Ramón Cugat Bertomeu (L'Aldea (Spain) 1950) Specialist in Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Cugat is internationally recognized for his expertise in orthopaedic sports medicine and arthroscopy. Expert in knee injuries. A pioneer in arthroscopic surgery in Spain. He was a member of the team of orthopedic surgeons in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Since early 2000 he has used Growth Factors in his treatments and since 2013 stem cells in the repair of anterior cruciate ligament injuries and cartilage.
Throughout his career he has been bound to the Catalan Mutual Insurance of Football where he has operated on thousands of players from all categories. Also at the Football Club Barcelona. Among some of the football players he has treated: Thiago, Pep Guardiola, Xavi Hernandez, Samuel Eto'o, Mikel Arteta, Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta, Carles Puyol, David Silva, Kwadwo Asamoah, David Villa and Fernando Torres.
He has worked in hospitals in Spain, England and the United States of America. He is currently co-director of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Hospital Quiron Barcelona, Chairman of the Board of the Garcia Cugat Foundation for Biomedical Research and President of the Medical Council at the Catalan Mutual Insurance of Football under the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
He is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona and the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera Valencia, as well as co-director of the Chair of Medicine and Regenerative Surgery created in 2013 by the Garcia Cugat Foundation and the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera Valencia. Also belongs to the international team of faculty of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS).
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Biography
Born in L' Aldea (Tarragona ) on August 25, 1950. Farming family and his father expected him to continue the tradition. However, when he had just turned 15, in 1965 he moved to Barcelona, where he was selected for trials to play in the youth teams of FC Barcelona. He was selected, joined the team and played until 1971.
In 1969 he enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona and started his venture in sports medicine under the guidance of Dr. Jose Garcia Cugat, founder of the Spanish Arthroscopy Association.
In 1975 he graduated in medicine and surgery. In 1978 he received his doctorate and in 1979 obtained the title of specialist in orthopedic and trauma surgery. Also completing his first major in England in 1979.
In 1980 he began his collaboration with Bertram Zarins, Head of Sports Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University in Boston (USA).
In 1990 he was appointed Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona.
In 1991 he was appointed as orthopaedic surgeon to the American Football Team, Barcelona Dragons.
From 1992 to 2004 he worked as medical assistant in the Department of Trauma and Orthopedics at the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona directing the Arthroscopic Surgery Unit.
In 2007 he joined Hospital Quiron Barcelona assuming the position of co-director of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma where he continues today.
He is married to Dr. Montserrat Garcia Balletbó pathology specialist, currently focused on the investigation of biological therapies. They have three children: Debora, Coco and Pepe. Pioneer in Arthroscopy in Spain
Dr. Ramon Cugat learned arthroscopy in England and the United States in the late 70s. Especially trained at Massachusetts General Hospital under the guidance of Dr. Bertram Zarins and has continued collaboration with him.
Was a founding member of the Spanish Arthroscopy Association created in 1982 and chaired this organization from 1993 to 1995.
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Professor
From 1989 to 1993 he was member of the Board of the International Arthroscopy Association, an organization that was transformed in 1995 into the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) which Ramon Cugat has actively been part of since its inception, collaborating as professor in international congresses in India, China, Georgia, Latvia, Cuba, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Turkey among others.
Since 1999 his practice has been recognized as an ISAKOS-Approved Teaching Center and numerous students visit his center in Barcelona every year for training.
In 2016 Dr. Ramon Cugat became a full academician of the Royal European Academy of Doctors http://raed.academy/en/video-summary-of-the-act-of-admission-as-full-academician-of-ramon-cugat/
Regenerative Medicine
In early 2000 he initiated research in regenerative medicine and its application in trauma with Plasma Rich in Growth Factors alongside Dr. Eduardo Anitua and Mikel Sanchez and has become an international reference in this treatment.
His collaboration with teams of veterinary surgeons, initially in Valencia and Barcelona, and then the Canary Islands, Murcia and Andalusia, culminated in 2007 with the creation of the Garcia Cugat Foundation for Biomedical Research of which he is chairman of the board.
Since 2010, through the Garcia Cugat Foundation he started research on the application of stem cells in lesions of the musculoskeletal system, initially in animals and in 2013 in human.
Publications
His publications on the use of plasma rich in growth factors include:
- Histological Study of the Influence of Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF) on the Healing of Divided Achilles Tendons in Sheep. J. Andrés Fernández-Sarmiento, Juan M. Domínguez, María M. Granados, Juan Morgaz, Rocío Navarrete, José M. Carrillo, Rafael J. Gómez-Villamandos, Pilar Muñoz Rascón, Juana Martín de Mulas, Yolanda Millán, Montserrat García Balletbó and Ramón Cugat. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated. 2013
- Healing of donor site in bone-tendon-bone ACL reconstruction accelerated with plasma rich in growth factors: a randomized clinical trial. Roberto Seijas, Marta Rius, Oscar Ares, Montserrat García Balletbó, Iván Serra, Ramón Cugat. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. November 2013
- Controlled, blinded force platform analysis of the effect of intraarticular injection of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells associated to PRGF-Endoret in osteoarthritic docs. Jose M Milar, Manuel Morales, Angelo Santana, Giuseppe Spinella, Mónica Rubio, Belen Cuervo, Ramón Cugat and Jose M. Carrillo. BMC Veterinary Research 2013
- Effect of autologous platelet-rich plasma on the repair of full-thickness articular defects in rabbits. Claudio Iván Serra, Carme Soler, José M. Carrillo, Joaquín J. Sopena, J.Ignacio Redondo, Ramón Cugat. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2013
- Platelet-rich plasma for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder: a case report. Roberto Seijas, Oscar Ares, Pedro Álvarez, Xavier Cuscó, Montserrat García Balletbó, Ramón Cugat. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2012
- Delayed union of the clavicle treated with plasma rich in growth factors. Roberto Seijas, Romen Y. Santana-Suárez, Montserrat García Balletbó, Xavier Cuscó, Oscar Ares, Ramón Cugat. Acta Irtgio, Belg, 2010 76, 689-693. 2010
- Infiltration of plasma rich in growth factors for osteoarthritis of the knee short-term effects on function and quality of life. Ana Wang Saegusa, Ramón Cugat, Oscar Ares, Roberto Seijas, Javier Cuscó, Montserrat García Balletbó. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. August 2010
References
External links
- Ramon Cugat: a life dedicated to medical research
- Scientific Publications
- Artroscopia GC
- Cytori Therapeutics (CYTX) Issues Encouraging Update on Cell Therapy in ACL Clinical Street Insider. November 21, 2014
- Mesenchymal stem cells yield promising results, multiple orthopaedic applications Orthopaedics Today Europe April 2013
- PRP an unproven option, say experts American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2011 Annual Meeting News
- Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has trip to see Spanish surgeon delayed due to ash The Telegraph. 16 Apr 2010
- Using plasma-rich growth factors in orthopaedic surgery and trauma: What does the future hold? by Ramon Cugat - Orthopaedics Today Europe- Novembre 2008
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