Numerary Member
Health Sciences: PhD in Medicine and Surgery
Date of admission: April 19, 2023
Admission speech: «Figurative Eyes. The Meaning of the Human Eye in Different Cultures (From Ancient Egypt to the Emblem of Surgery)»
Response speech: H.E. Dr. Joaquín Callabed Carracedo, PhD in Medicine and Surgery
Outstanding career: Specialist in Ophthalmology, recognised for his profound humanistic vision and ethical commitment to medicine. With an extensive clinical and teaching career, he has contributed to the defence of human dignity and life through medicine, integrating scientific excellence with moral and social responsibility.
Dr. JOSÉ MARÍA SIMÓN CASTELLVÍ
- Married to Pilar, with whom he has three children. He speaks six languages.
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:
- Graduate and Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona.
- Specialist (MIR) in Ophthalmology.
- PhD in Ophthalmology Research from the University of Barcelona.
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- Member of the Clínica Oftalmológica Simón.
- Member of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology.
- Numerary Member of the Institut Mèdicofarmacèutic de Catalunya.
- Corresponding Member, by award, of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia.
- Author of numerous scientific and humanistic publications.
- Emeritus President of the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC, 2006–2014).
- Member of the Pontifical Council for Health.
- Frequent contributor and lecturer on medical and scientific topics.
- Over thirty years of professional practice in Ophthalmology.
- Organizer of several international medical congresses.
- Trustee of various foundations.
- Goodwill Ambassador of Arkansas.
- Commander of the Pontifical Order of St. Gregory the Great.
