Dr. Juan Carlos López Gutiérrez Gutiérrez

Dr. Juan Carlos López Gutiérrez is a highly esteemed specialist in Pediatric Surgery and Child Reconstructive Surgery, boasting an impressive career spanning 35 years. Currently serving as the head of the Children's General Surgery department at two prestigious hospitals in Spain, he also holds the position of head of the Congenital Vascular Anomalies Unit at the renowned Hospital de La Paz. In this role, Dr. López Gutiérrez contributes to the training of 25 residents annually, guiding them in the treatment of congenital vascular tumors and malformations from hospitals across the country. Graduating from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Salamanca in 1985, Dr. López Gutiérrez continued his education with a specialization in Pediatric Surgery at Hospital La Paz in 1991 and the University of Virginia in 1992. He presented a doctoral thesis on "Congenital Vascular Anomalies and Clinical-Immunohistochemical Correlation as the Basis of Treatment" at the Autonomous University of Madrid in 2004, earning the qualification of Excellent CUM LAUDE. Throughout his professional journey, he has served as an associate physician at Hospital La Paz in Madrid and later assumed the role of the head of the Pediatric Surgery service at Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital. A distinguished member of various organizations and societies, including the Spanish Society of Pediatric Surgery and the International Society of Burns Injuries, Dr. López Gutiérrez has contributed significantly to the field. With 87 publications and 29 book sections on Pediatric Surgery, Child Plastic Surgery, and Pediatric Angiology, he has received accolades such as the National Research Award in 2004 and six Best Communication Awards at the congress of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Surgery.