Dr. Joan Cortina
Member no. 43624 of the Ordem dos Médicos (Portuguese Medical Association)
Specialist in Radioncology dedicated especially to Prostate Cancer
Professional Experience
- Established, developed, and supervised Brachytherapy Units at Saint Louis Hospital Lisbon, Seia Hospital, Red Cross Hospital in Lisbon, and Santa Maria Hospital in Porto;
- Physician at IPO (Portuguese Oncology Institute). Brachytherapy consultant;
- Brachytherapy consultant physician at Mealhada Hospital;
- Participant in Brachytherapy projects at SEOR (Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology);
- Consulting physician at IVO Valencia and Montserrat Clinic Lleida;
- Referral of patients to CUF Lisbon and Champalimaud Foundation. Specializes in Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy;
- Physician at Quadrantes Clinic Algés and Santarém. Participated in the inauguration of the Radiotherapy Unit at Santarém Hospital;
- Partner, mentor, and medical director at Health Care City at Nova Medical School;
- President of the fiscal council of REDSEP, a beneficiary business association supported by the Embassy of Spain.
Academic Curriculum
- Bachelor's Degree in Medicine and Surgery - University of Lleida, Spain;
- Residency in Radiation Oncology - IPO (Instituto Português de Oncologia), Lisbon;
- Fellow at ICO (Institut Català d'Oncologia), Barcelona, Spain - Training in Brachytherapy HDR, LDR, and PDR in all techniques;
- Fellow at CHUV (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois), Lausanne, Switzerland - Training in Brachytherapy and Radiosurgery;
- Fellow at Paul Scherrer Institute, Proton Center Villigen, Switzerland - Training in SBRT.
