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Dr. Antonio Bazán Álvarez
Director of the Department of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.
Professional career
Graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra (1983-1989).
Resident Doctor of the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of the University Clinic of Navarra (1990-1994); via MIR. Call for 1989.
Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra in 1995.
Specialist of the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of the University Clinic of Navarra, from 1995 to 2002.
Director of the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of the University Clinic of Navarra, from November 1, 1997 until 2008.
Head of the Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Service of the Navarra Hospital Complex - Navarra Health Service from 2008 to 2020.
RESEARCH AREAS
He has participated in 5 R&D research projects funded by public calls.
He has supervised 4 doctoral theses.
He has developed a patent currently in force:
- "Nasal Spreader Grafts Forceps (Nasal Spreader Grafts Fórceps)", developed with the company Ansabere Surgical S.L. (Noain-Esquíroz Industrial Park, Navarra).
Catalog reference E-0714.
Utility model: 2015.
Activity
As an educator
- Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, from September 1996 to April 1999, and from July 2008 to present.
- Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, from April 1999 to July 2008.
- Resident Tutor of the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of the University Clinic of Navarra, from January 1996 to January 2002.
As a researcher
He has published more than 30 scientific publications in international journals.
Author of 3 books and co-author of 7 book chapters.
He has presented more than 50 papers in national and international congresses and numerous oral and written communications.
He has organized several national and international scientific meetings.
Scientific organizations
- Full Member of the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SECPRE), since 1990.
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, representing the SVNRA, during the biennium 1999-2000.
- Member of "Private Health" of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, during the biennium 2004-2006.
- Member of the Deontological Commission of the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (2000-2004).
- Member of the Vasco-Navarro-Riojano-Aragonese Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SVNRA), since 1990.
- Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Sociedad Vasco-Navarro-Riojano-Aragonesa de Cirugía Plástica, Reparadora y Estética (SVNRA), in the bienniums 1995-1996 and 1997-1998.
- President of the Sociedad Vasco-Navarro-Riojano-Aragonesa de Cirugía Plástica, Reparadora y Estética (SVNRA), during the triennium 2003-2004-2005.
- Member of the National Teaching Commission of the Specialty of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, representing the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs (2002-2006).
More information
Latest scientific publications
- Correction of Lacrimal Gland Ptosis in Blepharoplasty: A Systematic Review. Scientific Publication Apr 3, 2023 | Magazine: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery
- Primary vaginal reconstruction at the time of pelvic exenteration for gynecologic cancer: morbidity revisited. Scientific Publication Jan 1, 2009 | Magazine: Annals of Surgical Oncology