Dr. Raúl F. Abella

Paediatric cardiovascular surgeon

Consults at:

4.0

Surgeries

3000

Experience

28+ years

About

Dr. Raúl Felipe Abellá is a consultant in pediatric cardiovascular surgery.
His center has international professionals treating all types of congenital heart diseases.
With over 25 years of experience and over 3000 heart operations, including the most complicated procedures.
The center has an Aristotle Basic Complexity Score of 7.3.
Achieves a post-operative survival rate of 98.2% and a hospital rate of 97%, meeting international standards of excellence.
He is the Director of the Centre Cor Barcelona at the Hospital Universitari Dexeus Grupo Quirónsalud.
Also serves as the Surgery Director of the Pediatric Heart Transplant for Catalonia.
Dr. Abella is internationally renowned for his expertise in congenital heart disease in pediatric patients, particularly those with great complexity.
Has treated over 5,000 patients with this pathology and conducted 56 missions as a cardiovascular surgeon in 9 countries as part of a humanitarian cooperation program.
He has participated in more than 100 national and international events as a speaker.

1986 Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
1987 Morphology of Congenital Heart Disease, Ministry of Public Health and Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
1989 Cardiac Surgery Training

Director of Barcelona International Heart Centre (CICB), Dexeus University Hospital (present).
Head of Paediatric Cardiovascular Surgery at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital (2010-present).
Collaboration on development aid programmes for paediatric cardiovascular surgery in developing countries.
- 2002-2009: Cardiovascular surgery at IRCCS San Donato Polyclinic in Milan, ITALY.
- 1995-2001: Cardiovascular surgery at Hesperia Hospital, Modena, ITALY.
- 1991-1995: Cardiovascular surgery at Bambino Gesù Paediatric Hospital, Rome, ITALY.

Dr. Raúl F. Abella is a consultant in pediatric cardiovascular surgery.