traumatologists Specialists & Orthopedic and Traumatologic Surgeons .......................................................................................... 24 Otorhinolaryngologists/Otologists (Ear, Nose and Throat) ............................................. 25 Pain Management ............................................................................................................. 26 Pediatricians/Pediatric Surgeons ...................................................................................... 26 Plastic Surgery .................................................................................................................. 27 Pneumologists (Respiratory and Thoracic Disease) ......................................................... 27 Proctologists/Coloprotologists ......................................................................................... 28 Psychiatrists ...................................................................................................................... 28 Psychologists/Psychotherapists ........................................................................................ 29 Rheumatologists ............................................................................................................... 29 Surgeons ........................................................................................................................... 30 Tropical Medicine Specialists .......................................................................................... 31 Urologists/Dialysis Centers .............................................................................................. 31 The U.S. Consulate General is prohibited from recommending any doctor, hospital or clinic from this list. See cover page. Page 2 of 54 Unclassified I N D E X PUBLIC HOSPITALS/CLINICS IN THE PROVINCE OF GIRONA General Public Hospitals in Girona ................................................................................ 32 Physicians in the province of Girona: .................................................. 33 General Practitioners. ...................................................................................................... 33 Orthopedists/Sport Medicine/Traumatologists Specialists & Orthopedic and Traumatologic Surgeons................................................................................................. 33 Pneumologists (Respiratory and Thoracic Disease) ........................................................ 33 PUBLIC HOSPITALS/CLINICS IN THE PROVINCE OF LLEIDA General Public Hospitals in Lleida ................................................................................... 34 Physicians in the province of Lleida: .................................................... 34 Gynecologists & Obstetricians ......................................................................................... 34 Pediatricians/Pediatric Surgeons ...................................................................................... 34 Surgeons ........................................................................................................................... 34 PUBLIC HOSPITALS/CLINICS IN THE PROVINCE OF TARRAGONA General Public Hospitals in Tarragona ........................................................................... 35 Physicians in the province of Tarragona: ...................................... 36 Dentists, Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons and Dental Hygienists ..................................... 36 Psychiatrists ...................................................................................................................... 36 Psychologists/Psychotherapists ........................................................................................ 36 Rheumatologists ............................................................................................................... 36 Surgeons ........................................................................................................................... 36 The U.S. Consulate General is prohibited from recommending any doctor, hospital or clinic from this list. See cover page. Page 3 of 54 Unclassified I N D E X AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY OF ARAGON: General Public Hospitals in the province of Zaragoza .................................................. 37 General Public Hospitals in the province of Huesca ..................................................... 38 General Public Hospitals in the province Teruel........................................................... 38 Physicians in the province of Zaragoza: .................................................. 39 Cardiologists/Heart Specialists & Cardiac Surgeons ...................................................... 39 Dentists, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons ....................................................................... 39 Dermatologists (Skin Diseases) ...................................................................................... 39 Gastroenterologists (Digestive Disease) ......................................................................... 39 General Practitioners. ...................................................................................................... 39
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