COLLABORATING NEUROSURGEON
SPECIALIST IN CRANEOFACIAL PAIN
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COLLABORATING NEUROSURGEON
SPECIALIST IN CRANEOFACIAL PAIN
In my 20 years of experience as a neurosurgeon, patients with chronic pain have seemed to me to be the patients that are the most misunderstood, and this has motivated me to make them the focus of my work, both surgical and scientific.
Surgical techniques incorporating innovations in neuromodulation, can lead to an extraordinary reduction in pain and improvement in the quality of life for certain patients, and all patients should be correctly informed of the possible therapeutic options.
For me, collaborating with the Instituto Clavel means that I have the opportunity to offer advice and information about possible treatments for chronic pain, within a serious, responsible, decisive and, above all, very humane work environment, because this is the way that Instituto Clavel treats its patients.
Neurosurgeon specialist in craniofacial pain, Instituto Clavel (2021-present)
Coordinator, Neurosurgery Unit, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona (2020-present)
Attending physician, Neurosurgery Unit, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona (2006-present)
Collaborating neurosurgeon, Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat, (2006-2019)
Professor - Course “Especialización en neuromodulación cerebral,
medular y de nervios periféricos” [Specialization in brain, spinal cord and peripheral
nerve neuromodulation], Universidad de Granada (2019-present)
Associate Professor of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) (2017-present)
Professor of postgraduate studies in Surgical Nursing, Anesthesia, and Pain, Universidad Internacional de Catalunya, (UIC) (2016-present)
Doctoral thesis: “Estimulación cerebral profunda en el cíngulo subgeniculado
y en el núcleo accumbens en pacientes con anorexia nerviosa crónica, severa y refractaria
a tratamiento” [Deep brain stimulation in the subgeniculate cingulum and the
nucleus accumbens in patients with treatment-refractory, chronic, and severe anorexia nervosa], UAB (2020)
MIR specialization in Neurosurgery, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona (2001-2006)
Research proficiency qualification: doctoral courses in surgery and surgical specialties,
Universidad de Barcelona (2003-2004), Thesis (2005)
Degree in Medicine, Universidad de Barcelona, (1994- 2000)
Spanish
English
Catalan
TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA PAIN
CLUSTER HEADACHE
MIGRAINE
ATYPICAL FACIAL PAIN
HEMICRANIA
SHORT-LASTING UNILATERAL NEURALGIFORM HEADACHE WITH CONJUNCTIVAL INJECTION AND TEARING (SUNTCT)
GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURALGIA
TRIGEMINAL NEUROPATHIC PAIN
DEAFFERENTATION PAIN
HERPES ZOSTER
CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE
OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA
THALAMIC PAIN
POST-STROKE PAIN
TRAUMATIC FACIAL PAIN
MOUTH BURNING
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOIN PAIN
SEVERE BRUXISM
NEUROPATHIC LIMB PAIN
LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER LUMBAR SURGERY
PHANTOM LIMB PAIN
BRACHIAL PLEXUS AVULSION PAIN
Non-Industry funded research
Study “Intraoperative radiotherapy in patients with brain metastases”, NCT04847284. Principal Researcher (2020-2023)
Beca del ministerio de sanidad,FIS PI16/00382 [Spanish Ministry of Health Grant]: “Estimulación cerebral profunda en el cíngulo subgeniculado y en el núcleo Accumbens como tratamiento en pacientes con Anorexia Nerviosa crónica, severa y refractaria” [Deep brain stimulation in the subgeniculate cingulum and the nucleus accumbens in patients with treatment-refractory, chronic, and severe anorexia nervosa], Principal Researcher (2017-2020)
Multi-center study “HSACAT:registre prospectiu de malalts atesos a la xarxa hospitalria SISCAT amb el diagnóstic d´Hemorragia Subaracnoidal espontània a Catalunya”(2019/8893/l) [Prospective registry of patients treated in the SISCAT hospital network with the diagnosis of Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Catalonia], Sponsored by the Fundació ICTUS. Principal Researcher. Hospital del Mar (2019 – ongoing)
Study TRA 167 “Estudio observacional multicéntrico de seguimeinto de una cohorte de pacientes con glioma de alto grado con resección quirúrgica guiada con 5-ALA” [Observational multicenter follow-up study of a cohort of patients with high-grade glioma with guided surgical resection with 5-ALA]. Beca Carlos lll del Ministerio de Sanidad [“Carlos III” Spanish Ministry of Health grant]. Principal Researcher. Hospital del Mar (2010-2011)
Study EC11-040 “Efectividad y seguridad del 5-ALA en pacientes intervenidos de glioma de alto grado en condiciones habituales” estudio observacional, prospectivo, multicéntrico y nacional. [Effectiveness and safety of 5-ALA in patients operated on for high-grade glioma under normal conditions”. Observational, prospective, multicenter and national study] Beca Carlos lll del Ministerio de Sanidad [“Carlos III” Spanish Ministry of Health grant]. Principal Researcher. Hospital del Mar (2012-2013)
Industry-funded research
Study GEB-ACA-2011-01 VISIONA. Estudio observacional retrospectivo sobre la efectividad del Gliolan en el tratamiento de los gliomas malignos en España. [Retrospective observational study on the effectiveness of Gliolan in the treatment of malignant gliomas in Spain]. National multi-center study sponsored by Gebro Pharma. Principal researcher. Hospital del Mar (2021)
ISS500 IMAPACT24. Estudio de evaluacion de utilización de un sistema de estimulación en el ganglio esfenopalatino sobre un menor impacto del ictus cerebral. [Evaluation study of the use of a stimulation system in the sphenopalatine ganglion on a lower impact of cerebral stroke]. National multi-center study sponsored by BrainsGate. Collaborating Researcher. Hospital del Mar (2009-2010)
Supplemental education
Certificate in Clinic Management: fundamentals, advances and challenges (100 class hours). Centro Internacional de Formación continua (Universitat de Vic, Universitat Central de Catalunya), 2019 – in progress.
