His Excellency Dr. Pedro Clarós Blanch

Dr. PEDRO CLARÓS BLANCH

• Born in Barcelona, Spain, 23-XII-1948. Dual nationality: Spanish and Panamanian.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona, with the grade “Outstanding” (1972).
• Resident in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Saint Charles, Montpellier (France) (1973–1977).
• Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology, Ministry of Education and Science of Spain (1977).
• PhD in Medicine and Surgery, “Cum Laude” with honours, University of Barcelona (1975).
• PhD in Pharmacy, “Cum Laude” with honours, University of Barcelona (2018).
• PhD in Basic and Applied Neuroscience (Health Sciences), “Cum Laude” with honours, Camilo José Cela University (Madrid, 2019).
• Doctoral studies in History and Humanities, International University of Catalonia (2018–2020).
• Postgraduate training in Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery in Paris, Bordeaux, USA (Mayo Clinic–Rochester, Northwestern University–Chicago), Saint Gallen (Switzerland) and Toronto (Canada).

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

• Head of the ENT Department at the Sant Joan de Déu University Hospital (Barcelona) (1981–2010).
• Consulting Head of the ENT and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at the Hospital Nen Déu (Barcelona) from 1990 to the present.
• Numerary Member of the Academy of Doctors of the University District of Barcelona (1976).
• Numerary Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED) (2015).
• Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia (2015).
• Founding Member of the European Academy of Otology and Neuro-Otology (1996).
• Vice-President of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (1983).
• Professor of ENT at the Portmann Foundation, University of Bordeaux (1987).
• Honorary member of numerous medical societies: American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Society of Head and Neck, ENT Societies of Ecuador, Brazil, Sudan, Portugal, among others.
• Honorary Doctor (Doctor Honoris Causa) from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi (Romania, 1999).
• Honorary Professor of ENT at Mekelle University (Ethiopia, 2015) and at the Geetanjali University of Medical Sciences, Udaipur (India, 2016).
• Co-director of the Clarós Clinic (Barcelona), specialising in otorhinolaryngology, facial plastic surgery and cochlear implants (over 1,500 performed).
• President of the Clarós Foundation since 2000, with over 105 humanitarian missions in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Liberia, Senegal, India, Kenya, Moldova, Romania, DR Congo, Gambia and Cape Verde.

PUBLICATIONS

• Organiser of more than 300 courses on ENT and facial plastic surgery.
• Author of 240 papers in national and international medical journals, as well as several books and chapters on ENT and facial plastic surgery.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

• Grand Cross of Humanitarian Merit, Government of Catalonia and Ministry of the Interior, Spain (2017).
• Gold Medal of Health Merit, Ramón y Cajal Academy of Health Sciences (2018).
• European Gold Cross, European Promotion Foundation (2019).
• Distinguished Visitor of the City of Lima (Peru) and City Medal recipient.

Updated: March 2019