Honorary Academician
Health Sciences: Doctor in Medicine and Surgery
Date of admission: March 12, 2025
Admission speech: «Genuphony: The Language of the Knee»
Reply speech: Hon. Dr. José Ramón Calvo Fernández, Doctor in Medicine and Surgery
Outstanding career: A leading figure in modern traumatology. Pioneer in sports medicine and orthopedic surgery, founder of the CEMTRO Clinic in Madrid. Recognized for developing innovative techniques in autologous chondrocyte transplantation and for his international leadership in articular cartilage regeneration.
Dr. PEDRO GUILLÉN GARCÍA
- Born in Murcia, Spain, in 1943.
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
- Degree in Medicine and Surgery (1958–1964).
- Specialist in Traumatology and Orthopaedics (1979).
- Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, Complutense University of Madrid (1986).
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- Associate Professor of Embryology and Human Anatomy, Complutense University of Madrid (1988).
- Associate Professor of Sports Traumatology and Orthopaedics, same university (1989).
- Honorary Dean of the Degree in Medicine at the Catholic University of San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM) (2010–present).
- Professor of the “Pedro Guillén Chair in Regenerative Medicine” at the Royal National Academy of Pharmacy (2017–present).
- Numerary Member of the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain, Chair No. 39 (2019).
- Honorary Academician of the Royal Academies of Pharmacy, Veterinary Science, and Doctors of Spain.
- Honorary Doctorate from Cranston University (Rhode Island, USA, 2004), Catholic University of San Antonio of Murcia (2007), Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid (2008), and Pontifical University of Salamanca (2015).
- Supervisor of 22 doctoral theses.
- Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Clínica CEMTRO (1998–present).
- Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Clínica CEMTRO (1998–present).
- Honorary Member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (2004).
PUBLICATIONS
- 31 books on Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery.
- 7 books on Clinical Research.
- 3 bibliographic indexes.
- 128 chapters in Spanish and international books.
- 130 scientific articles.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- Gold Medal for Merit in Work, Ministry of Labour (2001).
- LII “Jiménez Díaz Memorial Lecture” Award, granted by the Executive Committee of the Jiménez Díaz Memorial Lecture (2020).