Course “Marco legal y aspectos practicos en la realización de ensayos clínicos y estudios observacionales” [Legal framework and practical aspects in conducting clinical trials and observational studies], Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Barcelona, May 17, 2019
Course “Sistema SCOPUS” [SCOPUS research database system], Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, May 20,2019
Course “Metaanalisis” [Meta-analysis], Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, January 20, 2020
Course “Aspectos éticos y metodológicos de los ensayos clínicos” [Ethical and methodological aspects of clinical trials], IMIM, Barcelona, June 2016
International training
Department of Neurosurgery, Teishinkai Hospital (Sapporo, Japan), July 2016
Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Hospital (Finland), July 2015
Department of Neurosurgery, Freiburg University Hospital (Germany), June 2010
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (Cleveland, USA), Feb-Mar 2005
Memberships
Member of INS (International neuromodulation society), and Member of the Board, INS Spain
Member of SENEC (Sociedad española de neurocirugía) [Spanish society of neurosurgery]
Member of SCN (Sociedad catalana de neurocirugía) [Catalan society of neurosurgery]
Member of ESSFN (European society of functional and stereotactic neurosurgery)
Member of WSSNF (World society of functional and stereotactic neurosurgery
As principal, second, or last author:
Villalba G, A. Justicia, V. Pérez-Sola. “Neuromodulation treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: A brief review” Open Access J Neurol Neurosurg, 2919, 12(2): 555831 (FI:0,85)
Villalba G., Justicia, A., Salgado, P., Ginés, JM., Guardiola, R., Cedrón, C., Polo, M., Delgado Martinez, I., Medrano, S., Manero, RM., Conesa, G., Faus, G., Grau, A., Elices, M., Pérez, V. “A randomized trial of deep brain stimulation to the subcallosal cingulate and nucleus accumbens in patients with treatment-refractory, chronic, and severe anorexia nervosa: Initial results at 6-months of follow up” Journal of Clinical Medicine 2021 (FI:6,78)
Villalba G, Fernández-Candil JL, Vivanco RM, Pacreu S, Leon A, Arroyo R “ Ammonia encephalopathy and awake craniotomy for brain language mapping:cause of failed awake craniotomy”. Revista Española de anestesiología y reanimación. 2015; 62;5.275-279 (FI: 0.29)
Villalba G, Conesa G. “Cirugía del glioma con paciente despierto. Aspectos metodologicos poco conocidos que pueden ser la causa del fracaso del mapeo del lenguaje”. [Glioma surgery with awake patient. Little known methodological aspects that may be the cause of the failure of the language mapping] Revista Gliomat.2015;1;1;17-18.
León A, Lopez M, Principe A, Villalba G. “Intraoperative neurophysiological evidence of hydrogen peroxide-induced stroke in insular tumor surgery”. Turkish Neurosurgery, 2016 ;25;4.674-677 (FI:0.5)
With other authors:
Roquer J, Cuadrado E, Guimaraens L, Conesa G, Rodriguez A, Capellades J, Gracia M, Fernández-Candil JL, Avellaneda C, Giralt Steinhauer E, Jimenez-Conde J, Soriano-Rárraga C, Villalba G, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM, Vivas E, Ois A “Short and long-term outcome of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients” Neurology, 2020 (accepted, publication pending) (FI:3,78)
Ois A, Vivas E, Figueras-Aguierre G, Guimaraens L, Cuadrado-Godia E, Avellaneda C, Bertrán-Recasens B, Rodriguez-Campello A, Gracia MP, Villalba G, Saldaña J, Capellades J, Fernández-Candil JL, Roquer J. “Misdiagnosis Worsens Prognosis in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage with good Hunt and Hess Score”. Stroke, 2019 Nov:50(11):3072-2076 (FI:6,046)
Teixidor P, Arraez MA, Villalba G, Garcia R, Tardaguila M, González JJ, Rimbau J, Montane E. “Safety and efficacy of 5-aminolevulinic acid for high grade glioma in usual clinical practice: a prospective cohort study”. Plos one.2016;11;2;01-12 (FI:3,23)
Capellades J, Teixidor P, Villalba G, Hostalot C, Plans G, Armengol R, Medrano S, Estival A, Luque R, González S, Gil-Gil M, Villa S, Sepulveda K, García- Mosquera JJ, Balaña C “Results of a multicenter survey showing interindividual variability among neurosurgeons when deciding on the radicality of surgical resection in glioblastoma highlight the need for more objective guidelines”. Clin Transl Oncol. 2016. (FI: 2.075)
Teixidor P, Hostalot C, Villalba G, Plans G, GArcia-Armengol R, Garcia JJ, Estival A, De las Penas R, Gil-Gil M, Sepulveda J, Balaña C “Is unresected glioblastoma truly unresectable? An analysis of basal MRI’S of patients with unresected glioblastoma included in the GENOM009 trial and the variability of surgical approaches” Neuro Oncol.2015 Nov;17(suppl 5):v214. Published online 2015 Nov 9(FI:10,091)
