Ophthalmologist Jorge Fernández Engroba

Ophthalmologist at Tarragona, Lleida and Barcelona

Dr. Jorge Fernández Engroba is an ophthalmologist in Barcelona, Lleida and Tarragona.

Training

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the Autonomous University of Madrid (2015).
• Specialist ophthalmology training as resident medical intern at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre (2016-2020).
• He furthered his training with a Master's Degree in Pathology and Surgery of the Anterior Segment of the Eyeball at the Barraquer Institute (Master's Degree from the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya) and with a Master's Degree in Pathology and Surgery of the Posterior Segment of the Eyeball at the Barraquer Institute (Master's Degree from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
• Retinal Doctor-Surgeon Fellowship at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre.

Asistencial activity

Current position

Jorge Fernández is currently an ophthalmologist at the Oftalvist clinic in Tarragona, a post he took up in November 2022.

Teaching activity

• The doctor has worked with the Barraquer Institute to organise training sessions on vitreoretinal surgery for resident medical interns.
•  He has also given classes on ocular ultrasound and electrophysiology for students of Pathology and Surgery of the Posterior Segment of the Eyeball during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Research activity

The doctor has actively participated in numerous clinical trials on macula disorders, and has also supervised ultrasound scans performed at the Barraquer Centre and reported on electrophysiological studies.

Publications

He has authored five scientific publications and presented over ten papers at congresses in Spain and around the world. He has also received two major awards from the Societat Catalana d’Oftalmología and from Laboratorios Thea.

Organizations and societies

He is a member of the following associations:

• The Digital and Digital Innovation Advisory Board for Ophthalmology at Novartis since February 2020.

Areas of interest

His primary area of interest is in the subspecialty of retinal medicine and surgery, in addition to macula disorders.

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